The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-13
SAYS NEW MEXICO
SUMMER RESORT
OF NATION
County School Superintendent
Back from St. Paul Conven-
ton Declares Heat in Lake
Cities Unbearable.

County school superintendent A.
Montoya returned last night from 81.
Paul where he attended the National
Educational association convention.
He was accompanied on the trip by.
his wife and sons.
1T amused ne" said Prof. Mon
toya this morning. ito have man ar
ter man when introduced to me. ex
claim, My. Il must be hot down in
your country The remark would he
made between gasps and dabs At
sweat rolling down In their eyes.
Compared to the heat and the kind
~ heat they have In -. Paul and the
other cities around the lake our hot.
test days are like those at a summer
resort. In fact. from all I have seen
on this trip our summer temper
atures make this state an ideal sum
mer resort for eastern people. The
heat really was 80 terrific that q
made any kind OF regular attendance
an convention sessions or steady
work next to impossible. There was
large attendance when big speakers
were slated 10 appear; but the av@r-
z attendance az general meetings
was comparatively small. when You
consider hat the total enrolment
was more than 1000. Work IN the
sections was earnest and effective.
but ! believe. and many teachers
agree with me-. that the y. T.. a. con-
v%ention has grown so large IL il un-
wieldy. q
we New Mexicans. some fourteen
delegates, had a very pleasant time
n were shown every attention.
Harry Wilson OF the American Rock
company gave n dinner for as at the
Ryan hotel and We we're well treated
BY the newspaper.
II want TO say that our new high
school here viii compare favosably
with the very best buildings In any
Of the several large cities I visited.
while the rural schools OF our coua-
ty are better buildings aud better
equipped than nine-tenths Of the
samples OF rural schools l saw IN
Kansas. Missouri and the states
around the lakes ! mink the char
acter of our work. too. az SHOWN by
the -Shibiif 90 the educational meet
ing. IL quiet up 10 standard. except
perhaps In the high school manual
training work which we have not vet
had an opportunity To establish. Wa
have every reason TO be satisfied
with the progress 81 Dur schools"
Mr.. Montoya while In 81. Paul Sc
cured some valuable newspaper pub
licity for New Mexico. In the Pho.
neer Press OF July 10 appears the
following;
"Atanasio Montoya, superintendent
OF schools OF Bernalillo county. n. NJ.
has shown the educators attendins
he \. y. A. convention that New
Mexico Il setting q rec0s3 pace In
rural school education; that in the
three years during which he has held
his present position. the rural schooI
has Increased more than 100 per cent
There r. a reason.
superintendent Montoya found
the rural schools IN adobe structures
poorly lighted. more poorly ventiint-
ed. Ho built new modern, we'll.
lighted. convenient. sanitary. brich
buildings. costing from $1,000 to So.
/ 600 each.
I'm 1919 there were 1909 school
children In tho county. Now there
are 2i00. The number OF teachers
has Increased p-oportionately IN the
same periOd an the teachers stay
because they are satisfied. Teachers.
salaries IN 1919 were $50 for abou;
five months Of Inc year, Now they
get from $50 tor SIS a month for a
! period Of nine n onths.