Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-05
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Teachers and Janitors Elected and
Their Salaries Fixed at a Meet
ing of the School Board.
TERM BEGINS IN SEPTEMBER
A Meeting of Citizens Called for July II
to Discuss the Issue of Bonds for
the Proposed Central School
Building

The city school board of education
met in regular session Monday evening
The members present were Jacob
Weltmer, Nicholas Sena, A. Garcia, Sc
ferino Baca, Robert Johnson and j. V,
Conway.
A voucher for $125 was ordered drawn
in favor of the Chicago Central Supply
Company for a relief map.
A communication from Jessie M.
Hines was read, asking for payment for
services as teacher in 1897 and 1898. Ac-
ton was deferred until next meeting.
Mrs. Dunning requested the board to
require teachers to ham in their regis
tiers so that she can make out the an
nual report. A motion granting her re-
quest was passed, and the several
teachers We're requested to pass their
registers to the secretary of the board.
Secretary Conway and Messrs. Hogle
and Sena were appointed a committee
to see that all desks which belong there
are returned to the university building.
President Weltmer said that Carleton
Post, G. A. r., had offered to exchange
the hospital building on the reservation
for the post hall, providing the school
board would fix up the hall. Mr.. Welt
mel was empowered to make such a
deal, the idea being to use the hospital
building on the reservation for school
purposes.
The selection of teachers was taken
up, and the following were elected from
a large number of applicants: Miss
Johnson, principal of the first ward, and
Miss Jessie Smith assistant; Mrs. Fam
ME Delgado, principal of the second
ward school, Miss Louisa Schnepple as
sistant; Miss Dolores Moss, principal of
the third ward, Miss Call assistant;
Sister William Anne, principal of the
fourth ward school, Sister Nerinck as
sistant.
The salary of the principals was fixed
at $50 per month, and of assistants at
$40.
Mrs. D. C. Fletcher was elected to
take charge Of the Kindergarten depart
ment at a salary of $65 per month, she
to furnish a piano free of charge.
Janitors were elected as follows: First
ward, Ciriaco Olivas: second ward, Ber-
nardo Baca; third ward, Jose Amado;
fourth ward, Frank Arcia. The salary
of janitors was fixed at SIS per month
each.
Robert Johnson vas appointed to take
the census enumeration and to tabulate
the same, for $35.
superintendent Wood addressed the
board concerning the immediate inter-
ests Of the schools, including office room
and the issuing Of a pamphlet giving the
names of members of the board of edu-
names of teachers, together with
rules and regulations concerning the
On motion, Professor Wood was in
to occupy a room in the kim
dergarten building as an office during
the months Of July and August, and
that his office hours be from s to 10 a.
IN. and 2 to 4 p. m. so that parents, pa
irons. teachers and pupils may consult
with him freely concerning any inter-
of the school, and pupils concerning
their studies, or making up n back
studies in order to take up more ad-
vanced work at the opening of the
1t was decided that the schools should
open the first Monday in September.
1t was also decided by the board to
call a public mass meeting Of citizens
of Santa Fe at the court house Monday
July II, to discuss the ACCESSIBILITY
Of voting bonds and building a central
school building, to accommodate the
needs of the public schools.