Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-01-31

justice, the president of the New Mexic
university at Albuquerque, the presider
oi'the agricultural college at Las Cruces
the president OF the St. Mickael's collee
of Santa Fe, and the principal of the nol
NAL school, when the same shall be estsl
lished; provides that the territorial sur
erintendent OF education shall be one
these, and details the duties of the board
its secretary and the superintendent a
respects the care and conduct of publ
schools; qualifications OF teachers; ia
suance of certificates; statistical re
ports; distribution OF school laws
ETC., etc. Section II provide,
for the repair of school buildings and i'm
provement of public school grounds
Section 13 requires county superintea
dents to make full reports to the terri
torial superintendent before August ol
each year. Section IA requires county
school euperintendents to give bond in
the sum of $1,000, and every such officer
must be able to read, writ and speak the
English language, and 81 all possess the
educational qualifications of teacher of
the first grade, and if he has not a Ger.
tificate of such grade at the time of his
election, it shall be his duty before he can
otherwise be qualified, and not later
than thirty days from the time his term
OF office shall commence, he may apply
for, be examined and secure such certi-
ficate. Salary of perintendents is to
be paid according to the number OF school
districts in the several counties, from
$3.50 per year in counties having ten dis
riots or less to those having sixty dis
ricts, 81, 800 per year. All counties hav.
ng more than ten districts shall hold |
eachers' institutes annually. Provision is
made for numbering all districts and GRE
ting new ones. Any district that shall
all or refuse Tor the period of one year to !
'rovide for a three months school in
uch year, provided this public school
und apportioned to such district will EN-.
Die them to have so long term, the
anne shall be deemed to have lapsed as a
body, and the portion of county
mbraced within such lapsed district
hall be deemed and taken as unorgan.
led territory, and the same or any 1a,t
. ereof may be attached to any adjoining
lstrict or districts Tor school purposes
There shall be three school directors
)r each district, they to be elected on
ne lst Tuesday in June Their duties
re fully set forth in the bill, and among
ther things they are to furnish books for
hildren or parents unable TO furnish
lem, the books SO furnished to belong
the district and to be kept in the dis. .
let library when not in use. Provided,
lat before any such child shall be fur. '
lshed with books, the parent or guardian
such child shall make affidavit that he =
she is unable pecunisrly to furnish =
lch books, and that such children have
D means Of their own with which to do !.
}, and the directors shall also make dill !
mt inquiry and investigation and satis-
themselves that such is the fact before .
said books.
The directors of each district shall, be.
'een the 18th day Of April, and the 18th
" OF May each year take or cause to
takon and fnrua:ded to the county
perintendent an enumeration OF the
,mes of all persons OF school age, and
30 an enumeration OF all blind and deaf
I'd dumb persons of school age resident
thin the district, designating male and
male and age of each, together with the
IL name of the parent or guardian OF
ch, which said enumeration shall be
bscribed and sworn to, and the board
all also take and cause to be taken al
rhabetical list Of the resident tax payers
said district of all persons having tax
lie property in the district, and forward
g same to the county superintendent
thin the time specified in this section,
ID the district clerk shall enter the
me upon the records OF the district.
rectors must use the school money ap.
rtio ned to their districts exclusively for
e support of schools for that school
ar until at least six months school has
en- maintained. Boards OF directors
all be liable as snch in the name OF the
'tricts for any judgment against the
'trict for salary due any teacher on
ntraCt and for all debts contracted UNI
r the provisions of this act.
Article s, section 4S, deals with the du-
8 of the clerks OF school districts.
All schools must be taught in the Eng.
h language, but foi aperiod OF five years
m the date OF the passage of this act it
all be lawful, when it shall be found
practicable to obtain teachers to teach
schools of any district in the English
guage, for the school therein to be
ght in the Spanish language, provided
It after one year from the passage OF
8 act the English language shall be
ght for at least one hour each day in all
schools taught in the Spanish lar
lge. -
There shall be taught reading, writing,
biography, arithmetic, geography, r
mmar and the history Of the United |
tes, and such other branches as the j
trict board may determine. Attention |
st be given to such physical exercise |
the pupils as may be conducive to ~'
18th and vigor of body, as we'll as mind,
the ventilation and temperature OF
ool rooms. Six hours shall be a school
;, and no pupil under years of age .
st be kept in school more than four -
Irs day.
.rticle II, section 81, details in full the
les OF school teachers and provides
atty for violation thereof; among
Or thingsto en- force the course ofstudy n
use the text books and the rules and
llations prescribed for schools; also to
'ress upon the minds Of the pupils the
lciples of morality, truth, justice and
'iotism to teach them to avoid idle
5, profanity and falsehood; instruct