The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-08-10

~ III AAlG - vi Jul
west that will have a stronger corps
of teachers than will be found in the
Roswell Schools this coming yea In
fact there is not a school system in
the West that will nave as strong a
faculty from the standpoint of aca-
demic and professional preparation.
BY examining the above list of
teachers it will be found that 81 ous
of the 80 teachers employed in the
Roswell Public Schools are graduates
of a state normal, a first class col
lege or a state university. h other
five teachers lack only a few months
of having graduated. These five
teachers have had several years of
successful experience in good schools
and have lone special summer work
in nor-nals and universities-three of
them are doing special work this
summer.
In selecting the new teachers the
Board of Education and the Superin-
tendent did not accept the ordinary
\ endorsements. The Superintendent
| spent days and wrote hundreds OF
private, confidential letters to refer
ences seeking confidential inforna
ton concerning the ability, success
peculiarities, etc, of every new teach.
er employed in our schools. for the
coming year. They were all employ
ed from "A cold-blooded business
standpoint. Politics, church infiuen
ces. pulls, and other Influences, had
absolutely nothing to do with the Sc
lection of the teachers. The Board
secured the best teachers it was abb,
- $1,000 F~- tn - r;a- ,of
This coming year will De the beSf
in the history of the Roswell Schools
The adding OF the supervisors of Mu
sic and of Writing and Drawing viii
add much to the general interests and
the cultural results of h Schools.
The doing away of conditional pro
motions has had nue. to do with rails
ing the standard of the schools ar,
thoroughness. Life is too short TO,
our children to leave the school room
with a hazy knowledge OF the worl
gone over by them.
The Roswell schools are getting al
enviable reputation all over the coun
try. People are moving here to TAX,
advantage of our schools. If the pee
PIE of Roswell will continue to stan'
behind our schools, take a vital in
terest in them. and give us the new
high school building during the year
we can make them the very best il
the West.
This will mean that 100 fanilie
will move to Roswell aach year to sc
cure first class school advantages
These families will spend at leas
$4,000 per rear in Roswell. Thi
mean more TO your town han raj
roads and other financial enterprises
We hope the Roswell Commercial
Club realizes this to its fullest extent
SO get in behind your schools in tn,
right spirit. help the Board, the Sup
~eriptendent, and the teachers. Pay n
attention to the few knockers-ther,
are a few of this animal creation il
Roswell because the Board has Gu
out their influences and are running
the schools in the interest of the chill
dren of Roswell, rather than in tn,
nterest of the Knockers. Visit tn,
schools this coming year.. and see thu
actual conditions under which you,
child is being educated: know you
teachers and encourage them; if Ger
tain conditions dom suit you, see tn
super iiAt1htiit. II nc doCo hOL ilSh
them in case they deserve it, see tn
Board, don't go around grumbline
when you have not made known youl
grievances to the right parties.
They can most always be adjustes
satisfactorily to all parties concern
ed-the superintendent and teachers
want to do their duty toward YOU
children.