Arizona republican., 1916-12-31

 drqrwing and music, in BlI the grades, with special teachers for tbese sub jects. All the grades are being stand ardized according to the best modern with the Verde valley setting the pace. with the Verde valley setting thep ace, is one of the possibilities. as well as one of the pipe dreams" for the future
 Senator Clark With his firm belief in good schools. has generously con- structed the school building, which, according to Dr. Muerman of the t. $. Bureau of Education, is of itself "one of the very finest in all the state It is through and through grammar school building, with the very latest and best in all the details that make educational work pleasant and most highly profitable. Play ground equipment has been added in abundance and yafietyy the play grounds are constantly Bupervised, and have proven n great success The older boys are learning basketball and handball. Supervised gaines are be. ing played by all the children, and the regular course of play is one of the schools strong features The whole town is proud of the 96-9S per cent at tendance record which has been main- : tained throughout the year. Another 1 feature is the school library of some | 500 volumes which is used both by the grammar and the high school.
 Organized only last July, the Clark | dale high school is turning out work which would stand as credit to any high school in the stute It's enroll- ment is some thirty five students. With l prospects for Il round hundred next year. The forty odd students of the seventh and eighth grades are also ! handled by the regular high school teachers on the. departmental plan Despite the difficulties of the lack of Il building, etc, this plan has proven so l completely successful that the whole l school is to be organized In the inn mediate future, on the plan of six eIe | mentary, ande six secondary grades The day will be divided into six full hour periods, and throughout the school a part of the period will be de- voted to recitation. and the balance to | supervised study. This plan is now in Use in the seventh and eighth grades and is in great favor. both with students and teachers.
 l The Nerde-Jerome district looks tc l CIarkdaie to lead the way in higf school affairs, and the shelter town IS starting strong" Many new things nave been added this year. Music ant physical training have been extended i to the high school entire. A com. | mercial department has been organ. lzed and completely equipped witt 1 typewriters and office appliances rn. 1 der former Phoenix high schoo student J. Wilson Getsinger, a sci. ence department has also been organ. ized, and completely equiped with tho ! newest and best of scientific appara ] ture. The lab is at present situated in small "outsideH building con. structed along with several others, tt 1 care for the overflow, until the new high school building may be com ! pleted.
 !, For the men of the shelter an{ | town, night school has been organ. ized. and is not the least appreciated of the schools services. The higl school offers regular credit for worl done in the night school which is cor. ducted by the regular high schoo teachers. Thus the working man O boy may. if he wishes, fit himself fo higher. education even in his spar hours. Or he may study practical sub jects which will aid in his direct ad vancement in life.
 \ The whole work of the school la been planned to meet the direct need of the smelter town. Vocational work conversational Spanish, commercial training, and other lines being prom
 inent on the curriculum. Maiu training is to be aded to the others a the beginning of the second semester and equipment for all these lines i