Thirty First Annual Teachers Union Convention Ends
Leading educators hail the thirty first annual convention of the Teachers Association held in the city as the most successful yet with large attendance and heightened interest. Key recommendations seek changes in state laws and educational policy, praised by Dr Frank Roberts for his constructive leadership and the broad support for graduate teacher preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Assion
Frank Pete Roberts
Roberts
Ilar
Keach
Penzance
Roswell speaker rails against dead language tests at convention
Dr Crile of Roswell urged practical training for both boys and girls over dead language study. He praised New Mexico educators for prioritizing vocations pupils will enter after school. Santa Fe hosted a well organized teachers reception and the convention voted Santa Fe as next meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crile
Roswell
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Commer
Amd
Santa
Westward call to judge candidates from mountain states
A voice urges awakening to New Mexico jurists as fit for the bench and champions the standard of Western judges. The speaker tells Mr. Wilson to size up candidates before passing them by, praising capable jurists across the mountain states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Mexico
Mr. Wilson
Government’s food regulation seen as wartime need
The piece urges Congress to regulate foodstuffs amid European war shortages and high prices. It warns of potential famine at home and argues for conserving domestic resources, urging citizens to engage with their representatives and propose ideas for a national plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
Congress
Germany
Panland
Jehbor
A Serious Matter on Christmas Shopping Woes
A reflective essay warns Santa Fe residents about overbuying and the pressure to shop early. It argues that merchants and papers push excessive demand, tiring clerks and souring holidays. The piece urges readers to resist impulse buying and test safer methods before repeating past mistakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Hearty
Santa Fe
Ron
Dangers of Street Cars and Automobiles Prompt Regulations
A historical voice warns that rapid car use endangers life and limb, predicting many deaths and injuries statewide. The speaker urges enactment of ordinances and laws to control machine movement at thoroughfares, noting uncertainty about effective steps to protect the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stepa
Tyree
A Chance for the West Petition for judge seat in Eighth Circuit
The Colorado State Bar Association asks President Wilson to appoint a mountain states judge to the Eighth district circuit court of appeals. The appeal stresses mining litigation facing the next decade and urges regional selection by merit. The piece urges broad national support for a fair minded choice.
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Colorado State Bar Association
Wilson
Mountain States
Circuit Court of Appeals
Eighth District
Tran
The Adamson Law and Impending Railroad Strike
The piece argues Democratic gains linked to the Adamson law were political, not legal. It faults the law as meaningless and a political bluff, urging unions to press for eight hour day with overtime pay, while railroads demand court interpretation before complying. It warns the public bears the costs of a strike tied to Wilson's administration.
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Wilson
Adamson Kay
Homeward Bound Denver Hymn Echoes in Rural Return
Lydia M. Dunham O’Neil writes of returning from Denver with mixed reflections on city life and prairie solace. She contrasts the mountain town with home, noting stars, quiet nights, and a longing to stay, then rejoices at being back in the countryside as she recalls a Denver sermon and choir. The piece also mentions upcoming county division hearings and proposed changes to county seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herris
Denver
Golden Plain
Lydia M. Dunham O‘neil
Education, Teachers, and the Destiny of New Mexico
The narration argues that ancient poets and nature reveal humanity's flaws yet education remains the remedy. It emphasizes teachers as pivotal to the state’s future, urging educators to perform their vocation for the welfare of the nation and mankind, as proclaimed in The Cactus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zephiyr
Greece
New Mexico
Mother Home and School Guide New Mexico Teachers
A speech-laden reflection extols mothers homes and schools as the strongest social forces. It cites Napoleon Webster and Lowell in praising education, discipline, virtue, and temperance, urging teachers to mold youth, guard duty, and foster lifelong learning for a strong state and nation.
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Napoleon
France
New Mexico
Sunshine State
Yapo'von
United States
Lowell
Nashua
Manchester
Towrence
Manufacturi Teavns
New England
America
Daniel Webster
Rch
Unas
Niasara
Amazon
Pernetial
To Young Men Warned Against Saloon Gambling
A sermon urges young men to deserve leadership by honest toil and moral strength. It cites humble origins shaping great figures like Franklin and Homer, and condemns laziness and vice. The speaker warns that many youths neglect duty, avoiding responsible roles, while urging restraint and rejection of saloons and gambling.
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Cashiel
Cervantes
Homer
Henner
Tadoe
Dhhem
Rit
Times
Get acquainted with your neighbor says President Roberts
A moral urging to kindness and neighborly talk, asserting that a word or two of encouragement can brighten lives. It argues acquaintance grows into friendship, likening it to flowers and sunshine, and warns against insincerity and selfishness while urging genuine sociability.
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Thorne
Tabernacle
Roberts
Russia
Maly
Ishin
Charity
Hane
Pears
Christmas package drive for soldiers urged by Major Meld
Major William IIfield of Las Vegas backs a Santa Fe driven plan to send up to a thousand Christmas packages to soldiers. The Optic notes broad state support with a target of ten thousand boxes and committees to organize drives in nearly every town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludwig William Iifield
Las Vegas
Optic
Meld
Santa Fe
Meio
Las Veras
Hamburg Breast Tea Promoted as Cold Remedy
An advertisement touts Hamburg Breast Tea as a vegetable cold cure. It claims a tablespoon brewed in boiling water aids congestion, bowel movement, and sweating to drive the cold from the body, urging daily use and noting safety and low cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Relief for Backache
An old time remedy ad touts St Jacobs Oil as a 5 cent pain reliever for backache lumbago and rheumatism. It claims rapid soothing penetration and temporary relief within fifty count, with warnings against fire and claims of harmlessness.
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Hub Pein
S Mall
Honest
St. Jacobs Oil
Eratica
St Jacobs
Mny
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Frank JD. Shitz
Pueblo
Colo
Teor
Guodaline
Ft. Sime
Nats of
Moon
Union
Frank H. 4. Roberts
New Mexico Normal University
Great South West
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