Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-12-15
OBJECTS To
CHRISTMAS CAROLS
This Time 1t is a Rumpus
Over Religion in Tucum-
carl Schools
NEW COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Governor Curry Announces Sew
eral Appointments---Tax
Commission

COMMISSION
The town of Tucumcari Quay coun-
ty, has managed to raise another pub
lie school row, just after the excite
ment over the recent accusation OF
race segregation had been satisfactor-
lily explained by the board of direct
ors, and Superintendent of Public
instruction J. e. Clark is hurlying
there to pour oil on the troubled wat
ers. Miss Goldenburg, or rather her
father, a Hebrew businessman, COM
plains that the children in the pub
lie schools are being taught Christ
mas songs from a program sent out
by the superintendent of public in
struction. When he protested to the
teacher that this was not only teach
ing religion but SectarianiSm. the lat
ter referred the matter to the board
er. Hence the appeal to the superin-
tendent of public instruction and the
threat to carry the matter into the
courts. As the songs and readings on
the program are uniformly taught in
the public schools throughout the
Territory. a nice question has been
raised for the first time. Superin-
tendent Clark had just returned from
Espanola, where he diplomatically
settled question that had arisen
whether parents were to send their
pupils to a native born Spanish-Amer
lean teacher. college graduate and
a very successful instructor, or tc
the room taught by a teacher from
the states. The matter was settlej
with satisfaction to parents, teachers
and directors.
Work on Road Resumed.
! Detailed advices received by Terri
torial Engineer Vernon l.. Sullivan
today from the Good Roads camp be
tween Thornton and Albuquerque
have it that the smallpox patien
among the laborers, has been isolated
| in separate house some distance
from the camp and is being strictly
quarantined and that work has beer
resumed by the rest of the force OF
thn Santa; FdAlbuquerque s0enit
| highway.
Notaries Public Appointed.
| Governor Curry today appointed
the following notaries public Bel
Franklin Nabors of Alto, Lincolr
county; Lee B. Case of CarriZozo
Lincoln county.
Session of Bar Examiners.
A session of the New Mexico Boart
of Bar Examiners was held today il
the office of the clerk of the supreme
court at the Capitol. Every membe
was present, to-wit.: Attorneys w. J
! Lucas, julius Staab and Charles c
( Catron. Supreme Court Clerk Jos
D. Sena, the secretary, was also il
attendance. The applications of thos
who desire to be admitted 10 praC
tice at the January term Of the ST
preme court were investigated.
County Commissioners Appointed.
Governor Curry today ,appolnte'
Carl Eklund, a stock grower AM
hotel man at Clayton, a county com
missioner for Union county, to sue
ceed on January /. Christian Otto
resigned.
He appointed Captain E. P. Buja
an attorney at Carlsbad, county com
missioner to succeed A. G. Hurd, re
signed.
Special Mounted Policeman.
/ Governor Curry today appointed
Martin Serrano of Santa Rosa, Qua
dalupe county, a special mounted po
| liceman.
Tax Commission Meets.
The territorial tax commission me
informally today in the office of Gov
ernor Curry and adjourned until to
morrow to await the arrival of Mem
Der H. B. Hening who has Just return
ed to Albuquerque from Chicago ant
will come to the Capital tonight, ant
Attorney General Frank w Clancy
who will arrive tonight. Captain ]
Is. Lea of Roswell and NJ. A. Gonzales
of Abiquiu, Rio Arriba county, mem
bers of the commission, are here ant
so is Travelling Auditor Charles Y
Stafford who will report to the com
mission.