The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-11-27

step worth Nhlle VIII W w uiHhf W.
state the unit.
why should not a child In the re-
mote and sparsely settled communities
be ~ well educated as the child In the
crowded cities Many of our writers
upon economic questions bemoan the |
fact that the rural districts are rap
Idly depopulated aud they have gone
So FAR as to declare that the nation
has hecn brought to the brink 81 ruin
and financial disaster starcs " IN the
face" II In surely no wise economy
to give the poorest education tn the
rural communities. The city profits
from the rural community. the rail-
road profits from the rural community
the state at large profits. And why
should not all communities contribute
To the education Of an cOmmunities
and why should not the state be 30
organized that all its children may
have equal opportunities. This seems
t. me TO be the true democracy Of
education and I would make II i'm.
possible for a little clique 81 mer e.
dominate n control the school In
any system.
Consolidate schools.
With a statewide district u with
county boards oi education workiua
IN harmony with and directly under
The state board of education. ana uu-
der them district representatives iu
close touch with the people schools
may be- consolidated ana so urpnuizrd
mat communities may have q large
ana trucT interest aud rural COM
munitics become much moro stable
than under present conditions
The state institutions should have
q closer relation to the state board
thau they do at the present inc. Whi.,
each should have Us individual exist
"n,e ANA O. freedom To- try cNpcri-
Wcnts vet thcy should work ln haI-
mouy with the general principles 81
education aid down by the state
board 3
Here q radical reform is needed. The
regents ct these institutions come into
poWer all ON a single day aud an So
out ct power on the same DAY unless
they die or resign before the eNpira-
ton ut their terms. To- De an efficient
regent requires q definite training
covering u period ct one 60 two year.
| ndcr our political system d H. posi-
hlc for every mcmbeI Dt q hoard "a ht
retired before ne has really mastered
the questions with which he must deaf
These momhcrs should be- appointed
ur better elected one at q time fog q
ptriuc of Eve or ten years and Il
-hpuld be- the policy Of the state 10
continue In otflc. efficient members
regardless of political anIllntinn.
Three times the writer has faced. On
the most critical day of the year. 60
new board made up ~ persons who
had never served lon that capacity
with n exception ana that gentle
man had not served during "a period
uf seven years. In this meeting e
the board II was necessary to make all
plans for the next year ana to employ
the faculty. / have made nay recon-
m~ondat.ons To the board. both as 20
policy and as to faculty and they have
said to me W are not In u position
to really know what is the thing to
do n we must trust To your judg-
mont for the present The board
under which | now serve said 20 me
AZ it, first meeting, carry out the
plans and policies of the old board
uLtil we ave had time To know the
situation and judge for oursclNe~.'
You can see that | haze NO complaint
concerning the board under which |
serve. Yet II would have been more
helpful to me II four OF three ~ thc
board had been old members. know
iug the policies OF the past ana IN,
reasons FOR the same.
NcCcssiI, oT Training.
The normal university hegan it'
career In l>sN. In ton years il had O.
.i- crcdl, five presidents. The one
university elected IT, first president ia
lSol and. in the ,cutury and thirtcei
Years since Dr. was founded, IL has IN,
o eight presidents. rs regents are ~
pointed hy the governor and serve io'
Iifc one must be trained To- hc q re
70 gent as one must hc trained to per
d form any other important function
10 This hrtugs me Co "a vital error ~
the present aw for IN" election %
sUhol boards ana directors A. the la'
now stands these men take their ~
n,o just as the work Of he year rs he
los cleared and ,h, old board is Uu
permitted tu remain lu ufti,, o." com
plcir ITS work and D., does not kuu'
whether d has authority @" MAX.
p.ln- irr th, iular- CO., mot.
would .urgCst that The state dt
r,rim,u' county suporntoudeuts, AN
an boards OF stat, institutions and Oh
school districts and an other educ.
Il naulI uft,oi- he elected fu th, ftll ,
r "uff Nptr- and axe their position
~ early joe the fiscal year There won
b, less lack 81 harmony. fewer %
n t,,l- upuE teachers. and "a" ne
n members Of the board would Dr.,
II sufficient ,Imc tu investigate thui
II uughly size needs 81 the schools %
H* fore the, would hc required to act
Au election 90 the tan would ru
the state nothing additional since
would eliminate the election Toe u
>pr'u-
OF Cours, I have had In mind 100
these suggestions that We must ke'
W The s,hools ~ nr aWaN tr"m p"Ut'
ls possible
"a For the last seven wears on moro I
cry has been - ,hc teacher lrrl''
Yourselves fur % better certificate
we win eliminate an third sra
teachers from our counties h- 81"
,4 poesihIe This ,rN ma n''n
most helpful one to the school "i
state.