Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-04-14


night for Gallup 70 inspect the schools
there. returning here "Wednesday
night Thursday and Friday he will
visit the Albuquerque city schools. Ito
expressed himself az delighted with
the meeting Of che county teachers,
tho fine program and the excellent
spirit manifest.
Anxious FOR County % Get First Gold
Medal
The pupils Of the county schools.
az well as the teachers, are eager for
BcrnalillO county 10 get tho first prize
IN the government good roads gold
medal contest; each teacher II anx-
ious TO have her school the winner
ana the rivalry among tho individual
pupils will be Keen. Following Is
the circular sent out from Washing
ton announcing the contest.
"a gold medal 10 tho school boy or
glrl bctre the nges Of 10 and 80
who writes the best composition. not
20 exceed 500 words. on the repair
ana maintenance OF earth roads. r. 10
be awarded by Logan Waller Page,
director office Of public roads, Unit
ed states department Of agriculture.
Washington. -. &. All compositions
must be Submitted to Mir Page be-
fore May 10. 1919, and the medal VIII
he awarded ms soon thereafter as the
compositions can be graded. fhe
composition may be- based on knowi-
edge gained from books or other
sources. but no quotations should be
made.
After many years experience IN
dealing with the public road situation
OF the country. ~ n MIR PPge's belief
that ignorance on the subject OF re-
pair and maintenance of roads 10 as
much the cause of their bad condition
as any other one factor. n u expect
cd that the competition viii bring
about better understanding OF tho
subject OF repair and maintenance IN
the rural districts.
Many children living ln the rural
districts have experienced the disad-
vantages OF roads made impossible
through lack OF proper maintenance
and Il is expected that their interest
Ia the competition will stimulate
greater interest among the parents.
bad roads have prevented many ,hil-
dren from obtaining proper educa-
tion and have even prevented doe
tors from reaching the side OF rural
patients In time to save their lives.
ANY child between the ages mem
toned. attending country school.
may compete. Ony one side of the
paper must bc written on. each page
should hc numbered the name. age
and address OF the writer. and the
name and location of the school which
he or she II attending must he plain
/ ~ written az the top of the lirEt
page. The announcement Of the
competition has been sent Ia the su-
pcrintcndents of schools I'm the rural
districts. No further Information
| can be obtained from the office OF
public roads. This announcement
1 should be plain % everyone. and an
children will thus start on "A basis of
| equality"
/ Local Teachers Favor Late bate for
state Meet.
/ 4 circular from the secretary ui
| the New Mexico Educational assOCia
| tlon. regarding the date for the next
J annual meeting in November. was uI
for discu ssion. Il being the consensus
OF opinion that the latter part "i IA,
month will be most suitable for tbs
convention. Tho following Is the cir
cular from the secretary;
| Department of Education, Santa Fc
New Mexico.
| County and city superintendent
Sew Mexico Educational AssOcia'
ton.
At the meeting or the executive
committee of the New Mexico Edu'
cutional association some weeks ago
IL was decided to hold the next meet
Ing OF the Sew Mexico Educationa
association. November "a. 20 and 90
The executive committee teu that q
! would he wise 10 put of the mcetlni
90 "A somewhat later date than here
tofuro In order 10 give many of oui
rural teachers chance to draw thci
first months pay n was felt nh'
that more tcachers would lac able t.
I.st..H from, A distance having E.ffuE