Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-10-21
TO EDUCATORS
OF THE TERRITORY
Department Of Education.
Prof. Hiram liadley.
issues Circular.
HERE PUBLISHED IN FULL

Department of Education. Herrltory
~ New Mexico, santa Fs
IN reply 90 yuuf letter the following
Is respectfully submitted.
hc correspondence with this once
oH educational matiCrF ~ quite heavy
am pleased 90 have this. and. 10 far
az posnihlc, { desire 10 give d prompt
attention This circular letter Will
answer most ~ the questions asked
by teachers outside the territory.
New Mexico "a developing vrry rap
IDLY, and many new schools are being
opened. In many places thera ~ a
scarcity Of properly qualified teach.
cra. bat u a. impossible for thla once
To- know whore tho vacancies oxlat.
Those intorcsthod viii be- supplied
Vita cur official school register. and
they can cJfivfrCnd Alta auch a.
they choose. We cordially invite all
qualified teachers 20 come and cast
their LOT with as. Nav Mexico IL n
great country. and Is just at tho be-
SHINING Of a period % remarkable
pros. y aty.
Applicants for school grade certifi-
Gates must paws 4 satisfactory exam
inailon 40 Reading. photography.
pcnmanahlp grammar. geography, tn.
tied states history, arithmetic. elo-
ments ~ pehagogy, and physiology.
? Applicants for first grade certifi-
Gates must pass n satisfactory exam
ination In Reading. photography.
grammar, penmanship, geography. TN.
ittd States history, constitution 81
the United staten advanced arlthme-
&c, advanced pedagogy. botany, Eool-
ogy. physiology. elementary algebra.
and elementary physics.
To eniltlc an applicant 10 first
Hrndo CERTIFICATE. h. must receive a
general average Of 90 per cent on tho
prescribed branches of study. with
no grade lower than 20 per cent. Sim.
Harry. for a second grade certificate.
the gfGCrnl average must bo as high
a. 70 per cent with no grade lower
than 30 per cent
Those intending to teach must alao
present a certificate nf attendance
within the year upon some county or
city formal institute or summer
school.
We cannot Issue certificates good
In Now Mexico on any certificates or
diplomas from other states. Hut these
may be used 90 evidence before tho
territorial board By applicants for
professional certificates
The territorial board Of education
IN empowered ITO issue territorial
tcacicfs' certificates 20 persons whom
Il may deem qua'.iirJ by reason NJ
their moral character. academic achol
nrship. knowledge ~ the theory and
art of teaching and actual practice On
teaching" tho lowest qualifications
emitting 10 such certificate must
equal the fall professional course In
either Of the normal schools OF New
Mexico.
In the administration OF this law,
the board IL Us own Judge, bat those
holding diplomas from standard nor.
NAL schools In the states. or diplomas
from reputable colleges accompanied
by some years Ot successful export
ence In teaching. or having Similar or
equivalent evidences, are usually fav-
rably considered.
Tho boprd grants Two grades Of
these ccrlill s1ips--nna Tor five years
ane the Oihgr for life u does not
Issue either "a any one whose resld.
ence Is outside the territory. unless
he has contracted 90 teach within the
territory.
The laws OF New Mexico require
that a teacher shall file with tho
board By which hn II employed a cor.
tlfieate from an Ofiiclni physician that
he Is free from tuberculosis.
Salaries In New Mexico are not
high. Ia some parts they are very
low. IN many of the cOuntr, schooln
and H. the grades ~ city schools. the
SALARY 10 aho'd $50 HCf month In
some country schools they are much
below this figure. Il "a unnecessary
to state that teachers who will az.
eept these very low salaries are us-
nally incompetent and are dear nj
any price. In some OF the city schools,
grade teachers receive 800 10 $50 per
month Only one superintendent re-
coives sl,s0O per aunum. Depart.
mental professors IN the higher lnAii-
iuii1ns receive 81 GOO o. 1880
During the months Of July aud Al.
gust most boards 81 education employ
aIeir teachers. auporiniendents and
principals may he employed earlier
Examinations 0f teachers are held
"at the aa8e OF the annual lnsti.
tuteg." and Institutes are mostly held
On August some Of them earller
Many correspondents give refer.
encgs This ~ cemmendnhlo. but fow
people viii take the trouble 40 consult
references I ami inclined 90 think
shat The bcttor way ia for applicants
Tor positions ie retain the 0fiRinalB uf
cnmmcndatluns and send coplea of
them right along Hlth the application
HIRAM HADLEY.
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