Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-22
hickey URGES
PEOPLE TO USE.
THE HIGH SCHOOL
Business Argument Is ADJ
vanced by President Of
Board; Scholarly Address Is
Made by Judge Hanna,

mo business man would invest
Sl2S. S59.4a in building and plant
and then use il only FIVE hours day,
five days week, nine months a
yearl" That was the significant re-
mark OF President NJ. Il. Hickey. last
evening, In presenting the new high
school building to the city. sThis
building should be the civic center, II
should be inr use all Of the time. in
the day time. for night school. for
summer school. Its gymnasium Is not
only for the boys and girls in school.
but for all the boys of the city: this
auditorium Is for the use of all the
people; this structure Is dedicated to
the entire city, That is the ideal Mr..
Hickey held up in rocounting tho
school history Of Albuquerque and
the contributions OF the individual
members of the board of education
in the way OF time and talent 10 the
construction of the model edifice of
which Albuquerque has so much roa-
son to he proud, II the exclamations
Of delight and praise of the visitors
from an parts of the state count for
anything. The massive outlines, the
perfect lighting. the modern sanitary
equipment, the elegant furnishings,
the chaste embellishments. all make
III HUUtUF not US u HOUSE DUlli Wlin
hands, as President Hickey put IT,
but rather following the poets in
junction.
Build Thee more stately man
sions oh my soul!
Big Crowd.
The auditorium was well filled. on
the platform were seated most Of the
educators from outside points who
had arrived In time for The cereino-
MICS The musical program included
a selection. "I.clls Of 81. Mary's' hy
the High School Glcc club. which
was cncored; Free as n Lark In the
sky" being rendered very satisfac-
torily in response; solo by Miss
Hortense Switzer, skies Are Blue
and Rich the Clover which was so
we'll received that the fair singer had
10 give an encore; and the rendition
Of the Sextet from Lucia de Lammer-
moor by the High school orchestra,
which in response to the applause, |
gave a medley of patriotic songs mat |
brought the audience to its feet Ev-
cry one joined in singing America
at the close, making as Inspiring n |
scene as could possibly be witnessed
anywhere.
The program of exercises was SIM |
pie, yet dignified and inspiring. The /
dedication address was by Supreme |
Court Justice Richard II. Hanna of
Santa lfe, and was along intensely |
practical lines 1t was several times |
interrupted by applause.
Justice Iianna's Address.
Supreme Court Justice Il. IL. Hanna, |
in his splendid dedication address
discussed thoughtfully and eloquently
some of the problems confronting the
cause Of education in New Mexico
lie did not attack his topic as an ed
ucator, but as an observer. AFTER
eongratulating Albuquerque upon
erecting so magnificent building ana
speaking of the gratitude that the
community owes the men who made
possible the new structure, he re-
viewed the difficulties that blocked
the paths of education in the days OF
The territorial form of government.
Always II can be trnthfully said,
thr american people have not long
neglected the educational develop
ment of their new countries declared
Judge Hanna, but they came more
nearly 10 failure in this respect IN
the south " estern section than possibly
ever before In any other section OF
cur country"
DcplorabIe Conditions.
''It is only in the past three or four
years that any great progress has been
made in The advancement Of education
in New Mexico" said the speaker
For the school year ending in June,
1911 or Immediately before the com
ing OF statehood. investigation dis-
closes that eighty-nine school districts
in this territory were without sehoo'
advantages absolutely. About one
third of the total number Of schoois
during that year had less than I'VE
months term.
cat the time in question, there
we're 43S teachers receiving less than
5000 year.
Great Improvement.
Judpe Hanna then outlined the con-
spicuous improvement that has Deen
made since the coming of statehood
While the number of school distrlets
has increased 10 per cent, no schooi
district in New Mexico was without =
school term. Instead OF o..
schools being compelled to get along
with less than five-months- term,
we now find only eighty-five laborlns
under that great disadvantage
This is largely the result of Well
directed and sensible effort to assist
people of the rural districts IN ac-
curing school houses, for without
school houses or a place to hold the
school. it is difficult indeed 10 prlns
about proper interest in the schooh
After pointing out the neglect WIN
which the Americans have trea'ea ~,
matter OF education in this eonduereu
province and emphasizing the oesi,e
of the Spanish people ~
take advantage of all the educa'ioh"i
means provided, the orator urged.
1T "a now time, however, ina, 'hose {
OF our Spanish American people VINO
yet cling to their ideals derived iron,
their mother country, and VINO lcei
that they should cling to its lanepase
and customs. preferring these apove
all things, should have their .at'eh-