Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-22

al Association which meets in June
in San Francisco:
Some days ago the governor of the
territory issued proclamation desig-
mating Sunday May 14th, 1911, as
Mother's Day. 1t is possible that
some public schools may find it pos
sible to have a brief program in con-
nection with the opening or closing
exercises on Friday. If there is time
for nothing else the governors proc
lamation should be read.
May 18th is peace day throughout
the schools of the United States. 1t
s worth while to make special point
of some observation of this day in
view of the fact that the governments
of the United States and England are
now working on a treaty that shall
prevent any future wars between
them. France and Japan are planning
for similar treaties with this nation
The importance of international peace
and the progress made toward that
than ever this year. Material for the
observance of peace day may be found
in the New Mexico public school an.
niversaries. In addition material may
be secured by addressing the Ameri-
can Peace Society, 81 Beacon street,
Boston, Mass. Professor J. H.
Vaughan, Agricultural, College, is di-
rector Of the School Peace Movement
in New Mexico and will be glad to
give suggestions to any teacher who
may desire them.
The meeting of the New Mexico
Educational Association will this year
take place November I'd to 4th, 1911,
instead of at the time of the Christ
mas holidays as has been the custom.
Some of the important features of
this meeting will be a meeting of city
and town principals and superintend-
ents and meeting of county superin-
tendents of the territory. These
groups of educators will meet on the
day preceding the opening of the as
sociation and will consider matters of
more than usual importance. Anoth-
er feature to which | desire to call
your attention is that of the school
exhibits. 1t is hoped that as many
schools as possible will send at least
small exhibits of school work of all
kinds done l suggest that the
material for this exhibit be collected
in part during the last few months
of the spring term. Superintendent
c. s. Gramer, Tucumcari, is in charge
Of this exhibit and will be glad to give
helpful advice with reference to
methods of making up your exhibit.
You will be interested to know that
headquarters for the N. E. A. conven-
ton to be held at San Francisco, July
14th, 1911, have been engaged. New
Mexico and Arizona will have a splen-
did suite Of rooms at the Palace hotel
where the western states will have
their headquarters. The suite has
been reserved for a period of five
days and will be found on the third
floor OF the Palace hotel facing on
Market street. I hope that many of
the teachers as we'll as principals and
superintendents will find it possible
to make the trip to San Francisco.
The fare from El Paso and Albuquer-
que will be forty dollars for the round
trip. The fare from your home may
be learned from a local agent With
so low charge for transportation /
feel sure that we will have a large
delegation and I earnestly ask that
as many as can of those engaged in
school work in New Mexico plan to
attend the meeting. l shall be pleas
ed to have the names of all who are
even thinking about the matter at
the present time.