Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-12-05
TEACHERS OF
COUNTY MEET
Interesting Session of Educa-
tors and Parents at Court
House
TWO THOUGHTFUL ADDRESSES
Formation of Mothers Club
Urged---Dr. J. A. Rolls
Speaks on Health.

The interest manifested in the meet
ing Of Santa re county teachers and
parents at the court house on Satur-
! day afternoon, is an augury of an
awakening throughout the city and
county that will greatly increase the
efficiency of the schools On motion
Of R. E. Aspluhd. who made thought
ful address, it was voted to hold
another meeting of the parents and
patrons of Santa Fe county on the
first Saturday in January A com
mittee to arrange for this meeting
was directed to place on the program
representatives OF the parents,
school officers and teachers. 1t was
also voted to secure a large delega-
tion of Santa Fe county and city
teachers for the meeting of the New
Mexico Educational Association at
Las Vegas, December 27-29. BY una
nimous vote, a cordial invitation was
extended to the New Mexico Educa-
tional Association to meet at Santa Fe
in 1911. Before the meeting closed.
Superintendent of Public instruction
James f. Clark spoke to the teachers
urging efficiency and practical appli-
cation of ideas suggested in teachers
meeting. He also urged upon the
teachers the necessity of professional
interest to the extent OF attending
educational gatherings.
Address BY Doctor Rolls.
DR.. J. A. Rolls spoke Of the work
done by the American Medical Asso-
citation in the prevention of disease
and pointed out that it was a unique
organization owing to the fact that
while its individual members were
making their living by the cure of the
sick, the great aim of the Association
itself was the prevention Of disease
and that they spent great sums OF
money each year stamping out cpl
denies and lessening the number of
cases of unnecessary sickness and
deaths by every means within their
power. He then referred to the work
done by the Board of Education OF
the city of Santa Fe and showed that
Santa Fe compares fayorably with
any city in the United States in re-
gard to the medical inspection of
teachers ana school children.
County School Superintendent Con-
way Speaks.
County School Superintendent John
v. Conway, TO whom belongs great
credit for the success of the meeting
made he following opening address:
Fellow Teachers. Ladies and Gentle
men:
1t is indeed with a great deal of
pleasure that | call this meeting to or
der for | consider it to be most i'm
portant affair and of vital interest to
teachers and parents. The Santa Fe
County Teachers Association was or
ganized about two years ago and dur
ing it's existence, has been conducive
vi SuDStdHIldl improvements. lnlS Or
ganization was move In the right
direction, for it has enabled us to ar
rive at better understanding between
ourselves: it has served to join us into
brotherhood and sisterhood, threby
not only promoting our own interests
but also advancing the cause of edu.
cation in Santa Fe county. There's no
one can gainsay, but that the condi-
tions of our county public schools
have improved at least rs per cent in
the last six years. and no longer does
that old time tendency on the part of
the directors, to use the public school
monies for private use exist but the
contrary, nine tenths of them are
striving to protect the school fund
and endeavoring to secure the best
teachers available This year our
schools are better than at any pre-
fron<inuoa an n,1a EIoL4N