Arizona republican., 1919-06-22
MANY GRASP THE
 OPPORTUNITY T0 . JET EDUCATION
All Classes in the Opportu-
 nity School Have Big At
 tendance and the Interest Grows With Each Session

It has become apparent to all edu cators, and indeed to observant lay men as well, that the past several years has shown a remarkable 'awak- ening interest in education among the | general public As evidence of this, one sees the large attendance at vaca- tion schools, night schools, Americall- ization classes and at opportunity l schools. i The opportunity school plan which works in cooperation with the local school system and the department of vocational education, is especially at l tractive to many persons of adult years, since it offers them the oppor- ! tunity to perfect themselves along the lines of their vocation. The subjects taught may be vocational, non-voca- tional or related, so that the person who may be a carpenter and wishes to take up cabinet making can do so during the hours he can spare from his usual work; if one is a salesman or a dry cleaner or a housekeeper one may study textilgs in the opportunity school at the expense of the state and government, and so become more eff cient in those lines of work.
 Many Regularly Employed
 That the regularly employed public above the age of Is is anxious to in- prove in many lines of endeavor, is evidenced by the increasing attendance at the opportunity school in Phoenr4. established for the summer months in the Monroe school building. The | Spanish classes. numbering 64 regular attendants, divided into three classea. meet every night in the week, except Saturday and Sunday from to 9 o'clock, and Monday, Wednesday ana Friday from to o'clock in the afte.. noon. These classes use the converse tional method of imparting instruction and are under the able direction of E. J. Killeen.
 The textile class, some 20 in num- Der, is growing with each session, the students finding the course fascinat- ing, with it's detailed study of tEO warp and wool of the woven fabrics and the steadfastness, or lack of it. of various dyes. The instructor, MT. Baker, has had a valuable training for this work.
 SaIesmanship Class to Start The second class in the General Principles of Salesmanship, which will open Tuesday evening, from 8 to g o'clock, registers students from the Bayless Grocery, Donofrios, and the Kress and Woolworth stores. The first class was filled from the large de- pertinent stores-Korricks, Goldwat- CTS, and the Boston. Mrs. Etta Gil r. 2 ford Young, the organizer of oppor- tunity schools for the state of Arizona P and herself an experienced sales woman, is teaching these classes. More than 50 persons have regis tered In the department presided over
 by Mrs. Freda Bourn, from the famous
 Denver opportunity school. This de. - partment embraces English, arithme-
 tic spelling, penmanship, sewing an(
 millinery. All these subjects are be
 ing taught daily to persons as the.
 are able to attend, from S:30 in tn, " morning until 5 D. m. and from ?
 m. until S:30, with the exception o v millinery.
 'e Commercial Course Popular a Heretofore it has been impossibl
 to buy wire in the local stores of tn v right weight and quality for the mak
 ing of wire frames for hats, but Kor i' ricks' is ordering a supply of tn er article, and also of buckram for tn CT use of the millinery classes. The Ezri l r. pliers necessary in making the wir sd frames. These articles must be pur Tn chased by the student, who furnishe r. her own material and trimming. ne Paper for patterns and instruction ar 1- given free of charge.
 su The commercial courses open Mon le day, June 23, under the direction ( .,, Mrs. Sadie Coleman, long and fave. Ill ably known for her excellent work wit -a the Phoenix high school. This wi Ut prove to be probably, next to Spanisl 'ii the most popular course offered in tn
 curriculum of the opportunity schoo
 as over 30 persons already have file
 out questionnaires asking for type
 writing alone and number of other
 have asked for shorthand and book
 keeping.
 Many Other Subjects = In addition to these subjects, stenc
 typy, commercial arithmetic all
 commercial English will be taugh
 Through the kindly cooperation
 the Phoenix high school board ar
 Prof JantZen, the room and equipmel
 of the commercial department of u
 high school has been secured for tn
 course. The commercial buildir
 faces, on Fifth street near Van Bure c Anyone interested in the work .C the opportunity school may learn mo
 of the subject by phoning Mrs. Youn
 3371, at the office of the Monroe stre
 school from to 10:30 a. m., or fro
 $50 to D. m.; or to Prof. Colodn
 director of vocational education, APO 1H at the capitol building.
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