Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-22
Prominent Men Gather in
Commercial Club and Or
ganize to Aid in Work Of
Parent Association,
HISTORY OF MOVEMENT
Is TOLD BY SPEAKERS
Dr. George E. Laid Is Chosen
President and Other OFF,
GERS Are Elected Work to
Be Done Is Outlined,

The Society for the Promotion of
General Education" is the name Of a
new state society born yesterday aft
ternoon at the Commercial club. The
infant is quite usty and if the hopes
of its parents are realized it will be
second i'm importance only TO the edu-
cational association.
A group Of citizens and educators
headed 10y President George e, Ladd
of the state college and Including
John v. Conway of Santa Fee, Nestor
Montoyu of Albuquerque, Avian nj
White and Filadelfo Baca of the de-
partment Of education Bonifacio
Montoya of Bernalillo Atanasio Mon
toya of Albuquerque, DR., David r.
Boyd of Albuquerque, W. O. Hail of
Roswell, Superintendent Mcfarland of
Silver City j. n. Wagner of Santa
Fe, J. r. Conway of state College,
John r. Conway of Ration, j H.
Vaughn Of State College w. A. Poore
OF Carlsbad j b. Taylor of Demng;
Mr. and Mrs H. r. Rogers Of East
Las Vegas, w T.. CarroOn Of Clovis,
Professors MacKay Of Socorro and
Mcclure of State College, John Milne
of Albuquerque, W W. Robertson of
Oklahoma City c L. Burt Of Noun
tainair, Professor Garrett b. s. Ro-
dey Marcos c. de Baca of Bernalillo,
and a number Of others. C.
Constitution Prepared.
There was some dispute as to the
parenthood of the society l'iladclfo
Baca assistant superintendent OF pub
lie instruction, volunteered the infor-
nation that Il was Secretary of state
Antonio Lucero who started the BAH
.a-rolling. while according to the open
ing statement of Or. George h. Ladd,
the society had it's incipicncy in a
conference called by himself that was
held at state College some time ago to
consider the extension work of the
college i'm the Spanish-American coun-
ties where Spanish is the prevailing
language. DR. Ladd seemed to have
the goods, for he drew out of his
pocket a typewriter constitution and
bylaws, and these We're adopted at-
ter Nestor Montoya had made the
motion to change the proposed name
from Society for the Eradication of
nHteracy," to the name given above
and which was adopted
Preimlnaries Interrupted by Speech.
Dr.. Ladd explained the origin of
the movement which eliminated in
the organization of the society lie
had taken the New Mexico Federation
of Women's clubs for his model The
idea, which at first was to cover only
the preparation of Spanish-American
young men for the extension work OF
the state college, expanded into the
suggestion that the work of enforcing
the compulsory attendance law be
undertaken, as well as the encourage
ment of children al over the state to
remain In schoo until well prepared
90 enter the higher state institutions
and to stamp out illteracy
Dr. Ladd was chosen temporary
president, and 7. W. Conway Of RIA
ton, temporary secretary after Fila
defo Baca had declined the honor
Dr. Ladd thereupon produced the pro-
posed constitution and bylaws and
read them
Assistant Superintendent of Public
Instruction Filadelfo Baca heartily
endorsed the Nestor Montoya amend
ment regarding the change of name