Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-11-10

selves and fit themselves for useful
service
Second, to render the state such eX-
pert service as ii may need in add
ministerins the government of the
state, cities and municipalities; 70 rem
der sucn service to the social, edu-
cational. economic and commercial
activities of the people of the state as
may be practical, and as far as posi-
BE to place the services Of the uni-
versity within reach OF those who are
unable to be resident in the university.
The first form Of service mentioned
was for a long time in the early de
velopment OF The university consider
ed its exclusive purpose, but within
the last ten years many of the state
universities have found numerous
ways in which the resources of the
university are made very serviceable
to the state in administering it's gov
ernmcnt. and in serving those who
could not be resident at the univer-
sity.
Aim of state University.
II was called university because
of the range of study ana training
proposed. The conception of the
sta,es has been an along that What
ever knowledge or whatever training
was needed or desirable for the citi-
zenship, should be provided by this
institution, hence it was properly
designated a university The first
great purpose, then, of the University
of New Mexico will be to provide the
best possible training of the widest
range for the young men and women
of the state. 1t will not be necessary
or possible to present at this time a
curriculum that would be profitable
or desirable The content of curri
culum has become pretty we'll un
derstood, and it may be taken for
granted without further consideration.
There are some things, however. that
ought to be specially considered in
this university.
In the first place. for some time
at least, its members. both of instruc-
tors and students. cannot be large.
Instead of that being a disadvantage.
1t is rather an advantage. II makes
it possible for attention to he given
to the students as individuals rather
in the class. more time can be given |
to each one. and personal contac. /
is possible that win enable the in
strrctor to make effective his own
personality in the development of the !
mind and character Of the student. 1t |
also makes it possible for the student !!
to come - personal contact with all |
the Others in the institution as asso- |
element In education is a longed for /
IDEAL difficult to attain because of the
large numbers in our growing coun-
try that have throngcd the classes
ana the school room With the Uni
versity Of New Mexico il viii he pos
sihle to take the greatest advantage
If this fact
Value of Personal Contact.
senator George F. Hoar said in his
Autobiography OF seventy years.
There was something in the college
raining of that day imperfec, as
we're its instruments ana slender as
we're its resources, from vhioh more
Intellectual strength in the leple was
pegotten than there is in the 'lege
raining of The present generatI y. |
Will not undertake to account for it;
out ! think it was due in large part
% the personality of the instructors
\ youth who contemplated with a
rear and intimate knowledge the
arse manhood of Josiah quincy. who
istened to the eloquence Of James
Walker, or heard his cxpositions of
ne PRINCIPAL systems of ethics or
metaphysics. or who sat at the feet
If Judge story as he poured forth
he lessons of jurisprudence in
lear and ineXhaustiblc stream. caught
N inspiration which transfigured the
cry soul of the pupil"
Indeed. mcst persons who. wears
fter leaving college look back TO the
acts of college life that have re-
NAMED m,st permanent with them.
ecail the personal Influence Of in
tructors and associates. rather than
he knowledge acquired
state Entitled To- Value Received
About one student in q thousand ,
4 population as has been above
hoNn. has been able tu take his
'iace in the state universities. Since ,
ne university is supported bv the ,
tate. il has a right Ia expect tnat
he product is getting the best ideals
4 the citizenship needed in the state.
nd Of equipment TO-. not only sup
'priinE his own life. hut for service
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