Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-01-21
INITIAL COST
WILL BE SMALL
He Plans to Support Institution
With EndoWmentS and VIII
Make New Mexico the
Center of Education
for Women.

10 eSldpllsn q national university
for women, modelled on old world In
stttutions and which shall be the CEN
ter Of education for women in the
United Statesiis the gigantic plan of
Rev Il. Mcqueen Gray. OF Carlsbad,
who is spending the day IN Albuauer-
que, and whose bill for the establish
ment of the university has already
been introduced in the legislature at
Santa Fe. The plan at first amazed
and then pleased the various legisla-
tors to whom it was explained, and
Rev. Gray to-day says that he is sure
of the active support and votes of a
number Of prominent members of the
Council and House. as well as the
support OF various Leaders Of the ter
ritory, including Governor Curry.
An appropriation of $4,000 is
asked Of the Legislature This Is in
tended merely as fund for starting
the project. Rev.. Gray believes that
once IL is established he will be able
to secure the support of prominent
men and women throughout the ma
tion and the university will be endow-
Sd sufficiently within a short time 10
, enable the ,silsa cement % the has3 M
structors and the equipment OF the
university for all purposes.
Some of the reasons advanced by
Rev. Gray are that there is not a
similar institution in the world and
that the need and desire for one IS
constantly growing; New Mexico Is
the Oest location because of climate
ana surroundings, possesses sufficient
railroads to make in easily reached
from any part of the country and Is
removed from wJmen's seminaries.
colleges, etc, in the east, where OPP
position would undoubtedly develop
should an attempt be made to locate
the university there; co-education has
not proven IA success because the
courses of study are arranged for the
needs of men and women are not
given an equal chance; the schools
for women existing now do not as
usual thing pay attention to the needs
of women who are forced to enter
business to live.
The university Is to be modeled on
universities of the old World and
Rev. Gray says that section three of
his bill sums up the whole object.
1t is to he teaching and examining
organization, not a boarding school.
such colleges as may be desired can
be established in proximity for the
care of students and these must con-
form to certain rules and regulations.
But the university itself will be de-
voted TO teaching and not to the du-
ties which the usual university in the
United states undertaes.
Because of the support prom sed
him, Rev Gray feels confident that
his bill viii become law and he
will work actively, visiting a number
of towns in the territory explaining
the plan and securing support for H.
The bill follows
An Act to establish a University for
Women in the Territoy Of New
Mexico.
BE it enacted by the Legislative as
sembly OF the Territory Of New
Mexico.
Section 1. That whereas there
does not exist any university for the
exclusive instruction of women. and
whereas the need for such an institu-
ton is widely admitted, there is here
by established I'm the territory OF New
Mexico a university for women
Sec. =, That this university shall
Dc nOn-seCtarian In character and that
is objects shall De TO provide I'M
struct.on Of the best university type
N literature, science and art and also
IN those branches Of technology the
industries, applied arts, and other de-
partments Of economic effort for
which women are adapted. TO women
IF sixteen years and upwards.
Sec, 3. That this university shall
be purely a teaching governing and
Examining body