The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-12-30
TEACHERS
LAST DAY


annual meeting of the New Mexico
Educational Association. In some re-
spectS IL was the biggest of them all,
for 1t brought the annual election of
officers, the selection of the next
place of meeting and the sports and
anuseneats incident to the big gath
ering. The business meeting this NOR
ming at which the election was held,
resolutions adopted and minor mat
ters disposed of. was an event of in
-portance to every member and drew
n big attendance Las Vegas was
selected as the next meeting place
and tne election of officers resulted
as follows:
President. James E. Clark. of San
Ia Fe, who is also Territorial Super
lntendenr
Nice-president, Joseph Gill. of Clay
ton. who is also superintendent of
Union county.
Secretary. r. F. Asplund. of Santa
Fe, who is chief clerk in the office
of the Territorial Superintendent
Treasurer, ID. n. Pope. of the Ros-
well High School faculty.
Local secretary in charge of the
preparations at Las Vegas, DIR. B. 5.
Gowen.
Preceding the election was a meet
ing of the Council, at which legisla-
tive matters were discussed, a lect-
ure by Hon. Alexander Hogg and an
exposition of chorus training under
the direction of Miss North, by the
fiftl and sixth grade pupils.
Following the general business ses-
sion, the Oratorical Association. an
auxiliary of the main association, met
and elected the following officers:
President, Hugh owen. of Silver
City.
vice-president. Miss Childress, of
Lake Arthur.
Secretary and Treasurer. Miss
Myrtle Decker. of Dening.
NJ. ii. Brasner. superintendent at
Roswell. was elected a member of
the Executive Committee. to take the
place of Prof. Owen. who becomes
president.
The Records report of the associa-
tion yesterday ended with a state
ment as to what was being done at
the afternoon session yesterday.
namely. a technical study of the
points of greatest interest to the
four departments which make up the
association, which are; the County
Superintendents' section, the Institute
Workers section, the College and the
High School section and the Elemen-
tary School section. Supt. c. c. Hill
had a paper that was a feature of the
superintendent section. DIR. w. T.
Joyner gave a splendid address on
vaccination to the teachers of the ell
ementary department and Supt. NJ
II. Brasher spoke on the enforcement
of vaccination in the schools. These
Wore the features contributed by the
local speakers. and a great many sub
jects were taken up in the various
departments.
The lecture by Hon. Alexander
Hogs. of Fort Worth, given at the
Christian church, was the attraction
for the teachers in the early part of
the evening. IL was attended by a
full delegation of the teachers. prob
ably $50 or more. and by a number
Of townspeople and friends of educa-
ton. He spoke on Education and
gave an exhaustive discourse on that
great subject. upon which, as ne says,
many volumes could be written.
The Apollo Club contributed nusi-
cal numbers.
Following this address the teachers
and their friends adjourned to the
rooms of the Roswell Commercial
Club. where they were entertained by
a reception by the ladies of Roswell
and the Mothers Club This affair is
considered in detail in the social col
u.nn of this issue.
The business session this morning
brought an early adjournment to
make time for the meeting of the
Oratoricsl Association. and immedi-
ately after dinner the teachers start
ed on tne auto ride through the