Arizona republican., 1910-08-03
SUMMER TERM OF THE
PHOENIX HIGH SCHOOL
The First Seasons Work Was a Very
Successful One.

The summer term of the Phoenix
high school, conducted by Professors
C. ID. Jones and w. b. Christy, win
close today after a very successful
nine weeks of continued and uninter
rupted work The school is a new
institution for Phoenix and is de
serving of mention. not only as an
acknowledgment TO the two gentle
men who have conducted it. but that
the people may better understand and
appreciate its purposes and advanL
tages.
1t is strictly private school. the
tuition fees going to the men who
Conduct it, but it is called the PhOe-
nix Union High school summer term
for two reasons. one is that it con-
forms strictly to the methods of the
high school as to the teaching and
the branches taught and the other
is that it's methods are subject to the
inspection and supervision of the SUI
perintendent of the high school, and
the summer school therefore has
the sanction and approval of the SUI
perintendent and the high school
board No school funds are used' in
its maintenance
The advantages of the summer
school to the regular high school
students are that those who failed in
their examinations at the close of the
regular school year may, if they
choose, take this extra course and
catch up with their classes by the
time school begins again in the fall.
or If they have made good at the end
of the school year and are ambitious
10 hurry through their school course.
preferring summer work to vacation.
by applying themselves they may
gain the credits of a full semester's
work and take an advanced position
when the succeeding school year be-
gins. Regular high school work was
done in the subjects taught, which
were geometry. algebra, Latin. type
writing. stenography, spelling. COM
mercial arithmetic. astronomy and
bookkeeping. Sixty minute recitations
We're given in order that the
full semester's work might be COW
cred in the nine weeks. Classes re-
cited from to u o'clock a. m. and
from 6 to s o'clock p. m. daily.
Some wonder might be expressed
that a full semester's work might be
accomplished in nine weeks. but it is
easily understood when one cOnsid-
ers the manner of work above indi-
Gated The work was continuous and
began early in the morning and lasted
until late in the evening. with night
sessions for those who had day en-
plOyment. The number of students
to each teacher was small and each
could be given individual attention.
and the recitation hours we're a half
hour longer than in regular work
An important fact in connection with
the school also is that every student
who attended the school went there
from choice and not from duty. He
went because he was ambitious to
| learn and improved his time to the
best advantage, not being diverted
from his work by other. students, who
sometimes attend school more because
| they have to than because they want
to. These students attended of their
own accord and were willing to pay
for the privilege. Neither were there
such diverting influences as interven
ing holidays, vacations, chapel talks,
or the social functions of the city
that always command more attention
in the winter time. Some of the stu
dents took full courses. some merely
brushed up on the studies in which
they were behind, and some took the
night courses, but all made their
credits, though some had to do extra
hard work and were near the low
mark. But they all did good work
and stuck to it through the hot
weather. which was not uncomfort-
| able at any time.
There were tv.nty summer stu
dents this year, their names being
Randolph McIlhenney. Warner Park
er, Birdie Fowler, George Gammell,
Florence Dean. Thyrza Grommett.
Mayowen Edwards. Mary Creighton.
Blanche Lubbock. John Creighton.
Bertha Jones, Glen Snodgrass. Fred
Kirkland Edith Teel Jessie Vroman,
Robert Dunlap, A. Eaton, Rose Rene
nato, Slower Isaac, Bert Hurley.