Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-06-08
TWO CHANGES IN
SCHOOL TEACHERS
Miss Boyd to Be
Principal of High
School
OLD OFFICERS REELECTED
Charles E. Doll Purchases z
Choice Lots From Board
Will Erect Residence.

All of the teachers recommended
for appointment for the ensuing term
in the local public schools were elect
ed with the exception of two at post
poned meeting last night OF the Santa
Fe Board of Education. Judge N. B.
I.aughlin presided at the session IN
the absence of President T. B. Catron
and the other members present were
Charles r. Easley, James l.. Sellg-
can, Jose D. Sena and Jose q. san
chez. Superintendent j. A. Wood was
at his post as secretary.
Miss Elizabeth Faulkner of Colum-
bia, Missouri, who had been selected
by the nominating committee as prin-
cipal of the high school, had been
offered salary of $40 per month, but
wrote back asking that the pay be
increased to $50. The board felt that
it could not afford to pay that much
and on motion the position was Of
tered to Miss Edna P. Boyd of Bald.
win, Kansas. The latter will be paid
monthly salary of $75. Miss Char
lotte r. Stebbins, of Munsing, Michi-
gan, who had been chosen as a teacher
in one of the ward schools, declined
to accept the position rendered and
the vacancy thus created was filled by
the appointment of Miss Iduma
Hughes, of Muskogee, Indian Terri
tory. The latter IS engaged at a
monthly salary of $55. Otherwise the
action of the nominating committee
was approved.
Board Sells Two Lots.
Charles e. Doll in communication
offered to purchase lots 5 and 6 OF
block S of Fort Marcy Addition,
which are located at the northeastern
extremity on Washington Avenue
and FederalStreet. His proposition was
to pay $S per front foot for lot 5
and $40 per front foot for lot 6 which
was accepted by the board upon con-
dition that Mr.. Doll begin the erec'
ton of modern dwelling thereon as
proposed within ninety days. Mr..
Doll expects to build brick residence
on the premises costing about $4,000.
The annual report of l.. F. Montenie
as treasurer was submitted as was al
so his monthly report for May. Ac-
cording to the latter the following bal
ances in the various funds were on
hand June !:
Building fund, $3,359.97; special
fund, $449.S5; sewer fund, $3.50; inter
est fund, $131.56; general fund $685.
Total $4,391.16.
Superintendent J. A. Wood also
made his monthly report for May. In
addition to giving figures showing the
daily attendance at the schools he
incorporated in his report a sugges-
tion in regard to the payment OF sal
aries to the teachers. He is of the
opinion that regular scale should
be adopted whereby advances are to
be made annually as an incentive to
secure good teachers and to have them
remain.
Before adjournment last evening Of
ficers were also elected for the en-
suing year. The old officers were re-
elected, 7. B. Catron as president, N.
B. Laughlin as vice president, and J.
A. Wood as secretary.
Bills which had accumulated dur
ing the past two months were audited
and ordered paid with the exception
of few which were referred to stand
ing committees. Messrs. Seligman,
Easley and Sena were appointed as a
committee to negotiate for the pur.
chase of piano to be installed in the
high school hall.
The following is the report of Su-
perintendent Wood:
Report Of Supterindent Wood.
Santa Fe, N. M, June 8, 1907.
Hon. Board of Education.
Gentlemen:-I hereby submit to you
my report as superintendent for the
month of May, 1907.
The work of the school progressed
very pleasantly. The work of the
teachers and pupils during the closing
days including the reviews and exam
nations was very creditable; and the
large number of visitors who exam.
ined the exhibit of work expressed
themselves as greatly pleased. The
work in general showed great i'm
provement of that of any preceding
year.
The average daily attendance of all
the schools for the month was BAT as
against 316 for the same month last
year. The average daily attendance
during the entire year was 4,042 as
against 378 for last year
A more extensive report of each
teacher and for the entire school will