Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-08
SESSION BOARD
OF EDUCATION
Two Additional Teachers to Be EN-.
pIoyed For Fifth and Sixth
Grades--CoaI Bin Partition.

The Board of Education of the city
of Santa Fe met in adjourned session
last night, Judge N. B. Laughlin, pre-
siding as president pro tenn. Other
members present were: Charles F.
Easley, Jose d. Sena, Jose Segura and
Jose G. Sanchez. Professor j. A. Wood
superintendent Of the school, was at
his post as secretary.
The first matter taken up by the
board was in regard to the coal bin to
be built in the basement of the new
high school building. Estimates had
been secured for having the partition
ing wall constructed of both brick
and planks. c. Digneo agreed to build
brick wall seventeen inches thick
and eight feet high for $3.50, provid-
ing that the brick and lime were fur
nished by the board. A. Reingardt
made a bid for the work for the board
partition of $2S.00. agreeing to use two
inch planks with sills and girds of
four by four inches, the whole to be
well spiked and braced. Both esti-
mates included doors.
1t was decided to have the partition
built of wood as that would be the
cheapest and it vas the general opin-
lon that it would be just as substan-
tial as brick
After Investigating the matter it was
found that if built of brick a founda-
tion would probably be necessary for
the wall and this would incur addition
al expense.
While the question of partitions was
being discussed T. was also decided
to have partition built across the
corridor in the basement to separate
the boys and girls when going to the
toilet rooms, and this matter was re-
ferred to the committee on buildings
and grounds to secure bids. The erect
ing of wall tables and shelving for the
chemical laboratory was considered
and the same committee was instruct
ed to have the work done immediate
ly by the lowest bidder
Owing to the crowded condition Of
the fifth and sixth grades in the local
public schools the board voted to EN-.
ploy two additional teachers, one to
be assigned to the school in the first
ward and the other to teach an extra
room in the high school. The teach
ers' committee was authorized to look
for suitable teachers for the places
and report applicants with recommen-
dations at the next meeting. The ad-
ditional teachers will not be employ
ed until about the first of October.
One of the rooms at the high school
still remains to be furnished and as
this will be used as soon as another
teacher is emptas "a the board order
ed that it be furnished at once There
being no desks Of the sizes required
to spare in furnishing 1t the superin.
tendent was instructed to order forty.
eight from the supply firm from which
the others were purchased.
The Presbyterian Mission school is
IN need of ten or a dozen desks, and
the board consented to sell any num-
ber of the old desks no longer in use
at 81 apiece After all of the rooms
In the public schools are furnished
throughout an inventory will be takei,
of desks, stoves, and other school fur
niture which has been discarded and
the same will be sold
A telephone will be placed in the
Office of the superintendent at the
high school. Manager l. Sparks, of
the Santa Fe Electric Telephone Com
pany made an offer some time ago
Of putting a telephone in the school
at the residence rate of $5 per quar-
ter.
Last nights meeting of the board
was held in the superintendent's Of
fee and the members took advantage
Of the opportunity to make an inspec-
| ton of the school by electric light.