Bisbee daily review., 1913-06-01

EANANNA tAAG GAuNs&iQH W HI HE. Akf- Ic enterprises rest on some kina of financial efficiency of their lack Of efheieney from it. Even if business is not the main purpose of education and of schools, they cannot be admin istered without it
 And so 1t is almost inaoortant that in all purchasing for the schools he right things be bought and they be bought most effectively and most economically Note that say fought most efficiently as well as most economically Cheap buying for school may sometimes be economi- cal, often is not
 The first and best way to determine the right things Co buy and the best way to buy these is to get good superintendent of schools. who know his tusinesss he will take the job off your hands If you cannot secure such man. ask the advice of a good superintendent near yoW and then perhaps the university also can help you; We are buying school supplies all the time and it is part of the con stant work of the business manager to buy most efficiently. In school business there is a kind of fraternity and every man who knows Is glad 70 pass his knowledge on to others.
 What to Buy.
 The most important and hardest thing to buy and buy wisely is good teaching. and this is the main bush, ess of the schools. This matter should be a real study by school trus- tees, but since this topic is not re- Rarded as part of my subject, pass 1t at this time.
 Next to good teachings Is good build ings. It is becoming little easier from year to year, to secure good buildings. School architects are de veioping-men who make this kind of architecture a special and expert study. { The national bureau of edu- cation has recently issued a fully illustrated, 136-page book on 'Ameri- can SehOolhouses, which is packed full of information With this book at hand. and everybody may have 1t. is is not necessary 10 be ignorant of the fundamentals of good schoOlhouse building But the expert architect is the shortcut to beautiful and we'll planned buildings. He knows a hun dred shings that Sou would never think ef. and every one of them help ful to a good building But this, too is probably not real part of my sub ject
 In the purchase of school supplies, furniture and all the rest. buy dur. ing the first touch. Have furniture with the kind of castings that win not break at the first touch. Have furni- ture with the least number of adjust ments; these often work loose and parts are lost. Repairs soon make more than the difference between cheap and well made goods. Black boards painted on the wall plaster aI e cheap and quickly made, but they are a constant bill to repairs, or else the boards are useless. Buy slate boards at the start and save the re- pairs. Continue beauty with durabil- ity: it does not always cost more, but if it does, it should be required. 1t. is one of the cardinal sins in school administration to make ugly buildings 10 purchase ugly furniture. and In- artistic pictures. The love of beauty should be gained by constant inspec- tion of beautiful things In Arizona ERN-Aii dINtllAAOAA must ht -lFFaA Ay furniture that is well seasoned. else the climate will reveal its shortcom- ings.
 Buy sanitary things. With ali the seares We have nowadays over men ingitis, small pox and other epidemic diseases it is imperative that we have in the schools sanitary appli- ances Have the floors oiled to keep dGst down. Remove dust by pneu- matic cleaners rather than by the broom and feather duster. Have a sanitary drinking fountain. Have maps and cases covered to keep out the dust-and the dust of the ordin- ary school room equal in volume in the daily routine 10 several Arizona dust rooms But the dust Of the room must be reduced by the tale crayon- which is more expensive at first, put more durable and almost dustless- by erasers that take up the dust of the crayon when there is any, and are themselves often cleaned, prefer ably by pneumatic cleaner. Health in the school is less matter of sx- pense than of knowing how.
 Buy noiseless things Conserve nerve force by preventing unnecessary noises Have niseless erasers for the blackboard: have chalk or crayOn that will not sereech. Have linoieum or other floor covering for halls or other much travelled places in the building. Rubber heels on the teach CTS shoes are often a real help. Have the non 4slamming desks and seats. Noise abstracts children. stops their work, and gives them no compensation in real relaxation.
 Buy artistic things. Men cannot usually be relied upon to do this thing. Call in the women and get their taste and judgment. CoOpera- ton win do them good Have well chosen pictures, proportioned to inc space to ite occupied. and spprop- riate to the age and advancement Of the children. Better have one good picture than several postage-stamp pie fnres to cover the same space. Con sider carefully the color Of the walls of tfie room. in this bright climate, tone down the bright whiteness of the plaster with the softer colors. Re- Ifeve the intensity Of the light on the eye. The children of Arizona will yet have a pretty bill to pay for their eyes disabled by the intensity of our sunlight. Let the furniture be sim ..fe fs, design and uniform through0ut