Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-06-16

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fscient manner. Ths pressss eoaat
tion u thss educational inssassttua
proves this aaass cvns1asas~ay. The
hoard Of regents esnslsts q Gel
kno.s AMI respected eitizens ~ho
have the xslfsr~ ~ sfs instasatios nj
heart and she perfam their Quite.
aco~ptaniy and In she ssxhs dlrscsioa.
Professor Ven u N sfacssrf Y. EFess
sxpsrisaes and ssil observed rspats'
tlpn. He has I'm tn manzxenaent VI
the affairs u the f*rmzi exhibited
soand jaxnsenL ~ffiencs and ABILITY u
q hixh prasF. HI A = strict discipiln'
srlsn and has msints.asd the eharse'
ter ~ the ~ork entrasssd tn his care
On \ high plane. one item I'm his ~
mInisiratiun deseryes special credit
and TINT h. that he Insists 90 . proper
recognition n The Spanish language In
the studies prescribed a the Normal,
He believes that a knnwieegs nf the
Spanish language by the teachers n
the public schools, n the eitfss and
mors ND In the rountFy. Ia m absoiuss
essential for sond and thorough Sorh
90 their part. He held. that teacher.
Ut the public schools IN this Tertiary
especially in the country precincts and
In a majority u the e4sunties csnno'
dn me god that he or she ought u
without q fair understanding ana
knowledge of spaniss. In many 81
the counties NJ this territory. the pm
pills when they are sent 10 the publis
schools. speak no Eng'ish. and. there
fore. the teachers who understand ana
speak Spanish can do much better
more speedy ana more satisfaction,
work with them. especially during III,
first two years Of thsir attendance
than can Tho teacher who In bound n
the English language and ran 20 NJ
further. Professor vert's idea In mak
Ing Spanish = leading ssbiect Of stud,
In the Normal Unisersity 10 eertainl!
corrsct and 90 far the carrying on
of u has proved ~ bensfit. What Thu
territory needs II teachers graduate,
from In normal schools. who have
fAir know.edgs Of Spanish aud of tn
temperament. habits and sentiment
of the pupils whom they viii teacl
and whom they win have charge Of Il
the public schools u the cities, town
and counties. yonns women nm,
young men. VIM are graduates of th'
New Mexico nornAi sfhoois and VIII
be>to1~fuEns ottsswiIs qualified. ca,
make thsmssfvse n~p1erstood easil,
and satm~sActoriiy n III Spanish lar
guage. by a majority ef the pupils al
tending their schools WIN prove o
greater value to the cosnrnOnwcaitl
and 10 the sdyanceins nt and progress
Of the pupils. n well NJ 10 the prope
conduct Of the publis schools, tina
will importations from he states. n
matter how intellectual an no matte
how well trained. The New Mexical
IL lgratified to know that the affair
Of the Normal univefSity AT the Mel
dow city are In excellent shape an,
that the college u doing the work 10
which II mi created and for whic
Il IL maintained In q proper, usefu
aud efficient Way. g