Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-03
DATA ON SCHOOL
BOND ISSUES IS
SENT OFF IC|ALS
State Department of EduCa-
ton Issues important Bull
Ietin; Wagner Is Invited
To Make An Address.

rural school districts OF the state.
1t provides for all forms in bond
issues from the time the cdhnty
board meets to give notice and
make call for, the election on bond
tissue to the time the bonds are
oted and offered for sale. The
bulletin also contains form of bond
and coupons prepared by the de
partment of education. This bull
letin was first thought of by Gov
ernor w. r. Lindsay and consid-
cred as a great saving to the coun-
ty board members in both work
and money in the preparation and
building of school houses. The
work of preparing the forms WAS
carried out by former Attorney
General Harry l.. Patton. This
bulletin is distributed by the eGuca-
tional department to all directors,
county board members, city and
county ruperintendents and pr'n-
cipals of schools IN all incorporated
towns and villages. The !ssae Is
quarterly and the next number will.
be in June, preparations being al
ready under way. 1t will be very
important issue and takes up the
building standards of rural
schools for New Mexico, contains
ing elevation plane and All pla's
and specifications for one, two,
three and four-room buildings in
rural districts. These plans and
specifications are prepared ny
finished architects and a syllabus
goes with The plans and specifica-
tons, covering the follow l. pies;
First, school grounds; second, the
building; third, the ventilation and
heating; fourth, the lighting; fifth,
the equipment and arrangements,
This appears to be the last word
in the building of rural schools
and is of very great benefit to all
boards and those interested in
school work
The department of education has
been in consultation with the de-
partment of rural school admins
tration, teachers college at Column
bia university, New York. Valua'
BILE assistance has also been re-
received from Mrs, Cassie II.
Spencer, formerly member of the
faculty at the normal school at
Las Vegas and afterward a post
graduate student at Columbia uni
versity and connected with the de-
partment of education on eXamina-
ton board. This bulletin Is be-
lieved to be an agent of very great
aid and value in school work and
building.
Word has been received from
Jay II. Conway, clerk of Colfax
county and chairman of the Marine
memorial committee of ColfaX
county, that his county has gone
over the top on the amount OF
money asked from Colfax as its
part of the subscription toward
the gift to France, which is the
Marine memorial. Mr.. Conway
sent out letters to $50 people in
his county on March 27 and on
the Goth, he wrote the educational
department that his quota had
been filled. On the same memo
rial Mora county has sent check to
the department in an amount over
subscribing , the quota, There
were seventy-three people who
subscribed in amounts from five
cents to five dollars.
B. r. Baca, superintendent of
schools in San MICHEL county, has
sent word to the educational de-
partment that the teachers meet
ing will be held on Saturday, May
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the state department of education,
is very busy revising the estimate
blanks on which the directors or
boards of education make up and
submit to the county commission
ers statement Of probable expenses
of school districts for school year
beginning on or about September
/, 1920.
Mrs. Ruth Miller will represent
the state department at the de-
clamation and oratorical contest
at Melrose on April 2.
President J. o. Creager, Of the
northern Arizona normal school
at Flagstaff, has written to State
Superintendent Wagner inviting
him to deliver an address at the
summer school, which assemblies
some time between June II and
August %. Professor Wagner has
accepted the invitation.
The state engineers office has
stored in Santa Fe a carload of
It. n. T. for distribution where
needed. 1t is being carefully
guarded as a blowout would rival
an earthquake.
Plan to Break Strike.