The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-09-27
COUNTY SCHOOLS
ARE CROWDED, q
BUSES IN USE
convsyances Filled to Capacity
Iiinerant Teachers 70 Be En-
pioyoa Equipment Added IN
Several Districts.

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A-stxsnni slate Superintendent John
v. Conway. and Mrs Htun q Miller.
alEta director % vocational education,
have been visiting the snhurb8n and
rufnl school districts IN f~efnaiiilo
county during the nast week. They
rortfi having found the schools In an
o~tef.crowded condition and the
school c~onveynneca nilcd 20 their
An Inc schools were found pso
yided with qualified teachers POO
John Wilson, very active and appar-
emily on the job.
Superintendent cenxav a~t.rlhas,s
the cnHse for the exifa large attend
ancc. A. this time. TO tho rapid
aronfth Of the suburban communities
and 10 tho change IN the compulsory
rchoci attendaace law. He ad =.
'fEperywhcre We visited W. found sha
teachers IN charge az more children
than are usually allotted undc' norm
nj conditions. Mrs. WilfS1 geems 10
have taken hold of the achoSi snairs
~ The couny with a vim n deter
minnflnn. and the teachers AMI pat
rors seem 20 appreciate her fforis
The parents are cooperating Win
the county superintendent n he
teachers through the organization Of
' AE|NANNNANNNE a
is hnsinr the effect OF. getting All ne
children In the schools. III result OF
cotnplianre 81 the school ~atfercancc
law means that the school houses
must be enisrRed ard more ample
school facilities must be provided ~
The very near future. Mr.. Wilson re-
ports that IN a humber OF DISTRICTS
bonds have already been voted IN or
der 30 enlarge the school houses. and
2AuH ukunlIar r-numpnrnfn srll 10
made In other distTlcts before the END
OF this school term.
Industrial Eraipmeat.
The following report II made OF the
sixteen schools visited:
Equipment for warm lunches and
home economics INSTRUCTION Il In sew
cral OF the schools AZ Alameda
there II q two burner oil stove. cook
ing utensilc, and fifty tin n p and
fifty Npoons. Miss Bnssett. the prin-
cipai. has had training In home eco
isomics az Ames. Iowa. and is well
qualified to take charge OF the work
In this school Miss btasett plans to
max the warm lunch seif-supportins
by charging just enough to the
cost OF the dishes served TO supple
mcnt the cold lunches brought from
home.
The Mountain vidw school has an
ff||ANAL IAAA'. - AlHR'INNf anu hNR1
supply OF utensils.
Los Padillas has a stove. n kitchen
cabinet. some utensils and q sewing
machine. Three other schools have
sewing machines. Boys and girls
club work IN cnrried on In practically
every suburban school IN the county.
TheFs are SIS active useaieerF'en
rolled.
Mrs. Wilson Intends 20 have warm
lunches IN a. many OF the schools as
possible this winter.
Itincrant Teachers.
II IL Mrs. Wilson's Intention to place
additional equipment In five OF this
schools and to employ an %itlneranl
teacher to give the instruction In
home economies and agriculture
spending a day OF each week In eacf
OF the five schools and supervising ths
warm lunches. Industrial subject,
Will be taught by the home project
method. the home project being q
mart Of the regular instruction In th'
schools.
This plan OF employing iuneran
teachers for special tine OF instruc.
ton has progcn very successful IL
Ofhcr counties and Mrs Wilson hai
decided to establish It In Bernaliil'
county.
Transportation of Children.
There are now thirty-two convey
aDces In the county 90 take the child
rem 20 and from the schools In tn
consolidated districts. At Atrirco twi
new wagons have 2 q purchased thi
yenr. making four for the district
Six new wagons hive been added thi
year. These are OF an excellent typ
Of bus and considered up 90 date
There are also two auto school busse
which were purchased by the cit
schools. which bring he boys an
girls. who hav completed the eirh
grade IN the county districts 10 atten'
The Bernaliilo unit high school
About nfty children are accommodnt
ed by these husses. and there n a 10
al % seventy six pupils from n
country ~ daily attendance 1t IN
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