Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-09
HIGH SCHOOL AT
OEM|MG ADMITTED
AMONG THE BEST
People Of Progressive MINI
breS Valley Town Contribute
Literally in Taxes for Cause
Of Education

epsei., cossssronotses 70 soen,sc jousn.A
Santa Zee, Jan. N-Tho county high
school levy made more than one
sixth of the entire income OF the Dem
ing schools and as consequence the
Deming high school Is Acknowledged
on every side to be one Of the most
efficient In the state The total revc-
nue. of the Deming schools last year
was S34.053.9l and Of that S5,p1o.3t
came from the county high school
levy. The total revenue for the coun-
~ was S47939.3g, from the following
sources In addition to the county high
chool levy: Special levics Sad,31S.0s,
neming $2i.6S5.70. poll tax Si20.50.
Dcming s972; saloon licenses {l,iis.
All in Dcmng. state apportionmcnt
S9O7260. Dcming SG.3A350. fines
and forfeiturcs t37f.3l. Dcmins
sl7S.7l: miscellaneous So
The expenditures totalcd S50,GSS.65,
Deming s32,57S.22; teachers salaries
s2710l.06, Deming SiG,0s9.06; fuel
s7igh7. Demlng $Sgl.GS ianitors'
wages NNh'.tp, i'llhllE 80 i.'"' ~ h''f
supplies $3.3l0.6I Dcmng s2,65a'S2i
repairs and improvements s6Sa.0S,
pcming $325.36. new buildings and
grounds slo.261.t1, Dcmlng sG,653.l2;
collecting poll tax Slll.75. Deming
1910; interest on bonds S3,0st5O.
Demmg s2.O375o; payment on bond,
Sl333S; insurance si5S6b, Deming
$3.50; county high school &,Ol0.OSi
miscellaneous sI2Os.3O, Deming
$3.50.
Teachers and Their salaries.
Luna county employed forty-seven
teachers. of whom thirly-eight were
women. rive men and twcnty-fouf
women were employed in the DominS
schools. five held professional life GER
four held three and five year
profe ssional. thirty-siX first grade and
two second grade certificates, SO that
not i single third grader was employ
ed. The superintendent of the Dem
ing schools received $500 a month for
twelve months, one assistant in TN
Dcming schools $3.50 n month, and an
other 500 for twelve months The
other Dcming teachers averaged
SIGH: outside of Deming the average
salary was $73.13 In annual
salaries the average for the county
was S7aI9i, men averaging Sl,l0l.39
per year and women $4,000 The
city superintendent Of Deming reeciv-
ed $1,000 and two assistants Sl,S00
and $1,000. In Dcming one other
teacher received $3.50, tive received
ss07.50 two $3.50, nine s7l2.j0, five
t665. one sG27.j0 one S5aj, one
$3.50. ana one $3.50. outside Of
Deming one teacher received Sl,O30, !
one received $50. Two received SEQ !
four received $G75. five received $500. !
two received $40, one received $3.50, /
and one $3.50.
The average term was S.4 months.
1t Deming nine months The twenty /
nine teachers of Deming taught nine +.
months. outside of Deming nine teach
era laugh nine months, seven taught
eight months and two taught seven
months. Although the county super
ntcndent is a woman there was only
me woman on the school boards of
ne county.
Enrolment and Attendance.
The school census showed that
here are 2.23e persons between the
lges Of 5 and q in the county, Of
whom 1907 are in Deming. The on
-ollncnt is l.i49. Demhg l.001; aver
lgc attendance 1883, Deming 1853. Be
cause of the county high school the
attendance in the higher grades is cx-
raordinarlly high. The enrolment il
IS follows: Kindergarten 153, Deming
IJ2: primary M first 1876, Deming
.26; second tS2 Deming 1871; third
.l2. fourth flS Deming n. fifth I24,
)cmin~ rs. sixth 115. Deming 10;
eventh 90. Deming SIS. eighth So,
)cming As: ninth 60. Dcming co.
enth. Deming 80: eleventh "a. twelf-
Ii. Deming II, so that the high school
attendance is $50 and In the grammar
chool ia total OF 26i or more
han Is Der cent Of the entire enroll
nent az Deming
BUILDINGS ana Property VnIucs.
The county has eleven districts. OF
which one district had six buildings,
me of these buildings having ten
ooms ono fourteen rooms. one two
rict had -four buildings Of one room