Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-27
SECTIONS SPEED
UP WORK ON LAST
DAY Of n. N. {. A.

Again every sectional meeting of
the n. NJ E. A, had a FUN attendance
and in most of them there was evil
denced a hurried feeling, not to get
through the meeting and out of II.
but to crowd all the work possible into
the time before noon yesterday when
sectional meetings came to a final
close.
IN the industrial section A D. An
derson was elected chairman and X.
W. Foard, secretary Many things
were discussed in this section for the
good of rural and city schools. and
the talk by State Superintendent Wag'
ner on the corTelaung of vocational
and general education was greatly APP
preciated r. W. Foard, of Las
Cruces, told of the vocational work
done in Dona Ana county. where
three supervisors of vocational eduCa-
ton are employed who ride the cir
7ui-" visiting each consolidated school
once every week The work given Is
in agriculture. home economics and
shop work and according to Mr.,
Foard is being taken up by students
with a great deal of enthusiasm.
The home economics section elected
Mrs Ruth C. Miller president; Miss
Ethel Pickett, vice president; Miss
fuella Madison. state College. second
vice president; recording secretary,
Miss Vera Writ. state normal univer-
sity; corresponding secretary, Mrs,
Walter Simpson. Z. n NJ; treasurer,
Miss Rehecca Guthrie, Clovis high
school; representative to the national
council, Mrs. Ruth c. Miller. state di-
rector OF vocational and Industrial
training.
Anti-Tobacco League Section.
DR.. Frank Fl. II. Roberts made a
stirring address to the Anti-Tobac2o
league session yesterday foresoon at
the high school. superintendent ]. \.
Wood OF Belen, presided with r. r,
Larliin Of Las Vegas, as secretary.
The harmful effects of tobacco and
cigarettes on the rising generation
were pointed out by DR. Roberts.
Statistics show that during the last
thirty years, death from heart disease
has increased 81 per cent: death from
apopleXy has increased SO per cent
death from Brights disease has in
creased 13t per cent; these diseases
all being due TO changes in blood
vessels, and that an increase in blood
pressure is a prominent symptom of
nicotine. Statistics further shaw that
the manufacture of cigarettes has in
creased 700 per cent during the first
thirteen years of the present or TWEEN
teeth century. Why is It that a cigar
cite user never wins first prize in high
school or college, nor succeeds as a
star player in baseball football, or
any athletic sports?h Dean c. T.
Hodgin DIR. Hiram Hadley, r. II.
Larkin and Professor Wood made
brief talks along similar lines.
The election resulted In the choice
of c. w. Mottinger, of the normal uni
versity, as president; Dean c. e. Hod-
gin, of the university, as secretary
treasurer; r. r. Larkin, of Las Vegas,
to the council for three years; Eleanor
Quick, of Gallup. for two years, and
j. II. Vaughan, of State College, for
one year.
Commercial Section.
The commercial section elected |
Prof L. A Wolford of the Normal |
university. PRESIDENT Bernice Frye of
Clovis, secretary-treasurer; Miss Car |
room of Las Cruces. Miss Kieke of AL |
buUerdue aud w. G. Jones of Tu- |
cumcari, members of the council.
City superintendent.
The section of city superintendent
occupied itself yesterday forenoon
with discussion of the plan for eff
fective organization for higher sal
aries which was presented and adopt
ed at the general session of the edu-
cational association IN the afternoon,
and also included a plan for taking
the election of state superintendent of
public instruction out of politics.
Supt d. f. r, Rice of Las Cruces was
elected president; Miss Leila Manville
of Silver City, secretary treasurer,
and Supt. George Brinton of Carlsbad
to the council for three years.
Indian school Section.
The Indian school section met for
a short session and elected j. D. De-
Huff of Santa Fe. chairman: Miss
Alice Marmon, Santa Fe. secretary;
and J. ID. DeHuff. Reuben Perry and
Leo Crane council members for one
two and three years respectively.
County SupCrintendents.
State superintendent Jonathan II
Wagner gave an interesting hour to
the county superintendent. explain
ing some of the important school laws
and answering questions in regard to
of funds and other problems
with which county superintendent
have TO tussle r, s. Upton of Otero
was elected chairman; Mrs. r.
L. Blainey of Lincoln county. secre-
tary; Mrs T. w. Hayes of Grant coun-
ty, Adelino Sanches. Valencia county,