Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-26

efficiency and Attendance
Have More Than Doubled
Since Statehood; Standard
Has Been Raised,

Guadalupe comfy has not been be-
hind hi making progress IN her pub
lie schools since the Inauguration
of statehood the schools have more
than doubled their progress and eff
cheney under the able leadership Of
County superintendent J. " Gale
Cos. During the territorial days one
rough, homemade table and record
book or 80 was sufficient 70 take care
Of the official business. The county
superintendent came Down about once
u month 10 approve warrants the
business OF the office has now inr
creased to such an extent that L re-
quires all Of the county superlnten-
dents time In the office leaving little
time to visit schools except at the
expense OF office work.
Ten new zip TO date modern build
ings have been put up recently under
the state aid law. There are now
flfty-one school districts. only five of
which do not own their buildings. The
average term Of school Is seven
months. which fact accounts largely
for the rapid progress being made IN
/ the schools, II being impossible Tor
pupils to make Roadway IN their stud
| les in a two or three-month school
term.
! There are ninety-elght teachers UNI
/ der the supervision OF the county SUI
/ perintendent and quite few of THESE
hold state and first grade certifs-
Gates and the remainder with few
exceptions second grade. Third grade
certificates and permits are discour-
aged. II being conceded that n pro-
grcssivc teacher of ability will con-
! tinue 10 raise der grade certificate.
Industrial Work.
Industrial work was introduced In
nearly all of the schools last year as
! well as the study Of agriculture and
domestic science 1t is the policy oil
the county superintendent to keep the
! schools abreast Of the progress of the
times.
The county high school was INSTALL
ed last year and considerable was
done towards it's establishment This
present year the board saw fit to com.
bine It with District No. 3, and under
the supervision Of Supt. Robert 70
Galloway the two schools have male
very efficient progress. A complete
outfit for domestic science and wood
working has been installed and effi-
cient teachers have charge Of each OF
the various departments. Special at
tention Is being paid to athletics.
Spanish has been introduced and Is
being taught in the grades of the va
rious schools Of the county and as one
teacher expresses herself. lit causes
n closer good-fellowship among tho
] AngIo-American and Spanish-Ameri-
can pupils.' There is no good reasof
why each of the two classes should
not know both languages.
County superintendent Gallegos has
lent every effort to make the schools
OF Guadalupe county all that they
should be and as result Of his ef
forts the schools today are accom-
pliHhing much and lasting good. i
has required the attention and execu
ton Of many details which have mul
tiplied the duties of the county su
,perintendent to such an extent tina
he should have an assistant for Office
work at least the first five months o
the school year.
Roosevelt County.
The policy OF the educational de
partment of Roosevelt county for tn
past several years under Mrs. 5. I
Culberson. has been Of a most pro
gressive kind, and in accord with thu
Of those states that are looking to TN
solution of the rural school problem
The consolidation Of weak school dis
tricts in order To insure longer term
Of school, tho securing of more fund
to furnish more adequate instruction
are other features. The outlook 70
a united rally, according to the abov
mentioned features Of the policy !
good. Add to this. the earnest and en-
. lthusiastic endeavor to secure bette
school buildings and complete equip
lments, and the future looks bright in
deed for the Roosevelt county schools
Valencia County.
County superintendent Saturnin
Raca Of Valencia county. is doin
, jmost excellent work in county tina
had mp to few years ago been deem
ed backward in providing adequat
: school facilities. but has now awak
/ ened to their Importance Superinten
! dent Baca has just inspected ever
. one except three of the districts. III
/ boasts of a fine corps Of teachers
/ thirty-six Of them having first grad
!. certificates and four or FIVE profes
| sional certificates.