Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-07-02
TAOS TEACHERS
END SUCCESSF I'LL
INSTITUTE MEET
Superintendent Jose MontaOer
Delivers Inspiring Address
to Educators at Close of
Four Weeks Session.


weeks of conscientious and effective
labor. the Taos county teachers msi-
tute finished its work Thursday june
"a dcdicatins Friday and Saturday to-
tho examination of teachers for ceruf-
icates of an grades
This institute was the most inspired
ana enthusiastic ever held in Taos
with an attendance Of eighty-siX school
teachers.
At the close of the institute work
Thursday. Superintendent Jose Mon
taner said in part:
we have finished the work of the
present institute and | have no doubt
that the four weeks employed in pre-
paring the teachers will give the de-
sired results in the educational adj
vanccment Of the Taos youth from
next fan. The art of teaching is one
II the most noble arts ana one of the
most meritorious in any civilized town,
especially if the school teacher real
ICES how delicate his profession is IN
preparing the pupils of the district
where he is employed for future eltl-
zpuship and to qualify them in such
manner that they may become worthy
members of society A good teacher
is blessing to the community, while
"a bad teacher is worse than an epi-
dcmic. for instead Of preparing useful
citizens he sends them to the depth OF
intellectual darkness. A teacher VINO
considers himself unable to conduct
school with success, ought TO be pa
triotic enough to leave the field free
10 other teachers who have the aDillty
and tho love i'm their hearts TO educate
the children. The art of teaching -
certainly a generous task, great, iuIl
Of flowers and also fun of thorns, ana
Mt Oh. no
heart, and with resolution and enthus-
iasm to do the best possible in the
educational advancement of our young
children. The school teacher who only
wishes that the twenty days Of the
school month pass away rapidly that
he may draw his warrant for the sal
airy earned. is a calamity to a district
and especially to the pupils in his
charge
Certainly, during the last three
years there has been accomplished an
that was possible to better the educa-
Honal conditions Of our youth. we
have done very much. but We still
have a road to examine in the eduea-
tional line More teachers with flfst
ana second grade certificates and less
teachers with third grade certificates
is what we need very particularly as
a teacher who only reached to the seN-
onth or eighth grade in his studies
should be attending some edueatonal
institution instead of converting nm
self into q teacher as a pima man
cannot lead another blind man, and m
this case the education Of our youth Is
poor because instead of the children
starting their studies with a capable
teacher they are to do so with a
teacher who has only reached the
sixth or eighth grade in his studies
and in many eases with bad pr0nun-
citation and poor method OF teachlhb
I'nhappily. this condition is what mas
lowered the educational Advancement
of our pupils in these counties OF the
northern part of our state, and espe-
cially among our Spansh-AmeIleaH
youth. as i'm districts the school dlrec-
tors Of which are Anglo-Amefleahs
teachers with so low as a third grade
certificate are seldom employed, and
such teachers do not dare look Tor q
nosition where there are intelligent
school directors
How to Have Success.
"To have success in school II IS nee
oesarv that the teachers should be en-
thusiastic and interested in the pro
grcss of the school; they should cause
complete attendance of all the pu
nils Of the district; and by means o.
ID good method Of teaching they WI
he able 10 interest the pupils in then
studies, A good teacher knows how Z
encourage not only the pupils but ever
the parents and school directors, ln'
patriotic duty Of every teacher shoul(
he to do away with ignorance IN tn'
county of Taos and everybody shOul'
help so that by the end of rev year
there viii be not single illiterat'
person among our people. our pa
tri0tc ideal should be to declare our
selves enemies of ignorance ana mt
eracy and 50 endeaVor that Taos may
be able to supply the best youth an'
the best citizens to the state. inns
really our duty as educators
And we can do it and carry 1t int
effect if we all do our part. SiXty-flV
teachers will be employed in the re
spective districts of the county O
Taos. we already have built we
equipped school building in every dls
trict and there is no reason now WI
we should not make our school so at
tractive that it Will excite the pup
To attend constantly II the leacne
makes the school, all that Is heede'
is the enthusiasm and interest OF IN
teacher to reap the success desire'
by all"
During the institute session, it wa
agreed by the superintendent ah
teachers, to hold one of the creates
educational exhibits that has ever pee
seen in New Mexico 1t Will take plac
In Taos. the county seat, during IN
9th 10th and 18th days of next lie
camber. and it Will be compulsory 10
every teacher Of the county OF Iaos |
demonstrate, during the exhibit IN
work in industrial and intellectuai co
ucation that has been done IN eac
district.
The industrial work of each dlstrIc
will be exhibited at the Taos nan an
the school work, contests, addresse'
school exercises, etc. at the new oPeI
house.
The following are the committee
for the great exhibit:
Committee on decoration - Emin
w. Probert, Cristobal Quintana FH
mon Sanchez Miss Matilda DesGeol
ges, Rafael Luna. Mrs. c. f. Huber
Miss Mary Griego, Timothy Luna.
Program committee-Mrs. II. v
Probert, Jose Montaner, Pablo Our
tanai Mrs A. MCGOWAN, Miss Matlld
DesGeorges and J. j. Vigil
The following resolutions wei
adoped by the teachers before the II
stitute closed
Resolved that we. the teachers
Taos county, tender to our county 81
perintendent, Jose Montaner our sil
eere thanks for his untiring efforts
making this 1915 institute the large
and best in the history Of Taos count
We also desire al this time to expire
TO MI, Montaner an appreciation