Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-02-10

"The territorial board of education is vested with full power to adopt system
of school books for the entire territory, except high schools, and may inter into a
four year contract with the publishers of school books for the same such publish
eTt to give bond from $1,000 10 $4,000 fort the faithful performance of the cn
tract
In each common school shall be taught photography, reading, writing,
arithmetic, geography, English language, English grammar and the history Of
the United States. A majority of the electors in any proposed district may petition
for a new school district, provided they contain at least fifteen children of school
age. The county superintendent may appoint three tax payers to serve rs direct
ors of a now district until an election is held.
District school directors will be elected IN the first Monday in June and the
Each member elected, thereafter in place of the outgoing member shall servef for
three years. Two members of the board constitute a quorum, and are to have
charge OF the school property or the district and may open the school house for
meetings OF religious, political, literary. scientific, mechanical agricultural and in
dustfal societies belonging to the district They ire required to levy taxes when
necessary for the purpose ofp paying teachers wages, interest OF schoohouse bonds,
etc. Such tax levy must not exceed Item mills on the dollar. They shall have power
ment of the principal o school house bonds. School warrants are to bear s per
cent interest
Every teacher is required to report 20 the county superintendent att the end
of each term, giving the number, names, age, sex and average daily attendance of
the pupils.
The territorial auditor must levy a tax each year, not exceeding mills, on
all territorial property. for the school fund. County treasurers, who have charge
Examinations for the purpose of dispensing life certificates, will be held in
Santa Fe the last Tuesday in June each year and the candidates must pass salts
factory examinations in arthemitc, reading, writing, geography, English gram
mar, United States history, civil government, orhography, Spanish, German or
French, Latin, algebra, physical geography plane and solid geometry, physics gen
erl history, literature, geology, psychology, history of education, philosophy Of
education School management and methods, sociology, chemistry and trigonometry.
The board of education shall appoint q board of county examiners TO each
county composed of the county superintendent and IN associate examiner. The
county boards will examine o n the last Saturdays of January, April and October
all persons proposing to teach in the commons schools. First class certificates will
be granted top persons who pass a satisfactory examination in reading, writing, En-
gsh grammar, composition. photography. geography, arithmetic, United States
history civil government. physiology, physics, book keeping, methods of nstruc-
ton and management of schools Persons must first teach successfully for twelve
to those who pass in the first class branches, except bookkeeping, physics methods
instruction and management of schools Third class certificates will be given
persons who pass in reading, writing, photography, arthmeticg geography, English
grammar and United States history. In districts where the Spanish language is
spoken exclusively. teachers shall have a knowledge of both English and spanish.
"The territorial board Of education is empowered TO prepare the questions
for county board Of examiners. Each applicant for a certificate shall pay the