Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-11-28
TuCumcari and Albuquerque
Are Contendefs for Next
! Council Place With Duke City
Making Fight for Honor,
EDUCATIONAL QUESTIONS
DISCUSSED IN SECTIONS
Indian Dance, Ride Over City
and Vocational Dinner" Are
Among Features on Program
! in Honor of Guests.
SPECIAL co~~ssronpsNer 70 MORNING JOURNAL


Santa F'e, Nov. 27. - The peo-
pie of Santa Fe devoted themselves to-
day to the entertainment of the visit
ing teachers, beginning with ride
about the city this morning and end
ing tonight with a vocational din
ner," given by Miss Ruth c. Miller.
Interspersed through the days enter
tainment were numerous sectional
meetings which had to do with the
technical phases of educational work.
The selection of next years meet
ing place occupied the minds of the
teachers throughout the day Voting
is going on and final choice will be
made tomorrow. Tucumcari and AL
buquerque are the contenders with
Albuquerque showing a slight lead
In its favor
Albuquerque Better Situated.
1t was pointed out by the Albuquer-
que contingent that the city has am
pie hotel accommodations for the
state convention, while railroad fa-
cllities are decidedly in its favor.
There were seven hundred more
names enrolled at the meeting tins
war tffaff Iast, i1dicatfiis Il siarp
growth in the popularity of the teach
ers' councils. Doubt was expressed
that Tucumeari could take care of
such a large number of visitors as
have been in attendance at the pres
ent meeting.
Miss Isabelle Eckles, superintend-
ent of the Grant county schools, is
certain of election as president of the
State Teachers association. She was
unanimously endorsed at the general
meeting today, and tomorrow's vote
will be in the way of official confir-
nation.
Many See City.
A large number of the teachers
took advantage of the drives over the
city provided by the people this
Indian dance at the deaf and dumb
school were included in the afternoon
program.
More than three hundred visitors
attended the vocational dinner" Civ
ell by Miss Miller tonight. Music was
provided by an Albuquerque orches-
ira.
DR.. John d. Clark of the University
OF New Mexico was erected president
OF the New Mexico Association of Sci
ence last night, succeeding Paul A. f.
Walter of the Schooi of American Re-
search. j. e. Brownlee of the state
normal school at Silver City, was
chosen vice president; Professor Hig-
ley of the State college, secretary,
and Professor Goddard of State col
lege, treasurer. Three members to
the educational council were chosen:
Paul A. F. Walter, of the School of
American Research, for three years;
Professor Rodgers of the normal uni
versty, for two years, and Professor
Barnes of State college for one year.
Program for "Wednesday.
For tomorrow forenoon the sci
ence program has number of in
teresting events. Dr. Charles F.
Lummis will tell of Thirty Years of
Research Work in the Southwest"
Mrs. Natalie Curtis Burlin Of New
York City will have for her topic, In
dian Songs and Interpretation" and
her address will be illustrated by ac-
tual performance of the eagle dance
by Pueblos from San Ildefonso, where
the dance has reached perfection.
She will also sing several of the
Tewa songs. Rev. Lansing Bloom will
have for his theme: How Independ-
ence came to New Mexico" and Hon.
Benjamin M. Read will read brief
paper on Science and the Monks"
Covers were laid for fifty last even
irg at the annual science and art
banquet, and among those fifty were
more lions of the literary. art, science
world than have ever gathered around
the banquet table in this capital be-
fore.
The banquet was given under the
auspices of the womans museum
board in the beautiful woman's re-
ception room, which looked as royal
as any Norman banquet hall and fully
as beautiful and picturesque.