Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-07-22

most offensive form 1t may be asked
Would you have constable drag yoI
children to SCHOOL, The answer il
Yes, il Ut willprevent his dragging theI
10 jail a lev years hence"
REV. JOHN 3. BRrN,
superintendent OF Pubic Schools #
Valencia County, N. VI.
am at loss 10 Know now the con
! pulsory law can be enforced as it no
stands on the statute books. While
may be inferred from section | OF tn
act that 1t IS made the duty OF parent
ana guardians 10 SEND all children {
school age to the pubic schools for 4
least three months IN each year, Ii
such duty 10 specifically created, and pros
ecutlons Tor failure TO comply will
such duty can not be maintained. |
was an evident oversight OF the Legislature
IN leaving the Ia" IN its presen
condition. But even II the law wa
clear, great Difficulty would b.
encountered IN It's enforcement. Parent
are frequently dependent upon their chill
dren who have reached the age OF u or l;
years, ana are unable to spare them iron
Their homes to attend the schools. Again
f1nd some OF the Spanish population are
adverse to sending their grown daughters
10 the pubic schools where both seXe:
are being educated. Ii the law were SC
modlled rs to include children not less
than nor more than lSyears OF age be-
lleVe II would De more easily enforced
ana with better results.
FRANK W. PARKER,
superintendent OF Schools for Sierra
Gounty, N. M.
The amendment of the school law,
session laws OF 1887, known as the COM
pulsory law, has continued to be in
operative IN Lincoln county. | respect
luiiy submit That law which can not be
enforced should be repealed. In nearly
every school district IN this county fully
20 per cent OF the school children live
from TWO TO flVe miles from the nearest
school house, and majority OF parents
are uhable 10 Doaru tnelr children con-
venlent to schools. Under such conditions
IL IS not unnatural that directors should
be indifferent to the enforcement OF a law
which IS calculated to work hardship
upon their nelghb5ors:. The provision
IN TINS law allowing parents to
instruct Their children at home
or sehd them TO private schools In pref
efehce TO entering them at the public
RODS IT OF all virtue as a compul-
sorry law III the interest OF Tree schools
ana INDUCES deception ana even perjury
On the part OF refractory parents. Lin
soln county is not ready Tor this law as it
now stands, and l recommend that it be
changed or repealed.
of Schools for Lincoln
County, N. M.
The number of children in actual at-
,endance on the schools of this county il
lot so bad in comparison with nv reporfs of
IS86-'87. OF course if is had enough tol,en
IL connection with the ennmerations If
he school nonulation Init The nnmhar in
,ctual attendance. which is 304 shows
IN increase / suppose much better than
wo wears ago in comparison with
he number enrolled hnino a5s
This shows that orr comnulsorv
lct of education will NOT fg,,re
lmong the dead letter laws M
loubt that it is good law and
,adly needed in orr Territory. still some
low or other If ia defective and shove
want of sense in the first section md from
here on if is the same move NJ lass Il
ompels nothing. nor envhodv. II does
lot give the "comnulsorv,; noe If children
Who can he comneIled 70 attend school
Inder said act II T. ORrIz
,upt. of Schools for Santa ia Conntv
n. M.
TEAceERs
AS IS the teacher SO is the school" and
ct to get the cheapest work, to make
lace Tor family connections or political
rlends, without regard to any consldera-
ION as to their capacity, to keep the
loney IN the district, are often the grounds
pom which some school directors base
a:.'.t 49, - U.s. "hho 'H0 wen
The one great want in the
ublic schools is a closer attention on the
art of the teachers to moral instruction,
} character building. To turn out good
onest men ard women should be the
rincipal end and aim of the public schools.
/. law should be framed and passed in
ne next legislature to raise tie stand
I'd of qualification for teachers.
Rev. JOHN B. BRUN,
superintendent of Schools for Valencia
County, N. M.
The same difficulty to obtain thorough
, competent teachers for the Spanish
chools mentioned in my last annual re-
ort still exists. All, however, except
ne ore supplied with teachers who un-
and both languages, English and |
panish, and are in q thriving and pros
erous condition. In one of the districts
have refused to give certificates to the
ppllcants Tor the school and they are at
resent without teacher duly qualified.
FRANK w. PARKER,
ofSchools for Sierra Coun-
W, ~ nj.
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