Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-11-25

schools was the chief topic discuss
ed at the second session of city
superintendent. Principal j. f.
Bentley of this city handled the
matter most ably, and j. w. Scar
son, simplifying his theme of Mon
day, deplored that the work of
AmericaniZation was so largely in
the hands Of others than real edu-
Gators. He scored the text books
on naturalization prepared by poll
ucians for the government DR.. III.
NJ Crooks spoke on true American
ization superintendent Best of
Santa Fe read a paper on the city
school organization.
Principals Section.
A meeting of city principals was
held Tuesday afternoon in the
high school, an interesting program
! presented and the following Off,
GERS elected: Chairman. Principal
Early 2. Parker, Clovis; secretary
! treasurer, Principal Wheatley,
Deming; council member. three
year term. Principal Van Hoy. Ar
/ tesla; council member, one-year
term. principal Gallup schools
Elementary Section.
silent Reading and How to
Study" was the subject of DIR. ]. w
| SearSon, who used a chart to illus
trate a purely technical exposition,
DR.. Searson was enthusiastically
applauded and called to the front
again and again for discussion,
| Miss Cassie Spencer of AlanIogordo
! n 11yAl or 80 A1Aft,nhtapN n1n-
! cation, and an interesting discus
sion followed. Superintendent r.
S. Upton of Alamogordo said that
| the great need of our elementary
schools was plenty of we'll trained
and well qualified teachers. for
which we must look to our normal
schools. I'VE cannot expect them
to remain longer in elementary
work until the public shows great
err appreciation" said Mr.. Upton
The elementary section, which was
| held in the Y. NJ. C. A. gymnasium
was one of the largest of the sec
tional meetings.
| Commercial Section.
| The commercial section contin-
ued it's sessions Yesterday and was
eloseted on the Standardization OF
uniform commercial cou s $
throughout the state, also with the
place of commercial education in
our modern schools. A committee
of recommendation was appointed
to draw up suggestions which VIII
be announced later
| n. NJ. Spanish Excellent.
A most interesting meetina
! = - nl1 mo hn1H nj fhT
high school with talks by Congress
man Hernandez, Professor Rojas )
1barra, and other Spanish teachers
Mr.. Hernandez said that his firsl
recommendation was to learn Eng
! fish, to learn ii well and then t
learn Spanish so that it could be
well and thoroughly taught. Pro,
fessor Ibarra said that he had fount
the Spanish of New Mexico excel
lent, bur warned teachers agains
the confusion of various dialects o.
Spanish speaking countries. There
are very few dialects in this state
he says. The Spanish section vii
cooperate with the foreign Ian
guage section for the coming year
Discussions on the teaching Of {
foreign language We're continued
from those given yesterday, in tn,
foreign language section, for which
the following Officers were elected
President, Mrs. Lena Eldredge, n
NJ. Normal university; vice presi
dent, A. II. Van Horne, N. M. nor
NAL: secretary, Miss Ruth Oxley
A. H. S.: members of the council
Miss Henrietta Vincent tire
years; Miss Jeanette Inches, on