Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-09

leo Educnl ,onal association ut .slbu-
| auerQue November 7, Hon, Alvan NJ
White state superintendent OF guollc
instruction, NnnOuncedi "Our eNperi-
ment OF government By the people.
without q system OF universal educa-
i ton. would undoubtedly have proved
|, q failure, aud looking back over our
years OF popular government We may
say that Il has been n success In tho
measure In which our public schools
have been % -i'ccss, and II haa been
a railuru ~ ',r measure In which oar
public achun'- nave been inefficient
1T VAS the Intention OF our furr-
fathers In their work OF cons,ruytNc
statcsmnnshlp, to establish n system ut
FREQ schools on tho basis OF equality
~ opportunity ami they proceeded on
tho assumption that all men should
hayO equal opportunity to enjoy IA"|
lnallcnablo rights OF lifo. liberty and
tho pursuit Of happiness These nat
; nral aud inherent rights must h1 iully
rcailzrd In the ITO OF democracy, only
! ~ tho whole cody Of citizenship has
b boon placed on this basis OF opporiun.
ltE
The schools 81 tho state Nr0 tho
very bulwark OF ita safety and hHppi"
ness aud the very foundation vi all IT,
greatness. cmiucnce and glory, The
common school Is ono place in when
| poor children of our rural dlStricts
md their proper and happy place,
and that the school is Intended 1" sivd
= ali,r to the rich aud, tho poor. an
equal opportunity Cor nt least u COM
+, mon school education. Thal oar pub
y, llr S'huudH ara our greatest uud lirst
l.,t'tagc. That It IN the dutS "i every
,iiz,n L. foster and cherish them
Niin that luNo ihlt knows NO hounds"
Sew Mr\,ru e. uobly assuming the
n. duties uC stotruuud ana " Winning the
I, admiration of her sister common
! WcnuA Eut Ncw Mexico must get
I, mr true bearings, must know her
|, Nru ,(ursa - We'll rs limitl'ss pctrn-
, Nultics, brIorr shn can truly audi
+. Hanly lrd that she In In lluo with hsr
,I Dos, utilities and. headed towards her
- higher drsiin,. ~h" viii do well I"
A carefully n"rd tlo DAY or small h"Rin-
= nings. she must rhc"p before sh" can
e. run.
\ Tho report of tho commits Toner nr
Il education Tor tho United states shows
o that 500 per cent Of New MeNico'S
o school population resides In the rural
j. districts II further shows that In tina
= per cent or enrolment New Mexico
y stands asa In the lists OF sintca and
. thu District at columbia, 33d In the
\ numhcrs.Of pupils attending daily tor
, \ each ono hundred enrolled; In AVERAGE
Il number lDf days The schools wCr" kept
Al luTin @bAaIo year New Mexico stands
- tpth IAN tth" average numh"r Of dayi
shktdr ,.eeay rhild, i've to eighteen years
lFfl 10 aeA& NgN Mexico stands 40th; IN
W nv rtKNehunhrr NJ days attended by
~ SArh 4 Aspllpit rnrullcd New Mexico
n kstanAe4QGh In niunun' cNp0ndrd per
~ ,TnT d, 1e4rsahn total pupIilition. Sew
ullNtrv helS13takds AHth. with an Hmdunt
!lPf tgNw9Rt child.
tM TheST9eslos CENSUS ol Sew At"Niro
'W for rtajffS,uWrd iuO,uI, culdrrn he
~ NN, NM hig"1 Of 'yu amt .lw'utv- uuc
al yGnraS FSf' lhi1 numhor there WIS u
Ia Fcnod ijt cnrolmrni "' r,,AgG. or a
~ liIlN' Mrfk+Ih1u h.ll "' the rhildroa
= ~ ,nFstktG. The rorl cr,t Of mains
. tanning %tl6 prulI. wn"ols 90 N"w
Alrxic1. Tor lpIl vlr H,I2Iairl ~
thc din. ihur~rd Dprr"Nlmatcl
- 1
nIno hundred ,,N,u,y ,rr rurh dis.
tricts. AMI oh"W thup arc IN mcm
uuratcd NtHE'., t"vus and cities
Tnus ig6,n u,, ur- Impressed with IA,
lh,t that 'tauN u.s." i"i cent pf oul
,h'lur"pur" 40 CO., country, and tun
oul about 4.l' u. Darw attend hu"D
WulJ iAln, r,m,I5 'uI iNia d"plurhh
aud primitive H.i"iIpu'
Strlo Sup,Tu', udrut White sug
in.-is rNp"ri .up'r,iu"u, H., mstL
uud prnp"rl, ,wuhnsiara th" import
Inuru ot Thoroughly competent an,
trained Cuuur 'ur,rlntCndrutS. Thl
rs wei II IL p,tr,ue near Tho root u
~" METER ~ tgrr" Nith Mr.. whl'
when hr says 81 muN nRplu nsEor
tnut the rtilu.,r,, 81 our rural school
drprnd.. iarErb upun thr work Of on
county Surr'iuloud'u Hud mug
ngain insist lrll the most lmporian
step In the Improvement of our rura
Mnuols. ~ 10 pruNldH tu adequate sal
nry for, aud d'Wnud I ia" hands q
uuT county sup,rinl"nd"nts, tho rN
Icrt supervisor of ,'h"uls under M
charge, lie ahuu'l nav, larger an
greater power. IN a democracy Tx
ours ! would not hIvn him arTOsnt
10 himself iull responsibility to
schools administration. ON IA
other mana, / can not allow the scho'
boards or directors, who Hro impGr
f"ctly qualified and usually have IN
sufficient tine, attempt 10 ndminlstc
d"ialla of our ."hool work, which "a
dulro expert knORlrdge,'
Exactly, Mr, superintendent. TIL
. refnrm and evolution of our Hchoo
must btgIn with the county superb
tondont and his school directors. 70
propose to mako guprrintendeDts e'
!. perts. WAY not, az tho Same tim
J adopt plan 10 make more competeI
dlrcct0rs2 Tho two muHt work Il
gcthcr for a common end along M
!. proved ljncp, II success In attnlnc
school directors are human. Th'
ara troubled about many things. The
IA work for tho community liz thanl
'osA task. without any rcnnmernti0
Their tiIhe IN taken up with the stru
gle for Alfo's daily ncccsstioS. Thu
= have nq,meanB for thoroughly infOrr
Ing themselves ~ "a what ~ bell