Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-20

u and no money 70 equip such dc-
partment. II n proposed 20 convert
the old gymnasium and science build.
ing Into q boys dofmitory and tOl
construct now building for this pur-
pose. The first story OF this build
lnK will make room for our kinder
garten, the domestic science depart
mont and the department Of chemiH-
try, physicg, geography. etc. The
second story will be used as "a GYM
naslum. The board OF regents at
ready have had plans and speclfica-
tlOna drawn for such a building. u
is estimated that Il viii cost 100000.
bc realized during the year 1914. and
the last half the year following. This
building iH an absolute necessity ana
should be provided for.
OF the 2e3 students given as the
enrolment OF the Normal school, goo
belonged to the summer school. aud
ninety three Co the regular term. IL
~ apparent that the cost per capita
/ In the New Mexico Normal school ~
less than that IN many other states.
Not only 40. but there iH not "a norman
school IN The whole country, which
depends entirely upon state aid. that
| costs so little
Tie Normal Not a. Ne Measured ~
Public school Standards.
Everywhere n costs more per capt.
~ "a run normdi school Including
u training department than public
| school with the same enrolment. The
| normal school undertakes 20 equip
| teachers ia do every phase Of the
public school work. Its pupils must
| become more thorough Ia their aca'
| dcmic scholarship as well as To- re-.
r,lVc professional training. Very
lew ct So students have been trained
| iu yurni music. art. or along the in
duYtriai tines Then thore arc thote
! who wish 10 specialize In kindergnT-
ten aud primary teaching ana Other
! forms az dcpartin Aniai work. Al
| this class of work requires better aud
| specialized equipment The normal
| teacher is e teacher of teachers aud
| Therefore an expert w his line tf he
bc fully competent his' services 81 /;
| worth more than otbor teachers. For
! these reasons u " unfair To- measure
! the normal school by IN standards
81 the public school. Tho normal
school has distinct Characteristic ~
a. own and Nv these and those only
| should Il be Judged end supported.
The Normal schools Perform ~ Dou-
bile service a. the state.
IN considering tho demands of the
| various state Institutions Tor support.
We are aware our legislator has q
difficult task Al schools should be
Ubcrally supported and none should
be- discriminatcd against. Tho Normal
schools have reason for existence
That tho oihor institutions have not
other Institutions arc educating mon
and women To- az. their knowledge
FOR their own benefit but IN" tcaChc,
! &c. educated tn bccOmc servant OF
! th state m states expense iu
running q Normal school will hc re-
turned directly va better teachers f"f
her schools. New Mexico has prac
| tlcpiiv but two Normal schools. the
| Normal school NJ Silver City and The
Nurmal university at Las Vegas. Both
| these schools we're created bv TIA,
! sam" Legislative act. have the same
'oursc 81 STUDY aud are supposed a.
do tho same class az work They both
conduct training schools and botu
practically have the same curuil-
mont Perhaps III Normal uuiyor-
sity has more native pupils confined
mostly tn the lower grades and tho
teachers FOR the state Rut their
ltAsRt me- ~ nearly allitc that they
should receive the same treatment
from The legislature. our crit.
have Srid that the Normal schoui
Win tho exception 81 one year. runs
H. high school for Silver CITY. aud
that the Normal university runs one
fut Las Vegas Rut who can blame
these towns FOR taking advantag. of
the opportunity to s'nd their young
u'u and Young women To- 70 good
srhool' Tn, number n not many iu
either ease. Most ~ those towns
pupils, being educated Ia the utmps-
phcr' Of tn normal work fiuull, trk.
l"u" of thv normal courses md hC'
| come teachers rs admitting thCm
tho state has thus NOR, tu gain thsu
20 lose" Aduii every ura who ~ VIII
INC 90 Doc educated from ~ prof'
aiousl point ot view. whether Dee
promises Go teach or not o. the uoli',
at all normal echuols iu America
Attendance Ter tgtt.tai..
The regular trrm of the Sew Mex
ru Normal school began August IS,
1911, aud closed MAY - 1919. The
| summer term hogan MAY -. und clus-
ed July ~, following tn regular
term
Regular term enrolment ....... e.3
| summer term enrolment ....... ~
Correspondence enrolment ..... jt
Total enrolment .............Iti
Average attendance regular term { =
Average attcudapC" summer term I 81
NumhCr 't graduates ..,....t.... %
Total number of graduates. ..,lsi
The above cHtiuuty does not includ,
music pupils nor IN primary depart
m nj roll of tn, training school ran
during the summer term. The ahOy,
h Hn impartial statement of the Nor
mai sChool's situation az the present
| time from this II Ia evident the
| Normal school h. doing q great WORK
! Tor the state. II should continue q,
cnlarg, 10 scope at effort ana u'
Crcus, he efficiency aud thus rcall1,
more aud more the purpose iul
which IA Was created Give Il "a lib
crhl appropriation and continue o.,
make conditions SUCH that teacher
can attend us ssious and this enc
viii hc most nearly secured
G. ". MARRIOTT
President Hoard ut ltvg'nt-
JACKSON AGEE.
SccTctarys BOARD ct Regents
e.. NJ, LIGHT