The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-12-20
REPORT OF COUNTY :
! SCHOOLS SHOWS A
NOTABLE ADVANCE
Mrs. John w. Wilson,
Retiring S~uperintend-
ent, Reviews Progress
Of the Year in Report to
State Department.

a report which shows n real
growth and improvement in rural
school system Of ~Iernan1lo county In
the past two years. has been made
to State superintendent OF Schools
Jonathan II. Wagner, by Mrs. John
w. Wilson. retiring superintendent OF
county schools. New buildings, bet
ter trained n paid teachers, a
school nurse, and this active coop
Grafton and interest Of parents ane
feature OF Mrs. Wilson'S administrh-
tion. The report follows:
Tho first aim OF the administration
OF the rural schools OF Bernalillo
county has been to secure teachers OF
ability, adaptivoness. culture and the
best professional training possible.
The next step has been the adoption
of a policy looking toward the paying
to teachers, salaries equivalent TO
those paid to persons Of similar
ability and preparation In other call
ings. The BernalillO county board Of
education Is urging better training
FOR teachers. N In line with this
movement has endorsed higher salar-
los for the teachers and are paying
them on a twelve months basis. In
the rural schools OF BornalillO county
seven teachers are holding life %certifl-
Gates, eleven professional. fifty-one
first grades, eight second grades, two
third grades n one permit.
For the past two years teachers
meetings have been held once n
month and a strong Organization Of
fccted. These meetings have been
very helpful in that the teachers all
had n part In the discussion of mat
ter regarding the betterment Of thc
school. The state reading circle
book. Belts school Room Method
- Hmaa .-uHNAa.H-l aaN
discussed. Addresses given by well
known educators have been very
helpful to the teachers.
The importance OF organized play
and play ground supervision has
been emphasized. Athletics were
featured in q track meet represented
by different schools. This attraction
was found 10 be n stimulus to the
larger boys and girls In good sports
manship and In inducing them to
stay In school to tho ends OF the
term In place OF leaving FOR work
in the spring, thus failing to finish
their grades.
Bernalillo county furnishes trans
p%Ortation for the children who live
Il distance from the schools. The
men In charge Of these wagons are
carefully selected and are required to
sign a contract for the school year.
N' aAAHlN1A ~ VI NAAN
fs helping TO solve the problem OF
hardness II absences. thus aiding
in the enforcement of the compulsory
school lew.
Roalizing that the health OF the
Nhild Is one of the most essential Of
Iali matters In connection with schOol
work. n county school nurse has been
employed, who In actively engaged In
the physical examination OF every
school child in the county, n the
health status Of every school Is being
looked into with great care.
The building program during the
past two ycars has consisted In the
completion OF a two teacher school In
the mountains at Hrlssnri. This
school was completed without a bond
issue, the people contributing a part
of the labor. by means OF "A $4,000
. bond issue At district number IS, four
buildings have been completed. At
the North Fourth street school five
rooms h ave been added, making In all
rim rooms and "A teachers room. The
hot lunch equipment has also been
added In this school. At the Old
Town school, "a second story, consist
ing of four rooms and a teachers
room: the auditorium at this school
can be used as class rooms by means
OF double doors. An up-to-date heat
ing plant has been Installed In this
building, also city water, electric
lights and domestic science equipment
for serving the hot lunches. a new
room was added at Santa Barbara,
making in all four rooms. At Du-
ranes the building has been newly
painted and decorated and by n par
titlon another room has been added.
which school now includes three
roOms.
A bond Issue was carried by the
districts Of numbers 6 n 10, Los
padillas and Mountain View; u $4,000
bond issue In each case. And during
the vacation period last summer at
district number 6 u large class room
II library room and a Kitchen were
the additions there. District number
Is, Mountain View, a class room was
added, a library room n Kitchen.
also a heating plant was added. AZ
Coyote Springs, "a one room school
has been completed. This building
was made possible by labor and
money contributions by the patrons,
Mr.. Placido Jaramillo OF Los Lunas
donating two acres of ground to the
district.
In connection with our different
schools. we have six live Parent
Teachers associations, whose mem
bers are seeking in every way pos
sible to help the schools, and Mt the
same time parents are brought into
a close contact with the life OF the
school. thus giving them opportunits
10 understand n carry away To the
home tho best the school has ia
offer.