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ERALD AND EXAMINER . . A PAPER FOR

Attractions for

Vagabondia

by BRUNO LESSING

TUCSON, Ariz.  - This is a great mining and cattle state. Here are the largest copper mines in the world. And there are also gold, silver, lead, zinc, tungsten, molybdenum, vanadium, manganese and asbestos mines. Gold is nature's greatest gift to man to get him into trouble or out of trouble.

Knowing little of the hardware business, I am not quite clear as to the uses of those other minerals. Asbestos, of course, is good for theater curtains, and I suppose that permanganate of potash, one of the best disinfectants, is derived from manganese. Everyone should own a mine. It is a simple and clean way of making money. But money is the root of all evil. So, not owning a mine the subject does not interest me much. If you want to know all about mining here, write to the Arizona Bureau of Mines at the University of Arizona, Tucson.
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My interest in cattle begins with milk and ends with beef and steaks. They keep humanity alive, from day to day, afford considerable pleasure, but achieve no lasting results. As one generation succeeds another you find that neither money nor meat has added to the world's store of intelligence, wisdom or character.

One of the by-products of cattle is the cowboy and his ranch. In the days of depression in the cattle industry, many ranches accepted boarders from the effete East-tired "business men" who felt that a touch of the "wild and woolly" would pep them up. These institutions became known as "dude ranches," where pallid people acquired the desert tan and felt that they were roughing it. So successful did this scheme become that numerous ranches were built or transformed for this specific purpose. The appellation "dude" died out; they now call themselves "guest ranches."

Well, they're lots of fun, the climate and the outdoor life are beneficial and, for the most part, their rates are cheap. Which gives many people a [[line cut off]] 
in excitement concerning them. It's like having a grand time on Monday night and figuring it out a few days later.
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What did give me a thrill, however, was the discovery of the public and private school systems of Tucson. They rank with the highest in the U.S. While it was all news to me, Theodore Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge must have known about it because they sent their children here.

Great care is taken in the selection of teachers in the primary grades. And the teachers in the high schools must possess a master's degree and, every two years, must devote the Summer to studies of their own. Much of the pupils' class work is done in the open air so that they may benefit by Tucson's wonderful climate. Fads are tabooed. The youngsters are compelled to learn.

This beats mines and cattle all hollow. Because whatever achievements result from the development of the mind in youth bring not only joyful consolation in after years, but is handed on to the following generation. Only by careful education can the world ever hope to be better. Only by painstaking drilling of the young minds can the percentage of dumbells of future generations be cut down. Three cheers for Tucson!
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Most of these schools are on the desert at the foot of the various mountain ranges that encircle Tucson. The pupils are bathed in sunshine throughout the school year. Many of them have physicians and dieticians in attendance to look after children who are backward physically. There is a great variety of these schools, ranging from children of five years to those preparing for college. I have talked with several teachers and found them scholarly. There are plenty of games and un-commercial sport, but the principal object of all the schools is health and education.


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