El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-06-28
DOA9BS o.
EnUCEH6G NAMED
IN ALL COUNTIES;
PERSONNEL SPLENDID
STATE SUPERINTENDENT MUCH
PLEAsEp AND coNGRATU.
LATEs DISTRICT JUDGES ON
SUCCESS OF NEW COUNTY UNIT
SYSTEM

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The last of the appointments OF
members OF county boards Of educa-
ton by the district judges, under the
law OF the 1917 legislature which
makes the county the unit for rural
school administration, as we'll as for
school taxation, reached the state de-
partment of education Saturday and
the names of the board members for
the 2S counties are made public In a
statement given out today by state
superintendent of public instruction ].
III. Wagner. Mr.. Wagner in aunounc-
ing the appointment takes occasion to
compliment the district judges and to
congratulate the state on 5 the high
character and ability of the met and
women who have been selected to ini-
tiate the new system.
"In the successful operation OF the
county unit administrative system"
said Mr.. Wagner, much of necessity
depends upon the kind of men and
women chosen for the boards. With
the completed lists of appointments be-
fore us we can forecast confidently the
most complete success for the opera
ton Of the new law and can con-
graduate the state on what we re-
gard as a very important forward step
in our rural school Administrations
MI. wagner made public letters from
a number Of prominent educators and,
experts i'm rural school management.
congratulating New Mexico on the
forward step taken in the passage of
the new law. Among these is a Jet
ter from Fl. w. Foght., specialist in ru-
raj school practice in the United
States Bureau of Education. who. Wis
tied New Mexico last year and who
that the new law lis bound to
very material progress in an edu-
.cationaf way for the state OF New
Mexico, and from Edward T. Hardy,
the we'll known president of the Cali
state normal school at San
who writes. II wish to congrat-
you upon the legislation which
the county as the unit OF
control for the schools of New Mex
icos Many of us in California are
for the day when similar legis-
lation can be secured for u state"
"The new law" Mr.. Wagner says,
places New Mexico in the front rank
among the states in efficient and eco
nomical educational administration
The state superintendent points out
hat the county board Of education
ioes not displace or abolish the. dist
'ict school board. On the contrary, he
the law continues the local d.
'ectors, supplies the link in the chain
between them and the state board Of
education, and tends to make their
work more efficient. The district
school directors remain in charge Of
of administration in their
districts, select teachers, subject to APP
,roval by the county board, and sup
ply the original drafts of the annual
school estimates or budgets.
These latter are subject to revision by
he county board, which has general
and direction of rural
finance and policy. Not. the
east important of its functions will be
II the buying Of supplies and equip
nent in which notable economies are
through Capitalization. OF
county boards just appointed two
members are to serve two years and
for four years, and In future the
district judges will name two directors
very two years, for four year terms.
hus providing a continuing board with
wo experienced members always In
The county school superin-
endent is the fifth member and is
chairman Of the board. The
members of the board for Santa Fe
are: at
Mrs. Nine otero Warren, county
uperintendent.
Ramon Sandoval, Cerrillos.
DR.. G. O. Harrison Santa Fe.
Mrs. Ella g. Weltmer, Santa Fe.
Benigno Romero, Nambe.