The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-11-28
AT PORIAltS NEXT YEAR
Annual Election Of Offisers This After
noon Results in the Choice Of W. /.
Bishop, of Artesia, as President.-
Proceedings OF Friday Afternoon
and Saturday Morning.

| PecoS Valley TeacherS Association
| adjourned this afternoon, after what
is unanimously agreed to have been
the most successful event of this char
acter ever held in eastern New Mex
| leo. The storm of the first night of
the meeting has spoiled all plans for
the social side of the meet, including
the proposed automobile ride this af-
ternoon and the lyceum lecture for
last night; but nothing could inter
| fere with the intense interest of the
members and the enthusiasm that all
| showed in the work of the associa-
ton.
Before adjournment this afternoon
Portales was selected as the next
place of meeting. This selection was
made to show the appreciation of the
big delegation that Roosevelt county
sent to the association this year.
The annual election of officers this
afternoon resulted as follows: Presi-
dent, w. L. Bishop, superintendent
Of the schools at Artesia; Vice Presi-
dent, Frank Caroon, of Roswell: Sec
retary, Miss Ora Kuykendall, of Por-
tales; Executive Committee: w. G.
RusseH, principal of the high school
at Portales; v. L. Griffin, superinten-
dent at Carlsbad; ]. l.. Adair, of Ha-
german, and the three chief officers.
ex-officio.
Thirty teachers pledged themselves
to go to Albuquerque to attend the
Territorial Association meeting, Dec
ember 81 to 80, and boost for Roswell
as the place for the meeting of 1909,
| when 400 teachers will come from all
over New Mexico. This pledge was
made on the condition that a reason
able rate shall be secured, and Profs.
Bishop, Caroon, Griffin and Russell
| were named a committee on railroad
rates to try to secure liberal reduc-
| tion from the regular fare.
| The following committees, appoint
ed Friday, reported this afternoon, but
reports cannot be given in full until
Monday:
| Committee on Resolutions: Mr..
Griffin, Mrs. Culberson, Mr.. Caroon,
Mr.. Bishop.
Committee on Legislation: Mrs. Cul
berson, c. c. Hill, Mr.. Kaiser, Miss
lChildress.
| Committee on Athletics: Mr.. Hicks
Mr. Griffin, Miss Bedechek, Mr.. STAN
ley, Mr.. Russell.
The regular program of yesterday
was reported by the Record up to two
O'Clock, when discussion of the NOR
ming address of Judge j. w. Arm
strong, of Carlsbad, was taken up. An
swering his argument, speeches were
made by Messrs. Rogers. Mersfelder,
Russell, Adair and Kaiser. This was
probably the most spirited discussion
of the association.
The philosophy of school discipline
was to have been presented by Supt.
Lacy, of Melrose, and in his absence
\ the subject was discussed by Miss
t1eahy, Of Porta1es, w. F. Irwin, of
Elida, Miss May Purves.- of Roswell,
Mr.. Caroon, of Roswell, and Mrs. H,
IG. Howard, of Artesia. The central
thought was to keep the child busy.
Miss Tuttle, of Artesia, in paper
lon the aesthetic side OF teaching, told
the teachers to direct their pupils in
selecting the beautiful in art and to
thelp along the idea with beautiful sur
roundings in room and grounds.
Supt. Bishop, Of Artesia, said that
! teacher without professional enthus
tiasm Is a stick. His address was dis
cussed by Miss Pagan, of Portales
i and J. NJ Ballard. of Roswell.
i Mrs. Cu1berson. of Portales, who Is
lone OF the most active and enthusias
{ tic teachers IN New Mexico, had an