The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-01-15


should -. and u il M sacred dnt,
~ \ state 10 nre q The education
~ - fItI11n1Alp .aaa ttla can onls
An1 MAI lIt1. 14ltm % oatlIe edu-
cef'tn| unf system Of fubilc Huhe1iE
W! s.pna ePn,peflsen fef sffic,ensl
<.ith the nstcm 81 any other state N
~ iaspra><mcft Ana f,rs ssifh
- raH touf aItsnuor % tho toe that
while In thif county lahorcrr IN the
m1Hf uommo and most humble pur-
tf'tr ~ Industrial ME. requiring no
particular training o. education. ~
phIt higher ~eEts han ran be secured
in any otfer nation M tho world. the
rhHwefnIIf undrrpaId-ro much
. ttaI t1nsIdfIInE ne increased cot
~ hfInf. d u dlfncuU 10 see how thty
can nar 90 i've arrentIf VITA the
N4NfIIH lhrY ate uo4 pad. and fhla
o. nftIw4rIIt 10. hffauar the funds
ftf NJ Support Of such schools ere
nfneft and Innafuc'tri.
n fheftfofe. recommends that the
taN I4tt 81 eua Milf mill for b state
current school fund. provided for ~
aellIon 4 o. Chnrl1f ~ Of ihe laws o.
1ait. he nmrndcd ~ aut9oririnE .
lew Of ono had ore hail mills On ne
doIiafr Irt ne mid stare currtnf
rcbooI hsnd. Nni taal ne nupern-
trndcHi : IpiNe lnEiulriion b. nH-
thorIlcd Prior 10 ne d~IsllIpufior 81
such Iunft ~ required ~ - ton 1.
of NtHf.f - q fhe Laws 81 1915 90
acduff tnt onrrt % n tttnAde N ne
Hlate irraasn ~saIuNieni nnm. q meet
the appropriations ana enable the
state u lft4re The benefit % acu o.
co1AIoaa pratIdIna 41-opaFAuon Hth
enc states IN vocational and other edu-
c~niInnal pursuits furthsr rccum
mend thsf fhr Ian hf aiNu 20 pmend.
a. ~ rffinIi ne payment 81 higher
and more adequate salaries 20 teach
kpeu,-i, : spes.,pr Tesc,.rrs Ncedca.
Esreusnce shoss co~neluslvely that
pullIf schools IN the rural DIS
ticiH ntliIt1 principally ~ Spanish
~nrrahIur prou'c. have not given The
results expected or them this ! am
sure Il due principally % an in~fufici-
snrf IN the law brought Nbouf ~
oversight o. possibly 10 lack OF Ca
rffIenoa ~ dcnnuN with the peculiar
pIoblom presented M those districts.
II ~ dIffIcrit 20 scc how the Er9iish
ipnHuage can successfully be taught %
spanish ~.apcallnf children who i've IN
ertiualseis. or almost exclusively.
Spanish -aocakIne communities. where
they hasr DC opportunity 81 speaking
English win ether children. unless
the TEACHER IN such schools ~ able 10
spraf both the Enrllsh and tho span
Inh languages nuenflY. 20 that h. can
explain 10 he children In heir ~
language. that which they rad In the
EnrlIsh lnnEuarr. and unless that ays-
iou ho adopted. I confidently believe
that The money spent 10 such schools
o. absolutely wuHled 10 M purpose. J.
therefore. recommend that a law be-
enacted requiring that an teachers IN
the public schools An auch rural dir
tricfa ~ our state ~ are inhabited
principally ~ spanish-apeeking r-o-
pie. BE- able 10 speak. rad n write
bath The English and ths spanish lan-
runrcn Insofar NJ that may b prartl-
cablt. tbs h. insofar ~ rtich teachers
can De procured. and that said teach
err he required 20 teach the children
10 translate their English rcadinr Into
the spanish language. 10 the end that
they may understand that veich they
Rad.
wouhi Make spanish Compulsory.
We In ihin country should be able !
10 control iilc commerce and trade of
the Latin American republics 20 the
south N unI hut We have not lone n
10 far. That trade has been controlled
exclusively ~ a few commer-
I|.A I|NI|U| IL ANIRE|s 8nM NNNN -
dnr solely and exclusively 10 h fAct
that rhoNH n1uoua cultivated and
the Spanish language az a
commercial asset Thai fact should
~ Of ma Necessity % leach
ina the Spanish language In our
"a the end that VI may renin-
tain clnnar International. social and
con morcini relations with thoue IA
and believing that'thin IN a mat
o. national interest. ] recommend
that the teaching Of h spanish Ian
ruaEo be made compulsory In tho four
grades Of the high schools Of h state.
and in the tour grades OF tho higher
state educational Institutions. namely.
IN tho University OF New Mexico. the
New Merico College Of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts. the New Mcnico
school Of Mines. tho New Mexico MIL
institute. the New Mekico Nor
NAL university. the New Mexico NOR
NAL school. tho New Mexico spanish.