Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-08
CONWAY PLEDGES
FULL ATTENTION
To SCHOOL PLAN
Rural Sections Need Devel-
Opment Says Republican
Candidate for State ST.
perintendent of Education
BY CLINTON p. ANDERsoN.)

(BN CLINTON =. ANDERSON)
Santa Fe, Oct while il is not
the policy of the Morning journal
its news columns, the following
statement prepared by John V.
Conway, republican candidate for
state superintendent of pubic in
strucuon tends to pledge him to
certain programs should he be
elected and may lead his opponent
to as definite a statement, As the
educational development of the
state is a matter of extreme con-
Germ In this campaign, Mr. Con-
ways statement becomes news of
importance to the state. Following
Is Its text;
Il believe the best interests Of
the state can be best served by de
Velopiug the rural school life and
rural Industries. With this idea
present it has been my purpose
during my school work to concen-
trate my efforts on the improve
ment Of the rural schools.
IAN important factor in ru-
raj school Improvement are county
rural school supervisors. Such SUI
poryisors are being employed
through the efforts of the state de-
partment of education and I have
made it my personal responsibility
to induce county boards of educa-
ton to provide for the employment
Of well qualified supervisors whose
duty it is to assist the county SUI
perintendents in supervisory way
in improving the instruction In the
rural schools.
Rural supervisors look after the
improvement Of teachers in service,
sanitary and health conditions oil
the school buildings, equipment, IL
brary facilities. music, warm
lunches, home project work, COM
munity activities, organization of
patrons for evening classes and
parent-teacher organizations. In,
addition they act as truant officers,
causing all children within the
compulsory school age to be en-
rolled in the schools, and through
a system of reports and personal
visitation SEQ that all children re-
main in school during the entire
school term.
Il am in favor of continuing the
generous support by our state to
our public schools, making ii pos
sihle for the boys and girls who
care to attend the public high
schools to have that opportunity;
also, that we continue to make our
normal schools and colleges better
and better each year endCavoring
to have more Of our young men
and women complete their educa-
ton in these higher institutions.
Il am in favor of recommending
to the legislature that an industrial
school be established at a place
where it is believer best located,
such school to be a trade school
where the boys OF New Mexico who
are unable to remain in school to
complete their education. may.
learn plumbing, carpentry. barber
ing, printing, blacksmithing paint
ing, bricklaying, paperhanging,
plastering, auto mechanics or any
other dignified and honorable trade
whereby they may add to the pros
perity and usefulness of our state,
both as builders and as honorable
citizens.
Another factor in rural educa-
ton is the organization of parent
teacher associations and evening
classes for adults, which | have
urged and encouraged in every
way possible. During the present
administration many of these
classes have been established. as
well as classes in home making for
women, evening classes in mining
occupations, auto mechanics and
part time classes in industrial
lines.
These are the things which the
present school organization stands
for and If elected | shall continue
to promote this program which |
believe encourages those things
which help to strengthen the rural
communities. In pushing these
and other progressive school poll
Ces we have had the hearty CO.
operation of the teachers. womens
clubs and other organizations. The
general public has been most SYM
pathetic and helpful. and the press
has been generous in its support.
Whatever success has come to the
school work in New Mexico has
been due to the hearty co-opera-
ton and businesslike organization
of the state department Of cduca-
ton"