Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-03
CHANGE ANNOUNCED
At AGRICULTURAL
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MEETING OF
THE COLLEGE BOARD
President Foster to Retire
From College to Devote En-
tire Time to Management of
Experiment Station,

EXPERIMENT StdtlO0t
DR. Luther Foster who, for some
wears mast has been the head OF the
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.>'N h'Nl'o ASlleultoi"' 90
Mesilla PARK, ~ to retire from the
presidency of the institution to de-
,,ota ti. ti,,o +, t,a dtractnrshin or
-,
lhe experiment station having "e'u
both positions in the past The in
crcasing importance of the cxpcri-
ment station and the rapid extension
of the work has made the change
NECESSARY This was determined mn
on at a recent meeting Of the board
of control of the college. The Round
I'm the weekly. student publication Of
the Agriculture college. i'm its current
issue publishes the following author
lied announcement of the changes
made and The proCccdings of the
hoard which are of general interest:
Tho hoard of control of the college.
in annual session March 24-25, tram
sacted business Of v,nIphty hnport and
n interest tn all ,yhn ara concerned
/ in The deveIopmrnt Of The Institution,
Tho conditions of growth in the coli
Iepe have broupht about several i'm
nortant changes narticularIy in the
Observation-Disclosures The regents. recog-
ni1inp the srouo of such an institIi-
lion rs thig ha,-e taken action Ia in
sura lis steady develonment and ex-
tension and. WORKING under such a
Motley tbr rnsnltg al their dnlihera-
Hons will recommend themselves to
tha nubIic rho board entered unon
lis sessions Tuesday. March "a. Win
n ful attrndancc Pesidps The rcr-
nIar hoard members Governor curry
ana Hon I 70 clark superintendent
| fci6. were present during most of the
sittinps As ne official organ of ne
coIlepc. the Round-IIn gives "A digest
of The minutes of the board
Neu Administration.
Probably The most imnortant action
was taken in regard ia The adminis-
trofion AZ thn colInge and exnerinpnt
statinn since mo college was estab-
iished the positions of president of
me college ana director Of the eXperi-
ment station haye been combined, but
tbe deveInnnoant in bofh departments
dItrine The last few. years has greatly
inrrnas4d the detail work ana me
resnnnsihilitv connected with the most
ana bae mad a division Of me labor
tai,,isabIe President Foster is to be
relieved of his responsibility in the
q fairs nertaInitlp 10 fine college and
VIII ronfne bimseIf fo tbc director
shin of the experiment station. IN
mic work prosident Foster has shown
bip,eeIf arninentlv vvaIl Gttad ana tbn
nrorress made nv the Station under
his administration is evidence of his
a ilitv Anono tha eynnrtont Station
diraefors throuShout mo Irnitpd states
IA ie recoonizGd as one Of thn fore
most ana ie-,cidn .acnuaintanro ,.ith
men of nota in mo apricuituraI wori3
RAJ hoan found IN no Of MINI irnnor-
tance in tho advancement If thn v,orl,
4 nronosition u,ae hrought hafore Inc
hobrd in mis- meeting from Mr. Fortier
head Of thn denariment Of irrtpation
invastieations ~ ma II ( u fo,,
ro-o,,nTatiye work Win thn ro1l,ga in
i,.rio2 tion echn,aas Mr. Fortiar mo
noses r. collect or tho roIlooe n man
In, Of valuable annaratns for tha
tasyts y,bicb con, he nsed in class yvork
5s ,,aIi M bcroGt to he IoriJ,ad
Cror, co-onereti,,e u,orl, eucb 90 mis-
raInot Ia, o,,erns ti,,,otoI and tho coz
Loco h,g hoan ,,er,t fortunate durino
~ 1agt rov, tio,,,s !, eecT,i,1 tho nn s
onerafion If he denartments 2t Wash
ington IN tba resaarrh work If he
6tio,, ~ NO p,.agi51, tosta,,
,1,,na,,ti,,, ,.i+h NJ 1ra,,tia,. a,,gg
MI ia tagt ,,r,,,aeaI ana n H. .o,,,.,ot,'d
thot tho e,6,,e,in,nen+ vii oonfain,,e
tt, rraeoHt nnlic,. ~ jnint onaratiH,,
Vim tbis etatio,, tbrongb prosidart
Enete,,s innunnrr Win no VVasbing-
Ton authorities CertainIv win NJ
Fostar,e nnereiee dirnct"d So1elv a1nn,5
tboge ii,ns tIo ,,,n,L ~ the o, ,,,oe
,r,o,t statio,, st,,,Id rocoi,,c erro,tP ~
nat,,e p '''
! Tbo rasionotior Of profossor Wv
ro,, ,.bn IA b,Ia tho MAIN oe .s,,t-
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