Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-25
VALLEY MAN ON
THE W0MAN'S UNIVERSITY
Believes Present Educational
Institutions Which are in
Need Of Much Stronger Sup
port Should Not Be Sacrificed

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niiy 10 the territory Of Now Mckee
which shall be used exclusively 70
womon, and governed. nnd. ~ lnnst i
part. maintained by the territorial o
state government.
Whilo 40 moi believe the pcppl'
Of New Mexico viii consider very scr
ionaly this proposition from the tai
cntcd gentleman from the pccos coun
ltry. 1 do feel that there 70 oven nov
onough interest being shown IN hi
plnn. especially by the people of th'
eastern part Of the territory to justif'
"a expression Of opposition such as
shall make.
II IS not ihnt our people nre no
alive to the needs Of the hour or Tina
fllry do not cnre 10 contribute to tll'
success Of an adventure even II IN
nrccoleniod BY any people ana IN ans
age. if they feel That such viii result
1T good. but ! believe thai | express
the feeling common With the great
Dody OF our people whom I say W. dc
not feel thai with our yet imporfoctiS
equipped university and technical and
normal schools we should take Il upon
ourselves to establish a precedent fof
school reform for every other state
ii tho Union as wcll as every nation
on carth
Tho author ~ this scheme says.
There has never been ana IL not nov
IN the world. an educational insiiti-
ton non.sectarian ana doing work
which rs exclusively devoted 10 tho
education of women" And again H.
says There 10 pressing need Of aucli
mn institution. ana MS establishment
would attract Immediately, not only
tho attention but the support OF
thoughtful men ana women through
ont the nation
We people OF the eastern part OF
The territory know OF a good nolgh-
hor Of The valley have for him the
eronteAi respect ana the very high
est regard ana. uutil the appearance
uf thia rather unique ana experimental
propagation bosoiton by himself. $40
havu looked upon his intellectual nc
omplishmenta with much favor How
over. let II be said here. hat mono OF
as wuuld eyer have attributed 10 such
Il NINA ~ Il n this good brothers
fortune 10 possess. the creation OF such
a plan The Rev MT Gray says,
1rt oar Legislature contribute II even
upon "a small scale. TO the founding
Of such nn institution. aud immcdt-
atoiy be attracted on account OF tho
peculiar climatic conditions of our
country thousand Of dollars which will
come from the thoughtful mon and
women of the east who desire to sec
encouraged such % school, Now.
while the writer appreciates tho fact
that W. should welcome help aud en-
enlargement IN any Of Gun greater
enter priscs. yet in Wow uf tho dis
position Of these same people TO re-
fuse us equal representation in tho
congress Of our nation. after we have
stood az tho door for over thirty
years knocking and pleading. it socms
quite reasonable that W. should draw
the conclusion that " those thought
iul' men and womon should have any
great dotirc to assist in such "a plan
as Mr. Gray has suggested. they would
no doubt leave the charge la the hands
ana keeping Of Il commonwealth IN
which they would havc as believe thoy
have marc confidence why should
those people come to Our territory !
htlp build and conduct "a unlvcr-
sitS so unique aud untricd as this one
would hc. and leave the management
1f such bop the hands uf an adminis-
trntien which represents % people SO
iHr behind the other states Ia cdu-
ationai requirements aud moral de-
ns they would hnNo az he