The copper era and Morenci leader., 1913-10-17
GREENLEETEACHERS WILL MEET HERE
 FOR INSTITUTE
Altering Their Decision to Attend the State Institute at Phoenix, Green lee Teachers Will Meet in Cliff
 ton for Required Institute.

The teachers of the public schools of Greenlee County, represented by number of the teachers of the
 Clifton and Morenci schools, met in Clifton last Friday evening to effect a decision as to whether the teach. CTS of the county would attend the Joint County Institute to be held at Phoenix during November, at the time of the state fair, or convene in Cliff ton for the same purpose.
 At the meeting held Friday even ing, it was decided to attend the Phoe nix meeting, and preparations were beginning to be made to that end |. But number of objections were raised to that plan by various teach CTS of the, county, with the result that the superintendent of county schools, MT. J. W. Aker, was inn portuned by the dissenting teachers to reconsider the decision reached at the Friday meeting. This question, while being left to the vote of the assembled teachers Friday night, is dents decision. At the Friday night meeting, MT. Aker announced that his decision would be influenced by the wishes of the majority of teach CTS there present, and his decision was given in favor of Phoenix as the place of meeting in accordanc with the expressed, wish of the teachers. However, since that meeting, the requests of those not favorble to Phoe nix as the place of meeting have been considered by MT. Aker with the re- are in favor of holding the Institute in Clifton, and his permission has been granted to that effect, making Clifton the place of this years aS- sembling of teachers.
 The advantages of meeting at Phoenix were discussed at the meet ing Friday, and those present were of the opinion that those advantages would more than compensate for the there and at Clifton. But after ma ture consideration, it was decided that it would not be just to require those uReslllirg to attend at Phoe- nix to De subjected to the extra ex- pense, which would be extensive, as the fare there and return, in addition to what would probably be excessive hotel accommodations, because of the convention and the state fair would be of some magnitude.
 The law of the state requires that all teachers in public schools meet once each school year for the pur- pose of discussing and comparing methods and systems of public school work. At these. meetings, the various teachers are assigned, and required to consummate certain subjects for discussion. There sug- gestions are made that look toward the progressive conduct of the schools, thus making of distinct advantage the results of the Institutes. -; ---
 The time and place of the meeting of the teachers in Institute work is designated by the county superintend ent, the law being that the meeting must be held during the first week in September, or as soon thereafter as the superintendent thinks best for the teachers and schols. It is prob able that MT. Aker will announce a near date for the converting of the Institute.
 MT. Kenwell, the superintendent of the Clifton schools, MT. Goggin, and other leading county educators, will likely attend the joint county Institute at Phoenix, in addition to an attendance at the Greenlee Coun- ty Institute, as the leading educa- tors of the state will be in attend ance there, and many valuable ideas school work may be there gained.