The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-10-26

Child In New Mexico.
A state has no more pows1ful at.
traction and no greater asset than
good schools.
Thanks to five years OF Intelligent
and progressive Democratic admins.
tration In New Mexico. this new state.
since It's admission. has shown an Cd
u~eationAi growth unparalleled In the
West.
Under wise and economical Demo
cratic administration New Mexico in
third millions Of dollars on the sduca.
'ion Of Ia boys and girls, Its young
men and ONE
Under up-to-date ana efficient Dem.
ocratic administration the new state 10
spending nearly twice A. much money
on the aducation OF each boy and girl
a. Il did when New Mexico was I'd.
mittcd 10 ths Union. Tho per capita
expenditure for the total school census
has increased IN that time from $3.50
70 " SIC. The school population
has Increased a little more than 10000.
The number Of school districts has
increased from 1000 20 some 1900.
In 1912 over half tho school districts
had a term Of five months or less. In
1915. with . few unavoidable excep.
tons, all the districts held not less
than a seven months term and the
average torn 10 ver eight and \ half
months.
In 1918 the average salary for mon
teachers was S369.6S per year. and for
--- eaoaO srt.s vAo. 400 NVN ~
1893 teachers received less than 5000
per year.
Now no teacher gets less than $3.50
per year, and the average annual sal
airy for all Is s507.
In 1919 the state spent S95<.to7.7 70
on It's public elementary and high
schools.
In 1916 the state spends on these
schools S~i,7ss.%st.
In 1912 tho state spent on other edu.
catlonal institutions the sum OF $780,.
fi3.os.
In 1915 Il has increased this sum
70 half a million dollars.
In 1912. 7ss districts owned their
school houses; ?i9 rented quarters,
often poor and u%nsanitary and made
quate. Few OF tho school buildings In
rural communities were suited for
school purposea.
Through state aid for school pur
poses PRACTICAL, every n OF the
1900 school districts now owns its
own building. modern. substantial, san
itary. we'll lighted, ventilated. heated
and equipped.
Industrial and agricultural education
are beinV introduced into the schools
The standard required OF teachers has
been steadily raised. Farm clubs, In
dustriai clubs. Fairgrounds, social cen
ters and other unto date features are
being adopted. Night schools are ed
ucating tbs elderly ~illiterate; the
standard OF living Ia being improved
through the schools; homo conditions
are being made better. Education In
New Mexico under Democratic admin
~istration Ia reaching into every hum
BILE home: making life mean more 10
tho parents and preparing tho youth
to become tSizens who will make
New Mexico the greatest state In the
Union.
The state Of New Mexico under
wise Democratic guidance II opening
the door OF opportunity wide 20 every
boy and every girl In New Mexico: II
10 extending n helping hand to every
young man and woman; II n build
ing n glorious future for this great
commonwealth,
New Mexico's life and h"r destiny
arc bound up IN her splendid schools.
What helps them helps every citizen.
every man and IN and child,
What Injuries them. what retards the
growth OF education. Injuries every
person within the borders OF the
state.
Under Democratic administration
since New Meyico's admission TO the
Union, her schools have been fostcred
and built up more than ever before
the educational system has been en-
larsed and improved and brought az
to date: II has been administered eff
ciently and economically, and the tax
payers have received a dollars worth
OF education for every dollar that hal
gone into the school funds. New Mex
leo has advanced In leaps and bound
toward the front rank OF the states Il
educational matters.
II Ia a record which has attracted
the atteation OF the nation and o
which the people Of Now Mexico ma!