Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-01-21

That there has never been and I,
not now In the worid an oducatioua
Institution non-Ecetarian and doins
university work which De- exclusively
devoted to the education Of women.
That there e. q positive aud pressing
need for such an institution and that
10 establishment would attract immo.
diptciy not only the attention. but the
support of thoughtful men aud wom-
"a throughout the nation. ana that
New Mexico because Of climatic con
aiilnns, IL for no other reason. Is an
ideal state Ia which to establish such
an Institution. Ras. 10 Mcqueen
Gray. Of Carlsbad. has proposed to q
number of members OF the legislature.
since his arrival in Santa Pc. Mon
day. - plan FOR tho csta blishmcnt Of
such d university Ia New Mexico
The plan rs al first almost staggcr-
ing IN is magnitude. but careful con.
alteration ~ the plan proposed by MIR
Gray has deeply Interested "A number
Of tho most h~ard-hcaded business
men IN New Mexico. It has inter.
cFtcd Governor Curry ANA u number
OF prominent men here In and out
Of the legislature. who declare that
although II Is an advanced movement,
New Mckee can well afford 10 take
official charge Of sucn a movement.
and, II nothing more. ascertain II It's
possibilities are as great as they seem.
Mr.. Gray asks IN Il tentative meas
urc, which has been prepared, hat
the legislature appropriate the sum
Of $4,000. as an organization fund
for sue q university He asks no
further appropriation and believes
that no further appropriation will be
necessary, for his belief is that this in
stitution, supported BY the official
charter ~ the territory. or state. will
attract Immediately support from
every quarter of the nation where
women are v%oieing the need for an in
aiitution of the kind proposed.
briefly skeichod by MIR. Gray. the
university would be a university not
only - fun university work. but hay-
ing also us departments al practical
education technical and Industrial. IA
thoss a%eienees and industrie FOR which
m are fitted
II ia proposed that the governor of
THE territory shall appoint "A presi.
AtN VI wv MitfNNNNANN anu q NAfAiU OF
governors of which the president shall
hc q member, ana Tint the treasurer
IN The territory shail bc the treasurer
Of tho university and that the appro-
priation asked for shall he paid to the
trrAHurer ana used to dofray the oX-
peuscs attendant upon the establish
fnent ~ the institution II is pro-
posed that the governor shall name a
commission of forty citizens selected
equally aH nearly ms possible from an
sections OF Now Mexico. who shall bo
a commission on location and thnt this
commission, when the establishment
the institution shalt have become
assured. bc charged with the duty of
lhoufine the most suitable location
In New Mexico for the university
when organization has been compile
and the Institution established tho
president fret appointed shah retire
form the office. 10 De replaced AZ the
hoice 80 the hoard ~ governors. 81
which the governor shall hv a. mem
The plan az FIRST glance Isl onc that
ms o. present unusual difficulties
lf execution. hut fifteen minutes OF
e nNef Sauou With Mr. Gray makes IL
'erm not oniS possible ~ achieve
mont. but reasonably sure of tho FUN.
20 stcct~
Mr cray i~ "a man ~ ripe scholar
ihlp His acquaintance is probably
argcr than that Of ans other clii-
~ Now Mcxicu uc is in otoss
.ouch with man, of the foremost
thinkers NJ the period Boo educational