Rio Grande republican. (Las Cruces, N.M.) 1881-1914, 1889-08-03

notwithstanding tbe Warnings Of the
tl....r Il n rcs5irIE ttfhs E~sistaEer
Shirh / gave theta. iti@z Eacl thai ]
the county superintendent should
: s.as.0r,tiny 20 lz< receive fr,EI al!
school directors an annual report,
with the object oi shelving gibe finau
Etial zta,emeu: II tbeir respective
districts; but wheh schohl directors
do not comply with ihis l4w it j. NOT
the cosnty superintendent who
should be blamed for it, and this Is
Just what happens 10 me in=dAFii bsi'
/ leave nv deeds and Official figures
! 10 vindicale me. II. l.. oRriz,
Superintendent uf Public Instruction
for Santa Fe County, y. NJ.
ac1LrFIcArioS nR SCHOOL OFFICERS.
notice another defect il, the
schooI lasE TO which dssiro to call
YOUR attention. school officers must
now quality withit ten days after
election and argaaise The board = ish
! 10 i've days lhrreafler;at which time
they must assume INA dutics 0f Offtee
aud ,heir sacressoss ysAtre. Thls
occurs II . time when 30 business
lnf the board is in an unsettled eondi
( ton and the treasurer has not yet
/ made bis annual repGrt q tSe anan-
cial conditIon for .he year. II Is my
| judgment that school ofSeeFs should
assume the du,ies Of Office on the lst
Of January foIiDwiNg election.
FRAxK W. PAHkEz,
Superintendent OF Schools for Sierra
Csuniy, \. 81.
Section ll05 Compiled Laws of
| 1884 requires all sebool directors to
auaiify within ten days alter election
/ fLIs requirement Is the source of
much confusion and annoyance, in
80 rnuch Us snajnrity of the direct
ors tail TO qualify within the time
specified. suggest an amendment
to section il05 which shall allow
school directors tho same time IN
]. which to qualify that the county Of
ficers now have, and providing that
they shall take oGicu the frat Of JAM
uary following general election.
d. e. NowLIS,
Superintendent OF Schools fUr LiD-
: eoln County, n. NJ.
BOARD on EXAMINERS.
: An amendment authorizing the
, county superinicndents Of the vAri
QUE counties to appoint a board Of
examiners Ia each commissioned
district, said board consisting OF
three compcten, men having Aalh0r-
iiy 10 grant teachers certificates,
subject 10 the approval ef The saper-
intcndent, would, 10 my opinion,
meet with the appreciation Of all
who are familiar with the preseai
I, system. The lAw makes no provi
sion for gradfng tcachers eertifcates,
!, and the novice, barely eompelcni to
instruct ia The primary tFrsehesi =
+ tplaerd upon an equAl footing and
lnsy receive lhe same salary as the
: graduate Of The brst normal schools
81 the country. This is neither jas
liee nor SOUND policy. As an cn.
eouragenent 10 trained teachers aud
II an IncratIvc 10 these catering tbs
profession we should hare flrss aud
second class certificates, with salaries
a Adjusted accordingly. l venture tG
u recommend that IN applicant tor
J. 6rss classaeesti6zats, is a.a,isisssa q
The branches now taught. be required
y TO pass examination in natural ply
'e l6~ophy. physical geography, ole
n menIary algebra and geometry, ut,
:, be entitled TO receive al least Sl5 pc
b month more ihaa The holder ol ,
se second class certificate.
&c n. C. SowLsS,
e. Superintendent Of Schools for Lin
r. cUln County. n. VI.
,: SCHOOL ACE.
= - The scholastic age in Ncw, Mcxic
= !. is from 5 10 20. AZ a rule ehisdrc
y OF 5 or s years of ag- lack the mer
. tal development neccssaty to prof
able instruction al free schools, ~
:" iur this reason | would favor chsnf
=, making the legal age I 10 Il year
~ b. C. SowLIS,
: Superintendent oi Schools for III
:, - coin County, n. II.
80 LAx0UAGEz.
INT The greatest msi0rItyoi the pc
ali pie vi the county speak the SpAni
% language. Bal gcperaIly they 8
lhe very anxious 10 baxo their chiIdr
tbe taught Englisb, while the Eagsr
,ts. speaking ppfulation desire .h'
!, children taught Spanish. To
ant .his il is necessary to have I6achs
nroiicse6I in boIh languages. Bat
lity thcse teachers are ordinarily aetc
Gu Command better salaries than we
The AbIo 10 pay, we have but . ssn
i in proportion OF such teachers.
ciatt isKy. tuHX Il B4Ua
.ooI superintendent Of Schools ior
and iencis Ceaniy, \. n.
en-: | will pen lew lines IN regard
r OF th,s subject, which / coHsFdsr of gr
rent Importance and ono which for 80
and time will be the topic si The day.
1t nv fret annual report | advised
say, teaf-her, in mv eountV TO teach bl