Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1914-02-11
COVERS SURROUNDING STATES
TEN THOUSAND BOOKLETS WILL
BE SENT OUT TO THE
EDUCATORS
TO BOOST SUMMER SCHOOL
CLIMATE AND NATURAL ADvANTs
AGES or LAS VEGAS Will
RE DESCRIBED

Plans for making the summer adj
Yertising campaign for Las Vegas ana
the New Mexico Normal University
which will be conducted jointly by the
Commercial club and the big state
educational institution, the most sue
cessful effort to bring visitors ana
new residents to this city ever at
tempted we're made last night at the
regular monthly meeting Of the board
Of directors Of the club.
The Following committee was NAM
ed to prepare the copy for the Normal
bulletin and Las Vegas boosting book
which is to be issued early il the
spring: Dr. Frank il. iii Roberts.
chairman; Fred o. Blood, George A
Fleming and Colbert d. Root
This book is to contain 81 pages.
16 Of which are to be devoted to the
Normal and 16 to the Commercial
club Both sections Of the booklet
will be illustrated eaborately with
new and handsome cuts The Nor.
mails department VIII contain infer.
nation regarding the summer school
its faculty, the courses offered and
the accomplishments Of the institu-
ton in preparing young people for the
profession Of teaching and securing
them positions after they have been
SO equipped
Comm elabs section
aiie sek
prospective students ID Tie aaniiF IS
summer climate which enables atn-
dents to carry on their work during
the summer months in comfort This
section Of the book win show what
Las Vegas has to offer IN the way
of recreation outside Of school hours.
rhe drives, the mountain fishing
streams and the woods ana other at
fractions win described. Also the
booklet will state what the CONNER
nal club and the citizens are ii the
labit Of doing for the summer stu
Tents in the way of entertainment.
It is believed the little book win
e responsible for bringing many stu
Ients, their parents and other rela-
ives here during the summer. It win
. sent to al the surrounding states.
asst year the summer school drew
tudents from Kansas, Oklahoma.
'exas, all parts Of New Mexico and
aany other states. Many of thaae
tudents had been here In 1912, and
hey brought their friends with them.
everal students told their parents al
be excellent climate With the result
hat numerous Families came here to
pend the summer. while the sons and
aughters were in school.
Dr.. Roberts, president of the school.
xpects to send out 10000 summer
choel boosting bulletins, and win
each hundreds OF teachers IN each
{ the surrounding states. With the
ssistance Of the Commercfal club he
endeavoring to get the railroads to
rant Las Vegas the same rate from
arounding states as Is enjoyed by
ANITA Fe, The capital at present has
better rate, Il being cheapar to eo
rom Kansas City q practically any
Ither place outside ne state Is sansa
e than To Las Vegas IA spite of the
Inference Id distance
According to Che nian tha CONNER
iial club win bear large proportion
i the expense of pusiishing the boalz.
ct while the Normal IA addition q
Iaying its share win furnish tile nost.
Sc and labor incidental p mailing
ut
Value Of Summer School
DR. Roberts who was present
he directors meeting. showed lIs
alae Of the summer school II ne
ily Iie said last yoa sumner
ehool brought to LES Vegas iz nea
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