Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-05-02
Good Showing Has Been Made
During the Past Year.
Changes in. Curse Re-
commended.
SI,5OOSURPLUS INFUND
Board Of Edusatisn Decides to Sell
Lots...ProfeSsor Wood is Re.
elected as Superintendent
His Seventh Term.


ular monthly and annual session in
Judge N. B. Laughlin's office at A
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Presi-
dent T. B. Catron was in the chair and
the roll call showed the following
members present: T. B. Catron
Charles F. Easey, N. B. Laughin, Jose
Segura, SiXto Garcia, A. c. Ireland,
and James L. Seligman; absent, Pc
dro Roybal. The reading of the min
utes was postponed until the next
meeting.
The superintendent read a lengthy
report in which the schools were
shown to be in a healthy and prosper
Gus condition. He also made several
recommendations to the board for fu.
ture consideration. One of these was
that the school course be revised SO
as to allow system of physical cul-
ture to ne given in the grades, also
that steps be taken looking to the in
PRODUCTION of manual training into the
various grades; that there be two
courses in the high school, one of
which, the Latin course, shall prepare
the graduates to enter the freshman
class of the best universities in the
west without examination; the other
to be a commercial course in which
bookkeeping, shorthand, typewriting,
commercial arithmetic and commercial
law shall be substituted for Latin and
some of the higher mathematics thus
preparing the pupil for business and
mercantile career; the sciences, his
tory and literature to remain the same
in both courses, and each course to
run through four years as in all other
first class high schools.
The treasurer's report was read,
showing all bills paid and $1,000 in
the general school fund, besides the
building and interest funds. This is
a much better showing than has ever
been made before in the history of the
schools, which speaks well for tho ef-
flcient management Bills were al
lowed and ordered paid, the principal
one being for 5000 for the repairing
of all tin roofs on the Fort Marcy
Reservation buildings and the second
ward school house.
The following resolution was then
offered by Judge Laughlin and unani
mously adopted:
Be it resolved, By the Board of Edu-
cation, That the standing committee
on buildings and grounds of this
board be, and it is hereby, directed to
select not less than six average un-
improved lots belonging to the school
board in the Fort Marcy addition to
the city of Santa Fe, and offer and sell
the same either at public auction or
at private sale at such prices as such
lot or lots will sell for, which shall be
q reasonable value in the opinion of
said committee,
Provided, That such lot or lots shall
be sold only on condition that the pur,
chaser shall construct building on
each of said lots as may be sold. said
building to cost not less than $1,000,
and the deed or deeds shall be held in
escrow until the board shall be salts
fled that the building shall be COM
pleted.
Another resolution was offered by
Judge Laughlin and unanimously
adopted, as follows:
Be it resolved That all teachers
employed to teach in the city schools
for the year 1905-O6 be required before
entering upon their duties to file with
the secretary of the Board certificate
of health as required by law, signed
by DR.. w. s. Harroun, who is hereby
designated by this Board as the physi-
clan to make such examinations and
issue such certificates.
On the recommendation of the SUI
perintendent, Professor Hiram Hadley,
superintendent of public instruction
for New Mexico, was chosen to deliver
the class address at commencement
this year in place Of the graduates Civ
ing their orations. This is a custom
now being followed by most of the
colleges and high schools of the coun-
try. The graduating exercises are to
be held on Friday night, May 26.
This being the annual meeting, on
motion, the present organization was
continued for the ensuing year. In ap-
probation of past services. Professor
J. A. Wood was reelected as super
intendent of the Santa Fe public
schools for the coming year, which
will make his seventh year In that ca
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