Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-07-08
BOARD OF EDU-
CATION MEETING.
It was Decided to Reopen the Pub
lie Schools on the First Monday
in September. the Usual
Time.
FINANCIAL AND ATTENDANCE REPORTS
BY Superintendent WOOD.

The monthly meeting Of the city
board OF education was held at the Of
flee of Professor ]. A. Wood in the Sd
ward school house, last night. A COM
munication was read from Colonel j.
| Franco Chaves, territorial superinten-
dent OF public instruction, calling at
tention to resolution adopted at the
last session of the American Medical
Association In which 1t was stated
| that the delicacy of the organs of
sight and hearing are too much over
| looked in the present day and recon-
| mendng legislation that will provide
for the examination Of the eyes and
aars of school children so that defects
might be discovered and treated in
their first stage. The board adopted a
similar resolution and an attempt will
1 be made to bring about such legislation
at the next session of the legislative
assembly.
Professor Wood reported that all
teachers selected by the board for the
coming term had accepted.
Professor Wood was authorized to
renew the insurance on school proper
ty.
On motion of General Bartlett, the
committee on buildings and grounds
and the clerk were instructed to look
over the Fort Marcy reservation and
select what they deem the best site
for the new school building. The COM
mittee was authorized to employ an
engineer to aid in making the selec-
ton. Manuel Griego was re-employed
as janitor of the LIST ward school
building and Alvino Dominguez was
selected to do the work at the I'd ward
building. Juan Tafoya was re-employ-
ed as janitor Of the high school build
Ing and also given the additional duty
Of attending to the work at the kim
iergarten.
Professor Wood was authorized to
make arrangements for securing coal
FOR the coming winter.
T. B. Catron, president Of the board,
was authorized to prosecute all per-
sons who refuse to pay their poll tax.
As It is now apparent that the new
nigh school building will not be ready
'or occupancy by October l, the board
decided to begin school this fall on the
1rst Monday in September as has al
ways been customary.
Professor Wood. as clerk and secre-
AIRY of the board, submitted the fol-
owing report which was approved:
Balance on hand May s, 1902, $90.24.
Amount received during month of
May, $69.37; June $74.73; July $619.7S;
August $121.S3; September $41.96; Octo-
,er $2,O63.97; November $1,15619; De-
,ember $54S.3O; January 1903, $1,6S2.52;
February $255.9O; March $49.45; April
672.29. Total receipts during fiscal
,ear $7,S46.53.
xpenditures-Salaries of teachers
g, ,592 rs; salaries Of janitors $432.5O;
alary of treasurer s54.21; supplies
5S.19; coal $121.O5; wood $61.35, stove
IL; new desks, freight on same and
ost Of putting up $5O.41; repairs on 1st
nd I'd ward buildings $2S1.50; insur-
nee s63. 10; taking school census $S5;
s47.01; total expenditur-
3 $7,SOS.O7; balance on hand May T.
9O3, $38.46.
The following report on attendance
uring the past school year was SUD-
1ttted by Professor Wood: 1st ward ?
otal enrolment 100; average enroll
tent 1913; average daily attendance
IA: I'd ward-total enrolment 16O; av-
rage enrolment 9S.5; average daily
tendance 919; Sd ward-total enroll {
tent ss5; average enrolment 2ls.s; q
yerage daily attendance 1887 Total
1rollment 655; average enrolment
ne; average daily attendance 37S.
seferiano Baca, collector of poll tax,
.ported that he had collected $3.50 ana
,owed receipts for the same.