The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-06-20
RESOLUTIONS


ty, in Institute assembled, have enjoy
ed the pleasant quarters for holding
the meetings.
Be it resolved, that we thank the
honorable School Board for the use Of
the building.
BE it further resolved that we ex-
tend to our conductor, Supt. j. b. Tay-
4, lor, and his able assistants, Mrs. Hau-
ser and Prof. Wall, our instructors,
our appreciation of their untring eff
| forts to make our work efficient for
the coming year.
| Be il further resolved that we are
grateful to Assistant State Supt. j. V.
Conway, Prof. McMean, Of Denver and
Mrs. Ruth c. Miller of Santa Fe, for
their splendid lectures, and to Prof.
Larkin for his enjoyable vocal solos.
BE it further resolved, that that the
teachers thank the people of Tucum-
carl, for the cordial hospitality ex-
! tended to us while here.
Whereas our County Supt. }. A. At
kins, has in his past term made US a
most excellent supervisor, and whereas
he has personally visited every rural
school in Quay county, and manifested
an interest hardly surpassable by any
county superintendent, and whereas
by his influence we have been able to
have eight months school instead of
seven.
Be it resolved that this body of
teachers approve the denomination of
j. A. Atkins for county superintend-
ent.
BE it further resolved that whereas
America is now in the great world
war, and whereas. when peace shall
have been declared the world will need
men and women as it has never needed
them before.
BE it resolved that every teacher of
Quay county stand IN the front row of
trenches and back up the County
Superintendent in his statement THAT
the Quay County schools shall not be
neglected or in any way fall below the
standard"
Whereas we teachers, as loyal pat
riots of America, in order to uphold
our government and our soldiers by
means of Hooverizing to the fullest
extent, recommend that the State
Board adopt Food Problems" as u
supplementary Arithmetic in our New
Mexico schools for the purpose of
teaching values of food conservation
Be it further resolved that we here.
by endorse the plans of our noble Pres
ident and pledge our cooperation with
him in carrying the Junior Red Cross
and other war work to the greatest
possible efficiency in our schools.
Whereas, in our opinion, local taxa.
tion has sadly failed to meet the pres
ent educational demands, we recon.
mend that laws be enacted whereby
in the future, the greater part of the
public school fund be raised by ma
tiona) and state taxation.
Be it further resolved that, whereas
conditions in many of our training
camps have revealed an alarming pre-
valency of illiteracy among people
above school age. We recommend that
the teachers Of our county use every
available means in the way of night
schools or otherwise to give instruc
ton to such persons.
BE 1t further resolved that, whereas
the prevention of such conditions il
the future depend largely upon th'
enforcement OF the compulsory attend
ance law, we recommend that stric
enforcement Of same.
BE it further resolved that the teach
ers of this county go on record n
favoring that the length of the Count!
Institute be changed from ten to fiv,
days and that the time be change,
from summer to fall.
BE it further resolved that copy o
these resolutions be sent to the New
+ Mexico Journal of Education, and an
e other copy be sent the Tucumcar
I Press.
. MRS. ETHEL LADD,
InIIN