Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-20
EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Meets In
HIGH SCHOOL I'm TWO SESSIONS
Amendments Cause Long General Discuss
ions; Nothing Definitely Settled Until Even
ing Meeting; Land Sales and Conditions
Exposed By Morrow.

The executive council of the New
Mexico Educational association met
yesterday in two sessions, morning
and evening in the high school
building. Several committee re-
ports were heard, resolutions and
amendments were presented, and
provisions and nominations for
next years officers of the council
were made. L. c. Rhoads presided
at the meetings.
John H. Vaughan, editor Of the
New Mexico School Review. made
O report on the paper. and gave a
comprehensive outline Of the poll
cies of the Review. He urged the
issue that the paper should be in
no way personal organ, but that
the lettering of school conditions
in New Mexico be augmented by
the support of the Review. which
will stand for the schools. element
airy and higher, for TIER best bene-
fits.
The report of the committee on
reorganization of the association
was read by Edwin d. Martin,
chairman of the committee. The
committee submitted a list of
amendments to the constitution of
the association. which were opened
to general discussion. The morn
ing meeting was unable to come to
any satisfactory conclusions on the
matter of amendments, and it was
not until the council gathered in
the evening that the amendments,
with added suggestions from the
council, were accepted.
The next speaker at the morning
session was John Morrow, presi-
dent of the school board at Ration,
and a prominent attorney of that
town.
Public Lands.
Mr.. Morrow made some very in
teresting statements on the subject
of public lands. He asserted that
out of the 100000 acres of public
lands, the proceeds of which were
to be used for educational purposes,
only 100000 acres have been
selected, and that as a consequence
the remaining 100000 acres are
being fast diminished by private
purchasers. He further stated that
the most promising of the state
agricultural lands were being
bought up by the block of 10000
or $4,000 acres. thereby depriving
the state of it's most profitable
holdings. 1t was stated that land
was being bought for SIS per acre,
and being sold for $3.50 per acre.
Mr.. Morrow further advocated
the dividing Of the lands into sec
lions, and selling the alternate Sec
lions only. thereby allowing suf-
fieient opportunity for the remain
ing sections to increase in value.
Favors Paid Secretary.
The evening session was address,
ed by John V. Conway on some of
the proposed amendments. Mr..
Conway forcefully urged the adop-
tion of the plan whereby a paid
secretary should be engaged by the
association for service all year
round. He advocated the decision
Upon a sufficiently large salary in
order to employ a secretary with
enough sense"
James Chamberlain of the Nor
NAL school at Silver City spoke to !
the assembly on the "Certification
Of Teachers" pointing out the mel
cessity of employing only the most
efficient and able teachers.
Harry Kent, president of the
state agricultural college at Las
Cruces, gave talk on the neces-
sty Of making longer the terms of
office of members of school boards, !
and hence doing away with the old
system of making unnecessary
changes.
The council elected Dean c.. c. |
Hodgin, of the state university as |
president, and Mrs. Grace Bisby as |
secretary of the council for next (
year.
Amendments Adopted.
The amendments as adopted by |
the council last night are as fol-
lows:
Amendment to article Ill: In |
addition to the annual membership |
fee the executive committee may |
levy an annual assessment upon |
the teachers of the state at the
rate not in excess of 81 to each
$1,000 salary.
This plan of assessment Is pro-
posed as one that will appeal to all
teachers as just and fair. There
is no reason why each teacher in
the state should not pay a reason
able amount for the maintenance
of his state association and such
cooperation can be secured If
proper precautions are taken be-
fore the assessment is announced.
Another proposition made but
not endorsed by the committee is 4
that an assessment be made Of one
fourth of one per cent of each
teachers salary, and collected
Amendment to article VII: The
secretary shall be chosen by the
committee. He shall de-
vote such a part of his time to the
affairs of the N. M. E. A. and per-
form such duties as may be de-
termined by the executive commit
tee
The changes in this article con-