Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-09-21
SCHOOLS Of NEW MEXICO.
Col j. Francisco Chayes, Territorial
Superintendent, Makes His
Report
A HOST INTERESTING DOCUMENT

tiU1 y Francisco ChuyC. has made "a |
very interesting and complete report |
Dl the status Of public education in
Sow Mexico 90 Governor OtCru's an
nual report Go the secretary .uf the lu.
terror Unfortunately Supur.ntond
Dnt ChByOs has not got received the
reports Tor thia year from county ana
city FuporintondUuts OF schools and
tH. statistical part of the report
iH mainly based upon figures from the
reports Of previous years.
The report commences with "a con.
else but very instructive review of
tho history uf public education la the
territory Co which rs added rovlow
uf the rcccut progressive school lCgls.
lBti1n uf The territory which the sta.
tlstiCs embodied shows the wonderful
growth thH public school idea has
made in Sew Mexico during the past
decade lu 1891 there were raised lu
New Mexico SS5.lg217 for school
purposes. the average daily attend.
auco al che public schools Was 1887.
the number of teachers employed was
iO1 the average length OF the school
term was three months. and the aver.
age attendance ut each school 80.
ln 1900 the receipts for public
SCHOOL purposes had Increased Col
| s3Oug2itt. and the expenditure
amounted 90 S2U2 sN2.13. There wyro
100 schools in the territory. with C1l
| teachers. $40 being male and 2J2 e..
male. the enrolment was $3.50. o.,
length OF tho average school term Tour
months the average attendance no
each school was 80. Slit.IitiG warU
paid ont In salaries
Superintendent Chayce saws that
tho ElaHl total az children in thc pun.
ll' schools, th' territorial institutions
1 ihe snclaI inu schools END tho private
| schools, number 1900. ont OF total
number OF children ot school age
/ ''.N'N' lh' HN'Iht' uhllN attendance
| u'lnE "lN lhrf' are atof'th'i
/ SUD- ''h'"l.' I."'N l'"'htiH. Nalue ol
/ prof. llf l."''V''' i'',lnD per an.
| mum, @H'd.- .h'tt expenditures. tlbi..
/ i-'Nt. li' points ln the ld'i ihat
| many hn, modern now school house
nave been OBJ at" being erected in dit.
loI'hl lhiia 90 an. territory. inrllI.
iht inc F-hN.I school nous" at RIOS.
! W'll me S'NNII AuHl house 40 las
| Vegas. 'h' new a.""In school house
at Haiun, 90. Sl1luo building at Ma
mog3iNN. me tl-N'' building az
/ captain. on" f.HN"' high school build
veg of Nhugu..11c and the new
''hoDI house. Hlu. 90 % HtuIr cd other
! points d" 'h" u.'1F il.Itoracy has
/ i'.i''.,l iI.W .' per cent OF the to.
..l I"l ..alI.u 'N $500 i1 on per cent BOO
'No'. z" Do l' pee cent tu 1880 tp prof.
ahI' IN I'D I'D per cent DID 1000 aI.
'IN"ih iN. '. 100 FL. nau- .lHii ties on
that point aI. u.. s,t at hand.
ITO. rrn. tH"U reviews the work
ION" lt Tine government Indian
! .chools. en-" guol iuhuouDo OF the tor.
r'igr'" education association, gives
"a Ust OF the textbooks used iu the
inNr rh'.l-. describes the terrific.
rial e1urailoual institutions. spcaks
OF lh' pubic lnuus ana ut teachers
uiui' ANA emphasizes the fact
lhlt a'l'h lance or the public schools
ana vaccination 90 pupils Gre yumpul.
sorry anA that Oh. school laws OF The
territory are da liberal and progress
.iNc as thn.D oi any state n the
union
! the report shows that thorr ave
sixteen Roman catholic schools lu the
! territory Win 1861 pupils. aycrag
attendance at'i ~ teachers; yalua.
lion of school property, Sl.52no.
tn" Pl'sbyt"rIans have twenty.
| thrgn schools, fortytwo tHachcrs.
l5-' pupil average attendance, SOC,
value VI school property, sib.55b.
Inc M'ih1'..i tp.H cupal church has
h.l''h schools, twenty one teach.
.'.. an I.Im'h' or ltI pHpils aF
! "ralr attendance. .2Ai rhuul proper
/ ~ worth >an."oD,
Inc 'o1Fr, aiioH1l chu0h has Eve
schools am attendance of .Ig pupils
seven teacher. property worth $ii.-
900
The h"tu.E have th..n schools.
IhI'' teachers u.uoty.uno pupils ana
average ATTENDANCE of iortyfour. AMI
! property worth $500.