Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-11-26


more intellects than any other thing.
Let talents be dedicated in terms of
social service. These were some of the
golden words of a well-connected,
foreeful, logical address. which aside
from that was also a classic gem of
expressive English
DR.. Margaret McCarter held her au-
dience spellbound as she spoke flow
ingly, POLITICALLY, beautifully of The
Heart of a child" 1t was not only a
literary treat but was fraught with
sound, healthful advice, giving her
hearers the benefit of rich expert
ences in life and study of childhood.
Miss Eckles presided at the after
noon session, which was attended by
Il crowd estimated TO be more than
/ 200. Last evening, the armory could
net hold the crowd that came to the
concert to participate in the dance.
OF course, later in the night the
crowd thinned out. a..
One General Session Today.
Today, there is only one general
session, and that in the afternoon. The
result of the balloting will be an
nounced toward its close Yesterday
il seemed as if Albuquerque would
have a walkover for the convention
city, as teachers and other visitors
are not merely satisfied with the hos
pitality of the city and treatment en-
jcyed but are most enthusiastic about
it. The address this afternoon is TO
be by Dr. Coffman on the "Conserva-
ton of Human Emery" and the music
will be of equally high an order as yes
terday afternoon ...
The number Of section meetings and
y, a Il
Gus days, thus giving the teachers
more time and opportunity to see AL
buquereue and surroundings and to
do their shopping. II is estimated,
that Che visitors are leaving some
thing like 100000 in the city, as
many Of them are purchasing not
only winter clothes but also Christmas
presents to send their friends or to
give those about them.
Only One Banquet Slated.
The banquet slated for today is that
of the Albuquerque Engineering So
clety The section sessions are to be
those of city supertntendents, county
superintendent, Indian schools, Anti
Tobacco league, Industrial. elementary
and athletics lyceum.
In the evening the high school
declamatory contest is TO take place
with a large number of entries, at the
high school auditorium; the college
oratorical contest is booked for the
Presbyterian church and the high
school oratorical in the Methodist
church, South. These conclude the
sessions of the educational association.
Some of the teachers win remain over
but most of them will
start for home tonight.
History section and Historical Society.
Prof. J. II. Vaughan of State Col
lege, though absent on account of i'll
ness, was reelected president of the
history section; Lansing Bloom of the
School of American Research at Santa
Fe, was reelected secretary; Prof.
Roscoe Hill of the university, c. w.
Mottinger of the normal university,
and Miss Edsall Of Albuquerque, were
elected to the educational council for
three two and one year, respectively,
Prof Clark L. Persinger of the state
normal at Silver City, presented an
excellent paper on The Influence of
the Great War in the Study of History
in Colleges and Universities" Lansing
Bloom of Santa Fe told graphically
and in official statistics something of
New Mexico's Part in the Great War"
astonishing his hearers with the mag
nitude of the contribution that the
state made in not only furnishing more
than 1900 men, but also along other
war endeavors, giving especial praise
to the work of the state council of de-
Tense, Ex-Governor l.. Bradford
Prince, president Of the New Mexico
Historical society, told Of recent acqui-
sitions Of the society and brought with
him interesting old Spanish documents,
and edicts. which he ex-
hibited