Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-09
NORMAL UNIVERSITY
Las Vegas.

W Announcement, of the marriage
T. cf Miss Grace Agnes Selley to
Frank o. Carpenter at Optimo on
January has been received here.
Miss Selley was a teacher at the
Normal, having charge of the Re-
habilitation of Soldiers depart
3ment.
Il Miss Laura E. Smiser, who is
&attending the Normal university
I for advanced work in the college
department of household e2onom-
les, has been chosen to carry on
the work which Miss Selley had
been doing. Miss Smiser is a
teacher of considerable experience
in New Mexico and is we'll known
among the educators of the state.
School has been in session one
week since the holiday season and
practically all ofthe old students
and quite a few new ones are at
work. Miss Selma Sizer of Pasa-
monte, who is a college Junior, is
seriously III of scarlet fever at her
home. Miss Viola Gibson of Levy
has been unable to return on ac-
count of illness, but is expected
Miss Elizabeth McCricket, who
was critic teacher in the Normal
during the 1905-1906 term, but
who Is now a critic in the elemeD-
tary department of the state Nor
NAL school at Ypsilanti. Mich, Wis
tied at Las Vegas and the Normal
university on her return from the
State Teachers association in Ari-
iona. Miss McCricket was enthu-
siastic over the development of the
Normal.
I. H. Rapp, one of the firm of
architects who have the Ilfeld aud
itorium under supervision, was
business visitor at the Normal on
Thursday morning.
President Frank VI. ". Roberts
lett Thrrsday Afternoon for ]>aw-
son, where he took part in the ded-
ication of the new school building
Friday.
The board Of regents, with a
committee of citizens, met in the
office of the president Tuesday to
discuss the budget of the institu-
ton. They went over it item by
item and agreed that the institu-
ton was not asking for any more
than was absolutely necessary for
the welfare of the state and Of the
institution. The regents are ask
ing for sufficient funds to keep
the institution up to date. The
former appropriation was granted
when salaries and supplies and
equipment were on much lower
level than now, and the school has
been handicapped seriously by want
of sufficient funds. The increase
in attendance has made it difficult
to finance the institution.
Miss Margeryie Frankenburger
of Espanola, who broke her collar
bone during the fall term, has re-
turned to school,
Miss Innie Arfsten has taken up
her work as director of art, She
comes to us from Greeley, Colo,
where she was at the head of the
department of art during the alb
sence of the regular teacher, who
has just returned from an eastern
trip. Miss a. fsten is a graduate
of the North Denver high school
and OF the Teachers college at
Greeley. She is a bacnelor of arts
and an enthusiastic, capable teach
81 of her subject.
Miss Edith e. Quick, graduate
of the Warrensburg, No., State
Normal, teacher of extensive ex-
perience, has been added to the
office corps. She is acting as as
sstant registrar AMI as soon as she
had had time T., learn the routine
Of the offices, will assume the full
duties of registrar, Dean Frank
Carroon took charge of this work
when the school was small and the
bUroen was light. bat now that the
school enro,ls ore thar 1000 stu
dents each yea: ami his class work
mas grown in proportion, il has
been necessary 10 relieve him Of
this work.
the Boston School of Political
Science, visited the Normal on
Thursday morning and addressed
the students on Bolshevism, point
ing out it was the desire of the
bolshevists to overthrow all the
fundamental principles of Ameri-
can society and American govern
ment. He made q very strong
statement and urged the student
body to be informed concerning
this movement that has a strong
footing in certain portions of the
United States, even having gained
admittance to some of the schools
tn the east.
A letter from Miss Phebe Nc
Adams, who Is now teaching in
Salem, Ore, but was a former
teacher in New Mexico and stu
dent at the Normal university,
states that complying with the
wishes of her superintendent she
is introducing mental testing in the
schools Of that city. She is for
mer pupil Of Dean Carroon and
received her training along this
line in the Normal university.
Miss Moreno Adair is a new reg
istrant at the Normal. Her family
has come from Oklahoma to make
their home near Santa Rosa.
In England Miss" was formerly