New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-02-23
SCHOOL
WORK BY COUNTY
and STATE SUpERS
THE CONWAY WEEKLY RE-
Port CARD SYSTEM CON-
T1NUED BY HIS SUCCESSOR
AND PRODUCING SPLEN
DID RESULTS
The State Department. of Educa.


ton is in receipt of report from
County School Superintendent Ade-
lima Otero Warren showing what the
Weekly Postal Gard Report is ac-
comp .ishing along the lines of bet
ter supervision. Mrs. Warren is
continuing the plan adopted by
former County Superintendent John
V. Conway of requiring Weekly
Postal Card Report from every
teacher under her supervision. This
report must tell how the affairs
of the school are getting on. Must
furnish the names of ali parents
whose children are violating the
Compulsory Attendance Law. The
report is mailed to the county sup
erintendent Friday evening Of each
week. Al. parents reported for vio-
lations are Immediately warned by the
county superintendent concerning the
provisions of the law, and are re-
quested to furnish reasons for keep
ing their children out of school.
This method of supervision has re-
suited in no: only bringing every
child within school age to some
'chool, bit in keeping them there
during the entire time the school
is in session. Truancy and viola
IONS Of the compu sorry school atten
dance law are very rare in Santa
Ice county and the county superin-
tendeut attributes condition to
the fact that an absolute tab is kept
ON the daily attendance of each
school. The teachers are very prompt
IN reporting all cases and the patrons
and children are fast getting accus-
toned to the new condition.
Mrs. Warren also reports the
meetings of the various Teachers
Sections in Santa Fe County and
successful and elaborate preparations
are being made by her teachers to
hold the largest and most important
Santa Fe County Teachers Conven-
ton ever held The meeting viii
take place at the Santa Fe High
School Building, about the middle
of March. All teachers will come
prepared to deliver papers entitled.
my school and what l have ac-
complshed during this term" At
east one school director from each
district will be present at this meet
ing.
The State Department will be re-
presented by State superintendent
Jonathan H. Wagner and Assistant
State Superintendent John v. Con-
way.
Quite number of county superin-
tendents are now busily engaged in
visiting the rural districts under their
supervision. The State Department
of Education has received large
number of reports from the county
superintendents this week and more
are coming in daily. Among the
superintendents who have reported
complete visitation since the first of
the year are, Placido Beltran, San
Miguel county, Pablo Quintana, Taos
county, Felipe Castillo, Sandoval
county, Martin Lopez, Socorro Gown
", Saturnino Baca, Valencia county,
Ronifacio Luccro, Guadalupe county.
w A. Poorc, Eddy county, Lacy
Simms, Otero county, Mrs. Adelina
Otcro-Warren, Santa Fe county The
Department expects reports from all
the superintendents as all have in
dicatcd their intention of thorough
supervision through visitation Of
every district in the state.
The State Department is pushing
House Bill No. l49 by llewellyn and
Gonzales to compensate the county
>uperintcndcnts for trave ing cxpcn-
scs. The bill provides for travelling
expenses of the supcrintendents on
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