Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-12
CERTIFICATES ARE
GIVEN TO NUMBER
New Mexico Teachers Passed
Upon the Same Satur.
day Afternoon.
WILL HOLD EXAMINATIONS

The quarterly meeting of the terri
torial board of education, which wa
held in the office of Prof. Hiram Had
ley, superintendent of public instruc
ton, in the capitol building. Santa Fe
adjourned late Saturday evening, af
ter trAnsacting all business presented
All members were present, with the
exception of Governor Miguel A
Otero and Prof. Peter j. Schneider
who was unable to attend because oil
illness.
The following is a report of the i'm.
portant matters given consideration
Certificates Granted.
The first important matter of bust
ness which the board considered was
applications for professional certif.
Gates. Fifteen of the we're considered
and the following were granted five
year certificates: Miss Sadie barney
Santa Fe; Miss NettieN Estella Cot
fey, Springer; Miss Luna Craven,
Carlsbad; Coleman Hall Bush, Van
Houten; Miss Amelia Gillian, Actez;
Don c. Taylor. Albuquerque; Miss Lot
tie Sweet, Las Cruces: Robert Henry
Templeton. Santa Rosa; Miss Maggie
Marion Mayors, Pennington. The
last may possibly be given a life GER
titcate if additional satisfactory in
formation can be furnished. The ap-
quotations of others were either re.
1ected or deferred for further consid-
GRAFTON.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting of the board to prepare a syl-
labus in regard to subjects for the
examination of teachers. reported
progress. On account of the increas-
ing amount of business that usually
ONE before the board, the time for
The regular meetings was changed
from the second Saturday of March,
June, September and December. to 2
O'Clock p. m, on Friday of the same
months.
Normal Schools Needed.
After careful discussion il was
unanimously agreed that conditions in
New Mexico are such that provisions
should be made by normal schools and
other standard educational ~institu-
tons in the territory. for the train
ing OF teachers especially to meet the
demands of rural schools, and, there.
fore, that courses of study should he
prepared which when completed
would legally entitle those who have
taken those respective courses, to a
third grade certificate, a second grade
c~ertlhcate or a first grade certificate.
A committee was appointed to pre-
pare such courses and to submit the
same at another meeting of the board.
AS additional explanation of the
rules governing the board in granting
territorial certificates. a resolution
was passed to the effect that it is the
general intention of the board that
those who are granted a five years
certificate shall be entitled to a life
certificate at the expiration of the
former.
Certain powers of the territorial
board of education, by resolution,
were delegated to the superintendent
of public instruction. with power to
act for the board in cases of emer-
gency in the interim of the meetings.
Yearly Examinations.
The board, by resolution, determ-
ined to hold an examination once a
year to accommodate those who wish
to apply by examination for terrific
rial certificates, and adopted rules
governing the same, with the excep-
tion of prescribing exactly the
branches with their limitations, upon
which applicants will be examined.
BY resolution a committee was APP
pointed to cooperate with the terri
rorial educational association in pre-
pairing a course Of study for the com
mon schools of the territory, with a
view to having ii ready for use in the
autumn of 1906.