The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1915-07-03
UNION co. NORMAL INSTITUTE
Is Expected to be Greatest in History
of the County and Largest IN the
state in Point of Attendance.

llit 0nAOlA AaOhllNg 4Nul MAJ luGNi-
tute, under the management of
County Superintendent of schools
H. H. Errett. has grown until it has
held the position of being the larg-
est and best in the state of New Mex
leo, will convene at the Clayton High
School building on Monday, July
~ 1915, at 1880 a. m
Supt Errett has selected the best
corps of teachers to be had in the
whole state superintendent J. S
Hofer of the Tucumcari schools,
who is recognized throughout the
state as one of the ablest of its
school men has been selected TO
conduct the institute
MIR. Hofer, who is of German par
cntage, was born near Iowa City,
forty-one years ago. He speaks
English and German, is Christian,
has no physical defects and enjoys
excellent health. Mr.. Hofer is
Iaduate of the Normal department
af the Highland Park College of
Des Moines, Iowa, with the degree
of NJ b., which he received in the
year 1904 Later he graduated from
the college department of the same
school with the degree of b. A. He
has also done postgraduate work
in the Chicago University.
Y Mr.. Hofers experience as an in
structor reaches through all classes
of school work from the rural school
+ to college work. During the last six
years he has conducted one normal
summer school and fifteen county
institutes in New McXicO.@ He is an
active member of the National Edu-
cational Association and of the New
Mexico Educational Association. He
was the president of the New Mex
leo Educational Association for the
years l9ii-l9i2. ~
The other institute workers, Miss
Dorothy Russell Miss Lucille Holt
of Deming, New Mexico, and Mr.. W.
NJ Ledgerwood OF Clajremopt TeXas
are all able school people who will
do all in their power to make our
institute the best in the great south
west
The institute has been advertised
by one of the most thorough, well
arranged and haUdsome institute an
nouncements ever published in the
state.
The following is a copy of the
daily program.
High grade professional instruc-
tion will be given in all of the sub
iects above mentioned. 1t will be
well for all teachers TO attend for
here will be given an opportunity
TO amalgamate with the teaching
force of the county and to come in
touch with the personnel Of the
teaching profession of the state as
well as the county. Graduates of
The grammar school grades and high
school students should attend be
cause of the rare opportunity of
receiving instruction under the
ablest teachers of the state.
Supt. Errett has written to num-
her of the leading men of the state
and has letters from our worthy
governor, w. C. Mcdonald, DR.. David
r. Boyd, President of the New Mex
leo University DR.. f. H. H. Rob
erts, President of the Normal Uni
versity, Prof, +. L. Enloe, President
of the Normal School, and Hon. A.
n. White, State Superintendent of
Public Instruction, each stating
that he will visit the institute and
address the teachers and people Of
Union county.
\ The Clayton homes will be thrown
open TO the teachers. A list Of the
places where room and board may
be secured is on file in the Office Of
the County superintendent, Teach
ers will do we'll TO address Mr. Err
rett before hand telling him Of
their wants and nothing will be left
undone to have each comfortably
located at rates as reasonable as
can be found anywhere in New
Mexico
The present outlook is that the
ensuing institute will be attended
by the largest body Of teachers ever
gathered together in New Mexico
for a county institute.