Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-05-28
GOOD REPORT ON
De BACA COUNTY
RURAL SCHOOLS
Only Two Teachers Hold
Less Than First Grade
Certificates; All Buildings
Are Well Equipped.
Especial Correspondence to The Journnl.)

| Especial Correspondence to The JOurhni.)
Santa Re, May 27.-The state de-
partment of education has received
the twenty-fourth county school
superintendent visiting report
from Mrs. Rachel V. Smith, county
school superintendent, De Baca
county.
The report shows that there are
twenty school districts in the coun-
ty employing forty-one teachers
One teacher holds a life certificate,
thirty-seven hold first grade GER
tificates. one holds second grade
certificate and one is teaching with
a third grade certificate. the
teachers salaries range from sixty
dollars to one hundred and TWEEN
ty-fiye dollars. All teachers holo-
ing first grade certificates are PAID
not less than one hundred doiiars'
There are only two teachers hold
ing less than first grade certitl-
Gates.
The county high school at Fort
sumner is on the accredited list of
the North Central Association vi
High schools and Colleges. FRO
fessor B. II. Kirk is superintendent
of the Fort Sumner schools and the
county high school. During inc
wear the county board of educa-
ton established a vocational agri-
cultural department at Fort sum
ner with w. f. Spangler as the IN
structor. Reports from Mr.. Spang7
Ter to the department of educatlol
show that he has carried on the
r,orL successfully, and that the
people of the county reall2e INV
importance of vocational agricul-
tire in developing the resources OIL
state is indicated by the fact that
the farmers in De Baca county
have asked Mr.. Spangier to organ
ize a class for them to be held once
a week. The vocational classes are
imnroving the school grounds ana
building cement walks,
The county board of education
working with the county superlh-
tendent are A. G. Dickerman, MIS-
6 p. Culberson, James II. Clark
and Mrs. Ben Hall. They have CO.
operated in the school work In eV-
cry way. Mrs. Culberson was
county superintendent of Roosevelt
| county before the creation OF De
Baca county and did a great deal
toward standarizing the county
| schools. she has always been an
outstanding figure in education ana
from her great wealth of expert
once with school work she Is now
giving much to De Baca county
through her services as a member
| of the county board of education
The schools are reported well
equipped with adequate playground
] and buildings owned by the county
board of education. They nave
pIenty of patented school desks
lblackboards and all the schools
have no less than 1877 volumes IN
their libraries.
County School superintendent
Mrs, Rachael V. Smith has been
absent from the county during the
past year and her brother, Mr.. A.
d. Smith, has been acting as dep-
|uty county superintendent. Mr..
Smith has reported the official
visits made to the various schools
and has sent in the data concern.
ing the actual existing conditions,
An excellent feature of the schooi
work this year has been the fact
that the county schools have been
maintained on a cash basis. All
bills for fuel, supplies and mel
dentals have been paid promptly1
All the teachers employed in the
county have received their pay az
| the end of each month.
De Baca county Will hoid its
yearly county teachers institute at
Fort Sumner and will be in charge
of Deputy County School Superin i
tendent A. D. Smith. An excellent
corps of instructors has been en-
gagged and large attendance is ex-
pected. Members of the state de-
partment of education will attend
! the institute.