Norwich bulletin., 1915-02-27
ADDRESS ON EDUCATION
 IN NEW MEXICO
Given Before Congregational Women
 by Mrs. N. W. Hankerreyer.

An address on Education in New Mexico was given in the parlors of the Broadway Congregational church Fri day afternoon at 3.1J o'clock by Mrs. N. w. Haukermeyer, representative of the Congregational Education socie- ty, under the auspices of the Woman's Home Missionary union of the church. There were about so present, including number of ladies from other churches who attended upon special invitation.
 Mrs. Hankermeyer gave a brief sum mary of the work of the Congregation al Education society. speaking of it's instrumentality in the founding of many of our leading schools and col leges. Mrs. Hankermeyer also spoke of tho three colleges which are supported
 by the Congregational Education so- ciety at present These colleges are
 Fairmount, Kas.; Kingfsher, Okla, and Radcliffe, $. D.
 In the main, Mrs. Hankermeyer's address concerned the day and indus trial schools in Utah and New Mexico, SeNe of which are supported by Connecticut women. In speaking of
 the size of New Mexico, Mrs. Tanker
 meyer said it was the fourth largest
 state and was large enough to include all of New England, New York and
 New Jersey, with enough left over to
 take in Rhode Island. Some call New
 Mexico the land of sunshine, because of It's abundance of sunlight; others tl1e
 land of silence, because one can walk miles without hearing a sound or see
 ing anyone. New Mexico is the oldest civilized part of the country, yet it is less civilized than the other parts A coWooy once summed up conditions in
 New Mexico as follows: More rivers, less water; more cows, less milk; look farther, see less, than in any other part of the world In New Mexico there are 1900 stone cities in ruins, and it. has the added distinction of having as it's inhabitants descendants of the peo- Die who lived in these ruined cities
 The speaker referred to the Sphinx,
 that great stone face in the mountain
 side, and the two lions carved on rocks and also spoke of the natural wonders,
 the high mountains, the deep canyons
 and the brilliant coloring of the val leys, mountains and skies
 In speaking of the mixed races, In
 dians and Spanish, Mrs. Hankerrneyer
 said they comprised 60 per cent. Of the population of New Mexico. They are living a medieval life and have made
 no advance whatever. There Is a lack
 Of public schools and what few schools
 there are, are of poor quality. In many towns not @ religious service is held
 from one years end to the other Mrs Hankermeyer told of the work that is
 being done by the schools of the Con SregationaI Education society and told Of the settlement work done by the teachers who are required to serve in all capacities. This winter in three of the towns the teachers had to fight scarlet fever and diphtheria alone, as there are no physicians there. There
 is no place in the world where physi- clans are needed more than in New Mexico. New Mexico is a country of
 great wealth potentially; but of the poorest citizenship, because it is unde- VelOped. It is a part of the work of the Congregational Education society to aid in the upbuilding of this great state of our union. In the schools the children are taught trades and are taught how to make use of the great resources of their state. The mission oe the schools is the training of the generation for good citizenship and the cultivation of temperance, truthfulness ! and sociability.
 One of the latest steps taken by the 1 Congregational Education society is l the aboHshing of the saloons in San 1 Nateo and Cubero. In the first town ! only one man voted to retain the sa | loon, and that one man was an -AmeIi- l can. In the latter town only four out l of hundred voters were in favor of 1 the saloon, and one Of these four was an American.
 1 Mrs Hankermeyer's talk proved 1 very interesting and she held the close | attention of all present.
 A collation. was served after the 1 talk and a. social hour was enjoyed l Mrs. F. D. Fuller and Mrs. F. J l Leavens poured, while Mrs. w. Fl. Oat i Miss Lucy Greenman, Mrs. Harvey M 1 Briggs and Mrs. Archibald Mitchell ! Jr., assisted in the serving. Mrs. r. ] s. Camp and Mrs. J. c. Averill were in 1 general charge of the arrangements.