Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-03-22

desiring to advance the standard
educators beyond that of former year
l issued in January last the followir
circular Of instructions to the directors
all the districts:
"a public examination of teachers {
I those desiring to teach in the publ
2 schools of Santa Fe county, will be hel
at San Miguel college, this city, 0
! Thursday the 3lst day of January, 1885,
; at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of that da,
JOHN p. VIcToRY,
Supt. Schools Santa Fe &c
ENGLISH TAUGHT IN SCHOOLS.
English was taught during the pas
year in every school district in tn
county and the English and Spanish
have been taught in four districts
while at the present time tn
English language is taught in all the dis
tricts, while the English anu Spanish ar
taught in but three districts, and | fine
that good proportion OF the children
now attending the schools where til,
Spanish and English are taught, speal
the English language quite well.
D. II. WENGER,
Supt. Schools Schools Co.
A growing desire is plainly manifest il
majority of the Mexican districts t,
have the children instructed in the Eng
llsh language. 1t would be well to en-
courage this desire, and where practicable
every encouragement and all possible aio
will be extended to that end.
j. 2. CHASE,
Supt. Schools Socorro Co.
sCHUoL ATTENDANCE.
The average daily attendance is over II
per cent greater this year than last, while
the enumeration has increased less than
3 per cent. The enrolment would be
much greater were it not for the distance
that large proportion OF the children
would be required to travel in going to
school. l find the largest average daily
attendance according to the enrolment
in the Falrvew district, while the largest
enrolment according to the enumeration
and the largest average daily attendance
according to the enumeration is ia the
Chloride district. The enrolment and
the average daily attendance and the sue
cess OF the teacher, believe is due to
Ereat extent to the intert st with which
the district board attends to its business,
and | would therefore suggest that the
people interested in education can not be
too careful in the selection OF their re-
spectlve school boards at the coming cleo
ton. ID. II. WENGER.
Supt. Schools Sierra Co
There are at present forty-nne public
schools in this county, and the attendance
Is twice and in many places three times
as much as III previous years.
LUCIANO ORTIZ,
Supt. Schools Bernalilo Co.
The attendance at the schools OF this
county amounts to one-third of the total
school population. j. B. RALLERE,
Supt. Schools Valencia Co.
The number Of children OF school age
OF both sexes is 5,425 according to |
the census OF the various school
And the average attendance
at the public schools of the county is
about one-half of the school population.
LUCIANO ORTIz,
Supt. Schools Bernalillo Co.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
There is only one school building in this
county. j. B. TRUJILLo,
Supt. Schools Taos Co.
The school buildings belonging to the
respective districts | find comfortable
and well arranged. with plenty of light.
but in several districts where rooms are
rented, the lisht is wholly inadequate for
he health and comfort of the teacher
and pupils, and in these districts funds
have accumulated SO that at the same
rate of increase funds will soon have
sufficiently to build appro-
pirate school houses. At the time
Sierra county was organized in 1884,
here was not a public school house in
The county and there were only three
public schools, and no public funds,
me Vo-uay we nave lour puplc ana TWO
P!isa.e eoiiooi houses 'eh organized
lislliots' wherein are emPloyea WE'VE
.eacllers, WIN an aYelage ieheth OF
schooi teIn Ior tne past year OF Blk ana
monlhs ana lor Ihe coming
yeal WIZ eAoeeu an average oi seven
aoh'i's 'iiiousnou' Vic county G
OIL ~; n; WENaEk,
euPt' SCHOOLS sierra 20.
EXPENDITURES.
The statement herewith inclosed. to
which your attention ia respectfnIlv in.
,ited, is u very fair exhibit Of the condi-
ions existing in each school district
turing and at the close of the mast wear
Under existing regulations. (section il0S
Complied Laws. 1854. district tyeas,yers
IRE required to render reports Denember
of each wear. Consequently the state.
nent does not show The true financial
of the districts at the close Of
he year. Less expenditures during De.