Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-24
.REG|sTRAT|0N0F :
N.M.E.A .MEhBtRs.
BREAKS RECORD
Over 1900 Members En-
rolled Before First Session
Of Organization Begins lat
High School.

IS i' 4~
Tho secretary. I'LL Wagner. the
human dynamo. WIN has been fur
nishing the powcr for the educational
convention. early yesterday forenoon
had TO send for more blank receipts
and badges. as the supply OF l,2oo he
had provided had been exhausted.
The fears that the attendance would
fall below the 1000 mark were dis
pelied and even the phenomenal toc-
ord OF last year wac broken.
Some OF the counties which last
year failed TO send large delegations
came to the fore enthusiastically.
Rev. Manuel Madrid Of Mora county
headed a DELEGATION Of forty. John
| V. Conway Of Santa lie county
brought 1901 il Is no wonder there
fore. that when Supreme Court JUS
tlce r.. II. Hanna mentioned the coun-
~ superintendents OF Santa Fe and
Bernallllo counties on Saturday eve
ming as two officials with whom the
state II well satisfied the audience
broke ont In cheers. Other spanish
American counties sent delegations
thai astonished officials of the con-
Ivention. f t
The boosters for Santa Fc MS con-
vcntion city began button-holing the
delegates bright and early A special
Sunday educational number OF a
santa re paper. full OF hnlf-tonc IL
lustrations. setting forth the advan-
tages of the capital as convention
city. was distributed.
The teachers yesterday forenoon
took fun possession Of the high school
building Thoscs who witnessed the
spelling, Arithmetic and language
contests crowded the study hall and
library. The. section of institute work
era moved from one recitation room
10 another until they finally found
Ia place large enough to accommodate
them. The Indian school section,
called for o'clock. did not convene
until after II o'clock. and confined It's
work 10 membership enrolment
Today's Program.
II is today that most Of the Sec
tons Will get. down TO solid work.
The county school superintendents
who met Informally Yesterday fore
noon with Chief Clerk Rupert +.
Asplund OF the department OF educa-
ton to devise a satisfactory blank
form book for the return Of statistics,
will hold their first formal session
this forenoon in room 302 with SUI
perIntendent John v. Conway of San
IN Pc, chairman. and Miss Grace Goe-
bel, secretary. Tho discussion prom
ises to be animated aud includes the
following topics:
County Supervision" with County
superintendent j.. G.. Mersfelder as
leader and A.. Montoya, Mrs Josie
I.oekard. j. Y. Gallegos and Mrs w
A. Quinn 70 take part in the discus
sion, 4
county superintendents Legal Du- I
ties with A. j. stroup ms leader and !
w. A. Poore. Grace Goebel, Jose Mon (
taner and Isabel Eckles down for dis I
Needed improvements in the /
Laws in the Interest of Better super :
with Superintendent NJ. r. /
DcsMaras as leader and II. L. Err ,
reti, Saturnino Iiaca, Manuel Madrid 4
and K. $. Upton on the program for
discussion.
County Supcrintendents' Records:
Financial and Statistical, as to Teach
ers. Children and school Property and
in which subject super-
Intendent j. l.. q. Swlnney will lead
and Superintendents l.. +. Hayner,
Mrs. s. +. Culberson. Il. Pack and