New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-11-19
ANNUAL CONVENTION
OF THE NEW MEXICO
EDUCATIONAL ASSN

The New Mexico Educational As
sociation will hold its annual meet
ing this year at Albuquerque on
November 20 to oath inclusive. All
teachers and educators in the state
are urged to attend as tn promises
10 be one of the most successful
meetings the association has ever
held in its history.
On Saturday, November 20. the
Eduoaticna council will have a ses-
sion for which topics have been
assign d for the d scussion by the
leading educators OF the state.
Sunday, November 2lst services
will be held in the several Albuquer-
que churches which will be appro-
pirate for the occasion In the
afternoon a musical recital will be
ven for the teachers, patrons and
school officials. On Monday Tues
day and Wednesday the general
meetings Of the association viii be
held in the afternoons and the eve
nings. The mornings of shese
days will be devoted to the sectional
program. The meeting Iuesd.-
ght will consist of lecture after
winch The citizsns OF Alhuqucrqu.
vii provide entertainment for the
visitors,
Jonathan H. Wagner, state super
rnttndent OF education says, Ior
this occasion | am glad to announce
that we have secured some OF the
lead ng educators of the county
three of them-each OF whom w'!l
deliver two addresses before in
general section and at the same
will visit the several sectional pro-
grams and respond TO topics assign.
ed them of practical value to the
teachers. One OF our speakers ".
b. ]. w. Searson, head OF the de0a
ment OF English n the Kansas State
Agricultural college, who will speak
eli these topics The Americanism
chat counts and The Pedagogy ol
a Great Master" Another speaker
will be William Writ, superintendent
OF schools, Gary Indiana, who I'll
speak on these subjects: CO-ordinat-
ing Community w olfare Activities
and the Responsibility of the
School" The other speaker will
be H. M. Crooks pres dent of Alma
college, who will speak on "Proies-
sional Ethics and "The Growth OF
Personality"
There will be a luncheon for the
State Council Of Administrative We
vember %, during the State Teach
els Meeting n Albuquerque. Ihi,
luncheon will be given at the Alya-
rado Hotel at IL 80. The business
meeting W II follow short pro-
gram The State council was or
gani1ed four years ago for women
holding administrative posit ons in
education or for women directly
concerned with administrative edu-
cstional problems. The purpose OF
the organizat on is to bring about
a closer cooperation of women III
educational work and to encourage
them to assume the responsibilities
tor the investigation and solution "a
questions perta ming to their own
field of activity. All women mem-
bers of Boards OF Education-coun-
~. city or district--are urged to at
tend this meeting at Albuquerque.
A splendid program has been ar
ranged for the meeting of the Par
ent teachers Associa,i which will
be held jointly with the Patrons
Section of the State Teachers Asso-
ciatlon. This meeting will be he's
Tuesday, November 23rd at 9 a. IN.
at the high school. A business
meeting will be held addition to
which there will be lectures BY
prominent speakers and reports OF
delegates. There will also be an
election OF officers for l1ZU-Zl.
A vocational conference has blen
called for Saturday November 20, al
9 a. IN. at the high school The an
nual Vocational Banquet W II be held
at the y. NJ {. A. on Tuesday eve
ming at 80 Jonathan Ii. Wagner,
master.
An Industrial meet will also be
held during the meeting OF the Edu'
cationa Association. The events
will include stock and corn judging
contests, home econom cs demon
stration contests and manuel train
ing competitive exhibits. The win
ming teams determined at the the
stockjudging contests will represent
the State OF New Mexico at the
Stock Show Denver, Colorado.
Eor the OCCASION OF the meeting
OF the New Mexico Educational AS
sociation a rate OF one and one
third tare has been granted by the
railroads which is an open rate pro-
vided that identif cation certificates
are used. Under the ruling the
rates will be available for the teams
and delegates coming to the Indus
trial Meet. All pupils coming to
this meet can take advantage OF the
reduced rates.
The meetings of the Educational
Assoc alton have been very sue
cessful in the past and it is planned
to make this the biggest yet. 1t is
estimated that the attendance will
be over two thousand and from the
preparations that are being made
thc visitors will be ven a royal
and cordial entertainment in Albu-
querque.
1t is needless to set forth the value
OF this convention TO the teachers OF
New NJ Mexico. 1t has been recogniz-
ed for a number of years as one
of the strongest agencies for better
ing the schools N the state and as
w are just approaching a legisla-
tive session it is timely that the
teachers consider not only an edu-
cational program for the future. but
also some needed legislation.
The Mercantile Grocery company
OF Deming, has filed its charter with
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