Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-02
STATE BOARD IS
UNABLE TO FIND
BOOK OCTOPUS
Clean Bill Of Health Is Given
Representative Of New Mex
leo Merchants After Inyesti-
CATION by Educators.
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SPECIAL pispArer TO sosn,no JOURNAL
Santa Fc. Sept. 1.-The charges OF
book trust existing in New Mexico
and that this trust was depressing
the school children by exorhitant
charges and refusing to establish
agencies in small towns. were dis
proved to the satisfaction OF the state
board of education by Albert Stern,
of Charles Ilfeld company of Las
Vegas and Albuquerque. according to
the minutes Of the board made pub
lie today Mr.. Stern also explained
that Dr. Frank H. H. Roberts and
col Ralph +, Twitchell had given
his company the right to publish
their book. "A History and civics OF
New Mexico" without any compen-
satlon TO them.
Since contracts for text books ex-
pire next year, publishing firms were
permitted to issue the books this
year without having the price stamp
ed In them so that the books can be
disposed Of elsewhere II they are not
readopted.
d. w. Joiner, whose certificate had
been revoked In November. 1918, was
restored, while action on the charges
against r. A. Grove. Of Melrose, was
deferred.
Vacation at Christmas.
The board recommended that
teachers throughout the state be al
lowed one weeks vacation at Christ
mas time with full pay.
The board authorized county SUI
perintendents to use some book be-
tween Cyrs first Spanish book and
Mantillas second reader.
Miss Dorothy White OF Albuquer-
que, c. f. De LaMater OF San Juan
county, Mrs. sibyl Kirby Inglls of
Hope, Eddy county. and Miss Mar
garet Manley Pasco were granted
temporary one year certificates.
A resolution was adopted urging
that all lieu lands OF the state for
school sections should be selected
and set aside before any other lands
granted the state are selected.
san Diego Exhibit.
At the request of the executive
committee of the Woman's Auxiliary
board of the San Diego exposition,
represented by Mrs. r. F. Asplund.
Miss Aurora Lucero and Miss Flora
Conrad. the board authorized the
preparation Of educational charts
showing educational progress and
conditions in New Mexico for the
educational exhibit at San Diego next
wear. slides to be made of the charts.
the charts to remain property OF the
board.
The cases Of r. r. Champion, Mari
ton Barker and Mrs, NJ. Alfaro were
referred for further investigation.
The History and civics of New
Mexico" by Roberts and Twitchell
were formally adopted after the hear
ing of protests from Ex-Governor l..
Bradford Prince and Hon. H. NJ
Read.
Strong Resolutions.
The following resolutions submit
ted by 25 of the 26 county school
superintendent of the state were
adopted:
believing that the interest and
advancement of our schools depend
to very large extent upon the CHAR
acter and efficiency of the teaching
force, it is the sense of the county
superintendents of New Mexico, that
only such teachers should receive
certificates and be employed in the
public schools as are OF high moral
character. professional spirit. and so
far as possible, of good academic
scholarship. We believe that the
issuance of permit should be re-
sorted to only in emergency and as q
last resort in order TO secure a capa-
BILE teacher.
Realizing the great influence that
Is. or ought to be exerted by the
teacher over his or her pupils, we are
opposed to the issuance of certifl-
cate to any party to teach IN the
public schools of this state, that ls
addicted to the use pf intoxicants
and we also feel that 1t would pe
commendable in the state board ana
department of education to disconr-
age as much as possible. the use OF
narcotics among the teachers ana ed-
ucators of the state.
We desire, therefore, to assure
the state board Of education Of our
hearty cooperation with all efforts
put forth by said board to reduce inc
number Of permit teachers ana 20
raise the efficiency and moral stand.
ard of our teaching force. we feel
that our standard Is above the aver
age already but let our motto pc
Onward and Upward.
we further desire to express our
intention not to issue permits 10
teachers who have failed to secure
certificates in any examination ana
that when we issue permits we snail
issue them only TO teachers who we
have reason to believe. are able up
on examination to secure cer'l'i-
cate
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