Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-27
SYNOPSIS NEW
SCHOOL LAW
Passed By the 37th
Legislative As
sembly
MANY CHANGES FOR BETTER
Republican Majority House
and Territorial Board of Ed
ucation Did Fine Work.

ucation Did Fine Work.
Among the good and timely meas.
ures enacted by the 97th Legislative
Assembly is the educational law.
Most of its sections were formulated
and recommended by the Territorial
Board of Education. Several were
added by the Committee on Education
of the House of Representatives OF
which Captain E. G. Abbott, of this
city was the chairman. This commit
tee considered the provisions OF the
measure thoroughly and carefully and
the result in all probability, will be
found very satisfactory. There are a
number of important changes from
the law concerning school manage
ment and education heretofore in
force.
Under the provisions of the new
law the Territorial Superintendent Of
Public Instruction and county school
superintendent have enlarged pow
ers; qualifications for candidates for
school superintendents are very strin-
gent, although they need not be pro-
fessonal educators or teachers, the
standard of teachers mas been raised
to high degree and in many points
there are found good improvements
and valuable additions. The prin-
cipal credit for the passage OF
this measure rests with the Republi-
can majority Of II in the House Of
Representatives, or the Swift Seven
teen," as they were called.
To be sure several self-important
would-be statesmen and conceited Of
ficials will assure the dear people
that they "did it ALL but the fact re-
mains that the II Republicans in the
House of the Assembly and the men,
bers OF the Territorial Board OF Edu-
cation are the ones to receive due
credit and be given praise for the
many first-class and wholesome pro-
visions of the new statute. The fol-
lowing synopsis has been carefully
prepared by Professor j. e. Clark,
Territorial Superintendent of Public
Instruction and will prove Of great
interest to educators, to teachers and
to the public generally! The synop-
sis reads:
Section |. Organization and CON-
pensation Of Territorial Board of Ed
ucation. No change from old law ex-
cept that per diem is made $3.50
Section II. Powers and duties of
Territorial Board Of Education: Grant,
renew, and revoke teachers certifi-
Gates, adopt text books and course OF
study Control teachers institutes.
Section III. Territorial Board to
prepare examination questions for all
grades of teachers certificates, and
send copies TO County Superintend-
ents seven days before date of exam
nations; to fix time, place and rules
for county examinations; to prescribe
subjects and percentages. Third
grade certificates good for one year;
second grade certificates good for two
years; first grade certificates good for
three years. County superintendent
may renew first grade certificates
once only, subject to the approval Of
Superintendent of Public Instruction.
Board of Education in city may Is
sue teachers certificates under such
rules as 1t may prescribe, but such
certificate not legal except in said
city. Members Of County Board Of
Examiners not to be paid for more
than five days.
Section w. Territorial teachers
certificates issued by Territorial
Board of Education under its own
rules: Holders of Territorial certi1-
Gates must attend summer school or
institute approved by Territorial
Board; Territorial Board may endorse
certificate granted In states or other
Territories; Territorial Board may
grant first, second, or third grade
county certificates to persons who
have completed specified courses;
graduates Of st. Michael's College are
granted county first grade certificates.
Section v. Superintendent Of Pub
lie instruction may issue permits tc
teach; permits expire at next sue
ceeding examination; County Super
intendents have like authority, but
cannot issue twice to the same per
son.
Section vi. Teachers Institute in
every county: Conductors and instruc
t0rs selected by County Superintend
ent on approved by Territorial Super
intendent; Every conductor or in
structor must hold certificate from
Territorial Board of Education: At
tendance Of teachers compulsory, ex
cuses for nonattendance secured as
III old law; Territorial Board Of Edu
cation may issue permanent excuse t.
certain persons; Cities employing
superintendent who gives half time te