Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-02-14
THE SCHOOL BILL.

Council bill No. 20. amending certain
provisions OF the law relating to public
schools, passed the council yesterday
morning with amendments. 1t provides
for a territorial board OF education,
consisting OF seven members, the gov
ernor, superintendent OF public instruc-
ton, and Ave to be appointed by the
governor from among the heads or
territorial institutions, the president or
st. Mlchael's college at Santa Fe n
the superintendents OF the schools In
the four cities OF the territory rank
ing highest in population; provided
that Immediately after the passage OF
this act the board shall consist OF the
governor, superintendent OF public In
struction, the presidents OF st.
Michael's college. the university and
agricultural college and two others.
heads of territorial institutions TO
be named by the governor, and
the four city superintendents OF
schools and II shall be deter
mined by lot at the first meeting
of the board which OF the members
other than the governor and superin-
tendent OF public instructions. shall
have his term Of office expire on jan
uary /, 1902; which on January l, 1908,
which on January /, 1904; which on
January 1, 1906, and which on January
1. 1905. and each year thereafter the
governor shall appoint a successor to
the retiring member for a term OF hye
years.
This board shall annually prepare
four sets OF examination questions for
applicants for first and second class
teachers certificates. and one OF these
sets shall be sent to the county super
intendents at specified times, such SUI
perintendents to open them only in the
presence OF the assembled applicants
for teachershlps, and the examining
board, and after examining a teacher
his county examining board shall send
the papers Of the applicant, together
with the grade II has given him, up to
the territorial board OF education, to be
revised, II deemed proper. Receiving a
general average grade as high as &c.
with no grade in n on branch owe
than 10. shall entitle an applicant 10
a irst class certificate, under which
he may teach in New Mexico schools
OF three years. Those receiving on
average grade as high as 10 and low
er than 30 per cent, with no grade In
any one branch lower than 80, shall re-
celve a second class certificate, enti-
thing them to teach two years within
the county In which It Is granted. ana
which may be honored In other coun-
ties at the discretion OF the county su.
perintendents. Third class certificates.
emitting the recipient to teach one
year In the county where issued may
be granted by the examining board
upon such written examination as II
may deem sufficient, but it's action
must be reported for the information
OF the territorial board OF education,
Certificates good only in the district
In which granted may be issued by the
authority OF boards OF education in in
%corporated cities or towns, and shall be
valid and sufficient for periods the
board may prescribe. In school dis
tricts. when the only language spoken
is Spanish, the teacher must have a
knowledge OF both Spanish and Eng
lish. The bill specifies what shall con-
stitute "a legally qualified teacher, and
prohibits, under penalty, the payment
OF public funds 10 any other. Boards
OF education for districts consisting OF
Incorporated cities or towns are en-
powered 70 employ a city or district su-
perintendent, who, In conjunction with
the board Of education, shall be author
irsd to hold special teachers Institutes
and such boards shall also have power