Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-29

often by the performance OF her
pupils that all music lovers OF New
Mexico know of her and her work,
Miss Georgia Oldham will also
continue to have charge of the
work in instrumental music. So
many teachers throughout New
| Mexico have taken work under
Miss Oldham that she, too. is
known over practically the entire
state.
Many new students are enrolling
this year because of the advantages
offered by the music department
! of the state normal. In addition
to the individual work given such
students, it is expected that this
year, under the leadership of Miss
| Collins, Mrs, VIM and NJ SIS Old
ham there will be a revival of the
regular dfashioned Community
| music" The normal believes the
I community" activities of a school
| to be one of its most important
! features, and to constitute the very
best of training both for the pros
pective teachers who are enrolled
in it. and the boys and girls in its
training and high school depart
ments, as it fits both of them to
enter readily into that community
life which distinguishes the live
and progressive town or City from
the dead or dying one.
Several subjects for considera-
ton by the senior class in "voca-
tiOnal tests have been suggested,
and some of these will undoubted-
ly be put into experimental oper-
"a 1F ha, s
school. 1t is believed they will
prove of interest and profit to
both school and town. but as their
carrying out will depend largely
on finding persons in the new
course interested in and capable
Of carrying out each of them, their
subjects cannot well be announced
until the class is organized.
In order to accommodate the
large number expected to register
this fail, registration is being ex-
tended over two days, instead of
just one. This will be done by
giving Silver City students (and
any outside ones who happen to
be in the city by that time) a
chance to get their registration
out of the way on Tuesday, the
last day of August. The registra-
ton room Groom in the main
building) will be open from 8 to II
and to on this day BY a new
process, juniors, SEN
iors and college students will be |
handled by one registrar and |
freshmen and Sophomores by an
other, thus speeding up" the
process of registration. Glasses in |
the training school will start We'd |
nesday morning, and those in the |
high school and college depart
ments on Thursday morning, the
second.
The correspondence study de-
partment is busy with the group |
Of people trying to finish up and !
clear away before the beginning Of
school various correspondence
courses started after the close of
the summer session. AS soon as
the schools over the state get well
under way, another group of cor
students will appear.
The summer group always does
It's work rapidly, having opportu-
nifty during vacation to put full
lime on the courses being taken.
The new fall group works much
more slowly, often spreading it's
work over an entire term or even
year, as teachers actively at work
often find it impossible to put in
more than an hour, or at most two,
4 day on other than their regular
school work. Several of the cor
courses have under
gone revision during the vacation,
, NJ IL ig, lilFAtNr hot Gpypral nj hnrC |
will be given such revision at the
ng in this fall.
begun to come in from last years
students and outside subscribers
If last year. The school paper
seems to have aroused unusual
interest last year. Those in charge
If it this year hope to be able TO
maintain the standard of last year,
md are planning some new fea-
.ures, among them quite a
strengthening of the department
devoted to alumni news, They will |
appreciate the help of local alumni
n gathering items in regard TO
graduates and former students.
Poverty Hall" for several
Jears used as a boys dormitory,
cut now being made one of the
girls dormitories, has been under
going renovation the past week.
rhe old wainscoating along the
over parts of the walls has been
'emoved, the walls plastered clear
o the floors, and the interiors of
he rooms newly tinted.
The seats taken from the normal
for use in the big sum-
ner assemblies held in the gym.
we're put back into their places in
he auditorium the past week,
'robably this will be the last
year that the old auditorium can
re used as an assembly room,
,wing to the rapid growth in the
number of students in attendance
IN the regular years sessions. Ex-
ra chairs will have to be put
n to accommodate the number
expected this year, and it is doubt
I'd if even these will furnish room
or a full assembly attendance.