Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-16
Professor II. Hadley
Talks of the
Conditions
IN TERRITORIAL DISTRICTS
Good Work Done in Pecos
Valley-.-Teachers Meetings
Prove Beneficial.

i, AS stated In the New Mexican Pro
lessor Hiram Hadley, Superintendent
Oh Public Instruction for New Mexico.
recently returned from an extensive
"Trip, on which he visited a number of
schools and educational institutions
under his supervision. When seen
at MS offlce in the Capitol Building by
reporter, Professor Hadley said:
Inc difficulty of passing from the
Rlo Grande Valley to that of the Pc.
CO.'S or vice versa, is known only to
lhose who have attempted it. The
heien cut-off Will be a wonderful bless.
ing to the people of New Mexico in
This respect feel thoroughly con-
Vlnced that to produce HOMOGENEOUS
civilization in New Mexico, 1t is nee
essary that the people shall have the
lacilltles for mingling one with an.
other.
Pecos Valley.
AS my purpose in visiting the Pc.
cos valley was to look into education.
al conditions, of course l shall talk on
thls subject first. 1t gives me great
pleasure to be able to say that
round these In a very satisfactory con-
dltlon, when we recognize the fact
that the whole Of the progress in edu.
cation, in the whole of New Mexico.
IS confined to the past fifteen years.
i spent one-half day with Colonel
J. W. Wilson of the Military Insti.
tute at Roswell, and was greatly
pleased with what I saw. | witnessed
the cadets on parade, went with Col
onel Wilson as he inspected the
rooms OF the students, was shown
through every portion of the buildings
saw the food in the ovens as it was
being prepared for meals, went
through the class rooms, but did not
see the classes at work visited the
hospital and with one exception, ev-
erything was very satisfactory. The
exception was that at sometime In the
past the cadets have used their pocket
knives too freely and the furniture
and some parts of the buildings show
La degree Of vandalism that detracts
from the institution
"rhe superintendent informed me
that if accommodations had been suf.
ficient, the school might have had
double the number Of students this
year. One thing in regard to the flnan.
cial management impressed me very
favorably. The receipts from board
and tuition have been sufficient, prac-
tically, to defray the whole expenses
Of the institution, and the board Of
regents has been able to use the ter
ritorial appropriation for buildings.
These are plain and comparatively In.
expensive, but they are very COM
Portable.
Public Schools.
CAS- regards the public school In.
terests of the valley, we must consid.
er the difficulties always encountered
in the developing Of them in a new
country. At Portales, Roswell, Hager-
man, Artesia, Carlsbad, and perhaps
two or three smaller towns, an ex-
cellent system of graded schools Is
maintained | could not visit all OF
these, but I saw sufficient to convince
me that there Is some difference IN
| the educational spirit and atmosphere
of these schools, but do not wish to
point out at this time where these dif.
ferences exist. OF course, Roswell Is
the central point of all this great val.
ley
Besides the superintendent and a
regular substitute teacher, seventeen
other teachers are employed in these
schools. l had the privilege of visit
ing nearly every department and
grade, and of meeting the superintend.
ent and teachers in various ways, and
it gives me great pleasure to be able
to say that have rarely seen better
work or come in close contact with
more professional enthusiasm than
characterizes these schools.
"The salaries paid the teachers
range better than in some other places,
although they are none TOO nigh.
notice that first grade teachers re-
ceive $40 per month, whilst the Sec
ond and third grade teachers receive
$50 and $65 per month.
II approve Of the higher
salary for the first grade teach
ers. There is no more important work
done in education, than by compe-
tent first grade teacher. Other sala-
ries run as high as $40, SIS, $50 and
$1OO per month for the principal Of
the high school.
Visits Other Schools.
Whilst | visited, also, the schools
of Carlsbad, and saw great deal OF
what Is being done at Artesia. will
not attempt to particularize except
to say that these all indicate a most
(Noptip0ad an poro Civl