The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-11-23
Tor she moro efficient
1sit ~ Educational History.


The people of New McNIgs. even
before the American anuaNdIiou, wore
not mindful OF 81. great importance
OF the educational tralulnE of the
youth 0f this territory aud many pii-
waite seaoois and colleges were rs'ah-
lshed and maintained, al 900, cost eft
much euort and sacrifice. Iuuu the
part If those who had .uls,,fltcd
their lives t1 tho vurh ot directing
the fuuraI and intellectual welfare of
the carIs peoples of Sew Mexico ue-
sides several private colleges Tho
Franciscan fathers conducted ' mum
pcr OF successful schools Yrlur .p he
tim, or the American invasion. How
ever. ia, first urgent appeal for the
establishment OF O public school -Ns-
tom. made los Governor \lEu, Il 1851.
seemed @" have been wlthout effect
and for a time the subject was drop.
ped from the fUrthor consideration
uf The people lu 1888. the istcrs oi
Loretto opened am institution for the
education oi girls. that mas proven q"
Dee "a gi,at beuoftctur lo the people
of New Mexico. This institution is
stll maintaining schools lu many 81
the hutr important towns 90 the
state ga like % the christian
brothers opened their FIRST school az
santa Fc SD 1883 There is 600 wef
a. estimating the sro1f value u' these
and oshvr private institutions Ia me
people OF Sew Mexico. lu addition
tg Training thc children. tIoy doubt
less did much Co create Ihv sentiment
among the people for 90 system "i
public instruction, chat hfst '"Hh"
expression iu the pa-sir-. HE fnr iri-
Itur.aI legislature cot 1868. OF ih"
ur,i rugu, sghuol laws under the
/ American government. THAT law was
7 ,,rtuIrI peculiar and unique. I1 fnHi
DO placed fh, infringement uI 100 me
, school. tot the territory boz lhr hands
oi R.shor Ilmy and tine governor and
e,prrtt. ui the territory hence tie
influence for eooI was -,rrsslrIi'
limited st1I 30 formed tu, nucleus
from which ul- h,,u developed our
present gr,diiabiv 81 stem Hf pu'l.
I r|l4.afiuu From that date u"Wh l'
al, pT,s,ut. ,t,rs legislature H"-
/ made new laws d|ssigu'd Cd" further
/ he educational Interests COL the com
( munw.ultu some ul .uIrrr have
been good uu' some nave hindrrr'
rather than aided BOO the Development
/ o. our public srhoul system
our Present state uf th'icn'N.
would uut take fhr tim" uI ms
; convention Dy attcmiuug "a" -" onto
Ia minute explanation ~ our prrs'n'
/. educational system. 3 hrii'N, th"i "
its geucta. oufi.l.s, fr" i'i D "a
ouate piutIsions lof a"a w"r -"t '''
I 30 scheme that $3.50 uuur to an 'ihs-r'
ana. u~nuuuIu4t. fu ttuNalt lh'ii
/ children 300 the ,ommun % nish
school branches. ru tIr point 'lH"i t'
Itl.t onered o.. aus other state" 10 81
uut d new system CO., ans tudi.i'
q change lu the present that is sH Wu.n
needed. aut 10 Is iht EIElnR fu adHII
I istrtti,e oaiccrs. under our prcsrn,
LAVE. th, means o. carry out O. w
I legiumlt, polcilvian@ ihp provision
7 OF our present system. uuA system "'
supervision. .umufisiug state. cltN 'h'
I county supervision. Vls wisely de.
aleu.d fu direct and protect ln ih'
admlnistntion of the highest fun'
aon Of tho scloul-thnt of trafnias
sod should mot Doe lcft .mpotent h'
reason oi insufficient support to "'
its wurk
The state superintendent "f pu"ii'
b. Instruction us Nff N'.L ti".
the management uf the pu'ltc hp"is
yhould r, anit assisted Dos % '"mle
i. tent superiutcudcut Boa each count
a.. we'll ss one for each eitf. ana l
otder 60 secure such assistants ace
ouate provision must ne ma"' u"
their support.
our system 81 education b. ihe '''
srDvth of the earnest EFFORTS rH
b. forth bs many brisht hehts in pm
nel6 OF education. who came 90 N''
=. Mexico to enjoy her h'al'h-si ''l
> climate. and who saw here !" one
door FOR effective service ih in'i
choson fields at work ior the lni'''
q. tuni emancipation ni Che pe"l'' =
this favored region. hut to " u"'
but recent An the meworf "i man
. here present. u b. historically uu
that progress "dragged hs"Nh
along The coming Co Ncw M'Ni'
al men of me intellectual ana NOR.
nber al Hiram Hadlc,, nr p
Llght. and othcr~ that Z could nai'
81 kindred mind ana spirit, MAJ
tins dawn of "a better day FOR me 'ans
Of public education in tho TERRITORY q
. Rev MeNico and Tor the last hfice