The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-12-03
PECOS VALLEY TEACHERS
CONCLUDE THEIR SESSION.

The Saturday afternoon session OF
the Pecos Valley Teachers Associa-
tion was the most interesting of all
the meetings during the two days
convention. Besides the adoption of
reports of committees and the trans
action of other business of import
ance, some of the best addresses of
the convention were given.
Prof. c. d. Thompson's address in
one of the points to which he led
up was the establishment of a higher
school for the Pecos Valley, some
thing higher even than the average
Normal, and to which nigh school
graduates might look as a source of
higher education. The result of the
address was the following motion by
Prof. Thompson:
FIn order to secure for the people
of this Valley the blessings which a
strong Christian school brings to a
community, l move that letter be
prepared by a committee of the mem
bers of this Association, setting
forth the extent and nature of the
field represented by this body, its
condition, material and educational,
its future possibilities, asking that
it be considered as a location for a
school, equal in rank to the standard
required for membership in the Mis-
souri, College Union, and that a copy
of this letter, signed by the commit
tee and officers of this Association,
be sent to the educational boards of
the various churches
This motion was adopted unani-
mously, and a committee was ap-
pointed to draft such a proposition
and present it to all the churches of
Roswell and the Pecos Valley for
consideration
In the afternoon R. E. Cottingham
gave an address on Mathematics in
the Grammar Grades" in which he
advocated the covering of less
ground and more thoroughness. His
address was discussed by Professor
Rodgers.
Supt. r. R. Larkin, of Las Vegas, |
gave dA dUIS duuICSSs AD EuuCdllOll-
al Retrospect and PROSPECT" He re-
ferred to the wonderfur improvement |
and advancement of the public |
schools of New Mexico since 1890, |
and discussed particularly the benef |
cial changes in the examinations of |
teachers and the work of county sup |
He gave some interest |
ing figures on school property valu-
ations in the Territory, and brought |
it home by saying that in 1890 Ros-
well had only $500 worth of school |
and now it has SGT 900 |
boards with experienced |
teachers and the election of exper-
fenced teachers to the office of county |
School legislation needed in the |
Territory was discussed by the entire
association. Among the things bro't
out was the need of sufficient tax
levy for school purposes.
The matter of this association con-
ferring with the Territorial Associa-
ton on educational questions was IA
discussed and closed with |
the teachers raising enough money |
to pay half the expenses of sending
a representative to the Territorial |
Association, which meets at Las We
gas during holiday week. Prof J. H
Vauhan was selected as this repesen-
tative. The teachers desire to send |
another representative, but unless
the citizens come to their assistance
they will be unable to do so.
The following officers were chosen
for the coming year: PrPof- c. d.
of Roswell, president; B.
F. Brown, of Dexter, first vice presi-
dent; Miss Jennie James, of Roswell,
secretary; Prof. J. M. Powell of |
Carlsbad, chairman of the executive
committee.
The next meeting of the Associa-
ton will be held at Carlsbad on the
Friday and Saturday following
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