Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-25
SCHOOL FIGURES
GIVEN BY White
ARE ELOQUENT
Educational Development of
State Reflected in Report to
Governor by Superintendent
of Instruction,

SPECIAL coRsssroNpsNes TO MORNING JOURNAL
Santa E'e, Dec. 24.-The following
are some Of the eloquent figures from
the biennial report of State Supern-
tendent of Public School Alvan N.
White, filed with Governor McDon-
aid, yesterday.
School districts. 1916, of which 9SS
are rural and 33 city OF these dis
trcts coo have one room, 125, two
rooms, and 35 three rooms. These
districts are taught by 1908 teachers.
Enrolment. 1916, OF which 67,-
147 are In the public schools and g.
S2S In other schools. Average atten-
dance, 54,032. of which 40 1923 are in
the public schools. Percentage of en-
rollment to school census, 65.s per
cent, as against 81 per cent the year
before. Percentage of attendance 10
enrolment. 74.2. as against 65.6 per
cent the year before.
1t is deplorable, however, that OF
the enrolment only 2.270 are in the
eighth grade, 2,S7S in the seventh, B.
$50 In the sixth, 1852 in the fifth,
while in the fourth 1t is 6,O32 In the
third s,21s, in the second 1861, and
1882 in the first, while in the pri-
mary are 1886.
OF the 1903 teachers, 5S1 are man,
1,l61 women. The average annual
salary was $43S.O1. the men receiving
1851, the women $45S.94; monthly
salary, s59.S2, the men, $62.3s, the
women 1886. However, 1873 teach
crs receive less than $500 year; 600
receive less than $500, and only $50
receive more than 5000. Life profes-
sonal certificates were held by forty
eight teachers; three land five-year
professional certificates were held py
seventy-two; county first-grade Ger
tificates by COZ; second-grade by 45l,
and third grade by $50, while only
forty-five held permits.
High school Statistics.
There are fourteen county high
schools an daltogether fiftyrtwo high
schools. of which twenty -eight have
four-year courses, five sthree-year
eleven two-year and eight onc-year
courses.
OF the public school buildings In the
state, 80 are reported as owned: zsf
as rented. There are Sal adobe buiiu-
ings: 474 frame; eighty-one brick
yixty-nine stone; thirty-one cement,
and eight log. Only ninety-eight were
reported in excellent condition, ssl
good, 4O4 fair. and 221 poor me
bonded indebtedness Of school DIS
tricts amounts to million dollars.
The state extended 43,T6S.47 for state
aid to the rural schools during the
past two years to enable them 70
maintain a minimum term of 100 days
and additional state aid amounting 20
s43.056.62 was granted for new scnooi
buildings. The districts having 40
school at all have been reduced In two
years from eighty-six to none.
The past year, $1,400.907,5l was
received for public schools OF when
s1,s46,402.54 were expended. the
balance ON hand was s555. 4O2.Ss, as
against s5OO,S97.42 the year BEFORE
For teachers salaries. $S25,tSs.e9
were expended: janitors wages, $780,
1929; books for INDECENT chiiure"'
S57S; new buildings and furniture
1904, 295.40: interest on bonds. $751;
1881: school supplies. s2S,SSl 20
fuel, $S0,102.76. The sum OF 90
S40.S3 was expended to collect sf4'-
oso.9S of poll taxes; from direct
taxes $784.O27.93 was received; from
liquor licenses, $s4.7s5.14; apportion-
It.f. 2an n n Ice h00QS.