Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-17
CHARGES AGAINST
TEACHERS ARE
INVESTIGATED
Two Licenses Revoked by Ed
ucation Board at Santa Fe;
Large Number of Certificates
Granted Applicants.

GRANTED Applicants.
Especial Correspondence to Morning Journal
Santa Fe, n. NJ. June 16.-Charges
against various teachers were heard
by the territorial board or education
at It's recent sessions here and two
licenses We're revoked. The board
transacted AZ immense amount Of
business, including the granting Of
certificates to an unusually large
number Of applicants. Present at the
sessions were: Governor Mills,
Brother James, w. +. Garrison, G. NJ.
Light, +. Mcqueen Gray. w. c.. Hay
don, L. w. Conway and j. +. Clark.
Bias Sanchez absent,
Action was taken IN q large num-
Der Of applications Tor teachers GER
tificates of various grades. The fol-
lowing certificates were granted to
Albuquerque teachers.
Hazel Thompson, secretary was
authorized TO grant thlee-year pro-
fessional or receipt of satisfactory
credit in physiology.
Bernicc Adams, country first grade,
three years granted.
Alice Schneider, t%hroe-ycar profess
sional granted.
IL. M lNcnaids, honorary nc
granted.
Eunice /. Mcclellan, thrcc-ycar
professional granted.
Anra Isabel Fox, three-year profess
sional granted.
Violetta dc Tullio, three-year pro-
fessional granted.
Miss Mamie Creel, threc-year pro-
feEsional granted.
1t WAS moved that If evidence is on
file in the department that j. S. Ed
wards, Anthony. n. NJ, was dismissed
because Of drunkenness, this board
regard such evidence as competent
testimony and direct the superin-
tendent Of public instruction to re-
woke Mr.. Edwards teachers license.
Carried.
On motion the certificate Of II. p.
Copeland, Lordahurg, n. M, was re-
Noked.
No action was taken by the board
in the cases of j. w. Denney and J.
CLARK Williams. but the secretary WAS
directed &c address a letter to each
county superintendent calling atten-
ton to the fact that charges are ON
file against J. w. Dcnney, j. S. Ed
wards and IL. 3. Copeland and ask
that county supeintendents withhold
approved of contracts with these per-
sons in the event OF application for
work in the public schools until as
sured by this department that all
charges ere cleared.
In regard to the exchange relations
established between the state of Okla
homa and the territory Of New Mex
leo, the secretary reported that the
department hHd asked two teachers
holding lirst grade licenses in New
Mcxico to apply for endorsement in
"A. A. 1911 IT, a. 81
cants were required 10 take examin-
alton on furnish credit i'm agricul-
ture, domestic science, elementary
drawing, Oklahoma history and mu-
sic in addition To the credits found
on the New Mexico license.
on motion former reciprocal rela-
lions with oklahoma in the matter of
certification or teachers We're set
aside and hereafter applicants holding
oklahoma licenses are required to
take examination or present credit in
psychology since the only profess
sional branch shown on the Okla
homa certificate is that of theory and
practice.
Some discussion was given to the
ACCESSIBILITY of accepting credit from
educational institutions located out
side OF New Mexico in building for
licenses lower thar New Mexico
county first grade certificate.
on motion 1t was decided to hold
to the former plan of honoring cred
its IRON educational institutions To-
Gated without New Mexico in build
ing for county first grade license and
for professional licenses, but not for
county SECOND ana third grade c~ertiti-
Gates.
The secretary reported the list of
forty Institute workers to whom in
licenses had been granted and
motion tho action Of the secretary
in granting such licenses was APP
proved.
Aftcl some discussion as to the
plan to be followed in issuing c%ertifi-
cate OF qualifications to candidates
for the office Of county superintend-
or 20 county superintendents
elect. as provided in section is, chap
ter 81. laws of 1907, and in chapter
l.. 5. statutes F~orty-ninth con-
gress. the superintendent of public
instruction was directed to request
from the territorial attorney general
opinion as to the territorial
boards right and duty in this regard;
said opinion to be presented at the
meeting of the territorial board on
the following day.
The secretary reported the insti-
schedule showing that complete
arrangements have been made with
nearly an county superintcndents Tor
the 1910 summer schools. Two weeks
to Toe held in the following
counties:
Chavez. Colfdx. Eddy. Grant, Dona
Ana. Luna, Mckinley, Otero, Roose-
welt. a Juan, Sierra, Torrance
linton.
-Four weeks Institutes to be given
in the following counties.
Bernaliilo. Curry, Guadalupe, Quay,
Rio Arriba tone at lei Rite. n at
Amarilla). Sandoval, san MI