Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-25
SECTIONAL MEETS
DRAW THR0NGS Of
STATE TEACHERS
Nine Gatherings Are Well At
tended by New Mexico Edu-
Gators; DR.. SuzzaIIo DeIiv-
erS an Inspiring Address.

erS an Inspiring Address.
) Crowds, and crowds c. teachers
every where YOU saw them. The high
school yesterday was overrun with
educators from all sections of New
Mexico and many parts of the United
States. From 9 o'clock until noon
sectional meetings were held, nine OF
them. and every section appeared to
have a full representation, for in
every case the room was filled, and il
the fun representation was not pres
ent a casual observer could not seer
where there was room for more
In the county superlntendents sec
4 tion R. G. Bonney superintendent Of
ColgaX county, presided. Mrs. John
4 w. Wilson, of Bernalillo county, read
{ paper on How to Secure and Main
), iain Corporation OF the Teachers,
4, Mrs. Wilson presented some very cl1a'
y, cut ideas on the subject of co-opera-
), ton. emphasizing one thing that as
often overlooked and which is one of
the most essential factors in gainins Z
, and holding a mutual working basis,
i consideration of the rights of others.
Mrs. Wilson said that reconsideration
for the opinions Of others Is an essnn-
tial element in school administration,
II The teachers initiative in working nut
a problem should receive the earnest
and sympathetic attention of the su-
perintendent
!, She also recommended the Parent
\ Teacher association as a help, citing
Instances in Bernaillo county where
the association had been of great as
s!stance in educational matters
The discussion of the attendance
law and how to make use of il brought
out many interesting points especially
the fact that parents who did not send
their children to school as required
were IN contempt of court and could
be dealt with directly by abe court
| Another session Of county superin-
tendents will be held today at which
time officers will be elected for the
coming year.
Zig Crowd In Primary Section.
or all the sectional meetings The
largest by far was that Of the pri
mary section. which was held IN the
high school auditorium. Practically
every seat in the auditorium was
| filled Miss Mary Eckles is chai
man of this division, and well pre-
pared papers were read by Miss Davis,
OF the normal university; Miss Adah
Mrs. Mabel Polk, of Carlsbad, ana
Miss Oliver, of state normal
The address by DR.. Henry Suzzallo
to this section was the feature of the
mornings session, many coming in
from other sections to hear him. DR.
Suzzallo spoke TO the teachers of
methods used in teaching reading. He
said that reading doesn't amount to
a snap of yorr fingers unless il Is
made a real experience and that
real experience and action are two
of the essentials in the teaching of
reading Every real learning eN-
perience is an experience between
something inside and something out
side of YOU" he told them The
! trouble with modern education is, that
| persons cannot enjoy themselves when
they are alone; they need entertain
| ment that they cannot find for them
selves in reading Reading is the
richest method OF enjoyment said
| DR.. Suzzallo, land the cheapest"
Preserve the Indian Dances.
In the Indian school section, J. u.
DeHuff presided The desirability OF
perpetuating the Indian ceremonial
dances, or drama, was discussed It
was brought out that while there are
some features of the dance that
might be Objectionable the dance as
ceremony ought to be preserved
1t was stated that Indian dances were
similar to the ancient dances of the
Greeks, which are now being revived
at considerable cost of labor and
money and that the dances of the In
dians, without their Objectionable
features should not be allowed to de-
generate or die out This section will
hold another session today.
Mrs. r. p. Donohoo Of Tucumcari,
state president of federated clubs,
presided at the meeting of the patrons
section, DR.. Clayton Negus of Des
Moines acted as secretary; both were
reelected for another year.
DR.. Sarah Coker of Santa Fe spoke
on the Aim and Scope of Child We'll |
fare" and Miss Ruth Stuchfield of |
the educational department of the Y
w c. A. told of the educational cam
paign being inaugurated by that or
ganization. Mrs Ruth C. Miller of |
Santa Fe explained the purpose of the
Parent Teacher association.
This section embodied also the state |
branch of the National Congress of |
Mothers and Parent-Teachers' associa-
tion, of which Mrs. Miller was elected
president; Mrs. George Hopkins of
Magdalena first vice president; Mrs.
J. NJ Maigs Of Des Moines, second
vice PRESIDENT Mrs. G. NJ Chase OF
LorGsburg, third vice president; Mrs.
M. l.. woodwork, Albuquerque, treas
urer; Mrs. Roach, Hot Springs, corre
spending secretary. Mrs. Roach will
act for both divisions of this section.
Educational council members are:
Miss Fannie French, Las Cruces, one
year; Mrs. John w. Wilson, Albu-
querque, two years; Mrs. Lou Cobb,
Las Vegas, three years.
English Section.
The English section was presided
over by Miss Margaret Kennedy of
Las Vegas. Miss Ethel Hickey of the
U. n. M. gave a delightful talk on
THE Little Theater." '"The Oppor-
tunity of the English Teacher" was
the theme of an interesting paper by
Lena Eldridge of the normal univer-
sity Miss Kennedy's paper on "The
New Fall Book" also was excellent.
Election of officers in this section
resulted in p. F. Sherwin of U, N. NJ,
being chosen chairman; Miss Barbara
Phillips, Albuquerque high school, Sec
retary; c, Bozzell of Curry county,
council member for one year; Miss
Margaret Kennedy, normal university,
two years: Miss Ethel Hickey, u. N.
NJ, three years.
Association for Science.
Tr, John ID. Clark of the University
of New Mexico, presided over the
meeting of the New Mexico Associa-
tion of Science in the chemistry
building at the university MondnvI