Bisbee daily review., 1909-09-03
DOUGLAS SHOULD
GET BUSY.

The International believes that the
time has come for Douglas to begin
the work of securing the long TAXED
of regimental military post some
where IN the vicinity of Douglas. We
are led to believe that the govern
ment will favorably consider the loca-
ton of such a post in this vic nIty.
According to report the work of i'm
proving the post at Fort Whipple has
beer stopped on the recommendation
of an army officer that what ought to
be done is the consolidation of Fort
Whipple and Fort Huacnuca at some
desirable point from which it would
be easy TO r>ach the international
border quickly.
Fort Grant has already been aban-
doned with the idea that it was use
less to longer maintain it there where
soldiers were kept for years because
of the uncertain behavior of the
Apache Indians.
An admirable location for a regi-
mental post would be somewhere in
the vicinity of Forest Station. 1t is
believed that an abundance of water
could be secured here and the sloping
hills near Forest would afford an ideal
rife range for practice shooting.
That Fort Huachuca is now poorly
located is admitted by army officers.
II is in the hills some distance from
the railroad and to reach it or get
away from it requires a waste Of time
which might be valuable at critical
moment.
Douglas could no doubt enlist the
hearty cooperation of Delegate Ralph
Cameron in the matter of securing.
this military post With such a post
near Forest the proposed electric line
between Bisbee and Douglas would be
assured and both Bisbee and Douglas
would be in a position TO supply the
post and it's occupants. Bisbee would
no doubt be glad to join Douglas in
the effort to locate such a military
post.
We believe the time has come to
move in this important matter. Let
us get busy Here is a place where
our chamber of commerce can do
some good work
LEARN BY DOING.
More and more it has come to be
recognized that the only way to really
learn anything is to learn it by doing.
That method is more and more being
worked into the public school conduct.
1t is being applied more and more to
the things that we reall yneed to know
10 make a living; TO render a real
service to society. An Eastern daily
paper contains a telegram from Cleve-
land, bearing on this subject. 1t says,
under date of Aug. IS:
with the theory that purely acade
mic studies in the grammar schools
have outIived their usefulness in this
commercial age, Superintendent Of
Schools. William H Elson, VIII intro
duce this Fall one Of the most radical
revolutions in school curriculum ever
attempted.
While the academic studies will not
be wholly side tracked, the whole
trend of teaching will be along com
merciaI lines, with the idea of teach,
ing the child the things that will
mean bread and butter to him.
The change viii take place in the
fourth or fifth year of schooling. The
time devoted to academic studies in
the earlier years VIII in this year and
the other three or four years be cut
more than half, the time so saved be
ing utilized in teaching the child the
rudiments of trades and crafts.
For the boys shops VIII be installed
with all necessary machinery and II
charge Of competent instructors
They will be drilled in the intrlcac.e'
of the different trades. both through
books and the technical knowledge
gained by working n The shops.
The girls will be tutored in house
hold duties. part of each days worl
being devoted to teaching them how
TO sew. sweep, dust. and how to ar
rsnqe home. in an artistic manner
COPPER