The Socorro chieftain., 1906-08-04
TEACHERS INSTITUTE
For Socorro and Sierra Counties
Adjourned Thursday Afternoon
after Successful Session,
EXAMINATION IS IN PROGRESS
There Is Likely to Be Scarcity Of
Teachers in Socorro
County.

The Joint normal institute for
Socorro and Sierra counties adj
journed Thursday afternoon after
a successful two weeks session.
The attendance was large, the
interest was lively, and the work
done was of high character.
One of the pleasant incidents
of the session was a visit to the
Scool of Mines last Saturday.
Conveyances were provided and
about thirty teachers availed
themselves of the opportunity to
inspect the buildings and equip
ment of one of New Mexico's
foremost educational institutions.
President-elect X. p. Noble was
on hand to escort the visitors
about the buildings and grounds.
All were highly pleased and ex-
pressed themselves in enthusias-
tic terms over the fitness of the
School to do the work for which
it was designed
Wednesday morning Chair
man Jose Antonio Torres an
nounced the appointment OF COM
mittees as follows: On resolu-
tions, h. w. Twining, f. Nj
Chavez, August Maver, David
Flores, Benjamin Luchinne; on
invitations, Mabel Parks, Rose
II. Schmidt, Lille NJ. Chavez,
Marillita Lopez; on entertain
ment, Jessie Hoy, Della NJ.
Schmidt, Florence Miller, Annie
Aitken, Maud Hager, Edna An
derson, Barbarita Chavez.
Thursday afternoon the COM
mittee on resolutions reported
the following
RESOLUTIONS:
Resolved, That this institute
extend to the Superintendents of
Socorro and Sierra counties,
Messrs. ]. A. Torres and F. l..
Garcia, their most sincere thanks
and appreciation for their efforts
in making this institute the sue
cess that il has been, also for the
kindness and consideration they
have shown the members of the
Joint institute; and be ii further
Resolved, That we, the mem
bers of the institute, join as one
body in expressing our gratitude
to Prof. c. NJ. Light for the eX-
cellent manner in which he has
conducted the exercises, both for
the kind of instruction and, es-
pecially, for the methods he has
introduced for the benefit of the
teachers in his charge; and be il
further
Resolved, That we also hearth
ly thank those who have so kind
ly as sisted in the work of the in
stitute both by their presence
and their inspiring words, name
ly. the following gentlemen
Supt. Hiram Hadley, Prof. h. P
Noble, Prof. f. A. Drake, Rev
H. M. Perkins, A. c. Torres
Rev. NJ. Matthieson, and Cit
Mayor H. o. Bursum; and be il
further
Resolved, That these resolu
tions be published in the Chief
tain in English and in the Defen
sor in Spanish.
A fee of three dollars wa
charged each member to pay tn
expenses of the institute, but i
was found that after deductini
all costs, including that for sta
tionery and other incidentals
there still remained a surplus
Superintendent Torres and Gar
cia therefore returned fifty cent
to each member with his certifi
cate of attendance.
The regular examination o
applicants for teachers certiti
Gates is now in progress at tn
second ward school building
The number of applicants i
quite large, but it is probabl
that there will still be a scarcit
of teachers in Socorro county.
The total enrolment at tn
institute numbered thirty-nint
the thirty-five whose names wer
given in the Chieftain last wee
and four who entered this weel
viz: Edna f. Anderson, Gr'
gorio Garcia, Amado Gonzales
and August Mayer.