Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-09-15
SPANISH AMERICAN
NORMAL SCHOOL !
Term STARTS
Good Attendance at Ell Rito ms
titution Now in its Second
Year Filling Useful Place in
School System,

W. i''ffD C0C'R' i'0N ~
School System,
Especial Correspondence to Motnise Journal
El Rito, n. NJ. sept. 1.-THE sec
ond years work Of the Spanish-Amer-
lean Normal school is now under way.
the fan term having started scptcm-
Der 8 with a flattering attendance and
a first class corps OF teachers. This
school has already assumed a practi-
cal and useful place in the New Mex
leo educational system aud will have
a very successful year this winter.
The board of trustees is as follows;
L. Bradford Prince, LII. D., Espanola.
president. Malaquias Martinez. Taos,
vice president; Veneceslao Jaramillo.
FL Rito, sccretary-trcasurer; John II.
Sloan, NJ. D.. Santa Fe. trustee, squire
Hart, Ranchos of Taos. trustee.
This institution was founded 10y the
legislature of 1909, for the purpose Of
educating teachers for the rural or
country public schools of New Mex
leo, and specially for those schools in
the counties and districts where the
spanish language is prevalent,
The preamble of the act founding
the school contains the following
statements: over 400 country public
schools in New Mexico are composed
principally of scholars whose native
language is Spanish, and who conse-
q%uently can only be taught English
and other studies effectively by teach
ers acquainted with the spanish IAN
guage.'
The most pressing need of our
country common schools in counties
where the Spanish language is preva-
lest is a sufficient number of native
Spanish-spcaking teachers. in sympa-
thy with their scholars, and with ann
pie education and training in their
profession to teach such schools in
English
To meet these conditions, the Span
ish-American Normal school was es-
tabli4hed.
Location.
1t is located at lei Rito, Rio Arriba'
county. in the building originally con
for the Territorial Reform
school. The edificc is one of the
best of the public buildings of New
Mexico. consisting of three stories n
n basement. constructed OF concrete
in the most modern style. The school
room. library and offices are ON the
first floor, the dining rooms and the
kitchen in the basement. with dormi-
tories above.
- -. V.a. 40 -fI. aft1HIfI4 |
of rio Arriba county. situated
m o beautiful VALLEY, t~wenty-tour
miles from the u. & +. q. railroad az
twenty-four miles from
Chamita. t~wenty-cight miles from rs
panola and sixteen from Ahiqui
Admission and Instruction.
ANY resident of New Mexico pos-
scssing the necessary qualifications
viii be admitted to the school anu
instruction viii be absolutely free,
no charge whatever being made either
admission or graduation or Incl
dental fec
No scholar will be received who has
not PASSED the fourth grade as estab- /,
.ishcl in the public schools of New
Mexico in a satisfactory manner or
passes a satisfactory examination Tor
entrance in the fifth grade.
Every scholar admitted shall sign
an obligation agreeing. in case he or
gradutcs, to teach at least two
GEARS i'm public schools of h terri
.ory. unless excused for good cause 10y
he territorial board of education.
The courses Of instruction will toe
,-ur,icularIy arranged for the training
md modification OF teachers TO give
Instruction in English in the ordinary
.ural public schools of the territory
especially in those where the
,rcater part Of the scholars belong 10
spanish speaking families.
Teachers holding third grade GER
~ificates and doing "a years advance
work i'm the :. A. \. :. making the
.cauired grades and passing the re-
uired examinations win be advanced
O second grade certificates. Teach
RS holding second grade certificates
doing a years advance work,
,assing required examination ana
required grades. viii receive
irst grade certificates.
All work lone by students In the
;panish- American Normal school VIII
~ recognized by the territorial board
# education.
Reading circles taking up the terri
orial reading curse will be organ
zed under the supervision of one OF,
teachers.
For the accommodation Of students
rho desire to live in the building, two
dormitories. one for young men
nd one for young women, Viii be
and the trustees viii furnish
,edsteads and mattresses. with other
furniture.
4 large kitchen and dining room
Nth necessary utensils. will also he
at the service Of the students
O that they can arrange. II they
for the preparation n serN-
ne Of their meals there. 10y forming
or societies for that purpose
Particular attention viii be given to
are Of the students by the principal
1atron and teachers especially to the
ridsnce and care 81 the Young wo-
zen attending the school. who VIII
. under the personal charge OF the
n~fuefua1 and mafrnn. Pro-