Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-01-05
THE EDUCATORS
Proceedings Of Second
Day.
Important Documents Read
and Discussed.
Albuquerque Chosen Without Much
Trouble for Next Meetings.
ADJOURNMENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
ADJOURNMENT YESTERDAY AFTERNOON

Tue supreme court room IN the cap
ltol building was crowded Thursday
evening ~ the meeting Of the New
Mexico Educational association, says
The New Mexican The program for
the evening was opened ~ well as In
tersPersed by musical SELECTIONS. Prof.
L. {. Butscher. superintendent Of the
public schools az Ration. made a schOl-
arly address on the subject Of THE
Public School System az an lnstru-
mentality OF Social Advance" No
synopsis could do Justice 10 the erud-
lie paper read BY Mr.. Butscher.
Prof. y. L. Hewett. president OF the
Normal university at Las Vegas. was
the other speaker Of the evening. and
he gave an illustrated lecture on the
prehistoric civilization Of New Mexl-
co. lie brought out the idea that there
was only one prehistoric civilization
on tho western continent. that the civ
lllGati0n OF the cllf dwell7r. the
mound builder and the AEtec we're re-
lated, n not Identical. He showed pic
lures Of the ancient cave dwellings,
and the more recent chff dwellings
west of santa Fe, as well as OF pho
gographs which have been engraved
on the walls 0f the cilffa one Of these
IL remarkable because 10 suggests the
/ legend OF Montezuma starring from
Pccos on the back Of an eagle to Mex
leo. Mr.. Howett referred to the arch
Geologic. the historic and art treasures
that are TO be- found in ana around
santa Fe. and suggested that y eata-
4 % NaN Nttu
% Italian masters OF the thirteenth
century. which are 20 be found Ia SAN
"a Re. He described the causes which
led to the arrest OF development OF the
Pueblo Indians and OF the Aztecs. who
were on the verge Of civilization when
the coming Of the spanlard put an end
to their creative power He pointed
10 the f9ct that In each child Is EN-
bodied the history OF his ancestors.
end that perhaps the inclination 81
nearly all children TO burrow n the
sand. 10 build mounds and caves In
sandhilis, IL identical with the impulse
that led prehlatorie man 10 build cave
and cliff dwellings. Many Of the
structures erected by the clf jewellers
we're not built to b. occupied but were
created Tor the mere love OF the work
OF building. for the country round
about the clln dwellings could not pos
sibiy have supported the large popula-
ton which must have existed II all the
cliff dwellings and communal build
ings had been occupied contomporan-
eeusly Professor Hewett made the
poant that "a long as mans creative
power u active, and even destruction
u In u way a creative activity. 10 hong
he grows and advances, but when this
CREATIVE power or desire dies. as II
threatens 20 DO among the Pueblo In.
iaAns. among whom II II vislbly declin-
ing. then the individual or the race re-.
trcgradeR. Mir. Hewett cast new light
on the probable history OF the elin
dwellings, both with his excellent sier.
eopticon pictures made from photo.
graphs taken by himself and by his
convincing way OF theorising upon the
discoveries that he has made In the
cIlff dweilers' country.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON SESSION
Thursday afternoon the pFlncipal
subject Of discussion was ''The Moral,
OF the child" The discussion wa'
opened by Miss Brown, Of Gallup. who
spoke clearly on ITO What Extent Il
the school Resconsibie7" Prrf ". p
Childs spoke on ITO WHAT Extent Z,
the Home Responsible" He said that
education a only character building
and begins AZ birth. therefore. the In
tiuence OF the home on moral develop
ment cannot BE- 0ver-estimated. Tn,
responsibility Of the h0ne begins In
the physical condition Of the child
The home should provide proper food
and teach the goe'pei OF rep0se. Above
all IN physical elements parents should
teach the eacredness Of the body a.
the temple OF the soul. The solution
Of the social purity problem rests with
tks hofne The best books should b,
accessible IN the home, and the lessor
Of mental honesty ana industry thor
Oushly taught. Highest Of all respon'
sibilitios resting on the homo "a mora
training Is heart development, ant
that must center about the family al.
tar The home responsibility must b.
shared by mother and father. In toe
many homes the father neglects tn
privileges a. companion and guide 4
his children Rev. w. VI Moore dia
cussed the third phase Of the question
ITO what Extent IL society n sponsi'
BILE" His address wa masterpiece
Of cOgent thinking and eloquent ex'
preston. and held the audience spell
bound Miss YearEin o. Deming
teacher Of elocution reclsed How tn
old Folks Won the Race" and rcceivot
enthusiastic applause.
Prof. Hiram Hadiey, Of the Agficul
tural college. spoke on FIFTY Years o
Educational Progress" For On hOu
he held the rapt attention OF his hear
crs IN outlining and describing the ad
vancsment made In deucation.
The following committees were ap
pointed by the president; Place o.
mecting--o. r.. Hickey, Albuquerque
W T. Robertson, Deming l.. G. But
echeT, Ration. Res0lutlons--p. NJ
Richards. Gallup, q. L. Marsh, sant'
10, Miss Catherine Fields. Albuquer
que. Nom,nations-E L. Hewett La
Vegas. A n. Stroup. Albuquerque
Mrs. n G. weitmer. santa Fo. Audit
ing-fIiram 9Iaaiey. Ias Cruces c
w. Martin. Roswell. Miss Masgie bu
cher, Las Vegas
YBsruRDAY ToREnSooN SESSION
Ths program as arranged FOR IN
yesterday forenoon session was carried
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