Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-12-31

FAREWELL
Convention Of New Mexico Edu-
cationaI Association Closed
Its Sessions Today.
COUNSEL TO THE YOUTH
Subject Of Interesting Paper Read Last
Evening by DR.. Aaron Cove, Of
Denver.
Educators farewell.

Educators farewell
An excursion to the United States
: Indian Industrial School and the New
Mexico penitentiary marked the close
of the convention of the New Mexico
Educational Association, which has
been in session in the Capital City for
the past four days.
At the Closing Session.
: At the closing session this morning
Public School Course of the Study of
Literature" was the subject discussed
by Professor e. F. Dunlavy, of the
New Mexico Normal School, Silver
City. while a paper on The Crucial
Test in Mathematics" was read by Pro-
fessor c. E. Magnusson, of the New
Mexico School of Mines, Socorro.
| AT the business meeting which fol-
lowed the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year. Silver City
being selected as the next convention
city; Professor A. B. Stroup of Albu-
querque, president: Miss Maggie
Bucher Las Vegas, vice president;
Professor r. S. Asplund, Albuquerque.
secretary; Professor D. NJ Richards.
Las Cruces, treasurer; DR.. c. NJ Light,
Silver City; DR.. E. ]. Vert, Las Vegas,
and Professor John Oliver, Albuuuer-
que, members of the executive com.
mlttee for three years. two years and
one year respectively, and Professors
D. NJ Richards, Las Cruces; C. E. Mag
nusson, Socorro; c. j. CrandaIl. and
}. A. Wood. Santa Fe; ] F. StilIwell
Roswell; w. M, Heiney, Ration: e.
Francis Duff, Deming; Hiram HARLEY,
Las Cruces and Mrs. w. l.. Jackson.
Silver City, and Mrs. Elizaseth Nc
lntire, Gallup, members of the ednca-
tional council.
Teaching as a Profession.
At the afternoon session yesterday
an able address on the subject, Teach
ing as Profession" was delivered by
Professor Edward A. Playter, principal
of the Santa Fe High School, which
VIII appear in Saturdays issue of the
New Mexicon. Professor ]. A. Miller,
principal of the Albuquerque High
School, discussed Educational Auxil-
iaries," while Mrs. Mary J. Borden of
Albuquerque, talked Interestingly for
half an hour on Scientific Temper
ance."
At last evenings session the address
was made by DR.. Aaron Cove, princi-
pal of the Denver city public schools,
while readings were given by Profess
sor Dunlavy.
Counsel to the Youth.
Dr. Cove discussed at some length
the subject "Counsel to the Youth. He
said in part:
The youth of today do we'll occa-
to consider seriously their i'm
mediate surroundings, and calculate
the probable outcome of their action.
One potent cause OF the weakness
and consequent lack of competent re-
turn from the abundant intellectual
force expended is tendency toward
4 dissipation, a scattering of mental
power that inevitably leades to spas
nOdic effort with unsatisfactory If not
harmful, results.
10 no body of people can place for
on this subject be more
made than to a group
0f teachers, for it is to that class one
must look for ultimate action: upon
the literally educated man has the
civilized world ever necessarily Le-
pended for whatever advance has been
made.
The so-called higher education, a
.erm In use for want of a better, no
one more than you, realizes to be a
ic.On fcr thn Wi
olores the field of knowledge the fur
her extends the horizon till the uni
yersity man at the completion of his
course is dazed by the illimitable view
beyond.
BY common consent, and appropri-
ltely. the present time comedies to the
college graduate. the title "liberally
the power that education
'onfers depends upon personal rather
han mass distinction, hence | place
'eiore you the Importance of selecting
md determining line of effort and
ONE of the accidents and incidents
Which will inevitably occur to weaken
ou in your resolution
The necessary preparation for
7ise and honorable life is much the
anne for ALL Unanimity exists as to
ne required prerequisite of an ele-
1entary education, such as is fairly
epresented by the twelve years Of the
ypical school,
Work Of Freshman Class.
At the close of that period; at the
eginning of the work of the Fresh
ian class at college one is fortunate
the direction Of his career is deter
lined, but 1t has been noted that the
lnior year is quite soon enough for NJ
ne selection of a trail to follow. One
hould, nay must, learn of himself and
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