Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-01
THE PROPOSED TEXT
BOOK ACT WOULD
HURT HIGHSCHOOLS
SAYS MILNE
TO Use Same Books They Must
Be Put on Equal Footing,
Says Albuquerque Super
intendent.
STATE BOARD POsTP0NES
ACTION FOR A YEAR


Santa Fe, N. NJ, May lat a meet
ing OF the state board OF education
held here yesterday afternoon there
were some lively discussions over the
proposed law for q uniform school, and
text book system in the state.
Professor Milne Of Albuquerque head
|of the schools, and number of edu
Gators from other parts Of the state
were In attendance. Considerable OBJ
lection was raised TO the provision OF
the proposed law, requiring all schools
10 use q uniform text book. The High
schools In Albuquerque. Las Vegas.
Roswell and severed other cities are
better equipped to use more adj
yanced text book on many subjects
shan some OF the new High schools.
There arc for instance, schools In the
state just recently started and with
only a few pupils IN attendance With
out laboratories and other equipment
possessed by the High schools longer
established.
Prof. Milne objected TO the High
schools Of the cities being put on the
same basis as those In smaller places
where, because OF conditions the
same line OF text books could not be
used.
II the legislature. however. passes
the present uniform school law. this
provision may be Incorporated nnd
the High school men viii 80 before
the committees on education IN the
house and senate 70 point out The OBJ
iections 10 that particular clause
1--WE believe that a Uniform course
OF study must he adopted along win
text books" said Prof. Milne. and
this can not be successfully done until
our High schools over the state are
more equally footed. II would be Il
Hardship 20 require High schools not
equipped properly to pursue more adj.
vanced studies. and e likewise would
be hardship 20 compel well equip
ped High schools 10 accept text books
that are not advanced enough 10 SUIT
the situation.
There also Is the question OF the
election OF school directors IN June
School directors, IN the opinion Of
many OF tho educators, ought 10 be
elected early enough In the year 20
fully understand the situation by the
time the school closes for vacation
I NGUUNMs III UNWEL W HNAWNG AilE WAaHA
teachers 1t 10 necessary 10 employ
them by the first OF July for the
teacher who Is not employed by that
time usually considers himself out 81
a position. Were our directors only
elected In June they would take Of
flee so late that they could not com
mRnd the best teachers prior % the
first OF July"
Among other objections raised by
the educators was one against com-
lpulsory vaccination OF teachers every
five years and against a school Jay
OF six hours exclusive OF recesses.
1.-THE present system IN the schools Is
10 let the directors or the principals
Regulate. the number OF hours OF a
school day.
I'VE were notified only thirty days
ago that we should hasa to adopt a
uniform set OF books for the Align
schools" said Prof. Milne, 'and the
High school teachers did not have sui-
nclent time 10 thoroughly canvas the
situation"
The state board has agreed now 70
postpone action on the subject OF uni
form text books for TIE High schools
for a year and In the interim a care
fll investigation Of the matter Will De
made. The uniform text book il
more easily agreed upon in the COM
mon or grade schools. but there was
n division Of opinion among the mem
hers Of the state board as 70 the al
Visibility Of a uniform set OF text
books tor the High schools Of the
atate.