Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-01

Most Interesting and gratifying e
cVery friend ~ education IA TN
county H the following statement o
me condition of the RcrnaliIo county
schools forwarded % Territorial sup.
-ef4ntsuasnt James E Clark IS Count,
Superintendent a a. streup ~ Is !
report which VIII rrnas eareful con.
-Sd-s and elbows that tns'
anna "a progress haa hnen made M
The fnfai schools of the county The
rclnil VI in N8Bt ssatemruf follows
ffopori rs ihf Territorial supcrin-
fendnnt ~ fnbife Instruction. santa
re. NcN Wesico.
Ia reply r. YOU request Tor q bflrf
statement ~ educational conditions ~
this city. Il gives me gfeat pleasure 90
state thAt conditions never were het-
ter than nd The present time. Most
eIAtifsinging results are being ohtain-
"a IA practically every district IN tho
county ana largely Increased interest
"a being taken hY the putrons 81 the
differena $, hoais and this can only he
accounted for hy the increased offl-
cheney Of the teachers employed
throughout the county.
Never. IN the history OF this county.
aih NC have more efficient teachers
thnn I'd tie present time. only two.
permits are held hy teachers now
teaching IA The schools Nine hold
fhird grade certificates. sixteen sec
onn Frade certificates. one First grade
ard rive territorial five year eertifi-
eatee, q showing that amy county
might wen be proud Of.
Thirteen of the thirip-eiaht ioaoii-
,fa have %parehgsed tcoding circle
books nna many or the others whose
names do not appear have combined
with them and are reading the adopt
"a reading circle books. borrowing
from those thai purchased the books
The RernnIiilo County Teachers as
aaciation win mcei -four times during
the year, ~ which meetines, the teNi
af The reading circle books ia discussed
y application made TO the work ia
The different schools
The financial condition Of the DIFF
farpnt districts has been greatly inns
proved bs mnrc economical and husi-
neas-iike administration in the diffpr-
ent districts enabling the school term
TO he perceptihly heightened Con-
tracts are written his year With fif-
fecn tchcuers for thirty SIX wcrl,s
tefn. SIX teachers for thirty-fW0
weeks. three teachers for twenty
eiaht wecks' and five for twenty four
three FOR twenty and one for s~ixteen
aud five contracts are not yet write
bat ia cash case. teachers are
considering the places and prob-
uhiy will heein school Immediately
after the examination IN January FOE
terms. ranging from twelve to sixteen
weeks.
The physical condition VA the dif-
schools has also been e%reatlt
increased IN nenrlY every school now
~ have h~iaekhoafda. comfortable
wlth SOME maps, charts, globes
.fe. Nearly every school house owned
b. the district now has Il pitched roof.
sither corrugated iron OF shingles up-
~ 81 and 4 floor with b~laokboarda
practically around the entire room tn
ms or two instances. The sents are {
cry uncomfortable, hoine home !
made. STRAIGHT hacked affairs. hut ia +
majority Of cases new factory
soats have been purchased i
English IS the ianeiaRe used in the -
liffnrent eennul rooms throughout tht
nuntY. White many Of The pupile
hai come arc Unable Go spcak or un
English vet ia q very short
they pick np ID w0rldnR kno1fl
dye and ara soon able "a understand
Vfrythinn chat 81 said, In practically
yeiy district "a short timc g much
pposltion Wis made 60 tho abandon
Of the spanish language, but nc
present time, nearly an thia oppo |
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