Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-15
EDUCATORS MEET
FOR PROGRAM IN
STATE BUILDING
| eadng Mean States School
Field Deliver Addresses and
Claude Albright and Miss
Garrett Sing
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was something doing every moment /
az the New Mexico building Wedncs- !
day In the forenoon the education- (
alsts of New Mexico gathered az the /
building and from that point made g
complete tour Of The grounds. Att
$3.50 this afternoon they met I'm con
ference again In the auditorium tel
continue their work as outlined pN
Or. Frank H. n Roberts.
The auditorium was completely FILE
ed. many local teachers ami others
Interested i'm the educational work be-
ing present The program as ar
ranged had placed Mrs J w, VIII
SON president of the Parent-teachers
Association Of New Mexico, ia the
chair. Mrs Wilson made very I'M
teresting talk.
National plan Is Urged.
The actual educational conditions OF
New Mexico are a matter of surprise
To and the subject of many congrat-
ulatons from those who have been
fortunate enough TO have attended
the meetings Dean Frank Carruon
of the New Mexico Normal university
i'm speaking of the higher education
IN New Mexico. pleaded for national
educational plan rather than local
one. He emphasized the fact that
much harm was done ana the adj
Nauccmcut Of the educational condl-
tiou DELAYED by what seemed to him
tn be feeling of state lealousies eN-
listing among the different states OF
this country He cited Germnuy as
nation with am almost perfected union
educational system. He spoke of be-
ing inclined to believe that the nation
win an be under one cducauonal
board and thai one "a national one,
within few years
Milne Describes High schools.
In reference TO New MeNco's high
schools. prof John Milne had the fol-
lowing to say:
New Mexico has two kinds Of high
schools-the ordinary high school IN
connection with the regular town ana
city system, and the county high
school. which are supported by a spe-
cial tax upon the whole county
'The county high schools are re-
quired bv law TO offer I'm the course
of study agriculture. domestic science,
are. manual training ana commercial
work All pupils In the county VINO
have completed the eighth grade are
allowed to attend the county hlRh
school. wi hout tuition. thus making
II possible for every boy and girl TO
get at least high school education.
"The high schools of New Mexico
send graduates 10 the state unlNef-
sity and to universities of the west,
middle west, and east. where they are
admitted without examination, when
IS ample evidence of the superior
work done
1.-THE average cost per pupil on the
basis of enrolment is fifty dollars. I'M
the larger cities where broad courses
of study are offered, tho cost reaches
sixty dollars and in the smaller towns
It drops below fifty
Agricultural Education
The subject of New Mexico agrlcul-
tural education was ably handled p3
Dr. r. T. Humbert of the New Mex
leo Agricultural college. Dr. liumbert
said In part
Those who are familiar with agri-
cultural education in the United states
are familiar with the agricultural cd
udation i'm New MeXiro, for an OF
Che agricultural colleges wer. founded
by reason Of tho Morrill, bill of l8b1,
when large grants of land were made
to each state to establish agricultural
and the mechanic arts ana eaeh
school received It's share of large
federal appropriation each year
THE agricultural college Of New
Mexico is located In the rich Mesllla
valley. under the Elephant Butte pro-
iect at Meslla Park.
Three lines Of work are carried ON
I'm the institution. resident teaching or
college work, extension ana expert
mental work we have 800 students
enrolled In our engineering ana do-
nestle science department.
"Our extension work maintains
force OF five state men AND seven
county agricultural advisors lnhu-
merable questions are answered ply
mail and otherwise, thus reaching the
farmer at a distance who Is unable 10
attend the college our experimental
station receives support from bolh the
state and federal government
In 1900 40 per cent of New Mex
ico's population was engaged in agrl-
cultural pursuits. In 1910 40 per
cent were so engaged. At the present
time the agricultural values In New
Mexico amount to over one hundred
and sixty million dollars per year.
surely "a fine showing
state Normal schools
Prof. e. H. Enloe to whom was as-
signed the task of speaking on New
Mexico's normal schools, gave most
interesting talk on this subject ne
called attention to New MeXico.s mag
ulficent institution, the New Mexico
Normal university. located at Las We
gas. and TO the New Mexico Normal
school at Silver city Probably no
state exceeds in efficiency these two
Institutions. he said.
In speaking OF the other instltu-
tons of higher education Professor
Enloe said "Tho institution Of higher
learning in New Mexico are efficient
to a remarkable degree. The Carnegie
foundation. after careful investigation
classed the University of New Mexico
as one of the three educational iustl-
tWions Ina the southern United states
maintaining standard nigh enough
10 entitlc il to the pension fund for
teachers The United states commits
s,oner Of education ranks the New
Mexico College Of Agriculture as one
Of the six most efficient agricultural
COLLEGES Of the nation The New Mex
leo Military institute is rated by the
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