El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-05-24
MANY BALES,
TOO MUCH Fighting
BY TEAC HERS, TWO
EDUCATIONAL EVILS
CONWAY ADMINISTERS TALK
CURE" WITH GOOD RESULTS IN
RIO ARRiBA. COUNTY,; INTER-
ESTIh0 REPORT OF TRAvELs
IN BRUSH

IN BRUSH fa8tt fN
Too much dancing at bales and
too much fighting between teachers
and directors-these are some OF the
educational diseases. J. H. Conway, as
%sistant state school superintendent,
diagnosed on his recent TRIP through
the ,Gallinas mountains in Rio Arriba
county. For the dancing i'll. Mr.. Con-
way and County Schiil Superintendent
Garcia, of Rio Arriba( prescribed conf
plete rest; for the fighting, MI. Con.
way administered the talk cure" and
was four hours In Strengthening out a
tangle at Capulin, District No. As.
Mr.. Conway's Official report to the
state department Of education, is as
fellows:
County School Supefintendentdent
Garcia and held two of the most inn
portant meetings at La Gallina since
coming into the county. The meeting
was well attended and directors and
patrons appeared most ~appreciative OF
the attention given them by the state
and county departments of education.
This district needs some Immediate
attention due to the fact that the
school house has been used for dane
ing and a great deal Of damage has
been done to the building and furni.
ture. We talked along lines of better
cooperation in school and local affairs
and urged Increased filling Of the soil
and larger crop production during the
year. We stopped the dancing in the
school house and appealed to local
pride in securing and keeping a most
creditable school condition
In the afternoon we ZELDA largely
attended meeting at Capulin, district
No 46, and here our resources were
nearly exhausted in the endeavor to
adjust a most ugly school fifht be-
tween the directors and the teacher.
We found theschool in a most ed
plorable condition and the school
house in very poor shape, furniture
all broken up and damaged by moving
in and out whenever dances were held,
which happened at,least once a week.
The sentiment of the patrons was
evenly divide making it more difficult
of settlement. All their troubles had
been aired in the justice court, which
naturally would necessiate the sum.
moning of all witnesses to the county
seat. We called all parties concerned
into a private conference and after
four hours of parley succeeded in ar
irving at a satisfactory settlement.
reported the result to the meeting
held in the school house, and then
made satisfactory arrangements for
future cooperation.
''The parties concerned and espe-
cially the patrons and children appear
ed very much relieved by the settle
ment Of this local difficulty which has
disrupted the school condition during
the past term. We talked farming,
and everyday living conditions, as
we'll as the necessity of unison in
school affairs and succeeded in hold
ing a get-together meeting of the two
factions.
Shortage Of Seeds
1.-The Gallinas mountains, in my op-
inion, are most suitable for the raising 4
Of Irish potatoes and thousands and
of pounds could be success
fully raised there every year. The
we saw were as good as can
be raised anywhere, but the trouble
at present is. the shortage of seed. III
find this trouble exists everywhere I
have been. We surely ought to profit
from our present experiences and
am urging the farmers to not only re-
tain enough of their products for their
consumption, but set aside their
very best for seed next year The
farmers, in the communities visited
thus far, are trying their level best,
but there is no denying the fact that
4 most serious mistake has been made
In the early disposal Of crops and fail
IRE to save something for seed purpos' {
es. They have little or no seed and
the dry season is upon them,
I have had telegraphic communities
with the State College and
made an initerary In Sandoval
county and together with Mr.. Toul
will report for duty at Bernalillo
Monday morning"
Mr.. Conway adds that at Capulin,
school district No. 46l Carlos Coma {
es is the teacher with a third grade Q
certificate and there is an enrolment |
If 81 and an attendance OF rs. At s
iLlina, district So, Miss Carmelita !
is the teacher, with a second
trade certificate The enrolment is S
2 and attendance 20. s