Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-12-28
MEETING HERE
GREAT SUCCESS
Pedagogues Ad-
journ After Inter
esting Sessions
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Las Vegas Captures One
First and One Second Prize
in Oratorical Contest.

What has been the most successful
Of the twenty-five annuaI meetings Of
the New Mexico Educational Associ-
alton finally adjourned today after an
interesting three days session in San
ia Fe. Prior to the sine die adjourn
ment new set of officers was elected
for the ensuing year, and the city in
which the next convention will be
held was selected. Not only has the
meeting just closed been the largest
attended but it has also been very in
structive and one in which much
pleasure was combined with business.
Professor G. o. Fisher, of Ration,
superintendent of schools of Colfax
county, and who has had considerable
experience as a school teacher, was
elected as president Of the association
for the year 1908, succeeding Profes-
sor r. r. Larkin, superintendent Of
the public schools of East Las Vegas.
The other new officers of the organi-
zation are: Vice president, w. F. Os-
borne, OF Portales; general secretary,
w. E. Garrison, of East Las Vegas;
local secretary, w. D. Sterling of Al
buquerque, and treasurer, Luther Fos-
ter, of Mesilla Park. Albuquerque
has been selected as the place for the
holding of the twenty-third annual
meeting. The dates for the next con-
vention have not been set but it will
probably be held December 29-31, al
though an effort is being made to
have it during the week of the annual
territorial fair.
More Papers Read Today.
A general session was held this
morning previous to the business
meeting at which four interesting pa
pers were read dealing with topics OF
interest to the profession. These
were as follows:
Scientific Temperance Teaching in
the Public Schools" by Miss Bessie
Cavanaugh, principal of the Magda-
lent public school.
The Teacher Out of School," by
Professor w. D. Sterling, superintend-
ent of the city schools of Albuquerque.
"The Brain and Education" DR.. B.
S. Gowen, of East Las Vegas, profes-
sor of pedagogy of the New Mexico
Normal University.
How Can the National and Terri
torial Governments Be of More Ser
vice to the Public Schools of New
Mexico?' by w. F. Huston, superin
tendent of Dawson public schools.
The following have peen appointed
as a legislative committee to look af
ter the enactment Of beneficial educa'
tonal and school laws:
James E. Clark, of this city, super
intendent of public instruction; A. B
Stroup, superintendent Of schools Of
Bernalillo county, and W. D. Ster
ling, of Albuquerque.
Superintendent j. A. Wood, Of the
local city schools, who has been il
for the past week and confined to bee
was able to be out of doors for a few
hours this morning and attended the
closing session of the association.
OratoricaI Contest Draws Large
Crowd.
Another audience that taxed the ca
pacity of the spacious high school hal
assembled there last night to witness
the third annual interscholastic con
test for the championship of New
Mexico. It was one OF the most inter
esting events Of the territorial teach
ers' meeting, especially SO far as the
general public is concerned. Nine or
ations were delivered in all and al
intervals between them the program
was enlivened with music.
The oratorical contest was divided
into two parts. The first was exclus
lively for high school pupils Of the ter
ritory and the second was confined tt
students Of the higher institutions
Handsome gold medals we're awarded
as prizes to the winners and silvel
medals Of similar design to those SO
curing second honors. Miss Amelia
Turner of East Las Vegas won thu
gold medal in the high school division
while the second prize was given t.
Charles q. Donnelly of Ration. There
were Ave other contestants embrac
ing as many other high schools.
In the high school division the sub
jects Of the orations and the students
by whom delivered in the order glveI
were as follows: "The English Con
stitution and Its Relation to Ours,
William McCarty, Of Pennington
Ideals" Miss Helen Laughlin, o
Santa Fe; "Real Success" Miss Alice
Schneider, Of Albuquerque; "The In
dian Question:" by Miss Avery Oliver
Of Alamogordo; New Mexico, th'
Land Of Sometime" Miss Amelia Turn
or, of East Las Vegas; American Pol
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