The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-22

It is undoubtedly true that in some
instances the Territory is. on account
of the large number of territorial edu
cational institutions, paying out more
money for the education of the indi-
vidua1 STUDENT han wousl be the case
if the educational institutions were
more concentrated. Several of these
institutions with a limited number of
students duplicate the departments
of learning, which if concentrated in
to one Institution would require no
greater equipment than is aow neces-
| sary for each of such departments.
With b expenditure OF a less amount
of money, more efficient instruction
| could be accomplished through the
a~malgamatio1 of such departments.
One efficient professor of chemistry
or m~etallurgy, for instance, should be
as capable of properly eaking care of
and ~instructing thirty as ten students,
and the necessary material equipment
for the instruction would not be much
greater. With fewer instructors, and
the same amount OF ven less none
than is now used for paying their sal
aries, more efficient men could be Sc
cured.
L consider it unfortunate, with the
resources available for their mainte-
nance, that so many territorial edu-
c%ational Institutions have been estab-
lished in New Mexico. In order to
maintain them all up to a standard
which would be really creditable to
the Territory, nearly every one of
them should nave large additional
equipment n endowment, which it
is absolutely impossible to secure
from the Territory at the present
state of its development. If the eff
forts of previous legislatures had been
concentrated on fewer educational in
situations, with a view to the greater
efficiency of each, we would b. at hi
present time in an infinitely better
situation in regard to higher education
II the Territory han is now the case
These are manifest truths, which can
not be denied, and while l realize the
u1hlSully I'll dCCOuAI VI IOCdl luuuOHC
es, of bringing about the desired con-
centratio1, 1 believe that such diff
Guilty is not too great to be oversome,
and that it is the duty of the legisla-
ture, representative as it is of the
interests of the people of the whole
Territory, to take this matter under
serious and careful consideration.
The suggestions of the Territorial
Auditor in regard to charitable insti-
buttons is also one which merits much
careful thought. 1t is undoubtedly
true that all the charitable institu-
tions which receive appropriations
from the Territory are very worthy
in themselves and accomplish most
excellent results, it is also true tnat
some of them are more than oca in
their character, and do not co1file
their operations to any n county or
municipality. There are others, how
ever, that are almost purely local,
and it does not seem that all the tax
payers of the Territory should b. call
ed upon to support them. If the po-
Icy of supporting such local iastitu-
lions at territorial expense is contin
ued, its limitation, with the continuous
growth of the Territory, will be very
difficult. 1t is not unnatural that ev-
cry new charitable institution that is
organized in any 2art of the Territory
nould make application for TerritOr-
ial aid on the ground that others, no
moro worthy arc rpnoiuinU similar
aid. l have received applications from
various of such new institutions, which
| know to be worthy, asking me to
recommend appropriations for them,
but l cannot do so, because l believe
the system should not be Indefinitely
extended.
1 am not in any way DESTROYS of be-
lifting the good work which is being
done by our territorial educational
institutions. On the contrary, 1 fully
realize that, under the difficulties ma
ny of them have had to work. the re
suits are cry gratifying. 1t should
however, be borne il mind that until
the population and wealth OF the Ter
ritory is considerably greater h at
the present time the sums necessary
to bring them up to the standard de-
sired by their friends and boards in
charge of them cannot be afforded by
the taxpayers. The amount asked for
by five of the educational institutions
through the reports hereto annexed.
for necessary improvements. amounts
to about $2OO. 1000, and for increased