The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-02-10
Petitions to Be Circulated in
Every School District for
Special Election to Deter
mine Forward Step.
COUNTY DIRECTORS
FAVOR THE SCHOOL
Final Action on School Farm
Plan Delayed Because Of
Absence of Members Of
Board; Meeting to Be Called
at Once.

As a result OF the joint meeting In
the Central building last night of the
city board OF education ana school
directors from All nearby school dis
tricts In the valley steps viii DE taken
al once ms provided by law, to deter
mine whether or q Bcrnaiillo county
shall have a county hish school. The
directors from the country districts,
County superintendent AtnnaciO Mon
toya and representatives from old Al
| buuucrque we're enthusiastically In IA
vor OF the plan, IL Is believed that
| when submitted TO the people, tho
plan Will carry by "a large majority.
Al the meeting last night were the
members OF the board Of education.
the county superintendent, directors
from school districts Of old Albuquer-
cue, Alameda, Los Padillas, Los
| Griegos, Mountain View. Barelas, san
Hose, Duranes. and Ranches de Albu-
auerque. and Nestor Montoya aad NJ.
g.. Ortiz. specially representing Old
Albuquerque. AFTER the working Of
lthe county high school law had been
set forth By President NJ y. Hickey
lof the city board, a number OF
speeches were made favoring the
plan, and upon "a resolution Il was
voted unanimously 10 submit the mat
ter to the people. Petitions VIII DO
prepared by the board Of education
al once, and circulated In every school
district la the county. when one-hith
of the legal voters az "a school election
shall have signed these petitions a
special election viii be called, az
which the vote will determine the sue
cess or failure OF the plan. The petit
! lions are 90 be- circulated by County
superintendent M%ontoya ana the
teachers and il Is expected that the
necessary petitions VIII be In hanu
within "A few days, when the amount
of he levy. which shall not exceed
1.-Two mills, viii be determined.
Under the county high school Law
courscs must boz given tn manual
training. domestic science aud anricul'
iture. The two former are already ir
iuu working operation la the city HIST
school. aud plans practically are c"m'
plete by the city school for h agrl'
cultural course. as outlined m tht
Herald Of Monday evening. The rev
= cnue raised from the county district
=. NMN MNMM AANNA ENH NH""
r general high school maintenance ans
> All pupils la the county VIII have pfi'.
ileges Of the Albuquerque high sihoo
without tuition as at present
Aclon Delayed pa school farm.
O. y. Marion and W. W. Stronl
we're unable to attend the meeunl
. last night and because OF their 40
: sence action on the school farm re
a port and plan prepared by fresidcn
I Hickey was delayed. IL Is likely ina
: Mr.. Hickey will cali the board TO
q gether either tonight or tomorrow q
receive his report. as action Is neees
sary on the farm plan az once In on
4 der 10 perfect the requirements 20
. the county high school.
From expressions Of the member
Of our board, I feel sure the fari
plan viii be adopted said All
8 Hickey this morning. although aotio
= was delayed because the presence o
|, the run board was desired. The en-
= thuslasm for the county high schos
y was such that we feel quite sure Of u
y approval by the people. The petition
2 are 10 DO prepared az % g and Will