Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-09


lion renew from time 10 time its al
legiance 90 the principle Of peaceful
settlement Of International disputes.
The thanks Of the association are eS-
tended to Dr. -. T.. Phillips. Of Den
yer University. for his presence at the
meeting and for his inspiring ad-
dresses.
The association deems u the sense
81 the organization body that stat"
adoption 81 high school text DOCKS
would be detrimental 90 the best IN
tcTrsts Of the high SCHOOL, ana i"T
that reason the formal protest OF the
npHociatiun ~ entered Igninh any leg
islatIon having such object IN view
The Hsnociutiuu heartily endorseH
the Legislative a.ti.iiIrs ~ the legs
lative committee aud 90 "a" state ne-
partment 81 education since the last
annual meeting 90 90" organization
The association uTR'F dlI Wemb"TH'
committees uhh u''I''rs - the Sew
Mexico Educational Association ana
All members ol ihr state legislature
to do All u th'r power Ia hrIhK
about clear uuu coppr"henfi'e
statement oi 900 hr nchnol laws IN
ouch form co.. 5000 rurhi' each cltizen
TO get IN. lu,t. ...I.. ana readily.
II II rccoium, ud"d that IA" prnc-
ticr 0T making roe oratuiiru c0htest
"A feature oi fur association programs
shouid br discontinued II IL de-
cIar.d In m. rcypiuti'n 'hH, the or
atoricaI contest .hugld %. h"ld -
separate tim" from inc "as"ci"iion
meeting. An cuutl 90 nav" % r"S"Iu-
tion ndnIJ.d 90, otiug relations be-
tween the association and the orutorl-
raj branch uf the Organization prov
ed unEuCccssiul
The resolutions seriously question
the wisdom Of the present stat" law
providing for the appointment OF
state industrial director. tn" rcAolu-
ton includes a claus" aging that IL
In the sense ~ the association that
every movement hooking toward the
esta blishmcnt of luduJrm courses
IN the schools uf lh" state should he
! encouraged.
I The association recommends re-
vision 81 the methods ot crrtificating
teachers and Eupcriutcndcnts. II II
recommended that there be- three
! general CLASSES 81 certificates, com
mon school. high school and supcTvi-
roTs. II In suggested that no COM
mon school certificate, ranking high
! 'r than IA second grade, be issued, un'
less the applicant for the same car
show satisfactory audience Of nine
months successful experience In
teaching.
Reforms In regard to the making
OF programs for the association are
strongly favored In the following
terms:
FIRST. excepting the president and
rarely others, both the general an'
departmental officers should not III
called upon To perform other func
items than those to which they have
been chosen.
second. Ia view of the great bod
Of competent teachers Of This stat,
the policy of plncing tho same per
son on the program ~ exercises from
year to year or of having him Hppen
several times on the same program
unless he be- an invited guest or fu
some good and sufficient reason, W.
believe t0 bc extremely ~ advised.
M Third. We observe "A growing ten
denCy OF the various departments %
the organization to cxcluslycncss, an,
Ca manifest disposition on thel
pHrt To occupy more time than should
be allotted 20 them. We therefor,
uHk that this tendency and this dis
4 position be- checked In the interest -
the general program and more ca
thUlic and general spirit bc observed
We cult Tor "a wider recognition al Ia
actual teaching furce of the state. IN,
rural tcnchcr, the grade teacher an,
the principal oi schools"
\ resolution introduced by Prot
W. 7, Conway az the state Agricul
turnl college, providing that the an
nual exhibit of the Boys ana Girls
Industrial club ~ the state be hClC
at the next meeting Of the New Mex
leo Educational association instead o.
the state fair WAS adopted withou
objection, Prof. Cnnway's effort 1,
hav" the association appropriate 500
for prizes for the club failed Il
carry, II being the sense NJ the meet
Ing that the merchants at Albuquer
que viii be glad Ia donate prizes SUI
fiCiently attractive To assure a sue
CeRsful contest. Prof. Conway. OK
planned his desire To change the tim
OF the exhibit from October to No
vembeT. by saying that better ant
more extensive exhibits will be- avail
able al the time of the association
meeting than during the state fair.
II was recommended to the legia
lature OF the state, that school dis
trlcta now having bonded indebted
ness or hereafter contracting blonde
Indebtedness, be allowed to levy a
interest fund and sinking fund sepnI
ate and apart from the general lev
now allowed by law and In additio
to the same,
The association endorsed the effort
Of the New Mexico Federation a
women's clubs for the establishing q
"a state system Of travelling libraries
The association In resolution OK
tended n vote Of thanks Ia the III
road companies operating In New
Mexico for courtssleS extended ant
the secretary was asked To notify III,
railroads of the adoption OF the reso
luton.
Better pay for county Huperinsend
ents was advocated In the following
reaosutlOn;S .f-t
''Resolved. that Il h the sense o
this body that county superintendent
nhOnld be paid q salary thRt will b