Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-08-21
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Important Meeting and Good Deal OF
BUSINESS Transacted.

pursuant to call at the executive Office
aud was in session all day.
Members present, Governor Prince,
Prof. IIadIey, Prof. Schneider and Hon.
Amado Chaves. Hon. Z. S. Slower was
absent.
The meeting was called to order by the
president at / a. IN.
The following resolution offered by Gov
ernor Prince was adopted.
Resolved, That the American Book
company he notified that the special ed-
ton Of the Barnes Geography for New
| MeXiCO and Arizona Is not satisfactory.
| 1t is defective and incorrect both as to
maps and descriptions. The board must
insist that no more copies be printed, and
that correct edition be prepared as soon
as possible.
The following resolution offered by Gov
e:nor Prince was adopted.
Resolved That in the opinion OF the
board certificates issued by the examin-
ing board OF any county based on exami-
nations made as designated by the terri
torial superintendent entitle the holder to
teach in any part of the territory.
The following resolution offered by
| Governor Prince was adopted:
Resolved, That in the opinion of the
board levy of the full territorial taxa
ton OF mills authorized by law for
school purposes is necessary for the eff
Cient carrying on of the public school
system, and that the territorial auditor be
requested to levy such tax at the first OPP
portunity now existing,
The following resolution offered by Hon
A. Chaves was adopted;
Whereas, the superintendent of public
instruction is required by law to keep q
supply of books on hand in his office
fo- sale to the various counties of the ter
r.tory;
And Whereas, There is set apart by
law certain fund for the expenses of the
board of education of the territory OF New
Mexico; therefore, be it
Resolved, That the territorial ST.
perintendent of public instruction
be and is hereby authorized and
directed to keep at all times in
his office supply of the school books
that were adopted by the board of educa-
ton, the cost of the transportation of the
same to be advanced out of the said fund
alluded to above, and the superintendent
of public instruction is authorized to draw
upon said fund for the sum of $3.50 to be
used for this purpose. After the sale of
the books the said sum shall be subject
to the disposition Of the board for other
proper purposes That the express charges
or postage necessary for the transporta-
ton of the blanks, forms and record
books for the use of the county superin-
tendents so far incurred by said supern-
tendent aud to be incurred here
after be paid out of the said fund
above alluded to upon the order Of the
said superintendent of public instruction
upon the territorial auditor and treasurer
upon duly certified and proper vouchers.
The following resolutions were offered
by Prof. Schneider and adopted
Resolved, That TIE board adopt Man
tillas second parish reader in addition to
MantiIa's first already adopted.
Prof. Schneider also offered the follow
ing and the same was adopted:
That the superintendent of public in
struction be requested to furnish official
price lists of adopted school books to
every county superintendent to be dis
tributed by them to the directors and
teachers of all the districts in their re-
speCtive counties.
Resolved, That the questions for exam
nations which may be prepared by the
board of examiners of the various coun-
ties be forwarded TO the superintendent of
public instruction together with full and
complete list Of the persons examined,
stating age, sex, single or married, and
the obtained percentage in the several
brancehs within ten days after the exam
nations.
On motion OF Hon. Amado Chavez a
committee consisting OF the superintend-
ent and Prof. Hadley was appointed to
prepare the list of books and prices for
distribution to the various parts of the
territory.
On motion of Prof Hadey the board
adjourned to meet in Albuquerque on the
18th of September, at the San Felipe
hotel.
The Assessment OF Santa Fe County.
Hon. Manuel Valdez has kindly fur