Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-05
GOOD WORK.
The City Board Of Education Takes
Action Toward Establishing a
High School.
Miss Heath Named as Superintendent
of City Schools-Treasurer
Mondragon's Shortage.

The city school board met in regular
session last night. There were present
James c. Conklin, chairman; J. X. Hud-
son, secretary; Chas. A. Spiess, Canuto
Alarid, NJ. Castillo, L. G. Read; absent, L..
Constant, Camilo padilla.
The special committee on securing a
school building in the 4th ward reported
that the building was under repairs and
| would be ready for school on Monday
next.
committee representing the citizens
and Board of Trade then addressed the
| board, ex-Goy. Prince acting as spokes-
man, on the sub ject of establishing high
school. At the close of the ex-governor's
| remarks and the presentation of reso-
luton adopted at the joint meeting of
citizens and the Board of Trade, Mr..
Spices offered the following resolution:
Be it resolved by the board of educa-
ton of the city of Santa Fe, That there
is hereby established Il high school, in
which the following branches are to be
taught, viz:
Arithmetic, physical geography, physi-
ology, higher grammar and literature, civil
government, algebra aud rhetoric and
any other branches desirable.
That Alice II. Heath is hereby desg-
mated to conduct said high school and Is
hereby directed to examine all pupils Of
school age desiring to enter said high
school and enroll all such pupils passing
satisfactory examinations AS pupils of
said high school.
This was adopted and Directors Spiess,
Read and Hudson were named by Chair
man Conklin to confer with the trustees
of Within hall with view to securing
that building for high school purposes.
The school board passed vote of
thanks to the Board of Trade ana citizens
and the committee retired.
At this juncture Narcisco Mondragon,
custodian of the city school funds, adj
dressed the board stating that he had not
had time to make out his usual monthly
report and asking that he be given time
until next month to present such report.
Secretary Hudson referred to the fact
that the treasurer had been, at the last
meeting of the board, formally called
upon to present full report touching
v,
and laid before the board statement ho
had received from the First National
bank.
The board thereupon went into e1ecu-
tive session to investigate the treasurer's
accounts. This investigation resulted in
the adoption of the following resolutions
offered by Mr.. Spiess:
Whereas, Narciso MondragOn, ex -ofiicio
treasurer of the board of education of the
city of Santa Fe, has unlawfully and with
out warrant from the said board of edu-
cation drawn large amounts OF money
from the funds of the board of education,
to wit, the amount of $3,949; and,
Whereas, Said Mondragon was ordered
to return said moneys to the designated
depository of said school bonrd; and,
Whereas, Said Mondragon has absolute
ly neglected and refused and still neglects
and refuses, to return said moneys; there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the hondsmen of said
Moudragon he officially notified of the
Mundragon as such ex-officio treasurer,
and that said bondsmen be and hereby
are ordered to show cause to this board
at special meeting to be held by said
board on the 9Th day Of September, 4. d.
1893. at 1880 o'clock p. H., why they should
not be proceeded against for the recovery
of said amount.
BE it further resolved. That q copy of
these resolutions be delivered to each of
said bondsmen.
Mr.. Read offered a resolution directing
the secretary of the board to notify Mr..
Mondragons bondsmen, Messrs. r. B.
Catron. Z. l.. Bartlett and Anastacio Ro-
nero, of the action of the board. This
Was adopted, as also was a resolution
notifying the bank not to honor any
check or warrant drawn against the
school funds by Mr.. Mondragon unless
same was countersigned by the chairman
of the board.
On motion of Chairman Conklin Miss
Heath was designated as superintendent
of city schools, to serve rs such in addi-
ton to her duties rs principal of the
high school. and committee was APP
pointed to confer with Miss Heath in re-
assigning the teachers in the several
ward schools.