Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-12-28
EDUCATORS ELECTED
THEIR OFFICERS
Several Important Amend.
ments TO Constitution
Made This Morning.
INTERESTING PAPERS WERE READ

afternoon the members are enjoying
visits to the various points OF educa-
tional interest.
officers Were Elected.
This morning the session was call
ed to order at $3.50 o'clock. The cleo
ton of officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows:
President-W. H. Decker, Gallup.
Vice President-W. B. Mcfarland,
Albuquerque.
Recording Secretary-Elnor Thorn
as. Las Vegas.
Treasurer. r. Grant, Las Vegas.
Local Secretary-E. j. Vert, Las
Vegas.
Member of executive committee
Prof. c. e. Hodgin, Albuquerque.
Next Meeting Place.
Several towns in the territory were
anxious to secure the next meeting
place of the association. The senti-
ment was strongly in favor of Las
Vegas and the association formally
decided to hold next years session at
that place. In amending the consti-
tuition SO as to provide for the Office
of local secretary, G. j. Vert was Sc
lected because he is a resident of the
next meeting place, in accordance with
the amendment.
Several Amendments Passed. .
The amendment to paragraph n of
the bylaws vested the president with
the authority to appoint at the meet
ing following his election, the follow
ing committees: auditing committee
and committee on resolutions, striking
out nominating committee and COM
mittee on place of meeting"
The amendments to paragraphs 4
and 5 provided that all officers of the
association be elected for terms of
three years instead of annually as at
present in vogue and also hat the
member the longest on the executive
committee should act as it's chairman.
Provision was also made for the ad-
d. sonal Office of local secretary, men,
ZION of which already has Teen made.
other Business Notes.
The report of the treasurer showed
a balance of $202.42, which was ex-
c~eedingly gratifying to the a~ssocia-
ton. Members for the council were
selected as follows:
Amado Chaves, Santa Fe; Miss M,
r. Koehler. Silver City; c. d. Thomp-
SUI, fbOoWtll, II. ~. Idi MIL, Ldo w
gas: Miss Myrtle Decker, Silver City
j. E. Clark, Albuquerque; G. ID. Smith
San Juan county; C. Lafforge, ColfaS
county; d. NJ. Richards, Mesilla Park
and A. B. Stroup, Albuquerque.
Papers Were Read.
The reading of several papers fol-
lowed on educational views. Miss
Stellhorn, of this city, gave a very in
! tAaAcEs-- .Ax,N.V rf sra uyfnn - M
w. H. Decker, of Gallup. spoke on
History" Mr.. Decker said history
was very important because of its
correlation with other studies. 1t was
also good to formulate the morals o.
children of all grades and gave one
a taste for good literature. Let US
have true stories based on history
Mr.. Decker said.
Resolutions Passed.
The following resolutions were
passed:
we sincerely thank the A. T. & S
f. Railroad company for the favor o.
half fare to the meetings of this as
ISOLATION in past years, but we depre'
cate and condemn the change of atti'
tude of this company towards educa'
tional interests, as manifested by it
having increased the fares for thu
present meeting, and we respectful!
but earnestly invite said company Il
carefully investigate educational con
ditions in New Mexico; consider thu
low salaries most teachers %necessar'
lily receive; the self denial they mus
exercise in order to attend thes'
meetings.; the absolute necessity TO
an educated population If railroad
companies prosper, and see if it can
not in the future manifest a more lib
eral spirit toward education and ed
vocational interests. We thank tho-,
railroads that have this year, as il
l past years, granted members of thi
t association the usual half fare"
/ This association approves of an
appreciates the efforts now beini
I made by the superintendent of publ
: instruction to visit different parts o
} the territory in the interests of edu
cation. On behalf of those interest
.. we thank the following railroad com
panies for having granted him trans
I ~portation without which he could no
. visit those portions of the t%erritor
/, reached by said roads: Atlantic 4
Pacific, the Colorado & Southern, tn
Ell Paso & Northeastern system an
T the Pecos Valley lines"
We hereby express our apprecia
ton of the uniform kindness show.
us by the people of Albuquerque dur
ing our stay among them, The press
the local committees of teachers, Su
perintendent j. T.. Clark and Professo
Asplund deserve especial mention 70
making the meeting a success.
Will Leave For HAme.
After the tour of inspection thi
afternoon, many of the delegates fror
other towns in the territory starte
for home. all thoroughly pleased wit
the meeting.
8 Lumber Company Souvenirs.
The American Lumber company ha
S issued attractive souvenirs to thos
present at the meetings. They are /
a the form of a Navajo white pine
I paddle, labelled, Particular Pupils
P~ersuader." The souvenir gives som
h interesting information concerning Il
American Lumber company's plant.
u Held Evening Session.
S An evening session was held Las
night. The advantage of Having
e journal of education printed for tn
beneh. Of members was discussed Z
some length. A motion passed provid
ing for the publication of ~associatio
proceedings to be distributed anon
e the tearchars Of the territory. Com
| mittees were appointed as follows:
Auditing-R. r, Grant, o. NJ. Col
e glaZier and Miss l.. valley. Resolu