The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-08-27

The Board of Education of the
Clifton Schools announce Tuesday,
September 7th, as the opening of the
fall term of school and urge all
parents to see that their children
are prepared to enter the first day.
Every thing has been done to make
the buildings comfortable, sanitary,
and useful by making extensive re-
pairs and needed changes throughout
the system. Seats have been reset
to accommodate the individual child;
bIackboards have been lowered that
all may reach them for the regular
blackboard work which was impossi-
BILE under the former arrangement;
window blinds have been adjusted to
admit the proper amount of light,
thus insuring comfort in study;
ventilation has been established
where there was none and re-estab-
hshed where it had been cut OF;
steam and hot water heat is being
installed in each building. Every
possible thing has been done to in
sure a healthy atmosphere for the
pupils, and a competent teaching
force has been employed. In the
matter of the physical welfare of
the pupils the Board has used every
effort Within their power and consist
ent with expense to make the school
life OF the pupil worthy the commend
alton of everybody.
The courses of study both in the
grammar grades and the high school
have been revised and enriched and
more emphasis is to be placed upon
the physical and vocational training
of the pupils. Since 95 per cent of
the boys and girls who enter high
school never go any further in their
education, the vocational studies Of
fer a practical solution for the uplift-
ing of society by bringing more eff
cient workmen into the different
fields of activity. The physical well
fare of the pupils will be looked after
by physical training courses for both
boys and girls and supervised by COM
petent instructors. In fact the City
High School is the college for our
young men and women and should
have the entire support Of the people.
The present management believes
thoroughly in thoroughness in the es-
sentials such as reading, spelling,
writing, and arithmetic, and sysse-
matte physical training to insure
health to both brain and body, be-
1ieving that without a healthy body
there can not be strong, healthy
mental activity such as will insure
the greatest accomplishment in any
work. The public in general is re-
quested to cooperate with the school
authorities in bringing about a heal
thy atmosphere for the children of
tho community and make everything
tend toward better school condition
than has ever existed heretofore. We
expect more of our children than was
ever expected of us; therefore, it is
necessary that we give them greater
advantages than was ever given to
us. The world is moving forward and
our educational system should not lag
behind in the uplift of society but
rather lead in making the newly
forming society more efficient and
able to cope with the demands made
upon it. The day of the prairie
schooner has given way to the swifter
and better electric machines, so
should old educational ABC methods
based upon nothing more than trial
and error" give way to the more scien-
tific and proven methods of school
administration.
The teaching force this year is
chosen from a large list of applicants
and promises to be one of ability and
successful experience that will not be
surpassed by any city in the state.
The superintendent, Prof. J. A.
Davis, is a representative of the
country school, many of US remember
as "The Little Red School House."
He is rural school, high school,
college, and university graduate,
student not only of the best school
systems of this country but of other
countries as we'll. His experience
covers a period of twenty two years in
some of the best schools of this coun-
try. He is favorably known as
teache superintendent, institute in
str ~ acturer and writer upon
ed ~ topics of tie day. He
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