Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-04-17
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sssbnn which should exist hefueen
this inssstufion md re s<hocs I'M
rem 81 Me- MEXICO he has con.
sider~d n hAs duty 10 furnish siarm
assiifled teachers whenever eslied
- 90 80 - A. ! result a. this policy
~fthia he last eight months Ne has
placed fourteen teachers and has had
calls from school Officers for fsenty.
four more TINT he could NOT supply.
To form sosas Idea of the nature and
extent of this demand one must e..
anime the big files Of lesters recely.
- BY President Vert from school, of-
fieers and teachers rristise 20 posi-.
tionx. Thai M Normal has succeed
81 10 reaching every part of the ter.
riiory. and tina there ii i real de-
mand Tor in teacher graduates. NE
following EXCERPTS from their corrcs-
pondence leaves III ground for doubt.
On. June II. Q president Of = school
board wrote: I'm You know of a teach.
er qualified 10 III The position Of
principal Of our school. one who n
i good disciplinary n. W would hieh.
~ appreciate the favor n you would
kindly furnish ~ HIS name and a.
dress. D. place ~ IN communication
with him President Ven found .
suitable person Tor this position.
Under date Of July q. q hoard
wrote ~ fellows. I'VE are wanting
. primary teacher and also q second
and third grade teacher. The first
must understand Spanish: the other
may or may not. These positions pay
s55 for eight months. III you have
teachers 10 recommend for these
places. We shail Ne pleased 10 hear
from you President Vert supplied
: teacher ~ho nov holds one o. these
positions.
On August Is President Vert re-
ceived the following telegram: "Miss
- resigned principaiship. Can
you fIl tho vscancyr School com.
mences Sept Is" Mr.. Vert had q
principal on hand September IL.
Another letter dated August I
reads: We have accepted Mas -
m per yonr Recommendation. and are
now looking TO You for primary
teacher. Hope you will succeed IN
getting N 4 good one, although II
she understands Spanish an IL ex,
pected III her. I am aware that you
may have sone difficulty. School
opens September 4. and the county
institute begins August 81" A sat
~lsfactory teacher was promptly sup,
piled Tor this position.
On the same date the following
was received. win you kindly have
some applications sent here for the
school to be opened soonY We have
been paying $50 a. month and Will
pay m much or possibly more for
the ensuing term which begins Sep
TENDER Is and continues eight
months President Vert put two
teachers In communication with the
president Or this school board.
A letter dated August III reads:
I'VE have q small number OF pupils
IN this place, the enrolment never
going above 80. We want Q good
teacher. q that Q will recommend
from any good school. WIN you ad'
Wise N Of such an ones"
Again on August ~. We are Ia
need Of 4 teacher for the primary
department % oar school. and would
thank You very much 10 put III 10
communication with a teacher whom
yeu know TO be suited Tor such q
place.
On September s President Vert re,
ceived . letter reading a. follows:
Your telegram Informing me o{ my
election TO the prlncipalship OF the
- school reached me a few hours
sgo. and I an very glad to accept
the place. I will leave here on the
18th. which win enable me 10 reach
- on the 18th, barring accl.
dents" This teacher was on hand
to hogfn work on the date spectfied,