Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-20
REPORT OF MISS
MYERS REVIEWS
PAST TWO YEARS
Director of Industrial Educa-
ton Tells Of Work That Has
Been Donei Says Founda-
ton Is Laid,

Santa re, Dec 1e.--Miss Manette
Myers. in her biennial report as state
director of Industrial education, SUBJ
mitted today. reviews the work for
the past two Years which has been
performed in accordance with stat
ute.
THE work In the main has been
laying foundation upon which the
future may be built safely and pro-
ntably," says the report. This de-
partment has also carried out the
various arrangements suggested by
the state board Of education such as
work in county Institutes. examine
ton and ecrtificatlon OF teachers
preparation Of courses of study for
Institutes and common schools In In
dustrial subjects. printing and dis
tributing various publications. issuing
circulars. visiting schools. and instl-
tutes."
The report continues: "ln compli-
ance with law, a course OF study in
industrial education, including do
mestice science, manual training and
agriculture for the schools OF New
Mexico was adopted by the state
board of education in January, 1919.
A copy OF the course Of study was
sent 10 every teacher in the state. In
the 1914 manual OF the common
school course Of study. course in
domestic science. manual training aud
agriculture for the first eight cle-
mentary grades has been Included.
Encouragement and inducements
have been offered teachers TO prepare
for the teaching OF Industrial subjects
and as result OF u process Of evolu-
ton in February 1913, the state
board OF education ruled that one
of the following group of subjects be
added to the required subjects for
both second and first grade county
certificates: Agriculture, domestic
science dncluding both cooking and
sewing). and manual training
I'm 1913. twenty-four. and IN 1914,
twenty-one counties were visited,
conditions discussed. interest aroused,
work and equipment started and
planned. Institutes, state institutions
experiment farms. board meetings,
schools, teachers meetings, parent
teachers associations, clubs, CONNER
eial organiza tons commencement
exercises, exhibits. fairs. public meet
ings were visited as far as funds al
lowed. The funds were entirely too
small to allow of great deal Of more
visiting aud personal supervision that
seems imperative at this time. II
would have been impossible to ac-
tcomplish so much had IL not been
that In nearly every county, hospital
lilies were eraciously extended.
Through cooperation with the
State Agricultural college. experts IN
agriculture INSTRUCTED in nineteen
county Institutes in 1913. while this
year they instructed In twenty-one
county Institutes"
The report then tells Of the forma-
ton of boys and girls Industrial
clubs and the employment Of special
instructors in several counties. A ira
Yelling library has been carried on,
keeping fifty to seycnty-nve books
donated by publishers IN circulation
the teachers paying postage both
ways.
speaking Of tile educational con
vention at Albuquerque. the report
refers to the successful launching Of
an Industrial section and that In 1919,
hfty-fve schools received honorable
mention at the industrial exhibit
while this year lo1 received certift-
Gates of merit.
m 1e1o thore were only eleven
special industrial teachers employed
in New Mexieo This year the mum
Der was 1870 as against Z last year
The financial statement attached
shows that the total expenditures for
the two years were only $500 to-
ward which various counties contrib
uted $1,000