Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-11-23
Greatest Gathering Of Teach
ers Ever Assembled in His
tory of Southwest Opens
Here Tomorrow,
COUNTY WILL
HAVE REPRESENTATIVES
Dr. P. P, CIaxton, United
States Commissioner of Ed
ucation, to Be Distinguished
Guest of Convention,

The rural schools, their needs and
their growth, Us the great theme upon
which the host of educators and lead
ers in public thought will concentrate
their discussions this week In Albu-
lquorquc and great results are expected
to materiallze from the convention of
the New Mexico Educational associa-
tion that will convene tomorrow for a
three days session.
The advance guard of the school
army ig here. By twOs and threes and
dozens, the commissioned and non
commissioned officers of the educa-
tional host have been arriving. BY to-
night they win be coming by the
scores and hundreds on every train TO
lattend the biggest convention ever
held In New Mexico by any organiza-
ltion--so large that only the metropo-
lis of the state can house il. And
even Albuquerque must strain all of
It's facilities 90 entertain It's guests ad-
lequately. Hotels and roomng houses
are filling up and private homes are
being thrown wide open TO take care
of the overflow. But Albuquerque is
establishing once for all It's reputation
ar tbiiN Ntutl'h AlAN anu "t tt'' f'.-i
time proving It's proverbial hospital
iity that will leave pleasant memories
with its visitors.
Not only the nearby cities and
towns hut from the mountain fast
nesses of Colfax and Taos counties.
from the fertile expanse Of the Pecos
valley. from the ranges of Grant and
Soeorro counties. from the canyons
Iof Rio Arrlba aud Morn. from the
well-watered valley Of the SAN Juan
land the historic mesas of santa Fe.
1.-THE teachers are pouring into Albu-
Iquaroue. From the little log school
houses on Johnson's mesa. from the
I iold-tine adobe structures I'm Valencia.
from the mining camps of Sierra and
the new but modest rural buildings
of The dry farming counties. come the
lcmtfaries of the now awakening I'm
/ New Mexico. 10 gather here new in
/ spirati0n ana TO take home new Ideas
that will help to mould the destiny Of
/ the Sunshine state.
1 state superint6ndent-o Public In
Istruction Aivan ". White was pracu-
lcally the first of the leaders upon the
icround and he brought with him the
/ state Department of education With
li,im came chief Clorl, Rupert +. AS
LliiUU. Tor I0NE wears the secretary OF
I the New Mexico Educational associa-
lticn who will probably be reelected
idespite his protests. for he is the
hest posted man i'm New Mexico's pres
ent educational status. man who
lbristles with statistics that tell the
marvellous story Of New Mexicos great
Educational progress and achieve
Iments despita difficulties that 10 many
Iothers would have seemed unsur-
lmotnfable He is bundle of energy
land contapious enthusiasm. TO whose
work more than that Of any one else
Iis dne the fact that the New Mexico
Educational association has tripled it's
Imembership since he became it's sec
retarv on last nights Santa Pc train
! M arrived Assistant Superintend-
Iont If PnhIic Instruction Filadelfo
| Roca leader among tho Spanish
leneafing teachers with him were
tbo tv,o etenooranbers ~ the denart-
mont THE entire force il making its
Ihaa.do,,orters ~ tne Connie hotel The
doiegations from Taos and rio Arriba
cS",'ttos each fiftv-fiva strong a1so
orri,,ad LAST nigbt
M, baads of tha stato,s od,catiorai
,,,.tit,,ttons o,1taida of Aih,o,,orc,,,o an
ni,,oS last ,,toht and NOT ~ nc tyyen-
t,eis, ca,,nty scbooi st,norintendente
1,iII lao In fbe cttv nv toriebt Tbn
S,raotars gr ~ NV scboois as rgal ~
Of the rurei districts viii be well rem
pasenfed e,, and wili hold convention
- thoir own There viii he bere also
r1ani, Of he laitv From oil narts ~
tba etats Interested in ednrational
,Dattere headed nv the eVecntive of
~ state Gov W q McDonaid WIN
vii, swell The tbrones discuseinp earn
asti, and enthnsiaeticaiiy tba ed1ea.
ltional nroblens which growth and
ronid changee IN nonnIation have
thrust unon The con,,aopwaalth
While the rural echools win furnish
tho main tontn for dtannssior, ,,,,d a.
aate otbcr edncational s,btecte will
not ~ noelacted for tbe edncationaI
eoroo, bayo eatborS6 not MERELY for
li.,,,. ,a eafte,,,,t,t,, t,,,t ~. eer{-
ple"oi e anu ANitVn 9tttI "H'