The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-20

supplies 10 the CIVILIAN population or |
hclligefent country. " not FOR mil |
itary purposes.
for the lever grades Il have been
In schools where the attendance was
hft- and there would not De siV books
To the claSs u is not because he
people do not want 10 10 right b.
their children. Il is Just simply that
they have not he money.
Mr. ClaXtun's latest pamphlet says
that two per cent OF the cost of cdu-
cation is for books and ninety-eight
per cen. OF the kicKing IN due to the
same thing This ~ because the Ia
dividuai buys the books"
Mr.. White cited the statement
further to show that the annual exc
pcnliturc for he United states Isl
only Is cents FOR each child attend
ing school and less than ~ cents per
capita for the population. He ir-
clared New Mexico could provide text
| books to school children az an ex-
pense Of not "a exceed four per cent
additional upon her present school
expenditures, saying California had
done II for about that figure
G. L. Burt leading the discussion
of this address. endorsed the new
books. particularly the geograph,
| john Milne, superintendent. Of the
city schools. declared for system Of
teaching ciyics that starts where
geography starts. where u touches
the pupil. with the school room" lie
also declared he WIS no. entirely IN
| favor OF the adopted reading method.
Isa n
! witty little speech, keeping the cr9wd
laughing all the time he had the
floor. and at the same time bringing
out he point that whatever the coun-
cR said or did. IL would not change
the adopted texts FOR Ave years any
way.
Dr. Frank II. H. Roberts, president
OF The New Mexico Normal univer-
atty. nt East Las Vegas. declared that
Iir he text book question was a dead
ssue the apBication Of them was
,uot. ana forthwith proceeded TO the
discussion of his topic. the 'C"urs'
OF study
Dr. Roberts told Of the way b.
which he had been prepared, how d
was made up and wha' wis hoped foi
e ID and asserted that d was not Una
land he huepd those present Woul,
make suggestions
This bruugh on discussion tina
LASTED an hour. Those reprcstn ntni
{ county schools were for n, In nearh
{ every instance. while those repre-
s sentinu city schools held II ala mo-
3 suit their needs This class display
ed q general disposition 20 vary iron
the course.
Mrp Josie Lockhard. Of Cola
r lcoun.y. wanted IL amended To includ
two wears uf high school work. 70
use Ina county districts iar irom
# HIGH school. if desired. she also suE
gested that It include data on IN
formation ana work of boys and g'rh
= clubs
u Mrs George A. Dixon of Magda
S lena. ". g. Mcfarland, superihteno
c ont or tho silver city schools j. }
TAYLOR. of Deming T q. Rodgera
3 he Normal university. W G. hhh' q
Roswell. who suggested dimereI
20 courses TOR city and county scho"u
u MIR. Mcclure of the Normal unlNe'
o. Isity. ana others discussed the supJec
.' Mrs Dixon wanted the cours. a.
ranged 80 a. Co he equally suH""
loo Tor "A seven ar ninc months term
Dr David II. Boyd urged he elm
/
.u course that could be done away WIKI
D. ami ,iuinishinp the amount uf know
v ,tr. representcd by passing grades
1- IA. diGsrcnt studies lie sugsrst'
g. mental drills in arithmetical Sdhl,r
l, f.r 1lI the lower grades. tu De lo
flowed hy problems later
s- Following Dr Boyd, " 7 Conw'
l- ,f Entnn. t.. e. Hill. of r." Wen. u
IT, ron Lugibihl. OF silver city, W
R nan. of Roswell AIRS wallace
eel gumm. ~ Lincoln county W.
20 poor. of Carlsbad and others lo'
O." part in tre discussion.
ld Mr.. White announced he hnd ~
received "a telegram from Mr7' -"
D. Wpson stewart. founder of h'
lg .ueky's moonlight schools, thnt o.
nd ,,ns willing tu address two ot the
sociatnn's general sessions ana "
d. nouncmg her Willingness to ren'
h" nyer until the departure on 40
Pei, TUESDAY II she could aid he Wor"
lr lthe association by so doins'
nc The following committc" ON u
Nt- ulutions was named
icr W 4 Poore. Carlsbad, hr ba'
hc a. Royd Albuquerque, Mrs NalE
1n Gumm. Carrizozo.
.u- Tbs afternoon program Was IT,
nt ur,d by discussion of the question
rs ic.rtincation of teachers, handled
n5 superintondcut conway ut h''
'"- with q g. Zingg, president ol the
Into Normal; }. l.. e.. swinney OF
'i tee. T.. Enloe. president OF the
',f ,.r H,itv Normal Dr. Boyd oi the U
'n ,orsity and Prof 4. C., Hodgcr,, Of
"' Las Vegas Normul as s'h"au
'.,, spenkcrs In discussion
.,, Tho last number on the prnsl
Was AN exhaustive and auth"ri'a'
.,. Ipapcr presented hy a. y Nsp'u
.I .hi,f plrs, of the state depari mem
., education ON the county unit
ms This subject was discussed b. sui
'n,, ,int.pd.nt g.. G.. Hnl of chnVes ga
A. supcrntcndent W %. Hall OF
ur- M.
ems Continued on Page fwo)