Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-05-03
EX-MAYOR SENA
At THE HEAD
Elected President of New
School Board By Big
Majority
LIST OF THE GRADUATES
DIR. w. E. Garrison To Deliver
Class Address Friday
May 27.

Former Mayor Jose D. Sena was
elected president of the new school
board by a big majority the vote be-
ing ) to > Had all the members Of
the new board been present at last
nights meeting when the vote was
taken it is said the majority would
have been even still larger. The re-
tiring president of the board the Hon.
T. B. Catron received two votes. The
board as it now stands is as follows:
Jose D. Sena, president.
James l.. Seligman, vice president.
J. A. Wood, secretary and superin-
tendent of schools.
Captain Fred Muller.
DIR. David Knapp.
DR.. J. A. Rolls.
Thomas B. Catron.
DR.. J. H. Sloan.
Nicanor Baca.
The Old Boards Meets.
The annual meeting of the board of
education for reorganization was held
at 100 o'clock last night in the high
school building with the following
members present; Hon. Thomas B.
Catron, president; Jose D. Sena, vice
president: Nicanor Baca, Jose C. San
chez, and Charles E. Linney, with ].
A. Wood, secretary. These were alb
sent: Manuel Salazar, DR.. J. H. Sloan
and A. r. McCord.
The minutes of the February meet
ing of the board were then read and
they led to much discussion because
of the action of the board in regard
to the De Vargas hotel project. Mr..
Catron was not present at the meet
ing in February and last night he
|arose and vigorously opposed the sell
ing of that property on Lincoln and
Palace avenues to the De Vargas Ho-
| tel Company for the sum of $4,000.
Mr.. Catron took the ground that the
property was worth many times that
figure and that it ought not to be dis.
posed of so cheaply. But it was evi.
dent that Mr.. Catron's opinion was
not shared generally by the members
of the old board and by a vote of 4
to l the minutes of the February meet
ing were approved. This is taken to
mean that the board of education will
stand by that agreement made in
February and deed over the property
to the De Vargas Hotel Company as
soon as that company fulfills the con.
dltions imposed at the meeting in
February.
Bill Laid on Table.
Several communications were then
read but most of them were referred
to the new board, as is customary.
| Treasurer James B. Read read his
financial statements for the months OF
February and March and they showed
good balance in the treasury. The
April report will be read at the next
meeting.
A number of bills were then pre-
sented and ordered paid. A bill for
SIS for physicians services in treat
ing the wounds Of school pupil who
ran into a bob wire fence on the
school grounds was ordered laid on
the table.
Charles E. Linney was requested to
make his report on physical culture
IN the schools at the boards next
meeting. Mr.. Linney was appointed
some time ago on a special commit
tee to look into this matter and ad-
wise the board as to its feasibility.
| New Board Takes Hold.
i 1t was about 8 p. m. when the new
board came into power, it's new mem
bers taking the oath of office. Mr..
Sena was nominated for president by
DR.. Knapp and Mr.. Catron was nomi-
mated for the same office by Fred
Muller. Mr.. Sena was promptly elect
ed, with James L. Seligman as vice
president and Professor Wood as su.
: perlntendent of the schools for the
, twelfth consecutive year.
!, Commencement Announcements.
}, Arrangements were then discussed
for commencement and it was decid
ed to have DR.. w. E. Garrison, presi
dent Of the New Mexico College OF
Agriculture and Mechanical Arts de
liver the class address Friday. Nav
In.
The following pupils were ther
passed by the board for graduation on
condition they finish satisfactorily
, the years work:
J Alice Candelario.
} Margaret Cunningham.
!, Inego Daza
Il Eugene Fiske.
/ Rogers Fiske.
Julia Jaffa.
, Amelia McFie.
. Jacob Stafford
| Douglas Walker.
:. Frieda Wientge.
u Aime Witteman
II Professor Wood stated that in view