Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-28
DON'T MIX THEM IS
ADVICE Of CHAS.
F. LUMM|S
Well Known Editor and Arch
aeoIogist Protests Against
Suggested Architecture Com
binatiOn at Varsity,

Tha: the mixture of the Pueblo
ana Mission architecture at the Uni
| versitv Of New Mexico would be an
| error IN the opinion of Charles r.
Lummis of Los Angeles, formerly oi
New Mexico, editor OF the "Out West
magazine, ana secretary OF the South
west Society Of the Archaeological
Institute OF America. While il must
be remembered hat Mr.. Lummis is
an enthusiast on archaeology and a
lifc-lung student of the southwestern
indian, his opinion Is nevertheless inL
tereating. He has sent the Morning
journal The following communication:
Los Angeles, Cal, June 23. 1910.
To the Editor of the Morning Journal
Sii;--l note by the papers that
there is a proposition to change the
architecture of the University of New
Mexico from 'Pucbio" to mission"
with my long acquaintance with
New Mexico and fondness for It. /
trust II viii not seem the imperti-
nence of an outsider If ! speak rather
freely about this matter, and protest
earnestly against what would be, In
my Judgment, n grent error.
Whoever WAS responsible for the
adoption of the Pueblo architecture
for the University, | do not know:
hut whoever Il Wes, deserves grateful
remembrance; and ! should like to
be Informed, in order that due credit
may be given Ia the archives. 1t was
II distinct lnspiration-and simple, ms
most great thoughts are, but difficult
for the very reason that 1t is hard
to see the obvious.
The reasons why there are q thou
sand ugly buildings TO beautiful
-A. H.. ..laA. FIAs, A NAs.
thousand chromos to every fine paint
ing, and flfty thousand trashy books
To one great one. Is simply that in
about this proportion people either
don't know or don't think what The
great thing Island don't know, thcrc-
fore. whether to follow the dnuher or
the master.
Every great architect. every great
artist-and everyone who follows
SUCH knows that the Pueblo archi-
lecture is one of the most dignified,
characteristic aud attractive evolu-
tions In the worlds history of archie
lecture developed ian and Tor "a local
ity. The greatest architect could. and
would. joy in ito adapt this archi-
lecture nom the Finest examples i'm
New McNieu Ia almost amy New Mex
lean need and with q striking result.
IL lN NA IN'iWlAi At AiiAN ltEtNA as tine
mountains ana the mosas themselves.
n the modern inhabitants of Sew
had one-halr the unconscious
taste OF thu ancient %puehlos. there
not be- AN ugly building i'm Al
puducrque. nor in New Mexico. As it
IS. I think "a laigur number ul people
how ugly their neighbours
house u.s.
Not only ont of sentiment. and out
VI taste. 81 il wen Co follow a patri-
'tic and historic local standard. il is
matter OF business obvious to any
me that has business N enough
become known - the business
world. not to enter q hopeless COM
when 10 do $50, you have TO
am exclusive patent Of your
The more characteristic the
lore profitable. They viii not build
universities, or hotels or stations. in
ms other state after tho Pueblo
they would be- fools it they
It doesn't belong anywhere else
-rny more thar the mission archi-
cuiure belongs in Ncu MeNico. You
ave ID ia your hands q make e uni
crsity whose native ulcturcsquencss
han make &c famous til owe the
long before its other achieve
lents shah have made it noisy among
thousands of colleges which dot
be- hand You can attract attention To
and tho kind OF brains which
noWs how Co build the right build
igs viii Do he Kind 81 brains that
an see 10 % that the work don i'm !