Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-06-13
ABOUT THE TEACHERS.
and Qualifications of the
App0intees Of the Board Of
Education.

For the information of the people of
Santa Fe, all of whom should be deeply
interested in the maintenance of high
grade public schools in the city, the New
MEXICAN has taken particular pains to
ascertain so far as possible the anteced-
ents and qualifications of the corps OF
teachers emplo yed by the board of educa-
ton for the ensuing school year.
1t appears that most of the selections
merit the heartiest commentator. In
the person of Ulysses I. Curran, of San
dusky, Ohio, the board has appointed a
man for superintendent and principal of
the high school whose wide and enviable
reputation as an educator in Ohio fully
iustifes the prediction that he will prove
the right man in the right place. Prof.
Curran is gentleman about go years
old has a family consisting of wife and
grown up sons and daughters; graduated
with honor at the Miami University; is q
ripe scholar and well read lawyer;
taught for years in the public schools of
Cincinnati and Glendale, Ohio, and after
ward in the capacity of superintendent
built up the public school system of San
dnsky to its present high standard. Capt.
j. r. Hudson has known him since boy
hood and Mr.. George w. Hickox attended
his school in Glendale twenty-eight years
ago. Both pronounce him an almost
ideal teacher and broad-minded gentle
man.
Miss Maria Good, another one of the
teachers, selected. was born in France OF
Gated in the best schools of Europe. She
mastered French, German, Italian and
Spanish in the countries where those Ian
guages are chiefly spoken. She is ALSO
a fine Latin scholar. Since coming to
America she has mastered the English
language and American methods of teach
ing. She has taught seven years in Ohio,
Texas and Colorado, holds n first grade
certificate from the Albuquerque normal
school, and taught last year at Trinidad.
Her recommendations are exception
ally fine. Miss Neelie P. Crane, private
secretary to Gov. Thornton, knows her
we'll and says the board Of education has
secured jewel. Miss Good is now visit
ing sister in Cincinnati.
Miss Ruby Lynch is daughter of Mrs.
j. W. Lynch, of Las Vegas, and taught
last year at Las Vegas hot springs. She
was educated at Denver and is charm
ing lady as well as an excellent teacher.
Miss Sadie Holman resides with her
parents at Las Vegas. She has taught in
the schools there for several years and is
a thoroughly we'll qualified teacher.
Mrs. Lee Brown is the widow of DR..
Brown, formerly of Missouri, who settled
in Dona Ana county, New Mexico, about
three years ago and died there last year.
During the past year Mrs. Brown taught
at Hatch in the comfy named. She was
born in Oxford, Miss, and is an exper-
fenced and successful teacher. She is a
friend of U. s. District Attorney Heming-
way. Her father is Col. Bailey, prom
inent lawyer and legislator in Mississippi.
Miss Edna Bryant, of Jacksonville,
Mo-, has taught in the schools at Harri-
sonville for several years, holds first
grade certificate and comes highly rec
commended. Surveyor General Easley
and Mr.. Sidebottom are we'll acquainted
with her and say there are no better
teachers than she is.
Sister Anna Mary and Sister Mary
Regis taught in the public schools here
| last year and were wisely retained. They
hold first-cass certificates.
Miss Mary G. Griswold was assistant
principal of the high school, Mrs. Eliza
beth A. Williams principal of the I'd ward
school, and Miss Maggie johnson taught
the primary school in the 18th ward last
year. They hold excellent certificates
and are we'll and favorably known to
the people of Santa Fe.
Antonio Ortiz taught in country dis
trict last year and holds county certif
cate. He was educated in Santa Fe. G.
B. Conklin taught four months and Sixto
Garcia three terms in the public schools
of this city last year. Both we're found
| wanting and they should not have been
| reappointed. They owe their preferment
SOLELY TO politics,