Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-12-06
THE CITY SCHOOLS
Report of the Superintendent to the
Board of Education As to
All Matters.
Big ATTENDANCE REPORTED
The Teachers Taking An Active Interest
and Everything Relating to the
Schools Is Very Encour-
aging.

An adjourned meeting of the board
of education was held last evening a
the central school building. The mem.
bers present We're President jacob
Weltmer, Secretary J. V. Conway, A. p
Hogle, Seferino Baca, Nicholas Sena, a
P. Garcia. Absent, Robert Johnson ant
Ascension ltael. a communication from
Mrs. +. NJ. Dunning, in which she asked
for action Upon her claim against the
board of education, was first read. Aft.
er a long discussion the board decided
thai it could not lawfully allow the
claim.
superintendent Wood. presented his
monthly report, which Showed the en-,
rollment Of the schools to be GOA, OF
which g. We're admitted during the
month Of November. During the month
80 pupils withdrew from the schools. OF
the GOA enrolled, 1874 are Spanish-speak
ing boys ana POI Spanish-speaking girls
IS English-speaking boys and 80 Eng
lish-spdaking girls, and 8 colored boys
and j colored girls. The average daily
attendance during the month was 453.6
There We're % cases Of hardness, 639
days Of absence; AZ pupils We're neither
tardy nor absent, Not Il single case of
truancy vas reported to he superin-
tendent during the month; one pupil
was suspended for absence, six for mis-
conduct.
The board elected Pedro Martinez as
additional janitor at the high school, hi4
salary TO begin October |. The bills n
Cured for the past month We're allowed
by the board, after which it adjourned.
The report of superintendent Wood,
minus q tabulated statement from
which the above figures We're taken, is
as follows:
TO the Honorable Board of Education:
Gentlemen-It is with pleasure that |
submit to you my report Of the public
schools of Santa Fe for the third month
which closed November "a, 1899. During
the month siXty-twO new pupils We're
enrolled, making the total enrolment
GIG. Deducting twelve who were trans
ferred and enrolled twice, caves the to-
tai enrolment, November "a, GOA.
NO teacher lost any time during the
month, and only two We're tardy, once
each.
Six pupils We're temporarily suspend
ed one and two days each for persist
emily writing notes in school. All have
returned, and 1t is to be hoped that
there will be no further occasion for
suspending on the above account; if
there should be any further occasion, I
have given instructions to- resort to a
different mode of punishment.
Those pupils who are regular in at
tendance are making good progress. But
many, especially in the lower grades,
are frequently upst.1m anNl tardy, n
the progress of such pupils is generally
retarded in proportion to their irregu-
larity. We as teachers are endeavoring
to create a sentiment among the pupils
FOR regularity in attendance.
The teachers all seem to be very
faithful in their work, and labor to the
extent of their ability for the advance
ment of the pupils under their care. Of
course, the ability of some is not so
great as that of others, and consequent
~ 40 not accomplish as much as Others
do.
TN Saturday following the, close of
last month all the teachers met in this
ONCE, and all took part in the exercises
or the mDy1inp tbiplr 7 ro,yo, l,oJ n
corps of teachers who engaged in the
exercises of the teachers meetings any
more willingly and freely than do our
present teachers.
Some time ago | dug I'D a bell from
the rubbish at the second ward school
house and had it repaired and hung at
TINS building at an expense of 81. This
mas been paid by private donations.
AS the school in this building has re-
ceived a nice large flag through Mr.. and
MIS- Catron. | have purchased a very
nice flag pole, and we are planning to
nave the flag formally accepted and
hung to the breeze the last Friday be-
lore Christmas, on which occasion the
i" ~ cdllo III HAS PROMISED
TO give a patriotic address before the |
grammar and high school. The occasion |
VIII be made public and visitors invited. |
Also, at my direction, a good organ has
peeh placed in the high school to aid
IN learning music and practicing sing
lhg. The expenses for the flag cole and
Tor the organ are being met by the
school, and it is hoped that .the debt will |
oe lquldated by the last of this month.
Since the opening of school in Sep +!
[ember have collected $11 as tuition, |
Whlch mount has been deposited with
Lhe city treasurer to the credit of the
BOARD of education and u receipt taken
,or the same.
School is now %one-thirh out for this
'ear, and, everything considered. I feel
nat we have made a very good begin
ing, and are already advancing a little
llong the upgrade. OF course, we all
'eallze that there is a great work ahead
'et 10 be done, and it will take time.
patience n cooperation of the par
nts and the board of education to ac-
'omplish this work.