Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-17

Enrolled In the public schools
proper. -. ..,,.... ~. 3s,7o4
Enrolled in the city schools, 6.354
Enrolled in the territorial edu.
cational institutions. -. =. 995
Teachers employed In the eight
city high schools, ....,..., "a
Pupils enrolled In the eight high
cnOois 5000. ........ =. 40I
Public school kindergartens.. ]
Pupils enrolled In public school
kindergartens ........ :. S5
Present value OF public school
property 49,. 49,. .,Sl,759,l64.9
Average number of months
taught in public schools. :. 4.25
Average salary paid teachers in
the public schools, per
month for time actually EN-
ployed.. .......... ......$ 69.07
Average monthly salary paid
teachers in the higher edu.
cational Institutions. 49,. 800. As
Average annual cost Of educat-
ing pupils in the higher in.
situations. per pupil. 80. .$14s.14
Average annual cost per pupil
in the city public schools. s 1S.43
Average annual cost per pupil
In the rural schools, .....$ $50
Number of volumes In school
hbrarles. $3.50. ...... f,16l
Value OF libraries and appa-
IhluS ........ o,uo4.oo
Value Of public school prop
erty in towns and cities $425, 425. 90
Value OF same class Of perp-
erty in the rural dis
trlcts ............. .$S24,i3S.So
Value of property Of the
higher educational in
situations. ........ $780, 00. 90
From these statistics II will be
readily seen that the educational
progress we are making In New Mex
leo and the results attained within
the past fourteen years, are highly
gratifying.
After careful consideration of the
subject, I believe that the time has
arrived when the office of assistant
superintendent of public instruction
should be created in order that the
important and growing work of the su.
perintendent of public instruction
might be properly. efficiently and
smoothly carried on. The office of
superintendent of public instruction
was created by the Twenty-ninth leg
islative assembly in 1891, and since
then the population of the territory
has increased over one hundred thous-
and, the public schools have nearly
doubled in number, the number of
persons of school age Is tens Of thous-
ands more than It was thirteen years
ago, the necessity for proper super
vision and personal inspection Of the
public schools In each county has be-
come more and more necessary, and
generally speaking, the Importance
and the amount of work to be perform
ed by that official have become so
great that 1t Is o a physical impos-
sibility for him to perform his mani
fold duties in such a manner as is
contemplated by the spirit and letter
of our public school law and that Is
demanded for the benefit of the steady
advancement Of our public school sys.
tenn. I, therefore, recommend to your
honorable body that the office of as
sistant superintendent of public in.
~struction he created by you, that such
official be given al appropriate salary
and that the act Of creating such Of.
flee prescribe his duties and fix all
necessary requirements for the proper
conduct of the office In order that the
public school system of New Mexico
may be properly and efficiently admin.
istered.
The New Mexico Educational asso-
citation. which has become an impor-
tant factor In furthering the interests
of education in New Mexico. at its
recent annual session in Silver City
appointed a committee on school legis.
lation, which was 10 prepare a memo
rial TO the executive and legislative
assembly In reference to desired legis
lation. This memorial Is attached as
an exhibit to this message. 1t recon
mends a salary Of s2.500 for the super
intendent Of public instruction. ap
peals 10 the voters to elect to the 70
sition Of county school superintend
ents only men well qualified for the
position. urges the issue of high class
and permanent certificates to teachers
of experience and recognized ability
a revision Of the legislation regarding
teachers Institutes in the different
counties. extending their benefits tt
counties of the fourth class, approves
the system Of financial support giver
New Mexico schools and protests
agains, the sale OF any school lands