Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-12-22
a PROTEST.
Attorney chacon Discusses the Ne
cessity Of an Educational EXHIBIT
At Worlds Fair.

Las Vegas. N. M, Dec, 22d, 1909.
Editor OF The Optic.
Dear Sir. | desire to call atten-
tion, through your valuable paper, to
the importance OF having a proper
educational exhibit at 81. Louis from
New Mexico. Better than statehood.
better than many enterprises now on
the tapls. by which We all expect to
profit, q proper educational exhibit
win serve to disabuse the minds Of our
eastern fellow citizens of many errors
under which they now labor, touching
the intellectual status Of our people.
| have done what | could 10 stir a
feeling Of patriotism among educa-
tors generally I'll this behalf, and /
must say that. In many parts Of the
territory, exhibits are in course OF pre-
paration that be5peak the uploadate,
ness Of the persons engaged In their
preparation, Our commission did
wrong In appropriating only $500 for
this important work; they assigned
us only that small amount for the cd.
vocational work Many educators are
now asking me To give them some q.
nancial aid, In order to pay for photo,
graphs, etc. but ! am obliged to say
that am unable to help them. The
territorial press ought TO take this
matter up. and to urge our Louisiana
purchase board to appropriate at least
$1,000 for this work.
In this connection let me state that
IL has been a matter Of no little con
fusion to me. 70 hear from prominent
educators Of the territory, what II is
that WI want In tho way Of exhibits.
Now, ! sent, some time ago, the GER
culars that would explain what we
wanted Those circulars explained
everything better than | could II was
then a matter OF local selection for
the teachers themselves, to prepare
exhibits, In such departments as they
thought they could make Il good dis.
play In. These circulars are such d
masterpiece Of luciiity and correct
ness Of detail. that the last number
Of the worlds fair bulletin. speaks OF
them ~ pronounced bs the highest
authority 20 be the most perfect. the
most scientific analysis and classih
cation Of human achievement ever
effected Now II our educators *
peot me, as chairman Of The education
al committee. % explain what We
want better than this circular does.
then they are expecting the impossi
BILE.
but perhaps, educators themselves
do not care 20 20 into their pockets
for the purpose 81 ~defraying The TX
pcnse of preparing the exhibits. They
are right In this; as we only have
$500 available. Il then becomes the
duty % the school boards % the re-
spectlye cities and towns 10 defray the
expenses. They should do so. That
money will not be thrown away. the
exhibits prepared BY its expenditure
Will be NH everlasting monument 70
the patriotism OF said boards when
80 much money Il the public IL going
TO waste in expenditures that viii not
bear Investigation, when the public
treasury is pluniered daily by politi.
cal bosses to reward their ~hcnchmen,
the interests OF our rising generation. !
and especially their educational In
terests. demand that each school dis.
trict should espend some money TO
make n decent showing at st. Louis.
DC our people resent the accusations
made 20 frequently that We are an
ignorant and backward community?
they do. then let them bestir them.
and help our board In these ma,
tcrs. Very Respectfully.
EusEBIo cHAcoN