Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-07-29
NORMAL SCHOOL
At SILVER CITY
CLOSES SEASON
Music Recital and Gradual
ing Exercises Largely At
tended; Commencement
Address by Judge Ryan.
Especial Correspondence to The Journal,

when crowded houses greeted the
music recital at the normal audi
| torium and the graduating exer-
| cises at the Elks' theater.
| The Wednesday evening recital
| Of several brief selections by the
young members of the department,
followed by more formal members
of the graduating class. The sum-
mer session graduates of the de-
partment were Ruth Morey, violin
and piano; Mardel Morrison, piano;
| and Carolyn Beals. In awarding
their diplomas, President Hall took
occasion to say few words in be-
half of genuine musical apprecia-
ton, and to express his hope that
the vogue of jazz music would
give way before much longer to
something more substantial, artis-
tic and permanent.
| Graduation Exercises.
| Thursday evening the augmented
normal summer orchestra rendered
the professional Triumph March,"
| from Verdi's Add" while the
graduating class of forty-six led
by President Hall, Judge Ryan,
Rev. j, w. Sale and President II.
II. Belts of the board of regents,
took their places on the stage.
After brief but earnest invoca-
ton by Rev. j. w. Sale of the Sill
yer City Baptist church. the Nor
NAL Girls Glee club, under Mrs.
r. r. Ryan's leadership, rendered
| My Desire" by Nevins, and
| Morning" by Speaks, to the very
manifest delight of the large audi
ence, finding ii necessary to re-
hspond to their enthusiastic demand
FLOR an encore.
The commencement address by
Judge Raymond II. Ryan OF Silver
| City was very brief. but directly
to the point, and was listened to
with the closest attention by the
entire audience. Present times are
tense. Out of disturbance, disorder
and unrest, real democracy is even
now beginning to assert itself again.
The need of today and tomorrow is
not so much great men and wom-
en- as it is good men and women,
and it is both the duty and the
privilege of the teachers of the
state and nation to see that such
good men and women are given TO
the world by our public school sys-
tenn.
In THE Prayer" from Puccini's
la Tosca," with which she fol-
lowed Judge Ryan's address, Mrs.
Frederick Winn was at her best,
giving new evidence of the ability
that has made her reputation state
wide.
The program closed with the pre-
sentation OF diplomas by President
II. II. Belts of the board Of re-
gents, and the audience dispersed
to the strains of posrlude by the
orchestra.
Mrs. Luella Clark.
AT special assembly on Thurs
day morning, Mrs. Luella Clark
county superintendent of Hidalgo
county, made a brief but inclusive
report of the work of the recent
meeting of the National Education
association at Salt Lake City. Two
things stood out very clearly from
Mrs. Clark's report: First, that
the teachers of today are demand
ing not only better salaries, butt
also more of voice in the deter
mination of both local and state
educational polioies;- and, second,
that they are demanding educa-
tional experts, instead of politicals,
as the administrators of education
al laws and affairs.
State Superintendent Wagner.
Mrs. Clark was followed at the
Thursday assembly by State Su-
perintendent Jonathan II. Wagner
of Santa Fe. His popularity with
the big body of teachers assembled
at the normal was attested by the
warmth of their welcome to him |
His talk was short, less profession |,
al than the usual assembly talk, |
and evidently met with hearty ap-
prevail of his audience. He urged |
two practices upon every teacher, |
and the passing on of those prac-
tees to all their students. The two
practices were "clean living and |
aknowing where you are going"
The world stands aside, he said,
for the person who knows where
he is going; and this definiteness
of purpose, with the living of a
clean, wholesome life, would give
that eternal youth" which is nee
essary for any success that is 20
last beyond the first few years Of
a teaching career.
A ''TOwn. Meeting Assembly.
At the regular assembly on Fri
day, the closing one for the sum-
mer session and for the year, Chair
man r. A. Deem of the resolutions
presented for considera-
ton a series of fourteen resolutions
which 1t was planned to present to
the next state teachers association
II approved by the summer ses-
sion teacher-students. The resolu-
tons covered such subjects as GER
qualifications, qualifica-
tons of county superintendents and
county school supervisors, physio-
logical examination of students,
levying of school taxes by school
boards instead Of by county super
visors, and quality instead of
quantity in the professional prep
aration of teachers At first the
assembly was inclined to vote ap-
prevail Unfortunately: but after
spirited protests by Mrs. Killough,
Mr.. Rhoton and Professor Luigi
bihl and Persinger, criticism, dis
,ussion, and consideration of sub
iect matter made more of an ap-
pearance, and as finally passed the
majority of the resolutions preba-
bly, represent the real sentiments
Of the great majority of those pres
snt at the assembly. At the close of
The committees report, Miss McIn-
Josh secured the addition of fiji
teen resolution in favor of compul-
sorry physical training in all of the
schools of New Mexico. Following
he completion of the resolutions,
he assembly turned itself into a
booster meeting the studentsl
living numerous evidences of their
of and liking for the
session just closed. III