Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-04
DETAILED REPORTS
PRESENTED TO
SCHOOL BOARD
Complete Resume of Heating,
Lighting, Ventilation and
Plumbing of City System
Made Last Night.

EXHAUSTIVE reports. dealing with
conditions IN the Albuquerque city
schools. with reference Ia health and
sanitary conditions ana the progress
being made la tho various depart.
mcnts, were presented at the regular
meeting of he board ui education held
In tn Central schooi building last
nght Mcssrs Robert, aud '1ull ~ he
eats committee on sanitation. handed
~ a very complete scientific report
of he sanitary conditions of me school
bindings OF The city especially with
reference ia he heating. lighting, ven.
iilation and plumbing This tcport
was replctc with definite Information
on certain faulty conditions prevailing
IN the city school buildings aud oifcr
ed pei tincnt suggestion IN detail The
hoard was very much picased with mo
ihoyoughness with which the commit
tee had performed this task which
affords them sound basis for placing
the school buildings ol Albuquerque
IN accord with latest aud best ap.
proved ideas OF scientific sanitation.
The secretary was instructed To pN-
press by letter thc appreciation of he
board
A communication was received from
The civic Improvement society asking
The board 10 cooperate with The civic
Improvement society IN the matter ct
securing city PLAY grounds Horn
communication were referred 10 the
committee on buildings and ground,
Supcrinte ndent OF schools W -
sterling presented AN exhaustive re-
"A. In.
1uorqnc schools The rcpurt noted the
satisfactory demand ior more room ;
the need OF tho enforcement OF the
compulsory education law, and numcr.
Gus Other matters OF much interest 10
The board and 10 al interest i In odu'
cation. Mr. sterling > report Tor March
is given ~ full herewith.
4 great famine In China is NOW.
Ing down It's thousands today And
but FOR the general Intelligence pro
dnccd by America public school sys'
tenn we might be In "A similar plight,
Education as by magic has been
fhc Ahadin's Lamp which has trans
formed continent OF harbarous In
dams into she highest civilized nation
IN the world Europe, Asia and Africa
have civilizations huary with centuries
but America In three hundred years
has oui stripped them all and m, mos
effective instrument of her advance
meat has been her unique system %
universal education. Other nations
have chosen great armies aud grca
nayies, and mighty military system,
hui Americas greatest weapon hal
been universal intelligence. and there
tore universal suffrage
There Is every evidence. however
that We have outgrown oar presen
system ot education IN some mcaSuy,
and that u process of read Illus tmrni !
now taking place The field g.ass am
the microscope of INVESTIGATION ha
been turned upon our present day sys
tenn OF education as never before
Prominent among these investigator
SO far as the public school system
concerned. Is the bnroau Of municipa
research of New York city. The Ru,
sell Sage foundation of New York an
the United States bureau OF educatio
AT Washington. ~ c. Also, The Pla,
ground Association of America. an
the national child labor committed
The y, r. A. and the National SnpeI
inieDdents' association have recent
endorsed pan Tor the extension 9
the work oi this bureau OF education
The commissioner of education ha
included In his appropriation estimate
now being considered by congress
items aggregating s15,0oo for The 81
tahlishmeni and maintenance OF a iiei
force OF consulting specialists IN IT,
branches OF educational work. OF hi
sum t30.O00 Is for salaries OF the te
specialists. $20.0o0 Tor travelling an
contingent expenses. and s2a,ooo Ia
additional clerical and editorial fore
IN the central office
The specialists provided for IN IN
estimates are In the following SUI
jec,s: