Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-04-05
Public Schools of New Mexico

The superintendent of public instruc-
ton, Colonel j. Franco Chaves. recent
ly completed the eleventh annual re-
port of his Office to the governor on the
school work of New Mexico for the
scholastic year ending October /, 1901.
1t makes a fine showing Of the terri
tory's progress in all lines of educa-
tional endeavor and is a most COM
prehensive- and instructive document
that will cover in type about 100 pages.
1t is quite too voluminous to warrant
review in detail in The Citizen today,
but the following table of contents
conveys an idea of it's wide scope and
character:
Letter of transmittal.
School summary, statistics for
school year 1900.1901, public school
statistics for eleven years.
Report for the year, introductory,
progress of school work, a top-heavy
system, instructive comparative sta
~tistics, aid for rural schools-how best
to provide it.
The new school laws. difficulties in
gathering statistics.
Recommendations in general, cleo
ton of directors, change in the school
year duties of county superintendent,
changes in districts, needs of the de-
partment of education, examination,
certiication and qualification of teach
ers, normal Institutes.
Improvement in school facilities, ex-
p~enditures for same during the year.
Extracts from reports of county SUI
perintendents, city superintendent
n private schools.
Statistical statements of public
schools by counties, comparison for
eleven years, the city schools, the kin
dergartens.
City high schools, collection of poll
tax, compulsory education, the school
lands and their revenues, necessity OF
free text books, school libraries and
museums, the school population and
age limit, physical development.
Territorial institutions, University
of New Mexico, st. Vincent Orphans
school, College of Agriculture and Me-
chanic Arts, Asylum for the Deaf and
Dumb, Normal Training School, School
of Mines, Normal University, Military
Institute, statistical recapitulation.
Sectarian institutions. Presbyterian,
Catholic, Methodist and Baptist
schools, resume.
Education of the Indians. reports
from all government schools, Stats
teal information.
Resume of all school statistics, an
nual catalogues ana announcements,
New Mexico Educational associations
school exhibits.
United States census figures-de-
fects therein, illiteracy, etc.
Mckinley memorial fund-circular
letter to schools, the pupils response,
pathetic recognition of American citi-
Zenship.
United States statute for territories
on effects of alcohol and narcotics.
Official register-New Mexico board
of education, county superintendents.
principals OF city schools. heads and
regents of territorial institutions.
Following the official letter of rams
initial appears this quotation: There
is not gold enough in the mines of the
world to measule the value or a teach
err who lifts the souls of children to
the true dignity of life and living" and
the opening pages of h report are de-
voted to an interesting summary of the
territory's vital school statistics from
which the following is taken:
School population, 62,S64; increase
over previous year. 1855. or 1876 per
cent. Enrolment of pupils in ali
schools, 1926; average daily attend
ance, 29,S25.
Number of schools. 1876; number of
teachers employed, 1.O46.
Average number of months taught in
all schools, 1876.
Total salary paid teachers, $412,-
340.2 S.
Annual receipts, $S3S,01S.70; annual
expenditures, $723, 04S.32.
Value OF all school property, $2,071,-
7O2.25.
Enrolment in public schools proper:
Year 1899, 21,726; 1900, 31,510; 1901
1927.
Enrolled in city schools, 7,243; en-
rolled in rural schools, 81. 1874; enrolled
in territorial institutions, 9O7.
Expended in improvements on pub
lie school property during the year,
S242, 617.6 o
Present value of public school prop
erty. 1,239.153.25. A.,
Average number months OF school
for the public schools, Az.
Average monthly salary paid teach
ers in public schools, $54.30.
Average annual cost of educating
children in public schools per capita,
$4.94. ,
Average number of months OF chool
in territorial institutions, 91-7.
Average monthly salary paid teach
ers in territorial institutions, $lO3.56.
In the public schools for eleven years
the total enrolment of pupils has been
261. $50; total average daily attend
ance, 179, 693: number of teachers EN-
ployed, $3.50; total school population
$50, 1888; total receipts, public schools
proper, 81, 2 ,943.99; total expendi-
lures, $2,42O, 1927; amount paid in
teachers salaries, 81. 155. 645.72.
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