Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-27

of today win he the men and women
OF tomorrow, and that as men and
women they will have 10 perform at
least four functions in society. and
these are physical maintenance. social
duties, political obligations 10 ones
country, and attend TO those higher
things which make life really worth
while This admits of no haphazaru
training Of the youth of our great
slate, but a complete development OF
the child which must come from not
only intelligent direction from the
teaching force OF our state, but from
AN sources that ne the children to the
community In which they live
Industrial Education.
We believe that the establishment
of an industrial department to our ed
ucational system Is wise one, but that
the provisions for It's operations are
very incomplete. We urge that greater
power be given the state department
of education. county superintepdents
and county commissioners In estah-
fishing consolidated districts for the
purpose OF bringing together larger
groups of young men and women, and
getting together greater areas Of as
sessed valuation that this industrial
training may be made effective with
the least expense possible 20 the citi-
zens of the state. and that state aid
be granted to all schools maintaining
industrial departments, provided such
Industrial departments have been ac-
credited by the department Of educa-
tion.
Travelling Libraries.
We wish again TO give our endorse
ment TO the efforts now being made
by the New Mexico Federation OF
Women's clubs for the establishing of
q state system of travelling Libraries,
and we again urge all members Of the
association TO request their repre-
sentatives IN the legislature to take
favorable action on the matter at
the next session.
Expert Supervision.
Quoting from an address delivered
by the Hon. Alvin y. White be-
fore the New Mexico Educational as
sociation In 1912. After a careful
consideration of the subject assigned
me / am compelled to state that in
my opinion the next most important
educational problem before our state
for Improvement i'm our rural schools
Is an expert supervision of the same
We believe that the proper test of a
county superintendent qualification
Is an educational qualification, and
that when administrative qualities
have also been proved satisfac-
tory in the county which he serves,
the constitutional limitation of term
should be raised and that his term
of office should rather be determined
by useful service than constitutional
Limitation. and we urge the next leg
islature TO submit 10 the voters OF the
state an amendment TO the constitu-
tlon bringing about this end.
school Law Code.
In 1912 we said. Nothing can be
of greater service TO the cause of
I'm New Mexico than clear
and comprehensive statement of an
our school laws i'm such n form as viii
enable all our citizens TO get the facts
readily and easily" AS these laws
are at present they are I'm many cases
weak, and inefficient We
therefore urge that the next legisla-
Wre provide for the appointment of
an educational commission. whose
Cuty it shall te to work with and ass
sist the committee ON education tu
rrep3te and present 90 the legislature
q set OF laws that will meet the needs
of our public school system, and that
"a sufficient appropriation be made 20
meet the expenses of such a commits
sion.
Professional Training.
We recognize that the time IS near
at hand when one to teach in this
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