Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-23
SECOND MEETING
. Of SECTIONS IS
HELD TUESDAY
Subjects Pertaining to the
Welfare of Education Are
Discussed and New Off
GERS IRE Elected.

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ucational convention met yester-
day morning at the high school and
the members discussed various
phases of pedagogical matters:
The members of the city superin-
tendent's section met in room 302
and were addressed by f. G. Blair,
whose speeches are a popular fea-
ture of the convention. Superin-
tendent Pope, Of Roswell, spoke on
methods of encouraging the prog
ress of the T. I. A. Dean Caroon,
OF Las Vegas, discussed at length,
THE Use of Intelligence and
Achievement Tests in the Element
airy Schools" The discussion was
continued by G. b. Jones, of Las
Cruces.
The election of officers took
place as follows: j.. l.. Enloe, rep
resentative in the educational coun-
ell; superintendent Martin, of Dem
ing, president; Professor ]. +.
fBentley, Albuquerque, vice chair
man; Miss Leila Manville, Silver
City. secretary.
Inc history section, presided
over by ]. H. Vaughan, listened to
papers and discussions by Miss
LULA Mccoy Clark Purcinger, DR..
Goan, Lansing Bloom, and others.
fMr. Blooms talk was the "West
lJemez Cultural Area" which was
y prepared by him for the school of
American Research.
The following officers were elect
ed: Clark e. Percinger, chairman;
professor j. c. Webb, Moriarity,
secretary; Lansing b. Bloom, Santa
ne, member of the council.
The elementary section was adj
dressed by Mr.. Blair, of Springfield.
HIS talk won hearty applause, and
was listened to by several hundred
teachers. Miss Valynne Galley, of
the Albuquerque schools, spoke on
fArithmetic Drills in the Fourth
and Fifth Grades"
The business meeting resulted in
the election of the following Off
GERS for the 1922 session: Miss
Mary Oliver, of Silver City, presi-
dent, and Miss Helen Calkins, sec
retary. The mornings meeting
concluded the sessions of the ele-
n1entary section.
The first session of the county
superintendents section met yes
terday morning, and was addressed
by Mrs. Urna M. Steed on THE
value OF Consolidation" c. c. Hill
on the plans for the coming year,
and Clark Purcinger, on the
amendments. Discussions were led
by Miss ogden, Miss Hennigan and
Mrs. A. Il. Thomas.
T. The section will meet tomorrow
for election of officers. and to lis
ten to a talk by Superintendent
Conway.
The Indian school section held
its session in the Library building
again. Reuben Perry, of the Indian
school here, spoke on the teachers
attitude toward his work. Miss
rWyland, of Poguate school; Fred
W. Garfield and Leo Crane made
very interesting and instructive
talks. They were enthusiastically
applauded.
The officers for next year are:
Reuben Perry, president; Mrs. Mary
Johnson, chairman; S. E. Beahm,
vice chairman; H. H. Kramer,
secretary.
The industrial section, which was
to have met at the Central Avenue
Methodist church, did not assem-
BILE, due to Misunderstanding of d.
rections. The occurrence was d
deeply interested in the section.
The New Mexico Association for
Science met in the chemistry build
ing OF the state university yester-
day morning. and the following Of
ficers were eletced for next year:
DIR, John ID. Clark, of the state uni
versity, was reelected president;
Robert Ellis, professor of geology
ia the university, was reelected
secretary; K. M. Chapman, of Santa
Fe was named vice president, and
A. +. Wells was elected treasurer.
FDr. Clark addressed the assem-
bIage on American Chemistry, and
the Safety of America" Professor
Robbins, of the agricultural college,
spoke on 1.-THE knowledge of Most
Worth" Dean Frank Caroon, of
Las Vegas. took as his subject
1.-The Intelligence of High School
Students"
THE Spanish section In its meet
ing yesterday morning, ruled that
all meetings would thereafter be
conducted II Spanish. There was
= sal order of program yesterday
etlt merely . gound table discussion
was aeld, inder Mr.. Baca as chair
81ar
The officers chosen for next year
~Ere j. C.. spinosa, president;
Miss Helen Evars, secretary; coun-
I'll members are: Felipe Quintana,
one year; J. c. Espinosa, two years.
and Mr.. Alvarez, three years.
The high school principals Sec
ton met for its first session yester-
day morning, and was presided over
by J.. III. Tanner. DR.. d. S. Hill
spoke of the relation of the second
ary school to the univ ersity. Mr..
Iusk, of Roswell spoke on the va
Tious methods of making the teach
er happier in her work. "The High
School Library" was the title of a
talk nv Miss Wilma shelton. Mrs