Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-02
LOCAL EDUCATORS
ENTHUSIASTIC ON
DETROIT MEETING
Superintendent Montoya and
Milne Return to City Giving
Glowing Account of Good
Results Accomplished.

superintendent Atanasio Montova
of the county schools. and Superin-
tendent John Milne, of the cit,
schools returned yesterday from tbs
big meeting OF the superintcndents
section Of the National Educational
association which was held in De-
troit during the week beginning Feb
ruary 81. Both spoke in terms OF
enthusiasm of the success OF the gath.
ering and OF the reception that had
been accorded the delegates by the
people of Detroit.
The superintendent section of the
national eassociation numbers about
5000 members and embraces the men
and women who occupy the admins
trative positions in the school systems
OF the entire country and who. To n
very large degree, shape the cduca-
tional policy of the United States.
There was very full attendance at
the Detroit convention, every section
OF the country being represented, and
the discussions were productive of
great benefit to all those in attend
under their direction.
As chairman OF the section en-
bracing cities under $4,000 popula-
ton, superintendent Milne had a con-
spicuous part in the deliberations of
the convention. There were several
hundred educators enrolled in his
section, and much that was OF interest
10 small-town systems was brought
out in the discussions that were held.
Saw F1ivvcrs Made.
superintendent Montoyn last night
gave an interesting account of the
visit made by the delegates to the
Ford automobile plant, where fllv-
YER Is turned out every minute and
some minutes two flivvers are turned
out. Mr.. Montoya visited every de-
partment OF the ginantic establish
ment except the one where the Ford
Jokes are manufactured. This depart
ment. as explained. is guarded by Sc
cret service men, for fear somebody
might get inside and laugh, thereby
the output of the factory.
What interested Mr.. Montoya more
than anything else about the Ford
plant was the school system that Mr.
Ford has in operation for the bene-
lit of his employees. There are aout
$1,000 men at work night and day
In the flivver factory, working in
three shifts of eight hours each. A
large number of these employees are
foreigners who have recently arrived
IN the United states and who not only
IAN not speak English but frequently
Fan not read or write in their native
.ongue
For these employees night and day
schools are provided free Of cost, UNI
Ter the direction OF the best educa-
Not only are the men taught 10 speak. |
cad and write English but they are
yiven in every way the equivalent OF |
! common school education. Welfare !
work among them is carried on in n |
most scientific manner and they are !
aught the things that are most need
ID by themselves and their families
n the way of right living. There are
more than 1000 pupils in this big
chool
Mr.. Montoya stated, in speaking of
he work of the convention. that he
10 Albuquerque better sat
SIZED than ever with the, class and
tandard of the New Mexico school
eacher There are no better in the
inlted States, he said. than the rep
esentative teachers here in Bernal-
Ito county.