Albuquerque morning journal., 1922-11-30

board of education and the state
departmnt of education for their
efforts towarGs raising the quail
fications of teachers by raising
the requirements for certificates
to teach, and we recommend that
the granting of a first grade cer-
tificate be dependent upon at
least two years Of training above
high schoou.
That the state and county
boards of education be appoint
i've and that state and county
superintendents of education be
elected by their respective boards
and that a high standard of
scholastic qualifications be re-
quired TOR state and county su-
Ierintendents.
That section c. article 2, chap
ter 8, laws of IJiH, which has
to do with the compensation of
the county superintendent, be re-
pealed and that law be passed
providing for "a just compensa-
tom" also that when the county
board of education considers it
necessary, the county superin-
tendent be allowed a deputy to
be paid in the same way as pro-
vided for other deputies to other
county officers.
That we fbyol legislation pro-
viding that the compensation to
the county superintendent for
visiting schools shall be paid out
of the general school funds.
That house bill No. 60, chap
ter S9, laws of 1919, limiting SAL
airy of teachers in one, two and
three room schools, be repealed,
and that house bill No. 109, chap
ter SO. laws of 1921, be amended
80 as to allow the county board
of education to pay to first grade
teachers, salaries based on sue
cessful teaching, experience and
educational preparation.
That that portion OF section 5,
chapter 3, Laws Of 1919 which
reads: Teachers shall be en-
ployed by the board of school di-
rectors with the approval of the
county board of education" be
repealed ana amended TO read as
follows: The employment of
ledCHeIb shall u6 ny lHe county
board of education"
Whereas. The state of New Mex
leo through large expenditures of
funds, is extending and enlarging
its system of rural and city schools
and is establishing night schools in
cities and moonlight schools in
rural districts for the purpose of
educating the children of school
age and the adults who have not
had the advantages of earlier
schooling with the end in view of
increasing the efficiency and intel
ligence of our citizenship and re-
ducing the per cent of illiteracy to
a minimum;
And Whereas, the state has an
Indian population wards OF the
federal government) Of about 2S,-
900, 20 per cent OF whom have
literate, and $500 of said Indian
population are children of school age
who are receiving no advantages
whatever, due TO the fact that the
federal government has not pro-
Wded school facilities for them;
Therefore, Be II Resolved, by
the New Mexico Educational asso-
citation in regular, session eassm-
hled, that our representatives in
both houses of congress. the sec
retary of the interior and the COM
missioner of Indian affairs be
urged to endeavor to provide funds
for the establishment of schools
and the enlargement of Indian
schools now in operation until am
pie facilities are provided for all
Indian children in the state of
New Mexico;
And Be 1t Further Resolved,
that this association request and
trge the legislature OF New Mex
leo, when in session next, to
memorabilia the congress of the
United States, requesting that
larger appropriations be made for
the establishment Of new schools
and the enlargement of those now
in operation to the end that our
Indian population be educated and
prepared for enlightened and eff
ficient citizenship and thereby the
stain of illiteracy be further re-
citation in regular session assem-
moved from the state of New Mex
leo
Be It Further Resolved, that our
two United States senator's and
representative in the lower house,
the secretary of the interior and
the commissioner Of Indian affairs
be each furnished copy OF these
resolutions and O copy each be
furnished the Lieutenant governor
aod snaaEa- of tha hnif1a of reura-
sentatives of New Mexico, when
the state legislature assemblies.
Respectfully submitted,
MRS. LUELLA CLARK,
e. d. MARTIN,
II. L. KENT,
L. c. RHOADS,