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Rh Tucson dates from 1880; in 1887–88 there were 21 pupils, but no class was graduated till 1893.

At the expiration of his term of office in January, 1883, Prof. M. H. Sherman surrendered the duties of superintendent of public instruction to Prof. William B. Horton. After he left school work, Supt. Sherman was appointed by Gov. Tritle, in 1883, adjutant general to provide against a threatened Apache uprising. Later he became president of a bank in Phoenix, and amassed a fortune from Arizona and California investments. He is still living (1917). McCrea’s estimate of Sherman’s educational work is somewhat evasive. He says that Sherman’s work—

Prof. William B. Horton, the successor of Prof. Moses Hazeltine Sherman and the second Territorial superintendent of public instruction for Arizona, was the first to devote the whole of his time to the duties of his office. He came to Arizona in 1874, where he became a successful teacher. His period of administration as Territorial superintendent was from January, 1883, to January, 1885, and his one published report covers the period from September 1, 1882, to August 31, 1884.

This period was marked as one of renewed activity in school affairs. It began with Gov. Tritle’s message to the assembly in January, 1883, when he pointed out that many small communities received no aid because of “the necessity of only organizing schools with large numbers of pupils.” He thought that this situation was due to lack of funds, and this to failure to derive any income from school lands.