Arizona republican., 1913-08-25
THE TEMPE HIGH AND
 GRAMMER SCHOOLS
Open for 191314 Term on September g. Improvement Made to Every De-
 partment. New Equipment.

The most successful year ever known in the history of either institution is looked for when the Tempe union high and grammar schools open for the winter term of school on September eighth. Many improvements have been made on the high school building and campus, Every department has been strengthened and the courses made more comprehensive.
 Botany, zoology, physical geography, physiology, higher algebra, trigonOm- erty, and later agriculture will be in trOduced into the regular school curri- culum this year. The science course will be made as complete as possible for any high school in the state. Manual training and mechanical draw ing has been greatly increased and a large amount of new equipment of the most up-to- -date type has been installed in both departments. The domestic arts has many improvements with some of the very latest and best equipments on the market.
 The latin course has been made stronger and the commercial course will lack nothing in the way of equip ments. Quite a number of new ma chimes have been purchased for this de- partment. particularly typeWriters.
 Here is a word from the principal to the students and patrons of the school. All students must bring cards of cred it for entrance registration or take the regular entrance examinations All pat rons and friends are cordially invited to attend our opening on the eighth of September. Your presence gives en- coura cement to both pupils and teach
 
 school for it has won laurels of which every patron should be proud"
 By opening the school on the second Monday in September two months work will be completed before fair week and the third months work will be left in similar condition before the Christ mas holidays
 The grammar school building has been repainted and cleaned prelimin- ary to the winter term of school A shipment of desks have been received and installed. also number of new teachers desks. A bOuntifuI supply of small chairs are being placed in the first grade rooms
 A full supply of free text books have been received by the principal. These will be distributed at the opening of school The officials request the pupils to take their old books to school, es- pecially those pupils who Were in the seventh grade last year. Under the free text book method every child will be responsible for all books given to his care and will be expected to pay for loss of the books and all damages above ordinary wear.
 Children living outside of district No } who expect to attend the Tempe grammar school will be required to bring a written permit from the direc- tors of their respective districts. All children six years old or who will be six within four and One-half months are requested to be present the first day. The list of all school children is in the hands of the authorities and inn mediately following the opening of school the truant officer will be set to work
 A closing word from the principal Come with your children and help us have grand opening. Patrons take interest. Offer good suggestions before your criticism Keep posted on the school work and lend kind word rath- CT than condemn everybody and every thing. Visit the school often and re- member that we are all creatures of honest mistakes"