Weekly journal-miner., 1922-10-11
GOOD SCHOOLS IN MAYER AND
 ITS VICINITY
District Schools in Crown King, Blue Bell, and Entire Mayer Region Found to be in Good Shape; Supervisors Report.

Excellent school conditions exist in the Mayer and Crown King regions, according to a report by w. Curtis Miller, supervisor of attendance in Yavapai district schools. The report says:
 The old school house in the Cherry district has been torn down, and with the addition of a little new lumber a new building has been erected, and IS credit to the district. It Is sit uated across the road from the jsite of the old school and is in a much better location. All the pupils but two are boys, condition not often found i'll the county.
 About as many pupils as attended there during the boom days were found at the Crown King school. When the train arrived, 1t seemed that all the people of the district were awaiting its arrival On in quiry it was found that mining Is in a healthy condition. Much work is being done, and there Is not a great deal of boom" talk Most of the work is being done on leased prop erty from which profits are being realized, although some are working their own claims.
 Even though the De Soto mine IS being operated only by a few men, there are enough pupils to keep the school going at Middleton, and others are expected to come into the district soon.
 It was not thought that the Blue Bell district could support school, and no provision had been made to reorganizc the district. Yet there an accommodation school is being kept up which is one of the largest rural schools ill the county. The camp Is a busy one and has well over hun dred men on the payroll.
 The Bumblebee school Is handi- capped through lack of q suitable place to hold school, as their school building burned down lsat year. By using the dining room of the Rumble bee hotel, through the courtesy of w. Jeff Martin, the proprietor, they are getting along. It is hoped to have a more suitable building before the cold weather sets ill.
 Very little work is being done around Stoddard, and the school there is about as small as the law will allow, but because of the recent gold strike in that vicinity there is likely soon to be all increase in the districts population. At both Stod dard and Blue Bell the companies make every concession toward fur nished room and board for the teach CTS, which makes these places dcsir- able.
 A large cnrollmcst with II pupils doing advanced work under Principal Johnathan Booth was found at Mayer. Many families have moved into Mayer for the winter in order to place their children in school there, with the result that every house is taken. Provision is being made for room for another teacher, as one room now has 38 pupils, and another 36.
 Several families having moved away from the Rim Rock district, the school is small; but other families arc now moving in, and there is no doubt that this district will be able to hold its school.
 At Yaba the school well attend cd and good work is being done. The class of work done in all the schools 1 visited is excellent In all districts, ! every pupil of compulsory school age is attending school. One excel | lent feature of all the schools visited, ! both ill the Verde and Mayer dis trictS, Is that practically every boy and girl who finished the eighth grade last year, is either attending a regular high school or is doing ad- vanced grade work at home or in one of the district schools.