The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-08-11

n nitic on teachers salaries. I am
not against economy where 10 IN rca
sonabic and possible. but I am against
forced economy In places where ~
would cripple tho efficiency of the
schools merely 60 Ecrve some corpora
ton Interest. That s,what the eighth
amendment II would lower
the tax levy 80 hat In tho poorer
counties. II would he impoHsiife 10
raise, sufficient funds to hoep the
rural schools open nine months and
provide proper, equipment.
'sThis II moi the first time that a
certain small clique In the state has
attempted to manipulate school mat
ters for private interests.
Right mere In this locality, you
were about 10 vote bonds for school
projection and an appeal was sen,
to the taxpaeyrH, urging them 10 de-
feat the bond issue merely because
some corporation Interests would be
affected. what right has n non-real-
dent. an outside corporation agent,
TO attempt 10 NEEDLE In local affairs
against the public good? These are
the same peop'e ihat are back OF the
eighth amendment
AS for any criticism against the
expenditures. there have zen and
there may be individuals lacking In
not wisely handled school funds. bu,
there Il noi one In the system guilty
OF wtlttuliy waaing public money
or of any form OF grating.
ItapS Ragcrmnn and Corporations.
Me Hagerman has implied that
huvc condoned ertrayaganccs IN edu-
cational expenditures. but since
worked Tor years to solve the problem
OF n lack OF school funds In various
parts OF the state. u In hardly reason
aiie TO make such q charge against
me.
~ n man feels that he l. an TX
pert on school affairs, let him come
to me Ia santa BE aud indicate ans
point OF the compass Following that
direction. I will byinR him IN my car
| to school houses OF which we are moi
proud. There are school houses In
this state not ht 20 house a burroi
Much To- Hc Done.
~ know what has been done In
this state and what yet remains "a
be accomplished.
-Four years ago. whom I conducted
"a personal survey with h county
supcrintendents. the conditions in ~
adjoining county were disgracofuI
Not a child was reaching above tbs
fourth grade. Last year we had from
that same county % eighth grads
graduates, This RAT We had a. ant
next year we shall have ifO eight
grade graduates from there.
9TH. people Of that county hac
been neglected and forgotten, but w
extended 20 them the hand Of fel'
'owahip and they responded In help
ing us "a better conditions there.
People willing to Help.
when your present state superin
tendent was county superintendent o
there were districts without sohoo
houses who were too poor to rails
funds. 4 rs mill special levy wouli
not have built a school, the bonds q
these districtH were worthless hut W
built 81 good school ouses IN sucl
districts without one cent beiul
raised through bonds or special levy
How was It dones nv an appeal 4
the peop.c 30 contribute either none
or AN equivalent In labor. Face q
face with the people I asked them I
mako hnd lay adohcs with their owI
hands to give their school childrcl
school buildings THIS was done.
"At the time that I turned SAINT
Re county over To- my successor.
was the only county In tho state tins
had not Que cent of bonded indebted
ness or any other kind OF school In
dehtednesA.
After such struggles as these wit
the people and for the people. | am 1
no mind TO stand calmly by whll
salnsh interests attempt to wreck N
rural school system that has tough
50 hard Tor It's existence