Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-12-27

engaged in the work of teaching the
young idea how to shoot were the gen
eral sectional sessions today
Of the New Mexico Education
al association. Today is the
second day of the convention
Of the territorial pedagogues and
1t will be the busiest Of the three as
almost the entire day has been de-
voted to business sessions. Governor
Curry rendered a reception to the
teachers and others at the executive
residence beginning this evening at
4:S0 and which will continue until 6
O'Clock. The annual interscholastic
oratorical contest for the champion
ship of the territory will take place
tonight at the high school hall.
The present meeting which is the
twenty-sevond since the organization
was founded over two decades ago is
the most successful from the stand
point Of attendance Of any Of Its pre-
decessors. Two hundred or more
teachers are in attendance and near.
ly every city and town and many Of
the rural districts Of the territory are
represented. Upwards of hundred
teachers are present alone from AL
uquerque and the twin cities of Las
Vegas, which, by way of postal distinc-
tion, are known as Las Vegas and
East Las Vegas. In addition to the
teachers Of the public schools the
heads of nearly all Of the territorial
educational institutions and members OF
their faculties are also in attendance
The morning hours today were tak
en- up with general session embAac
ing all Of the delegates, while for the
forepart Of the afternoon was devoted
to sectional meetings, which included
a separate session of the several coun,
ty school superintendents. While the
program was not carried out In its en-
tirety as originally planned a num-
ber of papers pertaining to the educa.
tional topics were read, followed by
discussions which can not but prove
of benefit to the inexperienced teach
ers.
Governor Entertains Teachers.
Governor Curry was unable to at
tend the session last night which was
open to the public, owing to severe
cold but not to miss the opportunity
Of meeting the teachers he gave re.
ception to them this afternoon at the
executive residence assisted by his two
charming cousins, Misses Maud Mad
den and Julia Miles, of California.
Practically all Of the teachers attend
ed this pleasurable social function, it
being the first chance many Of them
had of seeing the governor, and of
making his acquaintance.
A small admission to defray expens.
es will be charged at the annual in
terscholastic oratorical contest which
will be held at 8 o'clock this evening
in the high school hall. There will be
seven participants in the high school
division representing high schools at
Santa Fe, Albuquerque East Las Veg
as, Ration, Alamogordo, Pennington
and Portales. Their names and the
subjects of their oratlons are: "The
English Constitution and Its Rela-
tion to Ours" William Mccarthy, Of
Pennington; Ideals" Miss Helen
Laughlin, Of Santa Fe; Real Success
Miss Alice Schreiber, Of albuquerque;
THE Indian Question" Miss Avery
Oliver, OF Alamogordo; New Mexico
the Land of Sunshine" Miss Amelia
Turner, Of East Las Vegas; "Ameri.
can Politics." Charles Donnelly, OF
Ration; Intellectual Progress Nor
ris Bramlett, of Portales.
There will be two contestants in
the oratorical contest embracing the
higher institution division, namely:
Frank G. Light, Of the University Of
New Mexico, the subject Of whose or
alton 10 "Tndividualism," and William
G. Fugate, Of the New Mexico Normal
University, who will speak on Trans
portatlon and Civilization"
The program will be interspersed
with music BY the girls glee club Of
the Albuquerque high school. The
Judges on thought and composition
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