Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-05-20
TEACHERS MUST
Do BETTER
Higher Requirements for
Third Grade Certificates
Insisted Upon
AN INDUSTRIAL SANITARIUN
Incorporation Papers Filed by
Group of Chicago
Physicians.


Chicago physicians today filed in
corporation papers in the office OF Ter
ritorial Secretary Nathan Jatfa for the
Valmora Industrial Sanitarium, char
table institution located at Watrous,
Mora county The incorporators and
directors are: E. Fletcher lngals,
Charles L. Mix, Edwin B. Tuteur, John
NJ Dobson, Frederick Tice, Philip l..
lanes. julius Rosenwald, A. A,
Sprague, James E. Otis, Edward Nj.
skinner, John NJ. Glenn, E. D. Rey-
nolds, John F. Wolff, James M. Blazer,
Victor Remey. The offices are at Chi
cago, the New Mexico headquarters at
the Valmora ranch, at Watrous, which
has Just been acquired by purchase
at masters sale, and the New Mexico
offices at East Las Vegas, e. ID. Ray
nolds being the New Mexico agent.
Trade Marks Registered.
The Monte Vista Milling and Ele-
vator Company Of Monte Vista, Colo.
today registered the following trade
marks in the Office of Territorial Sec
retary Nathan Jaffa: Daisy, Royal
Flush" La Flor del Rio Grande,
"Swastika," "Pansy," Diamond" and
"Bobolink.'
Santo Domingo Census Trouble Settled
The census trouble at Santo Domin-
go has been settled without calling out
the troops through the diplomacy and
co-operation of Superintendent Clinton
J. Crandall and Special Agent Elmer
Marsh, who held pow-woW last even
ing in the census office with the COVER
nor and governor Of Santo DO
mingo The last named promised not
only cooperation but help to enable
Enumerator Cyrus Dixon to complete
the census in quick time.
Higher Standard for Third Grade ex-
aminations.
Gentlemen-We have been sending
to your county for county examlna-
tions in the past what we term Glass
B. third grade examination questions
and we have been requiring As per
cent as the average for third grade
license and that the lowest standing
in any one subject required for that
license should not be less than 25. 1t
appears to us that it is now time for
us to advance the grade of the ques-
tions making them a little more diff
cult and to advance the minimum
standing to 35 and the average stand:
ing to SO. The third grade certificate
issued in New Mexico is far below
the average third grade license issued
in the states and we feel that we
should advance the standard of this
certificate year by year until we are
prepared to say that the certificate is
on a par with those issued elsewhere
One of the great weaknesses of the
third grade teachers of your county is
the limited knowledge of the English
language. If you are to have foul
weeks institute l trust that you will
urge every teacher of the third grade
class to attend this institute for the
full time. We must insist more Wig
orously than ever upon having the
children of the public schools taught
the English language in order that
they may carry on an ordinary conver
sation in that language. There are
thousands of children now in our pub
lie schools who are not prepared tt
do this and the continuance of such
condition will prove decidedly com
ci n tn q
fection upon the work of the public
schools.
The department will instruct al
readers of examination papers to take
into consideration in reading these pa
pers the evidence of the applicant:
knowledge of the English language
and if we find only limited knowl
edge of the English evidenced, WI
shall feel disposed to deny the certifi
cate whatever may be the grades Sc
cured in the subjects covered by tht
examination
The department is confident tina
every county superintendent wishe
to see the teaching corps of his coun
ty very rapidly improved; that it i
the desire of all who are really inter
ested in the public schools that tn.
most competent teachers shall be plae
ed in charge of the children.
| shall very much appreciate
very frank letter from you comment
ing upon the plans proposed in tn
foregoing.
Yours very respectfully,
]. E. CLARK,
Territorial Superintendent Public Ii
struction.
National Guard Orders.
A. P. Harrington, of Ration, is al
pointed captain in the National Guar
of New Mexico to date from toda,
Captain Harrington is placed on th
unassigned list
In compliance with section cha,