New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-11-25
ALBUQUERQUE next MEETING PLACE
MRS. JOSIE L0CKARD PRESIDENT
EMPLOYMENT OF FULL TIME sALARIED SECRETARY
ARRANGED FOR; AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION
ALL ADOPTED EXCEPTING ONE GIVING COUNCIL
RIGHT TO SELECT PLACE OF MEETING WHICH
TEACHERS REFUSE TO GIVE UP

say word, for regardless of the
law, Mr.. Joerns, while in our county
extended every courtesy which we
could have asked, and was a very
great assistance to us and so far
as we are concerned we believe he
was there to do the right thing, to
deal out justice to all, and to assist
in the building up of more efficient
school system and while he was In
our county, we so expressed ourselves
to him, regardless of the many mys-
terious reports that have come to
this part of the state, relative to
Curry county. Not only that, we still
believe, we do not have too much
education over there and the taXpay-
ers at our last election, by a vote
of to /, on the eighth amendment
expressed themselves, as being will
ing to pay the bill. / believe the
teachers, the school board members
the school patrons, and the taxpay-
ers of this state, regardles of po-
litical affiliations should express
themselves to the members of the
next legislature, as being absolutely
opposed to this law which gives one
man absolute power over the school
finances Of this state, and therefore
over the destinies of the boys and
girls of our great state.
In making this statement, I do
not mean to say that, as teachers, we
should not look after the interests
of the taxpayers, on the other hand
4 do believe we should look after
the taxpayers interests and that we
should maintain our schools on a
high, efficient and economical bas-
is. | know of no better plan than
the present one which provides for
an educational auditor, giving him
as it does the right to look into the
needs of each school district, the
power to require each incorporate
body to stay within their budget, so
far as know, giving that office all
the powers which 1t now has, except
the one power, that power which Is
greater than that of any one man
i'm the United States, not excepting
our great president of the United
States. that power which says to
free American citizens living under
great democratic form of govern
ment. "You shall, or you shall not.
In the place of this final clause in
the law which gives the educational
auditor, who gets his office, not by
election, but by appointment, sup
rene power to say just how many
dollars should be allowed each dis
triet for teachers, for coal, for chalk.
and for erasers. let that final clause
be changed such that ii will require
our educational auditor, after he has
gone over all the requested budgets
of the county, to give written re-
port to the county commissioners,
who are elected by the people OF
free state. and let it be theirs. as the
representatives of a free people. to
say whether or not certain sums
should be allowed to maintain their
free schools. My fellow citizens, with
an intelligent electorate, made So in
this case by a written report made
out by an intelligent, expert auditor,
we need not fear that the finance OF
our educational system will go very
far wrong.
With these three changes in our
SfnOOl law, anu Nieu wen poios hu'i
time educational secretary, ] believe
the way would be clear for the bend
ing of our energies toward the larg-
er fields Of school activities, and by
the use of our organization to teach.
to guard and guide; to help to mold
and fashion the souls of boys and
girls. whose education culture and
refining influences will be felt as an
important factor wherever destiny
may lead them.
Blair's Address
Francis @. Blair. state school sup
erintendent of Illinois, then deliv-
cred a forceful address on the sub
ject. THE Face at Our Window.
which had a special appeal to educa-
tors of the state. He took for his
text the story of "Frankenstein" by
Mrs. Shelley, in which a man makes
an automaton. which acts and feels
like a human being. and has the
emotions of a human being. He sends
this automaton out into the world.
One night, when he is alone. its face
appears at his window, with an ex-
preston that says. Now that you
have made me, 1t Is up to you to
find for me a means of living a
happy life"
This is what we are doing" Mr..
Blair said. I'VE are making our
boys and girls into men and women.
ana uoor they will como hack Their