Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-30
OFFICERS ELECTED
BY EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION
MOST SUCCESSFUL
MEETING CONCLUDED
Hofer Of
Tucumcari, Chosen Presi-
dent, With W, D. Sterling Of
Albuquerque Schools.

Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journal
Las Vegas, n. NJ, Dec. 29.-Wtih
| the election of Officers and the Sc
lection OF Santa Pc as the meeting
place for 1871, and the consideration
of several important business matters
the twenty-fifth animal session OF the
New Mexico Educational association
was brought To an end this morning
During the afternoon the teachers
attended q picnic at the Hot Springs,
and tonight they we're present at the
| New Mexico interscholastic oratorical
contest at the opera house, which
marked the closing event of the
meeting.
IN this contest Miss Nellie Harri-
son Of Santa Fe won first prize in the
high school section and Mr.. Roy Mur-
| ray of the New Mexico Military in
stilnte first place In the college sec
tion.
The contest was one of the best yet
hhed and the judges had difficulty in
selecting the prize winners because Of
| the generally excellent manner in
which the several contestants In each
section had prepared and delivered
their orations. Following is the de-
ciscn OF the Judges;
1
| First-Miss Nellie Harrison Santa
r.. 'The Spirit that Should Animate"
Second-Don Webb of Las Vegas,
s"1he Spirit Of the Pioneer"
| Thlrd--Miss Leila Wiley of Roswell
f"fhe Home Of the Soul"
| Foarth--Miss Avery oliver of Ala
lmcgordo, art and Science of Music
and Its Possibility of Development in
| the Southwest
al fsg lfaaA ff1fa f4yt
what Hast Thou in Thy Hand ?"
! Sixth--Miss Winifred Crater of Cal
| lup. "Self-Made or Never Made
| Seventh--Miss Gladys Armstrong OF
Ration, Neglect of Little Things"
College Section.
| First--Roy Murray of the New
Mexico Military institute Of Roswell,
| THE Power Of the Individual
| Second--Colburn Cook of the Uni
verslty OF New Mexico of Albuquer-
que, "Caesarism In American Com
merce''
Third Miss Aurora Lucero Of the
| New Mexico Normal university,
| "Should the Spanish Language BE
Taught In the Schools Of New Mex
llco7s
Fourth Miss Frances Kinds Of the
New Mexico College Of Agriculture
and Mechanical Arts of Mesilla Park,
=
Officers for the ensuing year were
chosen as follows;
j. =. Hofer. superintendent of the
Tucumcari public schools, president
| w. -. Sterling, superintendent OF the
Albuquerque public schools, vice pres
ldont; Rupert II. Asplund, Santa Fe,
lreoording secretary; r. J. Boulds,
santa re, local secretary Il. X. Lar
kin, Las Vegas, railroad secretary r.
NV Twining, Gallup, secretary; T. w
lConway, Raton; M. NJ Brasher, I'm
con- w. B. Mcfarland, Silver city
executive committee.
Two important resolutions were
brought in. one by the majority mem
bera OF the committee on resolutions
land one by President G. Nj. Light. OF
the silver city Normal school, who
was member of the resolutions com
mlttee. Both Of these resolutions hao
reference TO the new Presbyterian
collge which is to be established al
the Hot Springs on the Montezumt
hotel property. and both of the reso-
lutions endorsed the proposed insti'
tuition though in different terms. Al
ter somewhat heated discussion
President w. T.. Garrison of the New
Mexico College of Agriculture ant
Mechanic Arts. made motion to lal
both resolutions on the table. The
motion was carried.
The twenty-fifth annual session wal
/ a profitable one, and generally har
monious throughout, and In the opin
ion OF those present, greatly advanced
the cause of education In New Mex
leo. The total enrolment for th'
: session WAS S39. which number Is thu
greatest In the history Of the associa
; tion. Quay county had the distinc
! ton Of having the greatest amount o
mileage travelled by her delegation
! the total aggregation. 11,ot4. Thi
afternoon many of the teachers lef
, for their homes. and by noon tomor
! row all OF them viii have taken theil
departure.