Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-29
STATE NORMAL At
SILVER CITY HAS
BIC ATTENDANCE
Summer School Enrolment
More Than Five Hundred, or.
Fifty Per Cent Greater Than.
Last Year.
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tsPEetAL CORRESPONDENCE TO MORNING JOURNAL
Silver City. n NJ. June 2S.-The
New Mexico State Normal school for
the summer of 1919 which is nearing
the completion of its first months
course, is proving in every way sue
cess. over 500 scholars are enrolled,
which is an increase over last year of
more than 20 per cent, and still there
are more to come, especially institute
people, who have been attending the
various county institutes and will
shortly arrive to take up the July
work
Silver City, like ancient Rome, set
upon its seven hills, is yearly prov
ing a further resemblance to the an
cient capital in its increase as a seat
of learning. Since the happy thought
came years ago to establish n normal
school among these hills, the school
has grown slowly but surely and this
year. under its new president, w. O.
Hall, the increase in attendance is
proving that the management and
leadership are all that could be re-
quired. Mr.. Hall and his able corps of
teachers are too well and favorably
known in New Mexico not to have been
thus so greatly appreciated as shown
by this wonderful increase in attend
ance of over so per cent.
Climate Great Attraction.
OF course it goes without saying that
the climate and natural attractions of
the seat of the normal school lead
many to its doors, and the recent up
hoaval in the occupational field,
caused by the war, has brought new
people into educational work.
The normal school is now offering
everything needed in the eight grade
training school. teaching everything
from the first grade through to coll
legiate work also a fouryear's course
in high school work. The scope of the
normal school particularly prepares
teachers for city graded and rural
schools and also for hlgh-school posi-
tons Next year it will open a new
course for training vocation teachers,
the idea of giving a four-year's course
appropos to the Smith and Hughes act
recently passed by congress.
To stranger and {. visitor coming
to Silver City. viewing it's beautiful
hills visiting the grounds of the nor
NAL school and the various grades and
classes, one is especially impressed,
not only with the environs of the state
normal but with the high class ability
of its nearly thirty teachers, all of
them specialists in their line.
Hall Makes Good.
President Hall, who is a graduate of
the University of Wisconsin and the
Milwaukee, Normal school and who
has been a successful teacher and SUI
perintendent of the Roswell schools in
this state, is to b congratulated on
the successful outlook of this years
school, and with the great increases in
attendance. new buildings and new
facilities viii be a necessary addition
at once.
The assemblies held every Tuesday
and Friday are of unusual interest this
year. Last Tuesday the scholars of
the fifth and sixth grades of the train
ing school presented the Roman play
of "Corilanus," based on their reading
of the story of that ancient hero, and
written by the scholars themselves.
The whole dramatic production was
their own work, including the cos
tuning, and was a most creditahle
piece of work for children of that age.
Their care in details and their knowl-
edge of the times and history reflect
not only credit on themselves but on
their principal, Miss Mary Eckles, and