Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-24
IS
AGAIN CITY Of
{. A. MEETING
Final Business Session OF
Convention Hears An
nouncement of Elections
and Decision of Location


the N. M. Z. A. which assembled
yesterday afternoon in the arm
DRY, included in its business the
announcement that Albuquerque
was again chosen as the conVen-
ton place for the association for
the coming year, and the proc
lamation of the election OF Mrs.
Lockard as president.
The first number on the pro-
gram was a bass solo, by the
basso of the Normal School quar-
tette of Las Vegas. This was
followed by an announcement by
John Milne, urging that more
money be pledged toward the
paid secretary fund.
eve have gone as far as we
can under the present conditions
said Mr.. Milne. 1--WE are at the
turning OF the road. People, it Is
up to you. 1t is not for you to
ask me what / am going to do
about it, it is a matter of what
are we going to do about it?" lie
went on to state the financial con-
dition of the association-$1,250
had been pledged. This was not
enough. After the announcement
by Milne, pledges were collected
throughout the audience. The sum
was raised to $3.50, which added
to the income of the meeting,
which was $2,671, would go to
make up a fairly large amount.
The speeches of the afternoon
were made by F. G. Blair and
Miss Agness Voyce. Mr.. Blair
spoke we'll and was enthusiastical-
ly applauded. Miss Voyce dis
cussed the country teachers
problems. She said:
I'm considering the concrete
problems of rural education we
must consider first then the gen.
eral aim of education. What life
values does it seek to preserve
and emphasize. The first aim
of education is to develop capac-
ity. Our recognition of the i'm
portance of the child's physical
senses should not be less than
our vital realization of the value
of his finer capacities. 1t is not
more terrible for a child to be
blind than for him to be insen-
safe to spiritual beauty. We must
discover the child's finest capac-
tiles whatever they are. The de-
velopment and training of individ-
ual capacities is the first step in
laying the foundation for life. But
in addition to this we must give
him a code, standard, working
principal to influence conduct and
in very concrete terms we must
help him to decide what things in
life are worthy his efforts to at
tain"
In another part of her address
she said:
when we have attained the
ideal rural school people will no
longer speak of sending children
away to get the advantages of a
city school but children will be
sent to the country to be protected
from the haphazard influence of
city life and to enjoy the superior
equipment and consecrated school
life of the richly equipped and eff
ficiently taught rural school. But
st will be several generations be-
fore the ideal rural school Is at
tanned. What specific effort can
be made by the rural teacher OF to-
day to enrich the environment OF
her particular school. The funda-
mental need of the country child
is for self expression. The tragedy
of uncommunicativene is INDECENT
of the rural soil. Folk dancing,
phantomine, dramatization, special
day programs, are all far more
vital to the highest development OF
the country child than the most
rigid and thorough knowledge OF
text books"
The business session which fol-
lowed was one of superiatlVe I'M
portance. 1t was announced that
Albuquerque was again chosen as
the meeting place of the conven-
ton, winning over Santa Fe by
majority of nine votes. The results
of the election of officers showed
that Mrs. Lockard was chosen pres
ident, with a vote of 212. Adelino
sanchez was elected vice president
Inv a vote of 249. G. B. Jones was
unanimously elected treasurer; e.
C. Best was elected railroad sec
rotary, and Mrs. Otero- warren
was elected to the vacancy on the
executive committee.
The amendments were all carried
except No. 8. which received lSo
votes for and 215 against. This
amendment provided that the
power of choosing the place oil
meeting of the association should
be in the hands Of the executive
committee.
The reports Of the committee on
finance, neurology and resolutions
followed, and were UNANIMOUSLY
accepted as read. ,,.
Upon the question OF President
Ricklev as to whether the house
had any further business to present
there was silence. Accordingly, the
chairman raised his gavel and pro-
claimed that the thirty-sixth an
nual meeting of the New Mexico
Educational association was there
by adjourned until next November