Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-12-03
nANorErING AND FEAsTNG.

BANQUETING AND F'EASTING.
To enumerate the social gathering
Of the past week, during the presenc'
Of the teachers, would be quite task
To describe them all IN out OF the
question. Il In only the more gen
efnl affairs that can be mentioned
These included more banquets than
Santa Pc has ever witnessed before
IN NO short a time, Possibly, most
recherche Of all. was the banquet OF
the Science Association for New Mex
leo on Monday evening In the library
Of the Palace Of the Governors. This
much Is certnin, that seldom have 80
many celebrities gathered around one
festive board In New Mexico, that Is,
celebrities whose pedigree IL given In
who's Who the Burke's peernge OF
American democracy II was also the
first time In many moons that ban
quet was served within the venerable
,.rrcincte % the historic old palace.
Covers were laid for forty-two. andsthe
guests included not only the scientists,
but also the members OF the Santa Flo
art colony. Professor John ID. Clark
Of the University OF New Mexico was
toastmnster. In his preliminary re-
marks, he dwelt upon the benefits con-
ferred by membership in the Science
association. the desirability of under
standing each oNber's problems, OF
good fellowship and OF getting out of
the narrow lines that prevent men
from seeing or recognizing what the
other fellow IL doing He advocated
survey OF science teaching In the
high schools and "A movement to
standardlze the science courses. Par
ticularly pleasing was the toast of
Professor T. u. Rodgers OF the New
Mexico Normal university. lie made
an earnest protest against the Amer
lean habit of exaggoration, the excess
aive use OF superlatives that leave no
adiectiyes 10 use for the sane men
and women who can see straight Too
much sugar In the iulep, he charac-
ferized Il, and he deemed ii part OF
the function of the Association for
Science 10 establish standards for
comparison, standards OF sanity. Then
he spoke OF the intellectual stimulus
given by such institutions as the Mu-
scum, the school of American Archae-
ology, the art colony, which argue so
much for the present and the future
Of New Mexico. II Is the lack of such
intellectual stimulus which has been
noticeable In America. He predicted
that the association would become n
center Of better and productive schol-
arship Professor A. f. Barnes OF tho
State college dwelt upon the chang
ing condition that the war has
brought TO the technical industries
and pleaded for the efficiency that
Europea countries.
Prof. n. G. Mckay Of the School OF
Mines made d witty response. The
election ~ effect then took place,
resulting n the rhoiee OF Paul A. t..
Waiter for pres dent. A. +. Barnes.
4lrst viee-prOsldrht, ]. u. Brownlee,
second vice president: +. A. O. Woese,
third vice president. Or. J. ID. Clark,
secretary, ". w. Goddard, treasurer;
DR.. G. r. Kirk, Il. G, MacKay and Il.
-. Rodgers, educational council. The
banquet was served by the Aid society
of the Presbyterian church. The ban
auet board was decorated most at
tnctively with white carnations and
hands Of Hmilax, while candles In
brass candelabra furnished the illum-
ination,
ScbOolmastcrs' Club.
The same evening, the Aid society
served the banquet OF the SCHOOL,
masters club, In the public IL
brary assembly room The plates
numbered thirty The banquet
had been arranged by President
e. L. Enloe, of Silver city. The
guests of honor were Or Carroll g.
pearse of Milwaukee: Governor w. G.
Mcdonald; T., d. Slutz OF Pueblo, Col;
Prof Hiram Hadley of Mesllla Park,
and President Boyd, of the University
Of New Mexico. Each OF them re-
sponded TO toasts, as did also Prof
j. II. Wagner M. l. Fox, and others.
zee
THE NORMAL BANQUETS.
on Tuesday evening the two normal
schools held their banquets, the Nor
NAL university at the library, and the
silver city school at the Masonic
cathedral At The FORMER ~ guests
sat down to the tables, and at the lat
ter III Violets and purple ribbons
were the classy Normal university dec