The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-05-21
Il. MOrenci Leader
c. A. JACKSON, Editor and Mgr.

quarters will be built by The Detroit
: Copper Mining Company and rented
to the District at a nominal rental at
any time the Board decides on the
requirements.
On account Of the increasing popu-
larity of the Manual Training course
among the boys and the Domestic
Science work among the girls and the
usefulness of these courses to all in
pursuing livelihood when school
days are over, the Board has decided
to devote large part of the new
building to these two departments,
thus affording them larger quarters
with an opportunity to branch out
into the by-pet tbs of the manual train
ing and domestic science work, it
having been Clearly demonstrated
that the work of these two courses is
directly beneficial to the pupils in the
in the grades. This will leave free
for use the rooms occupied by these
departments in the old buildings and
Ieliminate the crowded condition now
existing.
In addition to it's present complete
woodworking equipment, the Board
has in contemplation the erection of
a blacksmith shop for instruction in
all branches of iron working, the
the Morenci Schools being to fit the
young men md women to take their
places in the environments into;
which they will be turned loose to
earn their living. Era.
| The scope of the High School work
has been given careful consideration
and graduates are duly accredited for
entrance into the State university
without examination.
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Domestic Science courses already
mentioned there is in operation a
complete commercial course in book
keeping, typewriting and. stenograph
and this course is to be continued
Throughout the summer months as a
night school. At the present time 50
students have enrolled for the work in
this evening course.
For the coming year, the High School
the election of Grover G.. HOFFMAN,
Professor of Physics and Mathe-
MATES in Cox College, at College
Park, Georgia, as principal of the
High School. In, addition to his du-
ties as principal, Prof HOFFMAN will
teach classes in Physics and Mathe-
MATES.
Mr.. Goggin, the efficient and faith
full superintendent, who has exercised
jurisdiction over the local schools for
several years past, has been reflect
ed by the Board for another year
despite his request to be allowed to
retire. For more than two years Mr..
Goggin has desired to relinquish the
SUPPLEMENTARY of the local schools
in order to give his attention to
other business, but the problem con-
i fronting the Board of securing. a
man we'll fitted and capable of filling
the position has been fraught with so
many difficulties that they have been
very reluctant to let him go. His
work in building up the efficiency Of
! the schools; in increasing the attend
ance; in building up large, and well
selected school library has all been
carried on in a quiet, unassumi >a
manner. His entire time has bee-'
! devoted to the schools to the excl,~
ion of all other business and it is chief
ly on account of this interest that the
Board has retained him from year
to year. '~.-
A, few RESERVATIONS have been receiv-
ed this year but otherwise nearly all
of the present teaching force viii be
with the children in Morencf in the
fall, 1t is believed that this makes
for efficient school management an =
the Board of Trustees of Morenci-
Schools have wisely adopted, the plan
of selecting at the very start, teaclr
ers of the highest educational quail
f1cations and personality, allowing no
influence from, outside sources to
bias their judgment. These teachers.
ionce selected, are retained from yea
| to year each time at an increase In
salary. All that is necessary in tho
fall of each year with an organization 1
such as this is to push the button and
start the machinery, moving, In con-
trast to an installation of an entire new
force each year with its certain set
backs to the children, -, -.'a-'.r.
1t is proposed this. coming year TO
further. develop the English language
among the small Mexican children by
the appointmen of supervisor over
the English instruction in the Next
can grades. This work is to be fur
Their assisted by the establishment of
small circulating library IN each
room consisting of story books in
English, properly graded to the stu
dents ability. In this way, It is hop
ed to create an incentive in the MeXi-
can children as whole to do more
thinking and reading in the English
Language. This small circulating Ii
brary has also been established in the
lower American grades and is intend
ed in each case to be auxiliary to the
main reference and circulating IL
brary in the High School building
which has become so popular to every
school pupil. The Morenci public
school library with the books added
this year is now one of the finest
school libraries in the State.
The citizens of Morenci, especially
the parents, should more frequently
visit the schools and see just what
is going on. The Board has some
times been criticised as arbitrary, but
after one pays visit to the local
schools as did the writer, going
Iaround from room to room, seeing the
work actually being done and the re-