The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-22
John Milne of Albuquerque
has Clear Field for Presi-
dency with Santa Fe Lead
ing for Next Convention.
SPLENDID PROGRAM
AT ARM0RY TONIGHT
First General Session this Af-
ternoon is Brief with Nom
nations as the Most Impor-
tant Business.


The twenty-niHth annual convention
of the New Mexico Educational assn.
ciation assembled in lis nrst general
session In the national guard nrmor,
NJ Firth street and Silver avenue
shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Al that hour the roll hooks of secre-
tary Wawner showed the enrolment
20 he eomewhat past the 1900 mars.
esiablishing new attendance record.
and with the prospect that the total
attendance would be materially in
creased by arrivals toniEht and 20
morrow morning
Last night y seemed that the at
tendance nigh, fall below thas of iass
year although the egroilmen. OF
members was fully up 20 last years
standard. Many memberships had
come in by mail and u was Thought
that because of the absence OF the
teachers from Taos ANA Rio Arriha
counties ANA a light attendance from
the Pec0s valley that the actual at
touda nee might fan below that of lat
year.
This morning. however. brought to
secretary Wagner and his ass.stants
the busiest three hours IN their lives
From nine o'clock when the first ~
the section meetAga bcgaa Co draw
the teachers 20 the high school build
ing until nearly noon. the score aries
were sept busy writing member hip
cortih tes and Mr Wagner indicated
at noon thar q was the lnrees per
sonal enrullmcnt at an open.ng day
during his service AZ secretary 81 he
0rgHulgatiun.
The detection of Taos county from
tht a-suciatlol has caused no surprise
among the teachers here Consider
able prominence has been given to the
opposition of the county 1uperiHtcpG-
cnt of tina. county to the associnsiol
and educational matters In general
and many teachers We're hoard 90 re-
mark this morning that they ihoGe'i'
undue prominc1eo had been given 'a
the Taos county man and his moro af
less childish altitude. Aside from d
the anairs OF The associative 40 th
opening OF the general sessions th i
afternoon we're pronounced To- nc iri
the mort satisfactory condition aua
the convention proper opened und o.
mos ausp'cious circumstance.
The opening of the first general se
sion .his afternoon was postponed ur-
| tn 3 o'clock one hour. because of tine
1 tNNfiHN FiN hNMHf lNffAANf a. NANA I.I
| which very large number of the SD
iting educators and an Of thc Alhu-
| qucruuc members desired Co attend
| The postponcmeni also was taken fur
muily hy the convention managers rs
"a mark as respect to hc dcceMed
lawyer
| The session was called 10 order
shortly after . o'clock ng T.. g. nm of
Roeweli. the retiring president and thr
opening uumher was a selection hy the
Albuquerque high school ort'hoslrt
The Invocation wac delivered by E,,
John a. Gass of this city
Albuquerque welcome To- he
teachers was delivered hy Hon AZ E
Hickey. presi1elt ef fhe Albuquerque
board OF cduca ln Former teacher
and widely known among the educn
tors oi the state "a VAS brief. force-
ful statement of Albuuucrque's cordial
rrceunp 'o the tr ehers OF New Mca-
,co. ct the GUYS pleasure In playla9
host tp such an organization and uf uI
Importance ,n the afair9 OF the 9tatc
The reaponfe the welcoming a0-
dre1s was %, Miss Isabel L. Eckles OF
silver city supcrntCHden. of schaai-
for Grant county II was graceful
acknowledgement ~ the welcome ar
Ian appreciation ~ Albuquerque re-
ception aud entertainment nf th,
teaoh hers not only This year hu' DO FOR
mcr years
4 There followed "a musical seleeii lf
: hy the University Girls Glee clu1.
, Brief addresses were scheduled ioi
the afprnoon session hy MT. Cor
Wilson stewari ana Or. Michael n
o'shca two of the convention ninf
S who also are 20 speak tonight, rh'
inaugural address of the presiieut 3
b ~ Vaughan OF state 'ulicre, Ms
p pnstpoued until tnniehi iu order mo-
. 90 crowd the afternoon prosraN ans
b To permit an adiournmeni az : o'ei"cl
Tor he reception how peins teadfft'