Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-02-18

IN the rural districts was GA Doca A.
her !. 1904. sS2f 1895.
The value of an property of tho
hisher educational Institutions was on
that date 100000.
Having TINS acqualafcd the reader
with che educational ntaiistica ~ the
territory. SIR Chavea takes up In 30.
tau the growth and general tone Of
ihe work Ia New Mexico W cuun;y.
by city ard hy institution. Even the
work Of the wee kinderRartneu Is ca.
hausiivcly treated.
Value of Klndsroarten.
IN introducing q gratifying report u
the good work done hy tho kinder.
Far.en IN Santa W.. Mr. Chayes worry
aptly says
The thrcefold iraln.nr OF head.
heart and hand, developing ~ Il doas
the Intellect, the senalbilitica and the
body, IL Of lncalrulahie benefit alike
20 those whom u IL our duty 10 train
70 good cltixenehlp and % those %
hcttor circumstances WIN equally need
IN tender years 90 mix with less for.
tunaio children IN the happy atmoa-
phcre of the true klnderearton. 10
cidcs this the Kindergarten proves an
open sesame 10 tho cilildrcn Of native
pareniago in acquiring mo EnrliAh
tonrne which Il "a large part ~
their education 10 learn understand.
lngly and thinkln9iy. Wcre every ma
tive child to have IN carly years Tho
kindergarten, that greet difficulty of
mechanical reading which - such an
obstacle 10 Qrade tnachers IN New
Mexico would be largely obvialed.
"h u 70 the credit of the kinder
garen of Santa ~ that " tho six hun.
dred children who have had the hem
eht of rs training more than half ~
whom have come from Spanlsh speak
ing homes, scarcely one has passed
through its course without arauirlng.
almost unc0nsriousl3 the abuity 10
speak the F.neiiah tongue freely and
undeFAianlinRly; 10 mink Il. which Ia
mo hcynote IN the mastery ~ any
lanRuaeoH
A fall report II made OF ne naiiafac-
tory work bains accomplished by the
pt'rato ard fectarian ashools ~ the
territory, and brief complimentary
fnention is mado ~ the Several Indian
schools IN New Nokico which are
maintained BY the Rovorument and
which are. ~ course. entlrely beyond
bis Jurisdiction.
Reports from ne heads Of an
scnoOla and higher Institutions are
presented ~ aubmiiied
IN me matter of text books no Is In
favor ~ supplying them FREQ ~ cast
10 the pupils from territorial fund.
s.Iice the coia Of the moat incx xpehsiv0
l0oha necessary IS often a burden 10
the very poor. which defeats the very
object of public instruction
Who the Workers Are.
The board or education consists ~
uovcrB0r ". A. Otero, president:
Amado ChaveH, superintendent Of pub
llc instruction, secretary; w. q.
Tlgh'. Albuquerque; g. N Iight. sil-
Yer City, Peter y Schneider. Santa
re; Mlaa Maggie !. Bucher. Las We
gas f.uthor Foster. Moaiila Park
City Principals
T'ne principals Of fhe city schools of
the most impcgtaBt citlea ~ tho terri
tory for 1904 we're.
RAtoe, VI ~. Heiney; Iaa Vegas.
Miss Maggie ! Bucher. Santa ~. y.
A. Wood. Albuquerque. A. "a atrnup.
Gallup w ". Deckef; S0o0rro. Joseph
y ERpaie; fAs Cruces. NJ a. Molina
silver CNy NJ r. kochler; JeminN.
John W Hhftoai Roswell. r. W. Mar
tin. Carlsbad VI y. Wright.
Head ef institutions.
The following are the heads of tho
several territorial educational lnstitn-
eiOnsi
W. q. Tight president University
Of Nav MeSioo. Albuquerque. Luther
Foster. pge1idonf Agricultural college.
Mesllla Park; e. N Light. principal
New Nefta Normal sr1t rl silver
City. q a. heyes dtfsinr New Mex,
ta3 sa4ahl e Nines. Feefnei ST. =.
Nerl. president Nee Aoxieo Normal
un'eersny. Las Nefas. major ]. w.
Wilson. New Mexico Military inniliute.
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