Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-27

Santa Re, \. NJ, Aug. 27.---There II
stiil about 100000 available In tho
state school building fund 10 be used
under the authorization of the laws OF
1913 and the state department OF odu-
cation Is planning To secure many
more and better school houses
throughout the state by the aid OF
this fund.-
Although there are 1909 school dis
tricts in the state, there are some dis
tricts where school building are
rented aud some districts ia which
r. community OF considerable size ~
located al some distance from any
school building now being used. To
remedy all OF this VIII be the aim of
the state department of education. aud
blanks arc now being printed on
which 10 make application FOR aid for
the building Of n school house. These
blanks viii be sent out immediately
ana u ~ hoped before the ave months
ters in these districts startr, Go have
school house ready FOR the use Of
the school population.
According To the law which author
ICES the helping of needy districts, the
district itself must furnish "a least
one-thlrd OF tho cost OF the school
room. either in labor or money. and
the state is limited To $500 maximum
for this purpose 20 any one school.
Figuring that the districts would all
take advantage of the t3O0 maximum
amount this means the construction
OF a class 81 buildings averaging Ia
cost around $3.50, with some Of them
a
tricts are prepared and willing. In or
der 20 get new building. 90 put up
more than the necessary one-third re-
quirod 20 get state aid.
or the 1907 school buildings In tho
state in which school Is held. ass are
owned by the districts in which they
are located. and 2i9 are rented build
ings. II ~ very probable that every
one 81 the 2l9 schools occupying rent
ed buildings Will attempt 20 get Into
a building of their own with the hell
Of the $500 state money. AccOrdine
To- Mr. Whites report, iGi buildings
owned by the districts are reported M
poor condition. and undoubtedly som,
Of these will be replaced.
IN addition To- the above possible
tiles for the expenditure Of the schoo
building fund, Superintendent whites
report shows that In districts whcr,
there are only one room school build
ings. there are $4,000 and over enroll
ed. and 40.91O children OF school axe
In the districts. This means that ovel
1900 children In New Mexico, be
tween the ages OF ana q, were no
enrolled. Since the limits Of tn
school age may be- "a little broad, an'
also since Il IL probable that some %
the 1900 not enrolled We're within
easy walking distance OF q school, th'
1900 must he cut down considerably
TO get the estimated school population
which h without school facilities. Bu
even with an necessary deductions. !
is estimated at the lowest that Ia M
various school districts of New Mex
leo. there are at least 200 cOmmuni
ties In which there are Is children a
more who have no school facilities q
an, and IL Isl ln these sections that IN
greatest good will be done. First the
viii bee aided in securing schoo
room, renting one to start with
necessary. then if the elders Of IN
community viii aid IA a school build
ing raising doing az least third O
the work they may have schoo
building all their own. And still bet
tor. they win bc able 20 draw fror
the state aid fund whatever they nee
Ia make up the pay OF a teacher a
$50 month for five months