Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-06-09
BOARD OF
EDUCATION
Territorial Body Completed
It's Labo1s and Adjourn
ed Last Night.
IMPORTANT ACTION TAKEN
Full List Of the Text Books That
Were Adopted After Long
Discussion.

The Territorial Board of Education
adjourned last night after an all days
session. It was after o'clock when
the days work was completed and the
adjournment taken. The question of
adopting books for the high schools Of
the territory was not taken up. The
course of study of the Normal Insti-
tutes of New Mexico was given the Of
fetal approval and sanction of the
board and was ordered used by the
county institutes of the territory. The
same was ordered published in pam
phlet form.
It was decided that the authority
conferred upon the board by the 4th
section Of substitute for Council Bill
No. SO. relative to the holding of coun-
ty institutes, be delegated to the terri
torial superintendent of public instruc-
ton. There was some discussion as to
whether or not previous experience In
teaching should be one Of the neces-
sary qualifications for an applicant for
first grade certificate. The opinion Of
the solicitor general was asked. In the
future applicants for second grade GER
tificates will be required to be examin-
ed in arithmetic, geography orthogra-
ply, reading, grammar, history, physi-
ology, elementary pedagogy and pen
maaship Those applying for first
grade certificates will be examined on
these subjects and also on civil gov
ernment, elementary algebra, advanc-
ed pedagogy, and elements of zoology
and botany.
Teachers certificates that have
been issued during the past year were
approved. The territorial superinten-
dent Of public instruction was author
lied to notify all county superinten-
dents that questions prepared by the
board for teachers examination are to
be used but once.
Colonel Chaves, the territorial sup
erintendent, was authorized to act for
the board in all matters except where
contest may arise.
The text books adopted were:
From The American Book Company
of Chicago
McGuffeys Revised 1st, I'd, Sd, 4th'
and 5th Readers.
McGuffey's Revised First (spanish
and English.)
Baldwin's Readers by Grades, First.
Baldwin's Readers by Grades, Seed.
Baldwin's Readers by Grades, Sd, 4th
and 5th.
Baldwin's Readers by Grades, 9Th,
7th and 9Th.
Crosby's Little Book for Little Folks.
Mantillas Libro de Lectura (Spanish
Readers Nos. 1 and ~
McGuffey's Revised Speller.
American Word Book Speller.
Whites New First Book. Arithmetic.
Whites New Complete Arithmetic.
Halls Werner's Arithmetic Books
Nos. 1, 2 and 3.
Hall's-Werner's Two Book Ed Ele.
Hall's-Werner's Two Book Ed. Com
Maxwell's First Book In English.
Maxwell's Introductory Lessons.
Maxwell's Advanced Lessons In En-
glish Grammar.
Barnes New Elementary Geog.
Barnes Complete Geog.
Natural Elementary Geog.
Natural Advanced Geog.
Peterson's Civil Government.
Egeleston's 1st Book in Am. History
Barnes U. 8. History.
McMasters' History Of the U. 8.
.DeThomas' Historic de Nuevo Mex.
Child's Health Primer Physiology.
Hygienic Physiology.
Steele's Hygienic Physiology.
Tracy's Outlines Of Physiology.
Barnes Nat. Vert. Pen'p., to 8.
Barnes Nat. Slant spencerian Com
mon School Copy Books.
Webster New Primary Dictionary
and Common School Dictionary.
High School Dictionary.
High Academic Dictionary.
High Internal. Indexed Dictionary.
| From silver, Burdett and Co., o
Chicago