Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-05-06
SUPERINTENDENT WOOD REELECTED.
The New Board Of Education Organized at Last Even
lng's Meeting.

The board of education met for its
last regular session last evening. Vice
President E. S. Andrews was in the
chair. The members present were E.
l.. Bartlett. ]. V. Conway, E. s. An
drews, Celestino Ortiz, Manuel Delga-
do, Nicanor Baca; absent, T. B. Cat
ron, Canuto Alarid. The usual reports
were read and approved and bills al
lowed. The secretary read condensed
report of the finances for the past year:
Receipts from all sources during the
year, s6,951.74.
Disbursements
Salary of teachers, $3.50.
Salary of janitors. s4O7
Salary of clerk for March and April
of last year, $50.
Salary of treasurer, $54.21.
Repairs in all the wards, $3O05.
Supplies for the schools, $87.69
Miscellaneous, 1912.
Fuel, s160S3.
Rent for school room, $84.
Balance in treasury on May 1. $90.23.
Total, s6951.74.
The old board adjourned sine die.
The oath of office was administered
to the new members of the board by
Solicitor General E. L. Bartlett. The
board was called to order by e. s. An
drews, and the following answered to
their names: E. L. Bartlett, Celestino
drews Juan Shoemaker, Pedro Roibal.
Manuel Delgado. Absent, T. B. Catron.
George w. Armijo was named for tenn
porary chairman and J. A. Wood tenn
porary secretary. For president, T. B.
Catron and E. S. Andrews were nomi-
mated, T. B. Catron being elected. The
other officers Of the new board are:
Vice president, George w. Armijo. Sec
retary, j. A. Wood. 1t was moved by
E. L. Bartlett and seconded by Celesti-
no Ortiz, that the board extend vote
of thanks to Professor J. A. Wood for
his very earnest and efficient services
in the past in bringing the schools up
to the high plane Of efficiency they now
occupy, and that he now be reelected
for another year at the same salary as
in the past. The motion was unani-
mously adopted. The following COM
mittee was then appointed to cooper
ate with the superintendent in making
and carrying out all the plans for the
graduating exercises which will take
place on Thursday evening, May 20: E.
S. Andrews, Pedro Roibal and Juan
Shoemaker.
1t was moved by E. L. Bartlett and
seconded by Celestino Ortiz that If any
teachers desire to open private school
after the close of the schools on May 16
that they be allowed the free use Of
the rooms which they now occupy. pro-
vided, that they incur no expense to
the board. The motion was adopted.
The report of Treasurer W. J. McPher-
son was approved.
County Superintendent J. v. Conway.
who has been member of the board
during the past four years. being pres
ent, addressed the board saying among
other things that he wants to congrat-
ulate the board for the good start 1t
had made and hoped that as soon as
opportunity came for advancement the
board would seize it and keep the pub
lie schools In the very front rank. He
assured the board that he assisted by
Professor J. A. Wood, would do all in
his power to conduct a teachers sum-
mer school in Santa Fe next August
that would be credit not only to Sam
ia Fe county but to the entire terri
tory.
The board adjourned to meet on Mon
day evening, at O'clock, May 10.