Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-05-15
NCHuOi OF sTIONS

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tlfnr. l.uIru
ndrr the above caption kArl \ ~W
d,r writes the public u letter IT, lalk-
ot the theories Ul Mr-srs James aud
Rankin Of his belief that the -chuol
board himself included II not the rIll.
builmrnt Of pure and unadulteratrd wis.
dom." and from his point Of view pro.
c--d- a. "enlighien the puhiic that an
opportunity be given Tor II 10 he heard"
In all this and in that which follows,
the gentleman In rather rambling and II
his aim Was, H. he says, L. ".nlighten."
Lr must. fear he ailuig,s, "A rather n.
different achoolmaster.
lie seems ~ recognize the need Tor
economy In the conduct Of the schools tor
the ensuing year not ~ much because 1T
the 'lrtu. that lies In the practice Itself
IA because II liz absolute necessity" un.
der the pro, isions OF the Rnt-uan law
la this iO not think he Ia entitled 10
the least credit over any ot the other
members of the hoard
The receipts" SAYS Mr.. SnNirr, '"i
the board Tor the year ending MAY !.
1897. pxre-sied expenditures. and there ~
probability that they Will DO ~ the eur
rent fiscal year do not believe there
IL any data III his possession III that Of
the huard Ia prove that our receipts lot
the wear 1885, exceeded the Expenditures
II thH- receipts were limited t. the in
come derived from the a4+eS-urnl Ut
$50. II W. exclude from the calculation
the delinquent taxes VI preceding years
collected and turned into the Treasury
during the last fiscal year do not h'llr,r
the board expenditures were within the
receipts. With the data W. have a. 90
l., the statement IL only u guess,
Re that ~ II may, for our present pur
pose II Is not material. The PROVISIONS
Of the Balrman Law make II obligatory
upon ~ 10 limit our expenditures dmiup
the year upon which We have jus, "a
tered. 10 the years income, T" hR>r the
expenditures exceed the incon" l. at
tended hy penalties uf which hoard M NJ
brr- and all parties drawing salaries r
Cr"iiting ~ with supplies would du veil
Ia Inform themselves,
But, a-kz Mr.. snyder, how shalt ",
prnreeh Ia sconOmi2"' Shall "" disp"i-r
with the last two years of the high ,rhnoi
course and depend un the university t.
furnish our children n high -ch"nl rdura'
ton" Why not Even though Their"
WAS no need Tor economy thr question oi
Dispensing with either twOcr three wears
III our high scho0l course would, situated
~ W. are, be- u very proper on". Long
before the BatemAn law WA rnartb llr
writer had the question ~ doing ',s
very thing. under discussion, - Tar e
has not 4 und substantial r'a-,I ui'
faTed why II should not be- done,
An examination II the ~" r"tr'"~
taught our high -ch1i course Rnd the
preparatory course of the university
will disclose the fact that they NrfS
nearly parallel each other. The unNrr
-ity ia with ~, II IL almost III the city
The education IL offers belongs ~ much
Ia our citizens and our children ~ Z"
tho-. who live In other parts Of a." torn.
tory. Il has established n preparatory
department To nl""t the wants "t tie
territory und of II eli without surh u
department Il would have nu ,uIi,ui-.
Even with this department DuuWuy II
has net man, II needs muf" wa
uurruup TrrrlNrs all a." nl. h 'l'
ArcTur- frulu H. prinr located 'ui,. ,Ir
citizens pay their ,laIr uI lhr I,Nrr l.'
support II Nh., ,hrn 'hrui ui Va.
make It IA tact, part a. 'ur go nl
system Rud ukr ahdHtasr ui thr,Ilrr
ului'icr = - IN 'a,'"' 'ciir.,tr u.,'
ru',dIra rldrtll at "ilrr, p, 'l..t,r
Ih,sr outside IT uuf cIiN' v,u rpu.,..r
1t ne alii TA-uu VII, W. -huuii "a. -
the interest - this cltl and II. l"rIle.
take advantage Ut all II provide
ever since the uni vrslt! wa oI D,i
Il Ia, teen doing the same wnrl 80,
hlph school aims ~ DO /, hA,.I ,r,tI
l,l- employed To teach the du' rent
classea IN ils preparatory chul iu,..
much ~ this IA ~. the work shouts Lt
AUD Ii done more thoroughly than W. r,u
make IL, ~ We are now situated Ia,
telling the case, Why should w. kreI upt
chlidren going Through -four year
course Ia the high schoci aud Ilel sthl