| Show A word for arizona to those who repaid arizona as only a wild and uncultivated gomain it il may ile be of interest to know that this territory in ili matters s of education is a striking 0 example of the american idea of what constitutes utes civilization and progress says the the public schools and s system y stem of free education are equal to any state in the union and yet arizona is not a ille schools are maintained ly by a direct tax levied on oil the pl people ovle at the rate of 15 1 cents I 1 on the hundred dollars of taxable property beades betides this tile the several counties are authorized to levy not to exceed SO cents on oil the hundred dollars alizona has z the ditino of paying more money per capita for the education of her children than any other state and territory except california anti ami dakota tile the rate being 12 2 for each census child not ct only are these significant facts as based upon tile the num number berof of census children but it is further of credit to know that arizona pays more per capita for children in actual attendance at school than any eastern ea elern northern or southern state the amount heing 3 38 08 GS 68 there are arc a number of cache county people down there and occasionally tiie THE JOUR JOURNAL journae NAi has a letter idler from them for publication |
