Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-01-06
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
IN GOOD SHAPE
Professor Clark Gives 0ui
Interview Concerning
Conditions.
PUPILS Of ISl GRADE BARRED

Iu relcrcncc i0 che statements that
have been made iu lnu paai few days
thaf tneie WAS Hu fUim lur ass more
puMis u tne puzzle acnuOs. a repre-
sentative Di The evening Citaen GALE
cd unun Professor Clark touuY, who
save out lho touuwins interview.
Yesterday and luuaY. pupils hnFo
been enfoned n Che public schools
n nl grades except fhr urai primer
frado. kuniucK5l Tennessee. iuhas,
ONO. Michigan. Illinois. California.
and other states have loss Go as in
ihc enrolment Many families are
moving into our city ana Vuiering
their young people in ihc public
schools AithouNn ass rooms nru luil
Co 0ycfn,,Wmg, lBerO Ia always room
iur additional pupils iu ans gnde exc
cgpl tho nnt Tables aud chairs have
been brought into cnmmIasiun in a
large number 0l rooms ln some cases
seven or eight pupils are seated about
tables
"TEo bmrd of c5railon has decided
to n0i admit D. thinning pupils to Free
grades at ihis lunr because their en-
rollmosl would mean che organization
uf new cp7aeH end tnlg cauuct he
done adsian3lg un3er tna wtaeut c7ns
Qiilpa ~ uiVg tuaHAll HumV oyer
crowded iaily pnigr4me aud n0 adtll-
ilona saa'a "a Sh.uh 90 place the twe
hundrei iitIn people who would cllel
ui ihia time u pesn.tiei 90 DO 30.
This condition le tu pc way com
PROMISING go Tbs puari 90 elgeMlnn
10 the public seh01l8. Ger 90 ihN ttY IA
general On luc contrary, the c0ldf'
ilon plainly av.acea TIE rapid uhsian-
tial growth Of uur cliy, and iF there.
, fore complimentary
"The decision ip not admit besln'
pors at tbs time wtnka no hardship
Ga any ong Ihe ASH I'd which ChiidreI
arr admitted tO our public schoolH 5.
10 xycaa ANY gnpil WHO Was tot
young Ga be admitted laa September
/ win be- placed ai 40 disadvpautgg b
be- must walt until nest September
before entering School men VII,
have carefully investigated tails mat
ter have concluded that The minimum
/ agp 40 which pupils may BE- admiite'
/ 90 the regular frst grade work SHOULD
not b. placed below aQvcn years y
however. the public schools have 1
kindergarten depart mont, Che mini
mum age Tor admission should ae be-
low seven years Pupils who onte
school at fve or six years of age arr
uot found avs or six years later q
BE in any WY in advance 90 thoa.
wao d.d not enter until they wcr
seven or ciHht years old The woyl
Of the fourth year OF The curriculum
ot the public ata0ola as il has heoi
established in the standard achOola o
our land prcsupp0sos the powcf o
judgment 10 q fair degree. The abihi
lo reason and form iuigmenis COME
through experiences Little peopl
who enter school az ayc years of age
find themselves on entering M
fourth grade not snfneiontly vol
equipped with the power needed. thi
la the grade 0f failures
~ nnv crltlcltm is tO be Justly Of
forod on The decision OF the board O
education Go not admit beginners o.
this time 81 ID that the board has rem
d0roA real service 90 the lltle peapi
and those most interested IN them
Prof CLARK further stated that thl
conditions existing az the dineren
ward schools in Albuquerque was bet
ter today than ever before In the city
history