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

ssainparisan with the pnmocF en- !
rolled, being I,45S. THIS shows tha,
our esmpulsory act of education will .
not figure among the dead letter
laws. No doubt thAI It j. > good
Law sss.4l badly bad i,eeded in onr terrific
RI: still. somehow OF other ii is de-
trctivc and eho~s want of sensc IN
the fr-t section, and from there on
il is the same. more or less; it com
pels nothing, nor anybody; il docs
no, give the compulsory" age OF
children who can be compelled TO
attend school nader said act.
II. L.OarIz.
Supi. oi School. for Santa Fs Coz.
y.
fkAcIiEas-
ais IS the teacher 50 i The schoosi
and yel 10 get The cheapest work, |"
make place far family connections or
political friends, without regard TO
any consideration as 10 their capaci
~, 10 Keep the money in tie district.
are often The grounds upon whieh
some school directors base their Sc
!ec,it,n IL teachers, while the well
t,ts4=r Of tire ss-lat,stl IS s,,s.le y ssesnIsd
ary consideration. The uue great
want in the public schools is a t1oscr
attention on The part ofthe teachers
To moral instruction 10 character
building ToIurn cut good honest
msu and women would be the prin-
ripal end and aim Of the public
schools. A law should Le framed
and pas-cd in the mex, Legislature to
raise The standard OF qualification i'r
teachers. REV. Jo#S Ii. BRuS,
Supi. oi Schools tor Valencia COun-
IL. Y. N.
The same difficulty tc obtain TIM
j roughly competent ,eaehcr- i,r the
! Spanish srhas,ls meniliiied IN my ias'
an,suaI report it siili exis:s. All.
however. rxecpt oHe are supplied
xii, teacl.rfo wiio understand beth
languages. English and Spanish, and
arein ihriAii.Sss, aud pgaispeEous sea.
si;.ian. In one 1t the districts have
refused 10 give certificates 60 the ap'
pIicanis far the school and they arc
at present without tesstier duly
qualified. Franz W. PAHKER,
!. Supi- .I Schools Tor Sierra County,
N
INCOMPLETE RETrRNS.
regret ms INABILITY ,o present
full report. 1 assumed the dnti's u
Aat.erinteBdcnt November Is, lSSS
:. having 6een commissioned by bis CT
ccllcaey Cav. Iinss 10 I'll yaeAncl
caused by .Iea,h II Supt. VIM. T. D.
, Baum. he in turn having been c"m
miesionesl in January OF February
: iSSS, 10 fiil VACANCY caused by deail
/. sui Supt. Geo. N. Shaw. Daring th'
!. brici time have been in office | hsy'
!. been unable to secure complete re
turus, as required by law. from near
: N AlI the districts in the county
Doubtless the frequent ehansc
= supegistacndenis during the year ha
much 10 do With breaking mp 81
/. svs,cm or cusiO Of making report
IS hereteiere IN use. >. l. NnAeA,
!. Supt. OF Punlie Schools ior SoeOri
T. County, y. d.
le foa will and that the expense
10 each district Is waning, - oniy
10 few oI The tTcasnrere tnriiiSacd sta'
q ments that would give tha' an'o".
is and those given were parity ior .
ne fvrcnt daies- 'e % 'e"se Aecou
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