Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-14
CHANGES ARE MADE
IN AFFAIRS OF U. A.
Board Of Regents Adopt
Plans Expected 10 Result
in Good Savings

meet nB Oh the DOdfu OF regents ID
Tucson Tuesday, when a radical
change in the administration OF the
university was decided upon.
The university now has a business
manager, G. A. Donnelley, a graduate
OF the University Of Colorado, and a
man of many years experience in edd-
cational work, has been appointed 10
the position. Mr. Donnelley will take
up his duties Immediately.
Heretofore the president has been
the business head of the institution.
After this, the president viii devote
all his time to the educational end Of
the university's work He win not
trouble his head about expenses, APP
preparations, janitor hire or the pur-
chase OF supplies. All that win be
taken care OF by the business man.F
ger.
Whenever the head OF a department
wants any new equipment he will
make application, 10 The manager, WHO
will investigate and learn the amount
for which il can be purchased and in
stalled. Before this, appropriations
have been made for this or that with
out anyone having an adequate idea
of the cost.
AT last we are going to run the uni
yersity in a manner satisfactory tc
me, and | believe, to the other re-
gents, Governor Hunt said today We
expect TO save several thousand dol
lars year by the change
Another important action taken by
the regents was to secure quarters for
the school for deaf and dumb child
rem. The handsome residence OF the
late Prot r. F. Blake. near the en-
trance TO the campus, was leased for
I $50 a month, II has fifteen rooms,
/ with electric light, gas, bathrooms
and all modern conveniences. The
house is furnished throughout and is
admirably suited to the housing Of
/ the deaf and dumb children.
This school will be opened Septem-
Der 23, the day upon which the uni
yersity term begins. Prof. {. Henry
b White of Phoenix will be in charge.
At first he will have only one assist
ant, who viii teach lip-reading- When
I funds are available he will be given
other assistants. .
z From Tucson Governor Hunt went
I on TO Benson where he found the IN.
Z dustrial school progre ssing in a high
I ~ satisfactory manner.
We intend TO make the Industrial
/ school model institution, the gov
| ernor said. 1t viii be a school IN
/ every sense Of the word. Every boy
/ will be tugaht some useful trade. the
/ one for which he seems best adapted.
| The children are 10 receive the same
kind of training they would receive
in good, Christian home They are
not to be treated like convicts."
| one reform instituted by the gov
keTnor is to replace the oilcloth in the
dining room with linen. Each boy and
girl is 10 have a napkin and a napkin
ring. The ugly brown crockery and
tin cups have been replaced with
white crockeTy.
A two-chair barber shop has been
I installed and two OF the boys are
llearning the barber trade Two more
Iare learning to be shoemakeTs, a com
lplete shoemaking outfit having been
purchased Heretofore shoes have
been thrown away without ever being
repaired, but hereafter patches and
sCles will be put on. In this way il is
Z expected that the shoe bills OF the
! school will be reduced about one-third.
Two boys are learning the carpen-
ters trade in a shop that has just
been equipped. Two are learning
stenography and typewTiting and two
! telegraphy. Captain Dougherty, one
Of the guards, is an old telegrapher.
A black-smitbing outfit has been or
deTed.
Sixteen Of the boys are studying
music under Mr.. Fulton. All have in.
struments and it is expected that by
the first of the year the Industrial
school will have a band that will make
the Phoenix Indians sit up and take
notice. A piano has been rented, and
all the girls are being given lessons.
About $3.50 worth Of new books have
just been bought for the class rooms
There is only one instructor al the
school, but he has the assistance oil
two OF the larger boys, who are PROV
ing very efficient.
Recently a chef was employed and
he has three boys helping him IN the
bakery. He says that soon they. vii
be able TO bake an the bread for the
school without MS supervision. -Four
boys are learning 10 cook.
Within a short time a department
for the teaching Of domestic science
TO the girls will BE installed. The
girls are now being taught TO do sew
ing and all kinds of housework-
The boys in the tailoring depart
ment will soon be making all tbs
clothes for the inmates OF the school
They are to make pajamas fOr th'
boys and the old-iashioned night shir
will be discarded