Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-26

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our public schools by strengthening
tho tcacmNf pf course, you VIII al
agree with me- that the quality OF
the work done in any school is cor
roctiy estimated almost entirely by
the quality of the tcacherH employed.
The past year ! visited for as long
time az Il WIS possible for Inc 40 DO,
nearly all 81 the county. institutes ~ ?
the state. and also both ~ our SUM-
mcr normal schools { can truthiully
say that ] found only occasionally
teacher who did not take kindly 90
institute work. such course upon /
tho part of few Of the tenchcra hes
ing evidently upun the theory thnt
there was nothing more that they
lcuuld learn. A teacher who VIII not +
checrfuuy attend institute and faith /
fuzzy do the work as outlined by our
best teaching talent ln the state has. I
! i'm my opinion. ceased 20 grow ana
I soon win hr ana ought 90 Do places .
/ in some museum alongside other an
/ tiques and curiositit1
Ia my observations county instr
tutes divide themselves into TWO
! types, namely, the insmfntional IN
stitutc and the academic institute, or
the institute IN which effort is made
to teach subject matter. Possibly
II there may be- in this state some IL
miiutes combining ln "a measure both
types, on an institute Ia which the
teachors are divided. the higher
. grade ones dcvoting their time 6"
such professional training ana insplr-
alton as they may receive. ana tn'
others being taught the academic
subjects. This 90 my mind presents
, | "a considerable difficulty and am not
sure how best 10 overcome H. =
, teacher who needs drill kn subject
matter needs lunget time IMAM ten
days. teacher Who comes TOT IN
! ] Is a. Tor ID
several OF our states the SESSIONS 81
the institute continue not less IMAM
three nor more than ave days. ~
a other states better school commis-
+ sions" aud the lCuhihg cdu Gators
% | have recommended the uDOliEhnicnl
3 of county Institutes and have suhsu-
s tutcd six weeks summer schools TOT
professional and academic instrur-
n lion and have authorized county su-
: perintendcnts TO- hold short insPira.
Z. tiomai Institutes eat various times uno
a places i'm their counties during ths
H. school years ana la other states th'
J. law has required counties To unit'
and hold Joint Institutes upon thi
h theory thGt this WIN enable them O.
- employ better trained men and Wom
a. en- 90 conduct the institute. / wa
l. interested % few days ago 10 rehuih'
.o the biennial report of TIE sup"un
~ tcndent of ldphp, who suites that IN
ia joint institutes are much better tha'
"a the county institutes ana while d
X 1911 there were SIP teachers en-
ploycd ia tho state who did not al
e. tend any county institute, this mum
in BIER for the year 1912 under the join
n Institute arrangemOnt had decrease
to it2. our law permits the count
.ls ! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Two or more cOnn
,g ties To unite. but this has seldof
of been done. In my opinion ~ ~ wort
n trying the coming year in ut least
! 90 Q Ian 81 aHfI
N- / desire ga Say "a word about ou
summer normal schools ana "a
"A splendid work they did this yea
o- The summer schools held the pa
hy summer al the New Mexico Nofin'
as school and the Normal University
10 New Mexico were the most succcssii
re- ones in tho history of these instit'
he TONS Both schools were largely 90
tended, great Interest and euthusihs
were manifested and much prokrU
was made. the professional woi
~, being emphasized, ANA courses Ia q
y view subjects given, ii more teucl
he ors would only do their ocndcm
ID work before entering these schoo
lil and then do only professional tfail
mt ing in these schools, we would soc
ed Dee able Co pat into the rural schou
err uf the state efficient teachers. TT
department OF education mas "a eve
rt opportunity urged those Intending
teach in the state, FIRST 90 obtain
ION good academic education, ana th
'lN, To take at least one or TWO years
In professional trimming Boz our state no
] NAL schuulE ] regret that We "a
IN SIN compelled. in order 10 SUPP
roll teachers Tor the various schools,
die use as teachers practically every %
ept who desires tu teach During q
mi summer season, when tle county
ma Etitutes and our summer schools q
airs ln session, % seems TINT We VIII hn
me more than an adequate supply
wv teachers for our schools, but later
( cur supply is greatly diminished
the failures ana removals 90 other stnl
last and ia the end we are forced To d
ere cept great many incomplete
ap- teachers who have iuiled 90 attic
eX- even the county institute, GA
90 ho day Will soon como Ia this SEA
Of when We vii have "a law which "
lis- prevent anyone from teaching "
elk has not done certain dotin
ex- amount Of training u some morn
has trainir school and who has not
of tended for the wear some inapirutit
ery al institute or summer normal scho
say / wish now GO thank the insttl
aR workers of The state Tor the ialth
in and efficient services rendered la
and half of the teachers and the depa
ing mcnt of education the past SUNNI
ear. the county superintcnd'nis who hi
iorH In every instance worked Tor q lnl
3 % attendance and profitable, cnth
in- iastlc institute, nnd, iluuilN, 90
eto- teachers of tho state Who 20 che
lnty fully attended and who worked ~
ned hcicnuoualy and faithfully tnrOu