Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-11
NO SHORTAGE Of
RURAL TEACHERS
NJ BRIDE CLAIMS
Dona Ana County Not Suffer
ing From Lack Of Instruc-
tors, as Stated in Press, He
Tells Conference.
"a. co..ss,osDrner 70 MORNING ,ovssA.,

ESPECIAL CONSEQUENCES no MORNING JouRsati
Santa Fe. Jan 10.-County Superin-
tendent r. E. Mcbride of Las Cruces
this forenoon at the statewide educa-
tional conference, rose to question
of personal privilege He declared that
the newspapers had published an item
probably sent out by the Associated
Press, that there is a dearth of school
teachers in Dona Ana county. This is
not the case, he declared. At present
school is taught in every district ex-
cept at Garfield, where the influenza
so decimated the pupils that school is
closed temporarily. Incidentally, he
added that he has some of the most
competent rural teachers in New
Mexico.
Mr.. Mcbride also described a sue
cessful departure from the traditional
county school institute. He took the
first week Of school last fall to bring
his teachers together for a weeks con-
ference that had inspirational as well
as practical features and which proved
a decided success. There were no ex-
aminations, thus lifting from the
teachers the burden that often spoils
institute attendance for them. Their
way and expenses were paid, their
salary went on, so that they were en-
tirely free to throw themselves into
the work of the conference. The ses-
sions opened with spirited music.
There were snappy talks and enter
tainment but most valuable of all
there We're actual demonstration class
es in which successful teachers demon
strated how they taught, how they
solved actrai school room problems.
Upton Describes Institute.
County superintendent Upton of
Alamogordo described somewhat
similar institute he held during the
present fiscal year, after trying the
old-fashioned county institute, the
summer school and the inspirational
meeting 1t. too, seemed a success,
but he advocated that a number of
contiguous counties Join in such
meetings, Every section of the state
has problems peculiar to it and these
can best be solved at sectional meet
inGs, by counties similarly situated
pooling their finances and interests.
Mrs. Nina Otero- Warren described
her system of sectional meetings. 1T
is not fair" she said, TO send a
teacher to an isolated district and then
forget all about her except for an oc-
casional visit by the superintendent.
Therefore she has divided the county
into sections, the teacherss in each
section meeting monthly, each time in
different place, to discuss school
problems and TO present themes based
on the reading circle books. each
Mrs. Warren has found that plan very
successful
Pankcy Makes an Address.
Inc legislative program having been
disposed of last evening, Superintend-
ent Wagner, who presided the fore
part of the forenoon, took up the Sec
ond part: Administrative Problems. .
Lieutenant Governor Pankey, who
taught schools in Kansas during his
youth, hade happy inspirational ad :
dress. He paid glowing tribute to
Superintendent Wagner and to the ed
ucators who had assisted in further
ing the cause of education in New
Mexico. He said it was ridiculous to
pay salaries to teachers of only $50
month for seven months a year.
ne pays his chauffeur 500 a month,
even though the latter might be una
Die to figure out the price of seven
gallons of gasoline at 80 cents a gal
Ion. He promised to do all in his
power to help put through the legis-
lative program formulated
superintendent Wagner read tele-
grams from Mrs. Hayes of Roswell,
MRS. Ellis of Lovington and Superin-
tendehts Buckley and Bowyer of Clio
Wis, who regretted that the FLU" had
prevented their attendance. Mrs.
Rlckley and Mrs. Bowyer were also
III with the disease, Mr.. Buckley ana