Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-30

month, the salary being graduate
on experience. Third grade teach
ers receive sixty dollars to seven y
dollars per month, according u
their experience. The school term
throughout the county ranges from
seven to nine months and all the
| schools have been supplied with le-
| gally qualified teachers.
Repairs Are Needed.
Miss Reilly has visited and in
spected all the rural schools in the
county. She has held important
meetings and conferred with her
teachers, district school dire ctors
and parents with view to bringing
about the immediate improvement
of rural public school conditions in
Sierra county. In a number of dis
tricts the school buildings were
found amply adequate but in need
of immediate repairs. Some COM
munities did not have the proper
school facilities and three districts
do not own the school houses, but
arrangements are bling made to
build school houses in at least two
of these districts before school be-
gins this fall. The increased school
attendance in some of the com
munities will necessitate the max
ing of important additions to some
of the school buildings. Two extra
teachers should now be employed
to take care Of the crowded condi-
ton. Two auxiliary schools were
established last year and the work
has been most satisfactory. Con-
solidation of some of the rural COM
munities has been advocated by the
county superintendent but thus far
has received little response. Miss
Reilly has asked Assistant State
superintendent John V. Conway to
visit the county early next fall and
help hold conferences and inspira-
tional meetings for the purpose Of
arousing interest in favor of school
consultations and Improvement OF
rural school conditions and have
directed Miss Reilly to make all |
necessary purchases of the school
supplies needed in the various dis
triets. She was also directed to |
make all necessary repairs to the |
school buildings. 1t is expected |
that all buildings will be placed In |
proper condition for the beginning
of school next September. An effort
will be made to place better teach
ers wherever need and the teaching
standard will be very much i'm
proved The compulsory school at
tendance law has not been en-
forced but arrangements have been
made for a most rigid enforcement
next year. 1t Is expected that the
Improvements will bring
about increased interest in the
schools and will result in much
better regular attendance.
Last year Miss Reilly succeeded
n establishing the first high school
work which has eyer been attempt
ID in the county. Through her eff
orts a one-year standard high
choo was established at the town {
# Hillsboro. This is the first time
tandard high school work has been I
'iven to the pupils in Sierra coun- {
Y and the county superintendent :
5 to be commended for her efforts
n this direction. The absence of :
Ugh schools in the county would :
Indicate that a more concerted ef- r
ort should be made toward the :
aaching of the secondary branches. =
he present levy of .00267 mills 7
1ill not allow much progress nor 7
ermit longer terms and the en- I
loyment of high grade teachers 7
nd it is to be hoped that at least \
ouble the present mileage will be \
flowed for next term. \
No Institute Held. \
Sierra county holds no yearly in \
titute. All the teachers employed \
a the county are secured from tho F
tate normals. The county board 7
nd the county superintendent r
ave in mind the improvement of F
ne teaching corps wherever S
eemed necessary and a special eff s
)rt will be made to secure a suf- S
cient number of properly quail s
ed teachers. The state department T
{ education has co-operated with t
Iiss Reilly in every way possible I
nd she has always been very I
rompt in making and sending in U
lie required school reports.