The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-04-27
Quay COUNTY TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION 10 NEET
The Ieacher- of the County VIII Hold
General Meeting at Tueumcar
May Eighth and smith

May kiKhth and Ninth
Au 'earhsra of the county are urged
~ 10 present a. thr general county
meeting " re hsld a. Tucumchn on
Monday and Tueaday May = and 8,
and take On active part ~ the discus.
sIpn Sf ,hc vAuDu sIbJcci- asaiYned.
Tho district chaimen II the entire
county "a, u meeting held April ] pre-
pared ne following program
First Day, Monday, May :
Morning Session
tI#antage4 NJ Professional CO-OpoI
a'l,n Applied N Teacher, Mr. j. H.
Scarborough, McAlistnr.
Association Of Current EyeDb and
HaHy Mr.. OttD Milan, Ohm.
The Problem ui Rural Consolidation
n Qlay County Mr T. l. Runyan,
NrAIIatcI'
afternoon session
Relation Of Home ani School In.
.lrpunrut 20 Progress Of the Child
y Alice Holt, lpckncy; Mrs. Mae
" LI'trcll, MontOyn.
Application Of Child Psychology ~
ne School Room, Mr.. Lillian Bess.
Community lnJsrcBt Ia tho Rural
school,, NJ, J. a. Atkins, San Jon.
Practical Advantages Of Industrial
Education, Mr. T.. Z M"rsfelt"r, Santa
It.
Monday Evening
Eighth Grade DcclHmAipry Contest,
open 10 eighth grad" pupil Of The
entire county.
second DAY, Tuesday. May 9
Morning
Wa on lI|lliteracy, State Supcrin,
londont Avian n. White.
Spelling Contest.
Map Drawing Contest.
AltcrnOOn-
Eighth Grndc Track and Field Meet,
Evening
Eighth Grade Graduation Exercises,
criir" county.
County Contests
IN connection with the County teach.
crs' meeting will be held the first Quay
county spclling. ~dcclamntory, and Ath
letic contests. These contests are all
open 10 pupil, from the fifth To the
ninth grades under the conditions rs
enumerated below:
The spelling contest will be- held IN
two divisions; the first open TO all the
fifth and sixth grade pupils of the
county, and the second open To tho
seventh and eighth grade pupils of the
entire county. The words used in the
contest will be selected from the text,
now adopted, and will he confined US
closely as possible TO the work out
lined for the indicated grades in thu
State Course of Study. All pupils OF
these grades are invited To participate
in these contests. Each contest will
consist of both written and oral tests
The spelling contests will bc held al
ten o'clock Tuesday morning. May Q
In addition To the spelling contests
there vii! be a map drawing contest
open to pupils of the fifth, sixth, sew.
enth, and eighth grades. This con,
test also will be open to pupils under
the conditions governing the spelling
contest. This contest will consist oi
drawing from memory the map OF
New m"yico, locating the counties, tn,
county seats, principal rivers, and 9th.
or important physical characteristic.
and ccnters of industrial activities.
The declnmatory contest will be OPP.
IN to pupils OF the eighth grade only
II will be held in the High School an.
ditorium on Monday, May T..
For the first time in the history 81
the county, u field and track meet vii
be held in connection with the Teach.
crs' Meeting and open To seventh ana
eighth grade pupils of the entire coun
~. There will also Ice special event,
for ninth grade pupils of the county
The following il the list of events:
50-yard dash-Opcn 10 eth and sti
gades only.
100 yd. dash Open to 9th grad,
pupils only.
Broad jump 18th and Sth grades.
Broad jump 9th grade.
= mile run-7th and 9Th grade.
L mile ruG-9th grade pupils.
High jump-7th and sth grades.
220 yd. dash-9th grade pupils.
220 yd. dash 7th and Sth grade.
Shot put, 8 nth and Sth gradcs
100 yd. dash-7th and Sth grade.
Get Vuur npirhhor IN take tho NnUs