Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-11-03

| professor of mathematics. lett on the
| 2Sth for a visit with her parents who
reside in North Crystal Lake, SUI
burb Of Chicago. She Will be gone
about a month.
One of the saddest deaths that has
been announced to members of the
| Normal university is that OF Mrs.
| Teresa Devine Cassidy Of cleveland,
1 n. M. Word reached Las Vegas
Thursday morning Of the death of
| Charles Cassidy, who died at IL
o'clock Wednesday evening, and Mrs.
Cassidy, his wife. who died at
o'clock Thursday morning. Mrs. Cas-
! sidy was for many years very pop
! ular and beloved teacher in the public
! schools in Vegas. She was Vegas
girl. graduating from the Normal
university in the class Of 1908 and
afterwards attending from time to
l time, She was young woman Of
! fine character and loVable qualities
ana her death is a great shock to her
many friends. Three years ago she
was married to Charles Cassidy She
leaves a son. Charles. a mother and
one brother. Richard, who make their
home i'll Vegas. and another brother,
| Thomas, who is now with the Ameri-
can army in France, Burial OF nus
band and wife took place Friday
morning at Mount calvary cemetery.
Sergeant Paul s. LomaX. now in
France, writes a most interesting let
ter of the points Of interest near
where he is stationed He is located
in the section formerly the home of
what is now the French Canadian and
whose record in the present world
battle is one that needs no mention
He says that while 10 look about one
at the attractive and prosperous
farms one would scarcely think of
war, yet there is scarcely household
that has not made its sacrifice to the
great cause" The following quota
ton from this letter will be of in
terest TO all New MeXicans: 81 may
say that the extent of American war
activity in this country is marvellous.
on every hand is to be seen evidences
of the power and determined purpose
Of our great country. Nothing short
of Americas all and best should be
given over to the war until the power
Of Germany is crushed once for an
Mr.. LOmax was head of the CONNER
cial department last year. but felt
that the higher duty called for active
service and enlisted about the first of
the year and in a few months was
across the seas.
New course of study for the train
ing school Although the school is
closed the faculty members are work
ing with the committee upon a course
of study for the training school, They
meet daily to compare notes and to
agree upon problems to be solved by
this department. Prof. c. w. Mot
finger is in charge of the committee
The course will be published shortly
after the regular catalog Is off the
press that other schools may have the
advantage of the committees labors.
The roof of the Normal university
has been a standing joke for the last
half dozen years. The last time il
was painted a member of the board
Of regents chose a vivid red which on
more than one occasion led to false
cry of fire" but on this occasion
the board permitted the lady mem
Der to choose the color. which is a
distinct black and which adds much
to the appearance of the most beau
tiful school building in the state.
President Frank II. H. Roberts is
sending out a letter to the county
school superintendent of the state
telling them of an opportunity for
some widow with one or more daugh-
ters to take charge of the kitchen at
La Casa de Ramona and secure adj
vantages for educating her children.
Miss Helen Ball. critic teacher or
the third and fourth grades in the
training department last year. is now
teaching English in the high school
of Grass Valley. Calf.
Phillip Callahan. who has been
training in the naval training school
of the lakes. has been spending a few
days visiting in Las Vegas. He left
Thursday evening for Denver univer-
sity, where he will organize a band in
the naval training school of the uni
Vresity.
The Normal university people APP
prove the setting forward of the date
of the N. M. E. A. to Christmas week.
1t will make it possible for a larger
number to attend.
Benito F. Baca. regent of the
school and county superintendent of
schools, has been seriously i'll of
pneumonia, but is now recovering He
has been nominated by the republi- |
can party to succeed himself as coun-
ty superintendent.
superintendent Charles u. Mcclure, |
formerly professor of education in
the Normal university, now in charge
of schools at Socorro, is visiting in
Las Vegas.
Mrs Helen NJ. Reynolds, secretary |
treasurer of the board of regents. has |
just returned from serious attack /
of the Influenza. during which time |
her son Richard was also i'll of pneu- |
monia. He is recovering rapidly.
President Frank II. II. Roberts, |
who represented the Methodist Epis- |
copal church at it's quadriennial con- |
ference at Saratoga Springs in May, |
1912, has been appointed a member |
of the department of the frontier, an |
composed of eleven men. /
five laymen and five ministers, with |
a secretary. This department has
charge of the location of new |
churches throughout the state on the /
great frontier. There is a decided |
in Methodist circles to
limit the new churches to those COM
actually in need. 1t is the I
duty of this department to work with
similar organizations of other
churches to prevent communities
from being overchurched. DR.. Rob-
erts will leave for Philadelphia this
week to attend a conference of the
persons composing this department.
on his return he will stop at st. Louis
to. attend the eighth annual conven-
ton of the National League of Com
pulsory Education. to which meeting
he was appointed a delegate by Cow
ernor Lindsey.
Joseph II. Nelson. professor of ag-
riculture in the Normal university /
and leader of boys and girls clubs in
Las Vegas has made his report on
club activities for the year just closing.
Mr.. Nelson found his work had three
phases, One to interest and convince
the parent that these clubs We're a
good thing for their children; another