Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-07-01
PRESIDENTS SPEECH

A rruat university like this has two 90
pcoiai functions, Ihe hrnt ~ ~ pFounee
Z small numr0r 81 scholars VI the hitn-
cad rank, Il small numbJr % men VINO,
la science ana literature, or IA arr,
a. productive work 0I tho nfat class, lhc
second ~ 60 send out INTO Ahs WeIlo p
very large number uf men Nho newer
could achieve, and who ought not % ny
10 nchiOyt, such position ~ tiit heio
achOit rahlp, Dut wnosu cnefHiea arr 70
~ felt Ia every other farm Of activity !
and VINO should 80 out from our doors
with the balanced development " body
OF mind, aud above al, % character
which shall ~ Thorn 90 do w0fk d,
honorable and oiiiciont
Much OF the en0ft % accomplish the
lint function. that OF developing mun
capable 81 productive hchOlafaiip, 40 die-
unguished from merely initiative, Ah-
uotagiNe. o. peuaEt sc Hth1ihfnuipi must
osme through the graduate school
law school aud medical school 40 admirA-
hio WufN IA uttiuH mva ivr special pro-
fcsniOua, but tnty ln no ehtpe ~ Mss
supply any shortcomiusa in me tra0nAte
school uIy NOR than does thp college
proper, the college uf tbs undcrsradu.
ntna. The ideal Tot ihu graduate school
- into q must BE- the ideal " o..
ytuhutafIt pfuust kiun. "a niNh ~ 90 De- dis
tAt,s uinhed "a the sharpn1t fashion from
khe more tranamiital ~ Ready made
erica u 20 cuutriuute 10 full SHARE 10
th1 pruHfcna uut alone ~ hau"ltuhg, bAt
% VISION, inen W. must put eNer-in-
crcaaidg emphasis on university work
done along the lines OF the graduate
school we cnh beat hosp the growth ul
American scholarship uy sselnH that "a
carer u h put mofe on level with tht
other careers open 20 our younH mon. The
UcnUrai opinion " the community ~
hnanh o. have a Ncrg great eject even
upoa ~ most Vigorous ana independent
snindn. 10 Ia the public mind tho career
VI this scholar Is Regarded as ~ lnHi8ulii-
cant Nallc when compared with knAt Of
kloriiigu pawupruhur.~ and some " the
s sss s eo f,e Si eS5 hs e1 i, mag
gory then n Will with difficulty be- made
attractive 90 tbc most sigeruGs and silt
80 ~ our Ameriean young men Good
tcachcrd excellent institutions. ANA a.
1rariea ara all demanded ia graduate
school worthy 81 thc name. Put thqrc
\ "a even more urgent aemRnd for thr
night sort Of student No first class
science, no nrHt class litsrasare % urt.
can ever DO builtup with second class
men. The scholarly career the career oi
the man Of letters, the man Of arts the
attract those strong and Viriio y0uthn
Who now feel that they can oAly turn "
business law, ~ poiiticr. There r. no
enc thing which will brine about this
dcEirrd charge. bat there u one thing
which viii materially help IN bringing ],
about ana that IL 20 secure 10 scholars
the chance of getting one 81 a few bril-.
the nrat rank In their ehu1en career
Every such brilliant position should have
~ an accompaniment an added salary
Nhich shall neip Indicate bow high she
position really isi ara a must 30 the
Efforts ~ the alumni which can alone Sc
cure such saiaries for such positions
A. = people ! think We are watkins up
% the fact thu, there must be- better pas
enaHgcd in the WORK % education. HAT
! am not speaking 90 this now / am not
speaking 81 the dcalrabiilty. great though
average s sadesioF ram am b Rss2Sas y shs
deaifahihf pi SWING 10 tha exceptional
uthu the chance ~ winning ga exception
- prise ipsi ~ he has the chance 60 90
present day nothing could bo more
healthy than an Immense reduction la
tns mentt value N the exceptional
price thus % hc woui but Ia suhuiarshir
what u needed Is the reverse In this
country We rightly 20 upon the theory
that u "a more Important 90 care Tor tho
welfare ~ the average man than 80 pot
a premium upon the orarliOnH % the exc
crpionni hut We must not forget that
the establishment 81 such a premium Tor
tn S 'se' llse,, ,e9use o. le,s import
purtnnco. u IL important even a. tho
development ~ the nVeraFo man, for the
Ayoragc ~ ~ of ~ y raised by the work
% tho great masters
ID ls. trust unnecessary 70 say that 4
appreciate 10 the fun the fact that the
highest work OF All viii never b. Affected
NuN way OF the NtlNf NN any UENHLIOu OF
compensation Ana much Of the work
which d really BEST Tor tho nation must
from tho very nature n things be- nom
rcmuneratiyo ~ compared With the WORK
~ the ordinary industries ard v0cGtlonE
Nor would Il ever bo possible OF dalrablo
that tha rewards of tfanErsndont success
IN achulnrHhip Rhould even Approximate
from d monetary standpoint, the rewards
g. other vOratiQna. But n D also true
that tho eneCt upon ambitious minda
can not but BE- bad if a. 9 people We
show our very light regard for scholarly
achievement W making no provision ai
AN for ltH reward. Tho chief uao 81 tho
Increased money value % the scholar 4
prize would be- The index thereby uf
for,icd Of the respect IN which a Waa
popularity held. The American scientist
the American scholar, should hayf tho
chance ~ least u winning such priaen ~
are open 90 his Nucrfatful brother IN Ger
many, EnRiand, or France, where tbs ~
wards paid Tor nrat class scholarly
aehleyemsnt are az much above thoee
PAID N this country a. our rewards for
first Glaze achievement 10 Industry OF Law
are above those paiA Abroad.
But Of course what countn Infinitely
more than any possible 0utHiQe reward
u the spirit III the worker hlmaflf Tho
prime need N 20 inalll into the minda
~ the nchOiara themselves a true upa
probation % real a. distinguishes from
cham Hucceaa. Ia productiNV scholarship.
tn the scholarship which ndfn BY 10
work 90 tho num % substantial achieve
Inent with which the country IL 70 bo
credited. Il " only first class WORK that
counts In this held the SMALLEST amount