Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-12-30
FEW RESOLUTIONS
BUT ALL IMPORTANT
The Teachers Are Pleased With the
Progress made In Facilities
But there Are Still
Several Things to
be Done.

meeting place of the New Mexico Ed
ucational association at this mornings
session of the association. and Off
GERS for the ensuing year were elect
ed. The newly elected officers are:
DIR. w. f. Garrison, PRESIDENT ID.
A. Paddock, of Hagerman, vice presi-
dent; Mrs. 5. f. Culberson. of Por-
tales, recording secretary; d. c. Tay-
lor, treasurer; Superintendent w. T.
Conway of Ration was unanimously
elected as executive committeeman
for the year, succeeding c. Il. Hodgln,
whose term expires this year. The
election of members for the council
resulted as follows: A. b. Stroup, M.
III. Brasher, G. Z. Hill, Mrs. S. +. Gull
berson, John Milne, A. A. Kaiser c.
l.. Burt ID. G. Taylor, w. b. McF'ar-
land and Hugh A. owen.
The selection of a meeting place
for next year was spirited out Ros-
well had the best of 1t throughout.
Las Vegas also had support but the
big attendance of teachers from the
pecos valley and eastern New Mexico
lTesultel in Fie selection OF Roswell
The announcement was received with
cheers
NJ. II. Brasher superintendent of
Chaves county, and Mrs. S. f. Culber-
son. of Roosevelt county, led the
fight. They made speeches, telling of
the advantages Roswell has to offer
and their efforts We're strengthened
| by the reading of telegrams from
Mayor Richardson of Roswell, and II.
Callihan, president of the Roswell
| Commercial club. NJ. II. Brasher was
then chosen as local secretary.
| The reports of committees were
/ heard and then the adoption of reso-
lutions taken up. The resolutions
were adopted by sections and there
was little discussion until a resolution
was offered endorsing the establish
ment of another Normal school, to be
located in eastern New Mexico This
started a discussion which caused ad-
journment at 1880 until o'clock.
When the association convened again
the matter was taken up but 1t ap-
peared as though the resolution
would be defeated and it was then
Withdrawn and held over until the
next meeting.
! The resolutions adopted are of gen.
eral interest. They follow:
We refer with pride to the progress
Of education in New Mexico, espe-
cially during the past two years. The
general educational act of the Thir-
ty-seventh Legislative assembly which
revised and systematized our school
laws, has made the conditions ia
vorable for this advancement. while
the educators who framed the orig
inal bill did not succeed in getting all
the reform measures which they ad-
/ Vocated, the wisdom of their course
in every instance is not now to be
questioned. The administration of
the system was weak and incoordin-
ated, but this act made 1t strong and
effective. AS a result, every agency
of the system has been stimulated
/ to a higher degree of efficiency. BY
| issuing all teachers certificates
through the territorial board of ed
ucation both uniformity of require
ment and economy in the use of
funds have been secured. A COM
plete series OF certificates have been
established, the highest class being
based upon professional and academ-
ic scholarship, the equal Of that re-
quired by any OF the other states
of the Union. For the first time in
our history we are able TO boast OF a
uniform series of text books through
out the territory. AS a rule the in
struction given teachers at the county
/ institute has been such that they
/ have attended this means of improve
ment more willingly. The reports of
| teachers and school officers are more
| thorough and authoritative. The act
referred to provides for the raising
of school monies from three sources:
the territory as a whole, the county
and the school district, thus equaliz-
ing and individualizing the burden
at the same time. The local feat
ure of the plan should be commend
ed especially at this time. Our ma
tive people are learning the lesson
of self-taxation, fostering a local
pride and educating themselves into
the principles OF self-government by
applying them TO their own affairs.
In short, every part OF our school or
ganization, whether one considers the
so-called educational institutions Or
the elementary schools has been