Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-12-29
CONVENTION
OF EDUCATORS
Successful Meeting Of Teachers
Association at Silver City
Which Closed Today.
MANY PAPERS READ
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Amado Chaves and Professor Wood
Of This City Take Part.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Silver City, N. NJ, Dec. 29.-The
council of the New Mexico Educa-
tional Association met in this city on
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock and
the following were present:
c. M. Light, Silver City; ]. G. Nc
Nary, Las Vegas; J. A. Wood, Santa
Fe; H. A. Owens, Silver City; Hiram
Hadley, Mesilla Park; A. N. White,
Silver City; R. R. Larkin, Las Vegas:
Amado Chaves, Santa Fe; J. r Mo
Arthur, Miss Maggie J. Bucher, Las
Vegas; A. B. Stroup, Albuquerque; D..
M. Richards, Mesilla Park; E. J. Vert,
! Las Vegas; w. G Tight, Albuquerque:
w. E. Dudley, Luther Foster, Mesilla
Park.
The first session was held Tuesday
night.
At the meeting of the educational
council held at o'clock on the 9th,
an able paper was read by Professor
Hiram Hadley, of the Agricultural Col
lege, on Needed School Legislation"
Professor G. R. Keyes, of the Socorro
School of Mines, who should have read
paper on the public Lands In New
Mexico, Belonging to the Schools"
was not present. At 8 o'clock In the
evening the association proper met.
The people of Silver City turned out
en- masse and the building was crowd
ed
The meeting was called to order and
opened with prayer by Rev. J. A. Arm
strong, after which Miss Abrahams
rendered a piano solo. President A. B.
Stroup, of Albuquerque, of the associ-
alton then delivered the annual ad-
dress, which was full Of wit, eloquence
and wisdom. Then followed sympo-
SUM, "The Professional Teacher"
Professors G. W. Tight Of the Univer-
sity and Luther Foster, Of the Agri-
cultural College and Miss M. R. Koch
ler of the city schools, read able and
interesting papers on the subject.
After more music by the Misses Hin
man and Rosenfeld, the meeting ad-
journed to meet at the gymnasium to
witness athletic exercises. The meet
ing lasted until midnight.
The session opened at 9 o'clock this
morning with very interesting lee
ture by Professor H. A. Owen, on "Our
Educational Exhibit at the Worlds
Fair" Professor Owen described In
detail the manner in which the exhibit
was arranged and his lecture was high
ly complimented by the members of
the association who had seen the ex-
hibit.
The next paper was read by Amado
Chaves, Territorial Superintendent of
Public Instruction, and was addressed
to the teachers of the Territory. This
paper was we'll received by the mem
bers present and was full of helpful
suggestions.
Professor J. A. Wood of Santa Fe.
read a paper entitled "Certiflcation OF
Teachers" He treated the subject In
a broad and interesting manner and
received the closest attention Of his
audience. In turn this subject was
thoroughly discussed by Professors
Hadley, White, Hodgin, Light, Rich
ards, Vert, Tight and Stroup.
James G. McNary, editor Of the Las
Vegas Optic, addressed the association
and notified them that he had estab-
lished the Educational Journal Of New
Mexico and asked the cooperation and
of the association. The asso-
citation by a unanimous vote pledged
Mr.. McNary their support.
The next subject was Teachers In
stitutes" Round table discussion un-
der the direction of Professor e. ].
Vert followed, with Professors Rich
ards and Larkin participating.
The following committees have been
appointed by the president:
Place of meeting, Amado Chaves, D.
M. Richards, Miss M. J. Bucher.
Auditing: e. ]. Vert, H. A. Owen,
W. E. Dudley.
Resolutions J. A. Wood, Hiram
Hadley, C. M. Light.
Nominations: Luther Foster, ]. G..
McNary, Bell Eckles.