Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-26

LIB.
necessary to levy a tax son a body Of
its servants, Which teachers are.
Not only should the state board ~.
celve state funds with which TO per.
form its prescribed duties, but lis IN.
strumept for making its work effec.
4 tive, the state department Of cduca.
ton, should have additional room al
the capitol. additional help, and add.
tional appropriations with which 10
carry onits excellent work. The state
would save money and at the same
time increase the efficiency Of school
administration. II 1t would appro.
PIRATE enough money to enable the
state department to get out uniform
report blanks Of all kinds required BY
teachers and other school Officers
and distribute them to such teachers
and officers The state department
should also be granted its desire 10
have the legal school term extended
from five months to six months In
tNtlf Etti0Vi III tAAt saw
County superintendents should be
given more power In the selection Of
teachers. fixing their salaries, and
regulating school expenditures In gen.
cral. Why call them superintendent
when they have only clerical author
ity? All intelligent people hope TO see
the day when New Mexico will In
some manner select its county super.
intondcnts on the ground of fitness
TO direct the educational work Of their
territory. the same as city superinten.
dents are now chosen TO direct the cd
vocational affairs of the city. The sal
airy of county superintendent. when
so chosen, should be as large as or
larger than that of a city superinten-
dent with an equal number Of teach
ers, and additional travelling expenses
which city superintendent does not
have.
His appropriations for office ex-
penses should be increased and his
authority to consolidate and grade
schools within his jurisdiction should
be enlarged. Some provision should
be made. also. whereby all children
within the state may attend the school
nearest them. regardless Of district OF
county lines.
Our county high school law Is CIV
ing excellent results wherever It Z
and should be amended to
enable any pupil in the state. when
ready for high school work. to attend
any accredited high school of New
Mexico, free. TO this end as we'll as
for other reasons. we should create
the office Of high school inspector
whose chief duties shall be to inspect
and classify all high schools Of the
state ut least once each year.
Unless something is done TO enable
eity schools to get funds with which
% educate the large numbers who
move into the city in the fall, attend
he grades and high schools of the
,ity, and move TO the ranches again
he next spring. the legislature should
'hange the present law so as to make
t more difficult to become resident
,urely FOR educational purposes.
For the benefit of those persons
Who cannot afford to buy good books
md who are without the usual edu-
ational opportunities, as well as for
he purpose Of supplementing all cd
lcatlQnal work. of the state. New Mex
90 should provide travelling Libraries
Q be directed by the department 81
ducatlon. No other agency will pro.
ucc greater results III the raising q \
ur average intellectual life, for me
money Invested, than will The lrase''
ng library.
Codify the School Laws.
We need to repeal some school laws
nd we need to enact others; but our
reatest need Is a complete coulF
alton of all the school laws that az
ect us in our daily labors. Our schoo'
lWs should be so Systematically ar
anged that the common people, Wuo
lust be guided by them, can casls
nd what they want. and so eleafn
nd simply stated that any person
no can read shall be able to UNDER
and what they mean without the as
stance Of a lawyer.
Careful thought ON the part 81 in'
ody, and others interested in our eo'
cation, and the cooperation OF tne
ext state legislature, VIII save w
ate money in printing. in The d's'i',
uuon Of the laws after they i'0
rinfed, and in preventing costly e
RS made by school Officers who nv
OF the proper legal matter to gun
rem Other states have successfuni
'liowed such lines as are lnd'ca'c'