Bisbee daily review., 1911-05-27

sent to Cananea for trlal-
 J. B. LaTraZola. Jr.. is citizen of the United States and a native of the state of Texas. he is a grad uate of Columbia college and a son O. A. Larrazola. of New Mexico, who several times mas been a can didate for delegate to congress from that territory on the democratic ticket.
 Young Larrazola's father is now in Fl Paso on his way here in an- swer to a wire from his son
 better ones. and adapted to more uses.
 Gifts of the Wealthy 10 Public
 Schools
 wonder that SO few ol our wealthy and public spirited men see in our public school system a fine opportunity for their benevo- fences. In old Athens the rich gave freely to erect public buildings and to build ships for the navy. Our public school system offers the readiest means of helping the com munity and in any amount. If ono cannot erect and equip such man ual training building as Mir. Hack ley gave 10 Muskegon, Michigan, one can give Q book or 9 books, or 100 books. or equip chemical lab oratoTy, 9 domestic science depart ment, or endow an instrnctorship CT the principalship. This kind of ben ehcience is of immediate help to the whole community and something the donor can see every day of his life. Will not some man in Bisbee, a lover oi his kind and of his city tell Mir. PhilbTood or NIT. Snider in the coming week that he may count On him for some desirable addition to the public school equipment of the city?
 1 The high schoo, may be. and often should pc, an intellectual and social center in the town. As the mental, moral, and social education of the young is the communitiy's main interest, the high school or other school buildings should be places of assembly for au worthy public purposes-for public lectures and other entertainments of high abaraCtcr, especially those that have any value for instruction, for meet iugs Of the Association Of Com me-ce CT even for the City Council ] have argued for an Identification Of the school and it's curriculum with the town and its industries; now | urge the city government to study means to put itself into touch with the schools, by official cooperation with the school administration. by inviting high school students to attend meetings Of the city council, by stimulating debates on questions of city policy and giving all pos sible help to those young people for acquiring the requisite data for such debates. There is no more ! inspiring spectacle 10 me in the fold Roman republic than Cato, the Censor, taking his young son to the political meeting of the city that he might acquire knowledge of DUO lie affairs and later become . wise public servant. That our young peo- ple do not know more of our pub lie life is not because they do not want to know, but because We do not anticipate their questions or do not take the trouble to answer them. The study of civics and ele- mentary economies may become, as I know by experience, one of the most inspiring and informing sruG- ies of the whole high scnooi currlc. ulum.
 Study of Home Government and
 Resources
 From the government of his town or city. the student may go on to the study of the city, state and na- tionaI government Tn his own home town he will have many of the data necessary for the study, and the , courtesy of public officials would be simple and effective factor in making these available for the boys and girls. The stores or industries of the town could contribute to the high school an industrial museum, a pro-, ,erly labeled collection of ma terials il the various stages of man ufacture CT production. maps show ing where in GSe country the raw material is produceyi, the --Sutes Of trade for the distribution of the fni- ished product. Every large exhihi- tiun of articles. made in a given town is surprising not oHIy to the young people, but also 10 the older. Tn any town fair or exhibition. place some of the high school pupils on the committees; they will do much Of the running about and by bearine the detail work of the committee will by and by be the most effec- tive men and women in civic enter prise. The community owes 1t to it- self, and public officials should be especially charged, to secure among the mature young people of the tow . the fullest interest and cooperation in every worthy activity. The gov , ernment of the American city is a , byword for graft, ignorance am general ineficiency; the main req son for this is that we offer nc !, training in civic duties and rel } upon the honesty and good sense ! Of the man or men acting at the time. An economist of note states ] his belief that American city gov ernment has suffered more from ig
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