Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-11-27
Many Addresses by Leaders
From Colleges Throughout
Nation Add ZeSt to State
Conferences,
PROMINENT SCIENTISTS
THROW LIGHT ON REGION
Relics of Ancient People Who
Inhabited New Mexico
Shown in Addresses; Many
BanquetS are Feature,

tsrsc'AL cossEsronosaes 70 MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, Nov. 26.--Perfect wealth
er, November days, mild and sunny,
have thus far marked the educational
convention and dedication events. The
attendance is larger than last year,
although definite figures cannot yet
he announced. The city is beflagged
and has the holiday air emphasized
by the throngs upon the streets. The
attractions and events are so many
that no visitor need spend an idle mo-
ment, and most of them sigh because
they have neither time nor strength
to attend all of the meetings. This
forenoon more than dozen section
meetings were held in the Masonic
cathedral the Catron school house,
the museum, and each had a program
that was interesting, instructive and
important
The Science congress was of the
most general interest and drew sew
eral hundred people, as upon the pro-
gram appeared men and women of
national fame. This afternoon, the
general sessions began in the Mason
ic cathedral with DR.. Frank H. H.
Roberts presiding, being continued
this evening, when DR.. Roberts deliv-
cred the presidents address, Superin-
tendent John II. Wagner made his
annual address and DIR Francis w.
Kelsey spoke on The New Human
ISM being a message that had novel
aspects in New Mexico, but message
that was vital and virile.
Banquets Are Feature.
Between G and : o'ciort innual
banquets were held. At the Science
banquet in the new museum, the
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OF Los Angeles and DIR. Francis w.
Kelsey of the University of Michigan.
The schoolmasters as we'll as the
school danes held their banquets
also, and both proved most enjoya-
BILE with distinguished guests on the
toast list.
The housing committee was hard
put to it today to find places for the
late corners and worked practically
all last night and all day finding
homes for visitors. 1t has been a
supreme test of Santa Fe's ability to
entertain the big convention and the
capital has again demonstrated its
hospitality to the entire state.
DIR. Vaughn Presides.
DR.. j. H. Vaughn of State college
presided as president of the college
and high school section.
DR.. Francis W. Kelsey was the first
speaker and took as his theme, Side
lights on the Study of Virgil" Illus
trating it with lantern slides in color
and in black and white which visual
lied the scholarly presentation. The
tomb of Virgil. the portraits of Virgil
and the consultations of the Romans,
were the three sub-topics which took
his hearers by the shores of the bay
of Naples almost 1000 years ago
Literature, archaeology, astronomy
FOLKLORE, the classics, all enriched
the address.
Ancient People Studied.
DR.. Byron Cummins of the Univer-
sity of Arizona, whose research work
on Navajo mountain and in the Slab
house cave this summer throws a
world of light upon a culture which
Is that of the most ancient peoples
Oh the continent, antedating the cliff
dwellers, propounded the startling
idea that the Meanderthal man of
thousands and thousands of years
ago, driven out of Europe and across
the Atlantic. found a home in the
caves of northern Arizona and south
ern Utah. there to be finally dis
placed by the Mongolian invasion
fiom eastern Asia.
Psychic Aztec studied.
DR.. Charles S. Peabody took his
hearers back to even more ancient
days, to primitive man, possibly 300,-
600 years ago, and then to the Nous
terian man, possibly 100000 years
comparing him with primitive man
in America of only 100 to 800 years
ago, although he disclaimed thought
OF definite chronology and found his
interest only in the psychic unity OF
primitive man, whether of a third
OF a million years ago. or of today.
Community Houses Discussed.
n. c. Nelson Of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History of New York
City was no less interesting in speak
ing of primitive man in the south
west, and when he expounded his con
clusions as to the chronological Sc
quence of the pre-Spanish habitatons
by the different types of pottery,
throwing upon the screen the kinds
of pottery not only chronologically
but also differentiated by regions
such as the Casas Grandes, MINI
bres, the Hopi the Santa Fe biscuit
ware, etc. His lantern slides of the
community houses on the Pankey
ranch, in the Rito de los Frijoles, and
his description of the architecture
and community plans were especially
vivid. Striking was his statement
that some of the old community ruins
had as high as 1000 rooms.
Announcement was made that the
Indians had made their camp in the
patio of the palace and would there
demonstrate their handicraft in pot
terry making.