Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-27
TUCUMCAR| CUTS
SCHOOLS To Fit
APPR0PR |AT|ONS
Allows Children Below Sew
en- Years to Remain Out
of Classes; viii Not Hurt
Efficiency.

Tucumcari, n NJ, Aug. 26.--Tu-
cumcari public schools will open
September 4. superintendent
John A. Webb states that work Will
continue along the same lines as
last year, with few changes. Con-
siderable change was contemplated
in plans for this year but owing to
Tucumcari school budget having
been cut $4,000 by the state, many
changes must be abandoned. Read
iustment has been made III order
to conduct schools within the bud
get allowance. In doing this, the
superintendent and board have
kept in mind those changes when
cause the least DISCRIMINATION.
Foremost among changes made
Is limiting the school age down
ward to 6 years. Heretofore
children have been permitted TO
enter at the age of years and II
had been planned earlier to pro-
vide a special room for 6-year be-
ginners. The attorney general
rendered an opinion last year tc
the effect that the children mlgh'
be kept out of school until Z years
of age. This change will enable
two teachers to take care OF firs'
grade attendance where previously
three teachers were employed, ano
the pre-primary grade room VII
be abandoned.
Few new teachers have beer
employed. The work in higf
school will be improved by a ply
steal laboratory, separating IT IRON
the chemistry. Also In the domes
tic science department four large
tables are being installed anc
lunches will be installed at the
noon hour. Tis is to make 'worF
| in this department more praclca
| and self-sustaining.
! Orchestra, glee club, expression
and theory of music will be contln
ned. The faculty lineup is as fol
lows: John A. Webb, superintend
ent; r. c. Morris, principal; X. M
Jones, commercial; Chalmers Bow
ers, manual training and mechan
ical drawing; Mrs. Loggians' 90
nestle science and domestic art
less w, CAIRNS, newly employees
history and athletics Hazel Rlch
ard, English; Iona Prunty, math
ematics; Ruth Alexander. new!
emnloved, Spanish; Gula Marie
Reeves. newly employed, Englsh
Miss Mae DietZman, librarian an'
study hall.
| Junior high school-Mrs. Grac'
Robinson, principal, reading; Mrs
IInla Lowell, English and geogra
phy. Alice Belle Gordon, arithme
| tic and physiology; Ada Crime
history and geography. Pupils o
iunior high will have the same
teachers and equipment as the sen
Tor high for manual training 40
nestle science and domestic arr.
-, Grades at four points ON
Royles, principal, fifth grade; Mrs
Head. fifth grade; Mrs. Moncus
and Gladys Thurston, newly EN-
ployed. sixth grades; Joella Bally
fourth grade: Mrs. Webb, fourtf
grade; HIKE Harrison, secono
grade; Mrs. Willis, newly employ
ed, first grade.
Grade teachers at centra
/ school Mrs. Nora Garllngton
principal, second grade; Mrs
Bonds. first grade; Miss Nellie
Bonds, third grade; Mrs. John A
Rich, fourth grade. Music, entire
system. Mrs. Minnie G. Meeker'
superintendent Webb said: =
community may be fairly judgeC
by its schools and churches. LEI
Tucumcari have the best schools
! possible. Let all the people bacF
| the school board and in turn tnt
hoard must back the superintend'
ent, and the superintendent tn'
teachers to effect the highest ell
cheney for the community 9u.
perintendent Webb conducted
successful school year for Tucum
carl the past session.