Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-17
FOCHTLECTUREs
ON EDUCATIONAL
NEEDS OF STATE
Expert Of National Bureau
PIeaseS Bic Audience at Au-
ditorlum; People Should
Love Soil for It's Own Sake.

Before n large aud cultured audi
cnce II w. FoghS who is making an
educational survey ~ the rural schools
Of New Mexico for the national bu-
renu OF education, last night delivered
one Of the most entertaining and in
strucilvc lectures eyer heard In AL
buqucrque.
Mr.. foghl arrived from Santa r.
by automobile at noon yesterday. nc
compmied by County superintendent
John N..Conway and other prominent
Santa re educators. and during the
afternoon was the guest Of COUNT
Supt. Atanasio Montoya. city Sup.
John Milne and others prominent IN
the local school field in the even-
ing he was the guest OF honor ut II
banquet ut the Alvarado hotel which
was attended by about twenty Albu-
querQueans conspicuous In educational
affairs. lie did not have m oppertu-
nifty 20 begin his inspection Of the
Bernalillo county schools yesterday
hut will so out. today with Superin-
tendcnt Montoya and will spend tho
next three or four days In n survey OF
the rural schools OF this county
The school as AN agency to make,
the people love the soil for its own
sake was, in effect. the fubject Of Alr.
Foght's lecture at the auditorium. An
Intense love OF rural life and an APP
probation Of the value of the country
school In making Il attractive to the
masses OF the people were evident
from the speakers remarks and form
cd the dominant note Of his address.
Mr.. Foght dwelt briefly on the ex-
perience OF Denmark, with when
country he Is familiar and spoke of
what has been done In that country by
adopting an intelligent system Of rural
schools. Four out OF five school teach
crs in Denmark, he said, are men, as
against about 10 per cent In this
country; and while all praise was Civ
en- 20 the work that the women are do
ing IN raising educational standards.
he asserted that q system which made
the profession unattractive To men
was Fundamentally wrong.
''The teacher must become a per-
manent member of the community If
the problem of country life is to be
satisfactorily solved" declared Mr..
Foght In an amusing fashion he de-
pictcd the rural school master who
graduated" from that profession into
the calling of book agent or insurance
solicitor and eontrasted him with the
ideal leader of the intellectual and
spiritual thought OF the community.
Mr.. Foght paid a high compliment
to the work that is being done In Ber
ralilIo county by Superintendent Mon
toya. While he had not had an CD
portunitv to see the schools of this
county at first hand. he said. he had
heard Of Mr.. Montoya's work and mad
seen pictures of the schools which he
Is TO visit in the next few days. You
have accomplished much" he de-
clared, but you are destined TO ae-
comphsh much more"
Community development and the
making of the rural school a place 20
fiji all the needs Of the community,
social. spiritual and intellectual. came
in for a goodly share OF the speaker
time. and the experience of other
states was given as showing what can
be accomplished along this line. ~
the conclusion OF his remarks he was
given a hearty round Of applause by
an audience that had listened with
the greatest interest 10 his entire adj
dress
on the stage with Mr. Foght were
rt.tsuaaxte Anuto.t. aud NffIua
Pres David 4. Boyd Of the University |
Of New Mexico. and State Superintea-
dent of Public Instruction Avian y.
White. MIR. White introduced Mr.. |
Foght to the audience.