Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-27
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION Is
Mrs. IA)CkAliD'S SUBJECT

Taking az her subject. school Nd
ministrationi Mrs. Josie Lockard,
superintendent VI coifax county. read
the following able paper;
With the growth Of our schools IN
size and In number and with Their
Development In resources aud IN
methods. their organzation tends
constantly 10 grow mofe complex. The
future OF the educational develop
inent OF our people depends upon the
development OF the schools Of Wiz
lagos. towns and small cities. The
principles that should govern a school
administrator are not different from
those that govern the successful man
of affairs. Every board Of education
ought to hold regular meetings. Busi-
ness transacted at regular meptines Is
always regarded with greater inn
poriance than business transacted at
specinl meetings, unless they are reg
ularly adjourned meetings
a definite and regular order of pro-
ceedIngs should be Instituted Every
decision OF the board. even though
apparently unimportani should fbe
recorded.
Every school board should under
stand the nice distinction between
economy and parsimoDy. An increased
expenditure may be economical be-
cause II gives an improved condition
to the school a. a cost that Is JUSTIFIED
by the very great gain.
One principal Of successful admin
istratlon IL foresight. Plans must be
lmadc ahead. And beyond the plans
must be estimated the future needs of
the schools
The country school offers the great
est opportunity for personal contact
Of patron and teacher. When both
/, patron and teacher come TO UNDER
stand each others needs and work 10
meet tho demands. then the country
school will be able 10 fulfill its mission
moro fully. The most effective super
vision requires n close personal touch
aud contact OF the supervisor ana
| teacher.
AS q rule, when the county superin-
tcndent has succeeded in establishing
| the relation Of friend and co-worker
with the respective school boards un-
der his Jurisdiction. he has brought
about a condition that will In most
! instances enable him TO bring about
high standard Of educational growth.
No amount of supervision can atone
for lack Of teaching ability in those
who have charge Of The schools. The
county superintendent should know
the difference between good teaching
| and bad-how 70 help the good to be-
come better; how TO transform tho
bad TO good the people in the rural
districts should be made 20 think and
| feel that their boys and girls are just
ms good and deserve ms much and as
good schooling as the boys aud girls
OF the cities.
In colfax county. In many of our
onc-roomed country schools. the peo-
pie are demanding that the teacher
must at least be a graduate OF a
twelve-grade high school
| The best way l have found to raise
the rural schools TO o higher plane
Is TO place In the community a living
teacher. 1t is the personality of the
! teacher that counts. and not the ma
chinerv OF the school Every weak
lteacher leans ON machinery. Every
fstrong teacher can get along If there
IN no machinery at all. The time in
school for most pupils Is short. our
work must be carefully weighed. Our
chief concern Is the greatest good TO
the greatest number.
As a body of county superintend-
| ents. am sure, every member stands
pledged to laud cooperation for the
lbetterment of rural conditions. No
work of the human race is higher than
1.-THE work OF bringing children into
their own heritagc--p possession of
themselves and the world through
education.
I.If the hand and mind you deity
train.
Firm grows the will and keen the
BRAIN"