The border vidette. (Nogales, Ariz.) 1894-1934, 1924-08-30
COUNTY ENOENT OF
SCHOOLS SUBMITS REPORT.

schools was SuOmltted Oy Mrs.
Grace A. Farrell. county school
superintendent, to G. O. Case,
state superintendent of public
instruction, as follows:
State Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction:
Dear Sir:
Although much which we
hoped to accomplish during the
year has not been done, owing
chiefly to money shortage from
business depression, | feel that
the schools have made propress
All rural schools closed the
year with a balance and many
have greatly improved the
school plant.
The location of the school in
Ruby, No. l9, was changed to
the old Orc Blanco building as
being more centrally located
with regard to the homes of the
children. The building was re
paired but the transfer saved
the cost of transporting most
of the school.
DDistrict No. 18, being oblig
ed to move from government
property, has small building
made over from an old adobe
bot clean and comfortable.
District No. 13, has recently
floated bonds for $4,000 and a
modern brick building and teach.
erage are under construction.
District No. 2l, with the help
of the County and the Corpora
tion Commission, is building a
road, railway crossing and bridge
from the highway to the school
house, making it possible to
reach the building in a car, where
it had been necessary to cross
the railroad track and an open
sewer arroyo on foot.
District No. 8, has grown from
a school nearly dead to two
teacher school this year. The
teacher installed wood work
which proved to be the neces.
sary thing to awaken interest.
District No. Z, has improved
the building and is adding much
need equipment, both for the
building and the grounds. Many
of the schools have installed
Fairgrounds equipment and
| more are planning it for the com.
ing year. Over half the districts
have increased their libraries
during the past year.
District No. 25, installed run.
ming water from it's own system,
putting a sink itojthe ante room.
Several schools served hot
lunches during the winter, the
families taking turns in suppl.
ing the provisions for the day.
Two schools No. rs and No.
6 have new drilled wells with
windmill and tanks.
Opportunity class work has
been successfully conducted in
many of the districts. The
children show much interest in
the work and it has served to
hold the interest of the Mexican
children in many cases.
Four active Camp Fire groups
have been started and are grow.
ing steadily. One Scout Troop
was revived and others are be.
ing formed.
At the close of school Rural
Exhibit of all classes Of work
was held in connection with the
annual exhibit of the Nogales
schools. This was new in Santa
Cruz county. but the teachers
responded to the request very
efficiently and the public was in.
terested and pleased with the
amount and character of the
work displayed. An effort will
be made to make this an annual
affair; also. to have an educa.
tional exhibit at the County Fair.
Rural Eighth Grade gradua.
ton exercises were held in No.
gales and fourteen pupils were
presented with certificates of
promotion to High School. Pro
motion was based on examina
ton from the county Office. An
other year an effort will be made
to give the modern Intelligence
and Achievement Tests in place
of the examination.
District No. i and district No.
II, have been temporarily clos
ed, due to decrease in the mum,
Der of children. The few in
each district will be taken to
District No. 9 and one teacher
will handle all.