Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-23
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Normal University
QIas Vegas.)
Outstanding Teacher OF Spanish for
Simmer School

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Summer School.
( The Normal University has always
lbeen interested in the pedagogy and
Shterature of the Spanish language
Iand it has had on its list of teachers
4during the past eight year strong.
' outstanding men and women. 1t has
been given an opportunity this sum-
mer to perform an unusual service TO
the teachers of Spanish throughout
the state through the interest of the
American Association for Interna-
tional Cancellation. of which Nicholas
Murray Butler is president. The Nor
NAL University has secured the serv-
ices of Professor John De. FitzGerald
of the University of Illinois. He will
offer two courses for high school
teachers of the Southwest. Professor
Fitz-Gerald will come TO the Normal
University Monday, June 23rd and
remain six WEEKS.
At the request of the Association
for International Cancellation, Gov
ernor o. A. Larrazolo has accepted
the chairmanship of committee and
has appointed the remaining mem
bers thereof to arrange program for
a two days conference to be held ut
: Las Vegas late in the summer term.
.. Dates will be announced later.
The committee is as follows: Gov
Z ernor o. A. Larrazolo. State Superin-
4 tendent Jonathan H. Wagner, Atana-
so Montoya, ex-county superintend-
ent of Bernalillo county: President
A. d. Grille of the Agriculture Col
lege; Nestor Montoya, editor of La
Bandera Americana; Antonio Lucero,
kex-secretary Of state; F. Springer re-
gent of the Museum of New Mexico,
land President Frank H. H. Roberts,
II who is secretary of the committee.
THE Honorable Eliseo Garcia, direct
or general of public education of
Mexico has expressed very great
Interest in this conferepce1afd sew
eral delegates are expected from
Mexico to take part in the discus
sions. 1t is planned for one meeting
in Las Vegas. a second meeting in
the City of Mexico, and a third meet
ing somewhere in Central America
The first day of the conference will
II be presided over by Professor Fitz-
uGerald. The discussion will be of the
character of round table discussion,
limited to the pedagogical and liter
airy value of the study of Span sh
The second day will be presided over
by o. A. Larrazolo and the discus
sion will be limited to the CONNER
n cial and political value of the study
\ of Spanish. Educators of western
YTexas have requested to be admitted
II to the conference and the committee
will be enlarged by naming some one
< from Ell Paso.
Miss Helen Lindsey, who for the
I past few weeks has been making her
| home in Albuquerque, arrived in Las
| Vegas Thursday afternoon and began
work in President Roberts office as
\ ctr NH Ind To oil
| known in Vegas, having been a stu
| dent in the institution from which
| she graduated with the class of II
! obtaining her degree bachelor of ped
| agogy. Since graduation she has been
an assistant in her fathers office, a
| teacher in the public schools of San
| ia Fe, and last summer did post
! graduate work in the Normal Uni
versity.
Miss Vera Vimont of Gardena, CAL
, iforna, arrived the first of the week
and entered the college department,
Miss Vimont Will reside at La Casa
de Ramona.
Emelio Sanchez of Mora, who has
been out of the school room since last
, fall on account of serious illness, has
! returned to school.
T. Senator A. A. Jones has made his
| appointments to Annapolis from the
! list of boys who recently took the en-
: animation under the supervision of
: the Normal University. Harvey
Mathes Taylor 9 years of age,
| graduate of the Pennington high
school and a student in various 9TH
! er schools, was nominated principal.
! Willard Stofer, of the Mckinley coun-
ty high school, who ranked second,
was too young for appointment. Tru-
man Hedding, a Santa Fe boy, was
designated first alternate. Vance e.
Scoopmire, another Mckinley county
high school boy, was designated sec
ond alternate. Saul Harberg of the
Normal University high school, is the
third alternate. There were twenty
two applicants for this appointment.