Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-04
EDUCATIONAL DAY
At CHAUTAUQUA
IS A BIG DAY
J. E. Clark, Superintendent OF
Public Instruction. and Dr..
F H. H. Roberts of Las We
gas Normal. Speakers,
NV -. u. IAncD
Especial TELEGRAM 10 Eveaing HcraidD

Especial Telegram 90 EveaIng HcraiO I
Mountanur. y NJ. Aug goo.
day Nas tn, most important dJ, of
b th' 'huutguuu1 assembly tNu. lt..
. being Educational as" with tN,
/ Arrival this morning of y g. CuIE
! suprriut,ud,nt of public instruction
! iH th, territory. ana IN Frank u n.
/ Eub,rts. president OF th, Iu- Vegas
/ Normol school things assumed bus.
/ ASPECT MI Clark aud In ltpp,tt,
ar, both hustl,rs of tho first srJdo
| ana spent th. forenoon iu assisting
! the Officers of the assembly boo ur-
ranging tho program for th. day 80
II O'Clock this afternoon when th,
formal program WAS hogun m tNo
tabernacle IN" nrlrst crowd oI tu"
wr'k was present
Nh Clarke during his speech GA
a View or the school Problem. SOly.
ed ana iusolyod. took occasion This
iHltclnuon 10 make Few remarks with
reference 10 tine recent ,lamur about
the supply OF books to the school chit
drcn thWuh mcthd adpt,d by the
territorial board at education some
months ago Nh Clarke said that tho
claWor Us due 90 book dealers Mr.
]
ON the list ot solved problems tie
said that the reason the board oi ctu.
| cation had entered into q contract
With the publishers was TO secure an
adequate supply OF uniform text hoobs
az minimum price somefhinl which
has never before been available The
superintendent said that formerly
oohs had been sold hy dealers ~
prices ~ advance ct The agreement
with the publishers and made il plata
that while the nrcsent contract only
provided Tor one agent in each town,
any other dealers who desired might
handle school hOks new or second
hand
Nh. CLARK denounced the 5000 uN
exemption law and tu, law got'ru-
ing the laNntlou of property Hnd COR
operations owning property distributed
through several school districts bee
Caus, the schools de- not drriN, prop
.r benefit from thon Uc urged cen.
,ralizcd taSation for such companies
and sltd that tho Intention of the
5000 exemption law was perverted g.
allow undue depreciation ~ tho run
from mat source.
Tho territorial supcrIut. udpnt als'
spoke ON IN, problem CO.. ,Namiudtiol
and vrrtncatnn of teachers Vhiun
h, regarded 1s solved
Dr. Roberts Talks.
Health lin Relation 10 Educat1p,'
was the subject taken mp thls after
noon 10y IN r. u u Roberts oi ias
Vegas. Broadening his topic tu m.
cluic the manner Of environment fnt
it's effects Or Roberts declared laf
no teacher has any right TO say "a;
any child is TOO dull 20 learn he
speaker Il; id that In most eases wh'ra
dizziness Nas present, il was ritWr
the fault ,, the parents or the te1c ler
who nilol to observe physical drfe'ls
land have then pro- perl, romcdiod ".
Roberts spoke quite an lcn-ih u ON
adenoiIs and noon vision as fact pre-
in making education difficult S"N 'n-
It's per cent of an blindness b. prevent.
able or durable az the proper time me
-aid. ana simple operation has cu "a
many ease at apparenl idiocy
Roberts uged campaign Tor bet -
health instruction in the lower sradr'.
saving that az many children do lot
reach the higher branches gs afi'"'
the lower grades.
Tho Las Vegas man advocated "u
.ati,n ir sex hygi"ue and said h'
| ,ciIcycd that home deficient H
school for parental rrspousibiur
III H. criminal to neglect the health
of children. said Dr Euo'rt-. ~ .rN
Ichud should have q physical 'Nnmin-
Iution los % competent phy ,iioan hri"r"
i,utcring school Tho physician should
look fpr adruuids, enlarged t"usil~.
bad cyci u dcrang,d stomach y"
child should be- asked 90 do work 100
school unless hc d. u good physical
condition Proper attention Ca the
I,ycs. ears. nose aud throat has made
In, criminal into AN honest man, aud
Ihclped the truant into habits ui r,sn-
llnrit, ana che detective is often made
defective. n ls Incumbent upou thr
state To- look after th, health of tl,r
pupA as IL is 90 educate him f" h.s
Education cannot reach is I'ul value
lunlcss hp is in good health.
The Normal school.
The Torrance county teachers i'm
sUtutc has boon placed in charge OF
Prof T. w. Conway ct Ration, Prof
" f. Stcrling ut Albuluclquc VII"
was To- have conducted the work
having boon obliged 90 leave for h'
future home in North Yakima, Wash
More than 60 teachers ar" IN attend
ance at th, Institute. Many oi the
teachers com, from counties other
than Torrancot having been attracted
20 Mount luair because of the cool
climate and ALSO because of th" adj
ynntaR,s ot attending the thautuu-
qua Tho Normal institute IL bcinp
held in the public school BUILDING
near IA" entrance 90 tn Choutaupna