Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-03
WEDNESDAY, Novnu0En d 10i5
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The lag Cruces citizen has the fol-
lowing very rue observation regard
un ne campalm fof enc abolition of
uucruey which is being nauWratcd
in New Mrxico
New Mokleaua boz looking through
No. United states census have uu feu-
aon 80 blush 100 the states standing
along theVc lincs for New Mexico, al-
though 4 new aud "a border state, is
un par with virginia South tnruiinn
and others OF the oldest gtntes u tho
uniun and oar school system b. ns FAR
reaching and 1a thofouHh as amy. II
is not because Now Mexico ls more w.
ltemto thnn nthcr states that ms
campaign D. 90 bp started but our
Htnte realities. ns 40 many 0lher states.
that the entire country has higher
percentage of lilcrutea thnn It should
have ANA t bohooyes each individual
state 90 better ltH own condition Lns
cruces. though above thc average
New Mexico city presents good field
for work in this great campaign ana
our school organization is active and
progressive Go such an extent mat SUI
perintendcrt White may feel assured
OF its heoriy cooperation
rnt there should be no pride IN
the face that lliteracy IN New Mex
icu q mo- worse n fact averages bet.
ter than in some Of the southern
smtes The population Of New Mex.
600 Is fully niuety-nine per cent
white. as lndiaus arc nor figured in
Now MeWco's litcracy average, while
mig haDf of me population of those
nutemte southern gatoF Is made up
Of noero cx-slaves and thcir descend
ants
The Anglo.Amcrican population of
Ncw Mexico can an read aud write.
The ilitoney Is among the native
spunlsh-Amorcana whose interests
have been neglected by their Anglo
American ana sponisheAmericon
leaders most shamefuly
A ia how some of the spanish
American leaders REGARD the cfforls
being put forth 60 uphft The inheratr
population. we may quote the follow
inr editorial from thr Santa l'e New
Mexican regarding the attitude oil
jose Montancr editor and publisher
of sln Rcpista de Taos and uporn
tondcnt of tho county schools of Tao'
county. who also is sou-in-law of Ma
pqulaa Martinez the political bos'
ol lhal county
aElr instance. Inst weeks issue say'
that educators are trying 60 induce
the spanish American counties 80 at
tend the meeting of the cducationa
association 10 Albuquerque. mat thr'
MAY swell the crowds have theh
money taken from them ANA then h'
treated lIto dogs This appears 4,
no going II riflc strong II iH hardly
necessary TO ton the superintendent o
the Taos county schools publisher 81
IH teelsta, that The spanish Ameti
cans have been and viii continue &
take leading and active part tn th
wori, of The association and of 'h
state convention. and th0t Ii there d
ans one nright and SHINING ihs''ne
III lmpartialtv, N Is iu the case ot TIA
hospitality extended hy Albuquerque
40 tho state educational association
ID ulkcs us that the attitude ot a.
EtvIaa thMld BOO iakcn up Nigurousl
no thr meeting BOZ November and Nh
Huulauor bo called upon for hn eA
uIanauou. seems Well nigh iprted
.hIr thut 70 school superintendent
should rc responsible for The publ
cation ol tWN ol thIs Kind and n
explanation s immediately and press
urh due tho educators of thc niote.
o. E. drIo0lt e. reconcile cue
statements b, Mr Monmner with Nh
met hai De- has shown hs proercs
vcnc.s by adtcrusne as he did las
summer for dozen ooWpetent teach
cts for hIs county Also 10 is sal
thm Alr MWianer has been ohalHn
that spanish Americans are not a'
cepted I'D either thc University OF Ne
Mexico or me Now Mexico GolleFa ,
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts NJ
have this muer vnly Fom heara
fUt believe true
Am az which Is hard to undtrston
In the face ol the fact that pr BOY
mtAe an especially hard drive la
Summer lor spanish American go
dents that he secured the services
Hon FelN Martinez as tire orator g
the last commcneemcut and that N
Martinez himself started fund
assist in pusng the way ot spanial
American students Also 70 Is "a ta
4bat there are more Spanish-Amef
can students in the university th'
have been there Tor many years
ever before
So far as the agricultural college
concerned, Hon Antonio iucero W
the commencement orator there Ne