New-York tribune., 1903-06-30
AN INSULAR UNIVERSITY
ITS NEED IN PORTO RICO.
One Department Opemed-Appeat
for SuppOrt-FatWe I0tue.

San Imam p r. June % (SpeciaD.-The formal
organization OF the University of Porto Rico
has been completed, with the exception OF the nam
ing of trustee who will be appointed When
Governor Hunt returns from the United States
The board of trustees now constituted Is COM
posed of the Governor, honorary president; oamuei
NJ. Lindsay Commissioner of Education president
and chancellor: Secretary Charles Hartzell. treas
urer; W. L. Willoughby. Attorney General WINS
Sweet Manuel F. Rosy. Fdel Guiermety, Fran
cisco Verges Carlos Armstrong and Bernardo
Huicy The five last named men are Porto hucahs-
The university is started its career with one
department the Insular Normal School, ana TINS
department only will be opened for the academic
wear l902-'O: 1t has hundred and hfty
students and four buildings. with an agricuitural
school and fifty of ground. several acres oe
ing cultivated by the best modern methodS' An
appeal will soon be made to phianthropists OF the
United States for funds to enlarge the WORK: ne
contemplated scope of the uniEerSy Is Is ' ne order
ng the Sors S99ge 9snG eparmen agrcultural
manual training department. department ot barai
arts department of medicine. department Oh ti iaM
department of phsrmacy qepardtiemib d cb M Other de-
partments as the board of trustees may from Cine
TO time be able to establish . 49,, 1,,e Cor the
Chancellor Lindsay, speaking of the plans loI 'no
university, said:
While it is important that the government 4T5t
snbnoie nf the island 1t is even necessary TO
train professional men under conoiIlomS o daIs Of
life and government. The professional &C, class, @ t at
present so influential in country d wre Where the
American element is frequently IN
Al present has been educated for the most part
in Spain in other parts Of Europe roF rS fbs
this class receive its technical training on l'S I'D"
The standard of professional work must also be
raised. Many of those who now pracdse d sone
only mere elementary courses, 60 anu bs % to
that gone to the States have neen IA ape SiA 70
Guilty in making rapid progress by reason OF the
differences In Language. oss % Porto Rico today
are drag rather than help in the AmericanI2ao @ "a
ton Of island by reason ease n OF the 5act nd ha d thoIf it
have been educated under foreign conditions ana
f do not e1~sn oTernmen worse than that there
is no other means Of removing TINS igIlora4ce anu %
circumstances. The University Of Porto Rico VIII
do this nothing else the government can create
The university is worthy OF oopsder1Rtion Ron , as
pies geographically strategic position with resPeft ]
to rhe international relations OF HoTn ana
sructed it will be one of the outposts OF tnat III.
between western Europe and the Far East With With
respect Language climate and other ,c condtionS m rs
many parts Of South America that good uni: ~
sn6n9ts from other parts OF the West indies, and
from Central and South America-students who
language difficulties DO not 70 to American tpnG an
and r & osbT ay ht a5esT go out az an nnenG
that will affect profoundly the current of thought
Of Of the Tnited states are becoming every year
greater. and where the necessity FOR a mutual ana
friendly understanding Is Of more importance IN
the maintenance of the basic PRINCIPLES Of the
Monroe Doctrine than merely military and
naval prepara ton for a possible conflict between
the interests of Europe and the United States with
respect O South America.
from the United States. either through private
nriJanthropy or by direct gift Of Congress. The
return would certainly be great and the federal
government could well afford to give outright the
needed ss oo0 But this is highly improbable.
Congress- has already sgnihed its intention to give
to Porto Rico a share in the proceeds Of the sale
of rublic lands. and If the Morrow bill becomes a
law the University Of Porto Rico will receive an an
n11aIy s25 for n1antaininE but not for building
or eouIrping an agricultural and mechanical col
Iege The insular government now supports the
normal school and gives in addition 30 per cent
Of the fines imoosed in insular courts II Is 1 hoped
that r,llic snrited citizens of the United states
viii endovy the university to extent at least
s,,eanie,-t hltsh most needed COLLEGES.