Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-26

Las Vegas could not accommodate
itbe convention he pointed To the way
Albuquerque handled the irrlgauon
congress when ID was freely predicted
I that she could not do u. lie Entd lsns
/ Neens pledged ample FUNDS Tor en-
Itcrtuiument. ample hotel fncilitics'
land one hundred automobiles Tor the
| use of the teachers lie believed
| la be for the benefit Of the urBahHa-
ton that 1t visit various sections u'
the state Ills invitation Nns force
/ an opo and made an evident iinprcs
sion upon wayeriug delegates. u was
accompanied by running series "l
/ vcUs lv the Las Vegas Normal si''
! and orchestra boys ana Hirls VINO
made the roof trcmhlc with their class
land college slogans.
Mr.. Ward was followed by Mr..
A. Miller. OF Albuquerque, who pre-
sentcd the invitation for this city
Quietly and with dignity MIR. Miller
pointed out the success AibuquerQue
has had Ia caring for the teachers
this wear and last; the entertainment
I provided. the central location OF the
city. its motel ana amusement iaclN-
ties lie said that he thought the
iousulon one for the visitors and not
for Albuquerque 10 determine. wheth-
cr or not they desired TO come here
luEun; and that therefore. 1t had been
Thought advisable that our home
teachers should not vote THIS at
lutude made an evident impression
throughout the audience. Mr., Miller
said thats Albuquerque people wero
proud with the Association la its sue
ccss and growth and ne believed that
next year, under proper conditions
it's membership would rcaCi tiItecn
hundred lie was enthusiastically
Iappauded and at this early stage OF
1.-The fight the applause began to sho"
tthc way things were going.
| At this point Governor Mcdonald
4 enter the theater and marched TO
tho platform, escorted by willard u.
lllolt OF Domlng. while the India
school band played "A Hot Time IN
tho Dld Town Tonight" The govern
or's appearance on the PLATFORM was
the signal for q burst of applauFo
innd "a yell for the executive from
the Las Vegas boys and girls.
Col Jose -. Sena, whose eloquenco
never Qros, next took the platform
lHe said NJ had come expecting "a
propose that the teachers come Ia
} Santa Fo IN 1914, but that since com
ing he had determined To give ms
} Isuuport 10 Las Vegas. With the con
} sent at the Santa Re delegation, ht
} snid. he urged the convention To 80
20 the Meadow city
, Prof John ". Vaughn of the state
college. was the next 10 enter th'
counat. Mr. Vaughn said he had lis
tened 10 three lawyers ana now
, thought lt time for the common poo
} Die To- bee heard from. lie had n'
interest In Albuquerquc, Las Nega'
, or Santa Fc, hut WIS Interested u
1.-The success OF the Association ana
There fore, could do nothing but urg'
, the teachers 10 return to Albu
querque.
, n. A. Haggard. from an upstair
d box, electrified the audience hy al
X eloquent imitation extended on IN
- part of the town of Corona, which
ID he said, had six passenger trains
/ day, depot aud a need for the honet
- icent influence at the association
Il presence.
y superintendent w, T. bishop .
h Gniuups. was the next speaker. PRO
x frssur Bishop did not deliver an or
> alton. lie quoted facts aud figure
4 which showed that of the 500 teach
n ers attending this convention, giNel
- the anme attendance next year NOR
K than half would have To pass throuE
q AlbuQueruuo To get to Las Vegas an
i that the additional cost of going thor
r. would bo more than $1,000.
% This kind uf argument hit "a
leput and made the doubtful ones shii
a rapidly To the Albuquerque SIDE.
x President g. NJ. Light, Of tho SilYo
;, CITY Normal, WIS next with hard
headed series of practical argument
4, why the convention should remain
l- Albuquerque. Tie said he didn't car
e anything about Albuquerque or -
" Vegas an cities. lie cared about "a
a welfare of the Association, and D
NJ thought that SO long az Albuquel
% que treated the delegates decentl