Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-06-23
BIC ATTENDANCE
At STATE NORMAL
SUMMER SESSION
Third Week Closes With an
Enrolment of Over Five
Hundredi Plans Are Under
Way for the Winter Term,

tsEEc A. cosHEseonos~cF TO MORNING JOURNAL
Silver City, n. NJ, June 22.-The
New Mexico State Normal school is
closing up its third week with an en-
rollment of over 500. This is the Iarg-
CIT enrolment that the normal has ever
had. The students are ali very en-
thLsiastic over their work and feel
that they are getting the kind of
work tha- will he of service to then
in their schools the coming year.
The normal school is adding many
very good attractions in the way of
lectures and special entertainments
for the benefit of the students. Cap
tain Edwards, a psychologist in the
employ of the United States govern
ment, is giving a series of lectures on
measurements. Captain Edwards
specialized in psychology and educa-
ton and before the war was en-
ployed in the University of Minnesota
as professor of education and later in
the University of Georgia. He is a
specialist in his line and the students
are getting many valuable things
from his talks
DR.. Westlake, who served at the
front in France for several months,
France and also on the work of the
medical department for the soldiers
at the front during the war.
Superintendent John Milne is to
talk to the summer school some time
early in July. Superintendent Milne Is
a prominent educator in the state OF
New Mexico, being superintendent of
the Albuquerque public schools and
has had experience elsewhere. He was
in the New Mexico State Normal
school last year and was very success
full. The teachers all feel that
they received many valuable sugges-
tons from his talks and asked to nave
him come again this year.
Plans are being made for the win
ter session which opens in September
The vacancies in the faulty are being
The vacancies in the faculty are being
cured for the position of primary
critic for the coming year. Miss Davis
has specialized in primary work IN
the Springfield Normal school of Mis-
souri, and has studied in the other
schools. She has had varied eA-
perience in public school work and
comes from the supervision of the prl-
mary grades at Roswell TO this posi-
ton. She is at present in the summer
school here and the teachers from
over the state have observed hel
work are very enthusiastic.
The outlook for increased members
in the normal school for the coming
year is very good. Indications are that
the school will be larger than ever,
The Gymnasium of the state norma
school was the scene of Charmlns
reception dance given in honor of MIR
and Mrs. Hall by the regents and the
faculty of the school The spacious
hall had been prettily decorated II
rainbow colors Of crepe paper pend
ants suspended from each light whlcf
softened and beautified the scene
A selected number Of young men IRON
Silver City and surrounding camps
had been invited to the party, Whlcf
added to the many attending the sum
mer session made large crowd Wh'
were present.
An informal reception was held
the opening of the dance, each person
wearing his name on his coat, thu
making the Introduction much easier
The Fort Bayard orchestra played
for the occasion and program o
twenty dances was given. During th'
evening fruit punch and waters wer
served.
On next Friday evening another tor
NAL reception will be given in mono
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hail. on which occa
sion they will meet the townspeople