New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-01
MILNE MAKES
fine ADDRESS
SLUTZ AND PEARSE OUT
SIDE SPEAKERS, WHITE,
CIRLE, SENA, MDONALD,
RENEHAN, POORE, AND
OTHER LOCAL MEN SPEAK
Welcome Delegates.

annual convention of the New Mex
leo Educational Association consist
ed of addresses of welcome by Gov
crnor w. c. Mcdonald, A. B. Rene
han in behalf of Mayor w. G. Sar-
gent, and President Jose D. Sena
of the city board of education. Sup
erintendent w. A. Poore, of Carls-
bad, responded for the association.
John Fl. Vaughn, of the state COL
lege, presented banner to the COL
fax county schools for sending the
largest delegation, and r. R. Larkin
presented a gavel to President John
Milne.
The formalities over, Superinten-
dent of Public Instruction Alvan N.
White pitched in with fervor in a
new drive on illiteracy, such as he
originated at last years convention,
and then advanced a number of sug-
gestions for the school legislation.
As he goes out of office he appeared
to be without a restraint of political
consideration in his utterances.
E. G. Pearse, president of the Wis
consin Normal School at Milwaukee,
followed with an address on "That
Thy Days May Be Long in the Land"
He proved a pleasing and forceful
speaker, and again he'd the floor this
evening after President John Milne
had delivered his annual address
Nominations
DR.. Frank H. H. Roberts, of the
New Mexico Normal University, was
placed in nomination for the presi-
dency of the New Mexico Educa-
tional association. There were no
other nominations.
J. s, Long, of Alamogordo, was
nominated for the vice presidency.
Miss Grace Goebel, of Deming, was
nominated and elected secretary of
the association Charles L. Burt, of
Mountainair. was renominated for
treasurer. DR. David r. Boyd was
named for the council of education,
and also a member of the executive
committee.
Albuquerque and Santa Fe were
nominated for convention cities in
1917. Felix Baca, seconded by NJ L.
Fox, placed Albuquerque before the
convention, incidentally compliment
ing Santa Fe upon the manner in
which it is taking care of the dele
gates. Francis c. Wilson, acting for
Supreme Court Justice r. H. Hanna,
who was unavoidably absent, placed
Santa Fe in nomination. Col. Jose D.
Sena seconded the nomination brief
ly.
Mines Address
In his address at the opening of
the thirtieth annual convention of
the New Mexico Educational asso-
citation, President John Milne spoke
as follows:
No one will deny the fact that
there is no question of greater COM
pieXity confronting the American
people today than the educational
problem. No one, unless it be our
most recent newcomer will deny the
fact that popular sentiment in New
Mexico it at white heat for every
thing that will make for progress
along educational lines. This senti-
ment has been fostered and nourish-
ed by the educators of this state,
until now We find ourselves in front
of an avalanche in the form of
popular demand that we offer to
every child Of the state an oppor-
tunity, whereby he may be able to
appreciate his own capacities and
possibilities be informed concerning
the opportunities for worthy service
that the world affords; be prepared
as adequately as time and condi-
lions permit to adjust himself to con-
iitions into which he may be sud-
ien'y and Unexpectedly thrust: be
taught to concentrate every ounce
IF energy within him to the attain
nent of a worthy ambition.
This demand is just. This demand
must be met. Il
Our opportunities as a body of
educators and as individual teachers i
ire limited only by our willingness .
Ind power to accomplish orr pur- {
BOSE.
Good Results Obtained.
We all admit that Herculean eff ,
orts- have been made during the 7
,ast few years. and that in general /
emarkable results have been obtain Y
d. Some counties have splendid t
ystems. due TO the capable manage
nent of untirine superintendents. i
,ome towns and villages have sys- {
ems that are upon par with towns '
nd villages of similar size, no mat {
er where they are located. Our {
igher institutions of learning are t
p with the times, but the band r
which unites the educational forces v
nto one system in New Mexico is a
4 straw and not of steel. b
Practically without supervision and S
vithout strong hand to guide our t
fforts we have borne our several t
rays much as we pleased. Our state v
epartmenf IL Is true. has accom-l