El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-29
At Yesterday Afternoons
Session of the Con-
VentiOn.
SHERMAN GETS THE NEXT
Old Mexico, New Mexico and Vir-
ginia Took Part In the Program
and the Session Mas Most Prof
liable.


man was selected RS the next place OF
meeting. Many of the teachers were
out of the city on the various eXcur-
sions and therefore the meeting wes
poorly attended. With one or two ex-
ceptions the entire meeting was spent
in the reading Of papers.
Prof. G. W. Harris. of Fort Worth,
was the first speaker. His paper was en-
titled, "1'he Sum mer Normal Institute
and it's Future" he gave . history of
the normal institutes of the states and
spoke of the good work they were
CO pable of doing IL they were properly
encouraged. The first normal was In
ssituted in Texas, in 1888 and the state
legislature appropriated &c. GOO per year
for it's maintenance. This was cut off
at the end of four years and then the
normals were compelled to resolve
themselves into private enterprises.
The teachers of the state spent more
money in self improvement than any
other profession, said the speaker.
The attendance at the normels OF the
state last year was 4, 480 and there was
spent by the teachers about $50, 900.
He cited instances of other states
which appropriate annually from $40
600 to 500 900 for normals, and called
on the teachers of the state to write to
their representatives and urge upon
til EN- the necessity Of making an ap-
preparation of about SIS, 900 per year
for the support OF nornels. He also
suggested that This convention pass
resolution asking the legislature to
make such appropriation.
Prof. Hiram Hadley, ct Las Cruces,
N. M, was the next speaker. His
subject, was the progress of Educa-
tion in New Mexico" he went over
his ground carefully and had statistics
on hand, which he had collected from
| the public records of the territory, to
bear out his statements. Education
there had made the most rapid strides
of any state or territory in the union.
territory had no public schools. Now
there are many schools and colleges.
But in the next few years there would
be surprise in store for those who
| watched the progress OF education
there. He closed by telling of the
great desire of the New MexicRns to be
admitted into the States and appealed
| to the teachers to do all in their power
to bring this about.
Professor NJ. G. Bates, superinten-
dent of schools in Fort Worth, was
next. He spoke On "The Teachers
Side of Life" His remarks we're
chiefly devoted to telling the teachers
that In case they had not the natural
| aptitude or liking for their work they
should give It up. The teacher Is the
guardian of the moral Is we'll as the
| mental welfare of the children and for
that reason he must be conscientious
and painstaking; be fixed in his pur-
pose and not swerve one inch from his
duty.
Prof. Guy F. Wilson, of Colonia
Juarez, Mexico, was next called upon.
He had an able and Instructive paper
en- "The Progress OF Education in
~
| what the schools of that republic had
done in the past and outlined his hopes
of what they would do in the future.
He said that Some teachers, before the
coming of tho superintendent or the
principal, would urge the children to
put their best to the task of making a.
good . showing ~ possible. This de-
sire to excel. he said, when Impressed
On a ohild's mind would in many cases
children would infer: although 1t may
have not been meant, that they were
to use any means la their
or school. He also spoke
of the clannishness which exists among
children who are under the impression
To at 1t ia honorable to refuse to inform
on another child when any wrong doing
has been discovered. This will make
partners through right or wrong, in
! after life, but does not impress them
with high regard for the truth, which
in more important.
Prof. Tinsley P Junkln, of the Uni
vsrsity of Virginia, at the invitation
of the association addressed them no
"U diversity Education: its Mainteu-
it was one of the most important
branches OF education and that no one
who could do so should miss it. He
spoke highly of the university with
hieh he Is connected and compliment
ed the schools of this state on their
work.
Prof. J. P. Glasgow, of Gainesville,
was the last speaker. He had not
time to prepare . paper on the subject
assigned him and instead spoke on
THE Choosing of a Vocation. He
gave advice to those who were in
doubt as to what vocation they should
take up but said that 1t was not pos
sible for teacher to determine what
life would best suit student as there
was only one way to do that. The
pupil should 60 through with his educa-
self.
The committees were then called on
for reports but they were not all ready.
They will report today. The com nit
tee on nominations proposed that Miss
Emma HALEY Of Dallas and J. T. Val
entine of Houston be added to the COM
mittee ON legislation. The auditing
committee reported that there had
been collected $16S. so from the sale of
badges, showing a membership of 337.
The matter of choosing q place for
the next meeting of the association
was then taken up. President
Dodson announced that he had received