Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-07-01
ATTENDANCE At
sCHOOLsDOUBLEs
N SHORT TIME
Superintendent Pleased
With Fact That System Is
Benefiting More Children
Than Ever Before.

The figures showing that enroll
mcnt In the county schools. outsid
Albuquerque. had nearly doubled il
4 me two years he has been in office
afford more qualification to Count,
superintendent Anntamo Montoy,
than any other feature Of his annna
statisiical report.
Mr.. Montoya naturally IN proud ol
the fact that the standard Of III.
teaching corps is higher than il wa,
two yenrs ago, ana also Of the fact
That he has built several modern
schools. but he takes particular
pleasure IN the almost astounding in.
crease In attendance. That shows
that the schools are accomplishing
their purpose 81 educating an the
youth, or practically all.
i.300 Pupils Three Years Ago.
The superintendent's statistical re-
port, which he mailed yesterday 10
State superintendent Alvan \.
White at Santa Fe. showed thai tho
enrolment In rural schools at the
close Of tho last term was 2,4G5. Two
years ago II was 800.
Mr. Montoya attributes the in
crcasc partly 10 the higher standard
or the teachers Records in his Of
flee show that one teacher employed
last year had life certificate. thlr-
teen had professional certificates.
fourteen, first grade certificates:
seven, second grade certificates. and
nine. third grade certificates. Six Of
the nine holding the third grade GER
tificatea. taught In the mountain dis
tricts. where the school term Is
short and where salnrles are not
hieh.
Better buildings have helped. too,
Mn Montoya believes.
School Property, s0s.7s7.
Take the Alameda school as an
instance" he said. Last year the
was 205. That was after
the new school was built. Before
then the enrolment was around 100.
District No. 10 affords another ex
ample
In line with this belief the super
ntendent has induced boards of
directors to hire painters to decorate |
he interior and exterior of the !
in several districts this
summer.
The value of school property in /
Iiernallllo county. outside the city
limits, is s6s,7s7. according to the
'eport. This includes $4,000. the
'alue Of new buildings put up since
Mr.. Moutoya has been superinten-
lent The $4,000 includes the fur
liture for the new buildings, but not
he land upon which they were built.
The monthly payroll for the last
ear was s2,70o The average salary
vas S55, The majority of the teach
rs received from $40 to S65. Tho
otal amount paid teachers In salar-
es last year was S23,05i.50.
To Raise Salaries.
Teachers salaries viii be raised
ext year. one principal is to get
IS a month. the highest salary yet
aid IN any Of The rural schools Of
he county Many viii receive S75
nd the majority will get sG5 or more.
'enrly every teacher who taught IN
he valley last year win he retained
nd nearly all of them will be raised
o next year. according to Mr., Mon
oya
While nearly every district In
ONE counties have applied for state
Id, there was only one weak dis {
riot in Bernalilo county last year.
hat was No "a, Barton. on the east J
lope Of the mountains. Districts !
With an income Of 5000 or more are !
ot entitled TO state aid.
Six more teachers viii he en- &
loyed next year. Even then there
vii not he enough to teach the large
tendance properly Mr. MontoSp
tied ono teaoher who had sixty-se seven
harges another who had ninety
ne, and another who had eighty
We. ns cases where the instructor !
'as oyerworked
BuardS for Increase
Primary teachers should not have I
lore than thirty-fiv or forty pupils
nd those who teach higher grades, 3
nd consequently more subjects,
hould have less. Mr. Montoya said. ,
Mr. Montoya experienced little diff ,
culty in obtaining higher salaries
~ most of the teachers. Boards of +
irectors, he said, have been quick !
) realize the benefit OF good teach ,
" ana have been willing 10 reward ,
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