The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-02-26
COUNTY TEACHERS
HOLD INSTITUTE
AT DUNCAN
approximately Eighty Teachers from
the Different Portions>ef the Coun-
ty Participate in Discussion of AS
signed Topics-Duncan Entertains.

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Commencing Tuesday morning last
at Duncan with approximately eighty
teachers from the several districts in
the county, one of the most success
full and well attended Teachers Insti-
tutes ever held in this section, was
linaugurated
Preparations had been made by the
people of Duncan to entertain the
visiting teachers and the daily pro-
gram was interspersed by entertain
ments in the evening, the big event
being a grand ball in honor of, the
visiting guests which was held on
Thursday night. The program was
Iconcluded on Friday afternoon in
time for the teachers from this end
of the county to- return to their
homes. M
Space will not permit a detailed ac-
count of the weeks program, but the
address of Mr.. G.. c.. Aker, of Mis-
souri,, on "The Child, Its Nature and
Nurture which was given at the
session Tuesday afternoon, was high
Ily instructive and entertaining. On
Friday afternon DR.. A. ]. Matthews,
President of the Tempe Normal
School, addressed the institute and
four days were spent by the teachers
in the discussion of school work in
all its grades. Another pleasing
feature of the institute was the ad-
dress of Thursday afternoon by G. o.
Case, State Superintendent of Public
Instruction
Gfeenlee started out with poor
school houses, poorly equipped, a
corps of SO teachers, and a bonded in
debtedness of $12,500 90. During
the four years of her activity, four
teen new buildings have been erect
lnd nd wit
equipment The bonded Indebtedness
has grown to $4,000. 90 for school
purposes and the teaching force has
practically doubled. Only two fami-
lies are beyond, the easy reach of
an eight month term, pupil school,
and fortunately these two families are
able to employ private teacher.
The eight small districts in the
Duncan Valley have been consolidated
into one Union High School district
and are now entering into a contract
with parties to construct a. modern
high school building at a cost of $4O.-
1000. 00. Agriculture, manual train
ing and commercial department are
to be leading features which will
make Duncan the educational center
of the beautiful valley.
The mining district is equipped
with excellent buildings for the grades
and two modern high schools, one in
Clifton and one in Morenci. Both of
these towns maintain commercial
department, a manual training school
ad a domestic science school. The
grade pupils have the advantages of
these departmental schools as well as
the high school students. Metcalf,
located in the same copper district,
already has one beautiful new build
ing and $50, 900. 90 in hand for the
building and equipping of another
house with the departmental work in
view. When this work is complet-
ed the copper district of Greenlee will
be prepared to care for her children
for many years to come in a mannerun
surpassed by any mining camp in the
state.
In the cattle section which COM
prises the northern half of the coun-
ty extending some ninety miles up
the rugged mountains, four school dis
tricts have been organized at conven-
lent places for the COW men, where
only two districts were maintained at
the time of county division. These
rural schools are well equipped and
well attended. They have an eight
months school and pay their teachers
good salaries.