Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-10-27

3ist1i6ution q ~ . y -
districts NOT q ~ 49, - u!1o
district paid In tnxon ~ v1nl ~ ~
.rict NEEDS ns shown ~ ~ eprlf
fled budget approved ~ ~ oo~n4
commit isnrra All the tnxoblo ps0p
erty In thu county. therefore. coQtrlb
utes IN taxes 10 ALL The schools 10
| the county. the tax revenue nom nc
! rich districts going a. much to the
| poor districts as to Themselves. All
the districts. rich and poor. ct what
they need for their school work IN
terms above the minimum e. euc',
needs are set out II the official bud
gets.
In addition there b Z PER capita dis
tribution 10 the schools from the cur
rent state school funds. including IT,,
ri'oceeds Of the state half min tax.
Under the county unit law the aver
age term Of school IN New Mexico now
approac hes nine months. What pro
gress has been possible, under the pro-
visions Of this act. In Drovi6lng great
er educational advantogoo for the H.
tie chaps In the poor Glotrlo(s may be
judged by comparison Of The present
average school term with the average
IN the school year 1901, which was
5.S5 months. This d concrete evil
dence OF the advancement made pos
siblc BY Republican logislatlon.
An important feature TO be remonl'
bered In connection with the county
unit law Il the fact that II has re-
duced the total amount Of county tax
es levied for school purposes. II 10 APP
parent from this illustration:
In 1914. the year before the adoption
OF the county unit tax law, the total
proceeds Of the special district and
county levles for school purposes
were sl.Ia7,SssOt.
In 1915. when the first county unit
tax was levied, the amount necessary
Tor school purposes and for which tho
unit tax was levied. was $i.ii7.770.04.
Thus. although the school terms
were longer In nearly every district, u
saving In school taxes OF sSO.ll5 was
possible under the unit law.
Nni under the unit NV every clnss
Of property bears share OF Tie cot
Of educating all the children OF tho
county.
Beside the county unit tax law. the
Republican Legislature Of 1913 passed.
law providing for the training Of
fifty rural teachers every year at the
states expense. 50 that In u few years
third grade teachers certificates will
have been eliminated, not by eiiminat-
In the teacher but by training him or
her for the higher forms OF certifi'
cation.
The growth OF the educational sys-
TEN OF New Mexico under the progress
sive legislation provided BY the Re-
publican party may he seen al q
glance In The following comparisons:
In i90C07. the school census was
si.sGt: In l9il.i2 Il had grown 70
ioo.0i5, and in isi4-i5 TO 100000.
In l90G-07. the school enrolment
was l0sSs in BILE Il had grown TO
Cl.02i. and In 1915 10 70.S07.
In iaDG-07 the average attendance
II public schools was 2i.s9S: In 1911
" II was io.0is. and IN i914.i5 II was
1917.
In ia0C-17. the average length Of the
school term In days was ii3: In 1911
u II had Increased to 1875. and in 1917
IL to 1888. ~ ' Z.
In lsoG-07. the number OF school
rooms was 923: in isll.l2 Il was L.
a9s. and In l9ii-i5 II was 1896.
In l90C-O7. the average yearly salary
OF school teachers was s2SG; In 1911.
" II was $Ss9.S5. and In 1915 Il VAS
yJ0I.5l.
In iso6-07, the total expenditures for
slen entary ana high schools were
sisi, 55gO6: In l9ll-l2. 1854, i0773; In
l9li-l5. sl.5i9.s25.65.
In l906-O7. the value Of school prop.
erty was Sl.500.000; In l9l4-l5. s..
105,ySO.
Such, In brief. Is q history OF what
the Republican party has done for I'd.
ucation In New Mexico-a record 30
splendid that the Democratic party II
trying 10 claim II.
Education Of the children Of New
Mexico Is the states greatest func.
lion.
The people OF New Mexico have the
right 10 demand for their children the
best advantages II is possible for the
state 10 give them.
The record OF New Mexico both as
territory and ms u state shows that
Il has been the Republicans who have
enacted the legislation for the benefit
OF the little ones
The record OF Holm o. Bursum. the
Republican candidate Tor governor,
shows that as citizen and ~ .
leader Of the Republican party he has
had the broadcast sympathias and has
wnrkal with xanl aud tpt.llfaepco for