Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-24
EDUCATION
At THE FAIR
Department Will Be Better
Organized Than Ever
SPECIAL PREMIUM OFFERS
Mrs. E. H. McNeff, Super
intendent of the Depart
ment is Devoting Her
Energies to Making the
Exhibit Helpful.

EAnlDlC delpIul.
The educational department of the
fair will have large exhibit this
year Mrs. w. w. McNeff. superin-
! tendent of this department, reported
twenty schools were represented in
the exhibit last year and up to the
present time thirty-One schools have
applied for space in the educational
department
This department of the Arizona
fair is becoming a very important
factor in establishing uniformity i'm
the work of the schools of Arizona
The superintendent wishes ii stated
that the prizes offered by the fair
commission. the publishing houses
and the business men of the city to
the pupils as a reward for their eff
forts. occupies but small place in
the real object of the school ex-
hibit
The university. the normals and the
Indian school will exhibit but do not
enter into competition with other
schools. In the fair catalogue the
schools have been classified so that
only schools having equal advantages
compete with each other
The schools having special super
visors in music, drawing. domestic
arts and manual training are in one
class; schools having no special sup
ervisors in another; rural schools
having two or more teachers in an
other. and rural schools having one
teacher in another class.
The work is expected to represent
the regular class work of the school
prepare work for the exhibit and be
cause Johnny can draw a better map
than Ned he is not To have special
time given him to prepare his map
for the exhibit. Good results should
follow in many ways the preparation
Of a school exhibit if conducted in
the proper manner
Two dollars looks like n nice little
present to a boy or girl for a speci-
men of penmanship and the practice
the class must necessarily have should
legibility in all written work.
If the forming of better habits
is lost sight of, the aim of the ex-
hibit is in a measure a failure. So
much from the pupils side of the ex-
hibit. Now as to the teachers side
At fair time many people come to
Phoenix and among them "a large
of teachers and patrons of the
schools. The educational exhibit il
teachers. Here they have an op-
portunity to examine the work done
in many of the best schools and il
is we'll for the teacher to know what
is being done in the different schools
of Arizona
The teachers institute which is
held during fair week is very in
structive to the teacher in presenting
the theory of teaching. The exhibit
in the educational department of the
fair shows the result of this theory
No teacher can make a close in
spection of this splendid school ex-
hibit without returning to his or her
school with an inspiration and a de-
to raise the standard of
the school work.
The parents are much interested in
the school exhibit and compare close
ly the work Of their school with that
Of others.
To the many visitors from outside
Arizona's boundaries this exhibit is a
revelation, i'm that it shows the high
of the schools of Arizona. and
is one of the best advertising medi-
ums we have. For this reason every
earnest and conscientious teacher
should have special interest in
sending an exhibit from his or her
school
The following prizes that do not
appear i'm the catalogue premium list
have been offered by Phoenix bust
ness houses for the educational de-
partment. Last year these special
prizes were confined to the Phoenix
schools Each city, town and district
having the privilege of having spec
ial prizes for their home children.
This year any pupil in the public
schools in Arizona is entitled to try
FOR these prizes This courtesy is
extended from Phoenix To other pu-
pills. Excepting the specials in the
manual training department.
Special Prizes.
For neatest note book In English,
oy first-year high school student-a
pen. presented by II. Fl.
Mcneil Co.
For neatest note book in history. |
~ first-year high school student-a |
pen, presented by III. II. Nc |
\eil Co. |
For the best original problem, |
stated and solved. pertaining to some |
prominent Arizona industry, seventh |
md eighth grades---a fountain pen, |
presented by II. III. Mcneil Co.
For the best written description of |
m orange tree limit fifty words, |
eventh and eighth grades-a foun-
ain pen, presented by Eivey & HUI
EFT
For the best original poem, limit