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

superintendent IF ssehoUis for Soccer
70 County, y. NJ
Paplic interest IN educational
msttct, Is grnldslly inereas ing. aud
ts:o f.cney spent oR our public
schools having beneficial effect. I,
". z -NGWLiS,
superintendent ef Schools for Lin-
e,,Iu County. y. ".
Nearly 81! the school houses in
lhi. county have been tri!; largely
by private subscription. aEi n many
districts the TEACHERS psy has come
partly from the same source. This
rireafsasfarec alone ought TO show
the interest taken In school matters
by residents of the county, ana DC
ono item TO our credit IN the face Of
all the slanders heapei upon Us By
these wha, living 80 tar away, pro
sumo 10 know more about our Own
affairs than We dO ourselves
H-W. LOOKS.
Superintendent Of Schools for Grant
County; y. "
hare VISITED all the districts in
the county hnvir,g 8 pBtblsffr lffr school IN
ops raliat., aad it seems that an in
creased interest in the schools IS ap
parent on the part Of the people, aud
the scholars seem 20 take more pride
ia their work than ever before. A
number of improvements have been
made IN several al Ihe school houses
IN iurn:tcre and apparatus
] ii. MADaIp.
Superintendent Of Schools for C0ifax
County. v ".
COMPULSORY Law
Tho two essential esemenis '.f a
system OF universal popular edaca-
ton arc pubic provision for the sHp-
p6rt Of schools fbr the education pi
all youth aud The ihalrHeliFIn st ali
Children ln sach schools. To seeare
universal eda alton il is NOT enough
to provide schools al public expense,
care must be ;akcn that all children
are taught in these schools. The
teasnpnlsory law ot New Mexico
makes provision for coerrivr school
attendance, but h5- Is yet been OF
practical use. owing 10 The tasi
that IN some INSTANCES it is impn@si
Bile tn enforce il, al least f'r small
children. who have Snme tines II
,raveI during The winter and IA de-
serted piace-. large disIanees to "a
10 s..hoai .and In-.,ra4e ether INSTANCES
bccauss the scbiu, directors have
neglected 10 enforce il when IT ought
,n have been ,l,pe. and wrnid harc
i,..ea atIendesEty great advantages
Wh-n non atteHsfznec is duo to thu
+ stiists he ttaFestts tifr't ttiiIrl
snnsi he held responsible by ih'
stron. ARA af thc law. Every per
s.n nr narcat having control ni s'i /,
child oser : years = aA;r, whose l'hy
~,c..l condition Is not such a. ia rem
der its instruction irtApe,.irat O.
mpraeticable, should be Obliged 4
c.sisc such chill to attend sehoo
regularly and consistently while th
school 0i4hs district in which is'
chl.d resides Is 10 session. All al
.sancnls against comp0lsion hav
been iriauiphanuy resutcd by nc
: ra,n. ,ltxf,r,i iaets. Sosne say ihs
the compulsory law is nm America
: a,ssl .nlaaaIap,cd To our Tree ia.ssit'
,ions. Ts put the question IN Il
most ofisn>lye torn II may be askc'
: Mould YOU have constable drp
2 yaur children To sshooly The a.
s. swer is: YES, # II viii prevent h
s dragging tIein 10 jail n lew yea
" hence;;" REy JoHN B. BRuS.
y SUPERINTENDENT ol Public Schools 4
. alcne,A County. n. II.
o' / am al loss 10 kuov how q
" compulsory law can be enforced
r. il now s,Ahds on the statute book
od While il may be inferred IRON 81
lion | OF The act that IT Is made I
duty OF parcnte and guardians
-, send alt children oi schooI age 10 !,
'go nublic schools far II least thu
80 months 10 each year, no sseh daty
specifically created, and PFosecuiio
lls tsr = failure 10 comply with "a
~ ~ dutv canuo, he maintained. II "
ss3 an evident oversight Of the leg {
~ lure in leaving the law in It's pres
tfS condition. Bat even il the law y
sta clear. great diHirahy would be
"a eountrred in lis enforcement. 7
tor. isuts are lscqneniiy dependent "
their children who have reached
ago Of II or Is year., and are una
- spare them from their homes
Ier. aitend the schools. Again, |
some os The Spanish POPULATION
advgTse 20 sending lhc'r gFs
daughters 20 the public school. vi
-. both sexes are being educated
NJ NJ. ihe Law were so med'tcd Is 10
~, vIu,Ie children not less ihan >
-. kmorc than IL Year, oi age ! bel
~ ~, IL w0nEi bo reore easily ctiforecd
49,, with better rcsaiIs.
.,sa ~ Franz W..PAzKEl
! Superintendent oiSthoois Tor VI
Va. Coansy, n. u.
Tho amendment nf the school
i, is session Eaws Of 1857, known as
rcar compulsory law, has continued \
or imperative in Iinealn eeupty
The rcspcctiuiis sabmit that tKw v
e Is cannot be epsteFeed sa'e4sls be FL
, in Cd. 10 nearlS every schoot tir