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Show 1880 TO 1912 HISTORY and in 30 high schools. In 1911, 1,600 teachers were enrolled in the various institutes and summer schools. Expenditures for the support of the public schools were $949,448.60, of which $541,440.56 were for wages and $288,705.64 for new buildings, grounds, and repairs. The total amount invested in school property was $1,288,672:75.%" cost to the tax payer. Vast bodies of this land are now valued at $1 o territorial educational institutions, the president of St. Michael s College o Bi ta Fé and the superintendents of schools in the four cities of the gt a ing highest in population at the time the appointment is to be made ; two rt Seven to be citizens interested in education who are not professional teac a es si selects the text-books for public schools, and thas full control of coun Y andent tutes. The governor is ex-officio president of the board and the superin of publie instruction ex-officio secretary. we tion is AP: ‘Chief Territorial Officer—The superintendent of public instruc ist ae pointed by the governor, by and with consent of the council, for a toe years. He visits various counties in the interest of education ; holds d for the institutes; prepares courses of study for county teachers’ institutes a = of the common schools of the territory, and keeps a record of the proceed a dollars territorial board of education. The salary allowed is three thousan¢ per annum. . ted “Chief County Officer—A superintendent of schools for each county Se at each general election and holds office for two years. He apportions oud rie eral county school fund among the several districts in the county, 2) charge of the common school interests of the county, being required to : various schools of the county and to enforce compliance with the hundred dollars per annum. are provide for school = They receive no salary and are This board organizes and property, maintains and levies a system a special hs at Be te ee ie of tax ‘School Age and Compulsory Education.—The school age is from five to Children between the ages of seven and fourteen, who are twenty-one years. not in attendance at some private school or not under physical disability, may be compelled by the school authorities to attend the public school each year for the entire term of school in their respective districts. ‘‘Educational Institutions.—The school system of New Mexico includes the territorial institutions which are supported by general territorial funds. These are the University of New Mexico, New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, New Mexico Normal School, New Mexico Spanish-American Normal School, New Mexico Normal University, New Mexico School of Mines, ew Mexico Military Institute, Institute for Deaf and Dumb, and Institute for the Blind. There are about twelve hundred public schools in the territory supPorted by the regular school taxes with an enrollment of fifty-six thousand Pupils, twenty thousand of whom negroes, are Spanish-American one hundred are and ‘‘There are nearly seventy sectarian schools with an enrollment of five thousand pupils and about twenty private schools with an enrollment of three hunTed pupils. In addition there are twenty-five Indian schools under direct Federal Supervision with a total enrollment of over two thousand pupils. | ‘‘The United States has two especially large Indian schools in the territory, one at Santa Fé and the other at Alburquerque. The Santa Fé institution alone 8 a community in itself, consisting of about twenty substantial brick buildings of varying sizes, the larger ones being two stories in height. In addition to the Indian Schools of the Federal government, Santa Fé has another similar instiunder Mother M. ‘* School Divectork. —whied directors for each district in the oe and elected, one each year, for a term of three years. They have jee and pay keeping of the school property of the district; teachers’ wages and interest on school bonds. hold office for four years. graded Schools; exercises control over school for the support of the city and town schools. tution air the school law. His salary is based on the number of school re s for at least three months of each year and upon the amount collectec ‘a three mill territorial levy for school purposes. The maximum salary from being interested in any contract for expenditure of the school unds. ‘City and Town Boards of Education.—A board of education is elected in each organized city and town, consisting of two members from each ward, who Be It is, in fact, the policy of the land department to sell none of this land a less than $10 an acre. : ; p rice ‘* Territorial Board of Education.—The Territorial Board of Education _ sists of nine members: the governor, superintendent of public ine ’ Seven members appointed by the governor; five of said seven from the = a one of whom shall be a county superintendent. The board appar territorial school fund to the various counties, specifies duties of cult intendents, prepares examinations for applicants for teachers we ae an ee state university, school of mines, agricultural college and normal schools. ri system is complete, is under the direction of competent men and women an a abundantly and enthusiastically supported by the people. The oc every child may be completed in New Mexico at the lowest possible expe nf The common schools have already an endowment of about four million a land, under grants by congress and by the terms of the enabling act, wil re sane ive Aefourits million more. minimumacres value of $3 an acre, this land will give the public eer: system a magnificent endowment which will support it at the lo ape ek nk bo to si Y ae, hae —— the Sisters Katherine and of the Blessed in private Sacrament, life was Miss whose guiding Catherine Drexel spirit is of the The Presbyterian amous Drexel family of multi-millionaires in Philadephia. “8sion has two large institutions in Santa Fé for the education of the native children, and another similar school in Alburquerque. ”’ ‘enWVilliam J. Mills, Report of, 1911: ann has he most important work of the museum during tthe past year “ et putting in repair the Old Palace of the Governors, which, under the Stipulations of the legislative act, has been made the home of the museum and th IRs WN rar are Pea Pel HF school A ro ee ee « - “ . The ee eee 31-2: Re pp. ee 1911, ee Manual, ee Legislative Pm oe ae ioe aa oe ree ee ee 2 5 - Jaffa, adequate and is a model, from the smallest district There was a great increase in the number of final and commute d homestead entries ‘during the last years of territorial governme nt, indicating that a very considerable portion of the settlement of dryfarming areas is permanent, substantial, and successful. One of the most ‘important enactments of the New Mexico legislature was the act of 1909, whereby the Museum of New Mexico was established and located at the capSCHOOL OF AMERICAN ital. This institution is under the ARCHAEOLOGY AT SANTA Ff control and management of a board of directors or regents, appointed by the governor.*8? A chronological list of the principal events occur- a 482 Nathan is thoroughly 573 ee MEXICAN oe OF NEW oa a FACTS cee | og ee cae ae Cet gee ee | LEADING — a Soe , 572 |
