Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-05-09
COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
PETITION IS POPULAR
Miss GOebel, County Superintendent,
Reports No Difficulty In
Getting Signers
WILL Be GREAT INSTITUTION
More Funds Means More Scholars OF
Luna County viii Receive
Education In Deminq

Petitions are now being circulate,
for the purpose of securing the sig
natures of onc-iiith of the quaihc,
school electors of Luna County. wher
the Board of County commissioner,
will be- asked to call an election fo,
The purpose of designating the Dem
mg High School as the Luna Count,
High school. Miss Grace Goehcl
county superintendent, is direclin,
the work, which will be- completed il
Il very few days. The advantage,
ur the county high school have beer
urged since the legal obstacle. To- III,
organization were removed hy ia,
last Legislature. and il is thought
that little opposition To the idea wi
develop.
ADVANTAGES or CHANGE
The law has evidently been mis-
construed by the officials IN II mum
her Of counties aud for the purpns,
al making the campaign rllrcliN,
Alvau \. White. state superintendent
ha, sent ont the following letter
which contains specific information
on The subject:
Miss Grace q. Gorbrl, County Su.
pcrintrndrnl. Drming. New Mexico
With reference to your High Schon
situation, IL seems there is Il mislead
lne Impression abroad with reference
To the establishing of county higl
Nchn"ls. Carri2o2o has Just los, ouI
by reason of such Interpretation oi
the high school law. Captain, in th,
same county. circulated petitions, So,
cured one fifth nt the electors of the
county. and upon u vote recently
was designated county high school
You should prepare II number oi
petlIlon- asking the County Comms
sioners to call an election for tn,
designation Of Deming as a County
ili"h %"h"ol. and when yon have one
fifth of the electors of the county
80 nearly ~ you can Judge. or more
! am satisfied the County Commis
'loners will call an election for sucl
purpose. You should do this at one,
and grt Il levy made at the July meet
lng of the Board of County Commis
sloners. should say in ten days
you could easily have sufficient peii.
TONERS and the election should b,
called about the last of june nm,
the return certified 10 the Board OF
County Commissioners in July. Now
there Is great advantage in having
Your liish School made county wide
The course can then he better ar,
ranged. There will be no tuition fol
outside children. You will have nor,
funds and the work done in youl
school will be- entitled to greater re-,
rognltl"n by the State Board of Ed.
n"allon. Luna County will certainly
b" behind the procession if il doe,
h"' get busy immediately. We inten,
Z" have the school here made county
wide right away.
Several of the counties voted lhi,
month on the proposition. Please SEE
your School Board and ProfessoI
Taylor and get this matter going I'M
medlately. fon can make dozci
or so of petitions and mail them on
To the other precincts at once and
should think You could get all tn,
legal electors in Deming within a da,
"I =" am greatly interested in see
ing a County High School estabhshe,
III every county and | trust to hay'
Most all of them in this year. Yol
VIII lind the High School bill on pag
!" "i the School Directors Guide
'he last Legislature in no wis
amended section > of this bill. Yer.
'ro'y yours, Alvan n. White, Stat
SUPERINTENDENT. SNnIn Fe. Nav d