Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-11-08
INGUGUHLTION OF
DAVID 4. BOYD
As PRESIDENT
Of UNIVERSITY
Impressive Ceremony to Occur
Tomorrow Night a. Elks'
Theater in Presence Of Ed
ucators of the State.
HEADS OF SCHOOLS OF
3 STATES TO BE PRESENT

Tho event Of chief interest on e.,
( prOgram Of tho educational week m
Albuquerque II the ceremony Saturday
night az the Elks' thcatcr by which
Or David Ross Boyd. the veteran cd
uralOr VINO had charge 81 the Uni
N'tsIly OF oklahoma Tor the many
years ~ IT'S formative period. viii be
abducted into ONO" a. president Of the
InhctEity OF New Mexico.
III" Inauguration Win b., impressive
,u D." n -,'., ~, s. Nuu wuu NIu take
part mar, mug 100 500. o.. s.uu 10 tao
lhcHtcr attIrd 10 .uu academic COS
tune, chch rama "lih us distinguish
InE dress.
The program will bo simple one,
consisting Of the urW presidents in
uuguidl outlining bus p.tus ana am
billions Tor the s,huul ct watch he
tak't charge; an address by summers
BufKuHrl legal advisor h. Governor
MrD"ul.h, ~ u" enforced absence Of
the executive; greetings from the fac
ully b. b'tH g. T.. IIUdgin Of the Unit
ycrhis of Nrw MoNiru, greetings from
ta" u.'irty q! Texas by Dean W. ].
Battle, iium the University Dt okla
humt Jy President StrattOn H.
br""t., Iud from tdG University of
Arlpna by President \. ~. wilde, an
Jtdl's by state superintendent OF
fuh.. Instruction Alyan a. White.
ana ri'"liugH from the various Atltnl
Institutions of higher education, Oy
frD .,d'ui Garrison of the Agriuultur-
II .H'l'gC, PTosidCnt Roberts Of the
las Vegas Normal university, Pr,sl-
dent lapht 81 the SILVER city Normal
H'.pn.. ana representatives. ut IA" Mil
|tu institute aud the SCuuul OF
Mine. Ia his address IN behalf OF tho
\ .tVsg
VIiI formally deliver the Keys 81 the
..ir university to M" urW president
Ih, ,uNuullIun viii be- b. NIrhdoaCon
" r. Warren at -. Juhn's Episcopal
,hui"u ana tho DcucdlciiOn by Rev.
Father y. NJ. Mandtari, : J. pastor
ui Inc church Of Tia" Immaculate
Conception. orchestral selections Will
.diy Oh" program, President H. w
-. Bryan of Tia" board 10 regents of
a." university viii preside.
The New President.
IN David Ross Boyd, Wuu assumed
The actual work Of ia" office of prcsi-
dent Of the stnt. university at the be
ginning of thr l9l2-l9la scholastic
year NJ an ,du .diOr Nitn unusunl
practical experience amid Western
conditions similar TO- tNuru Hu meets
~ Sew Mexico. For sixteen years
during tu" y0uuE days Of tine IHi,rr-
sitN 81 oklahoma, ~ q new country
hr Worked efficiently 10 huild up The
stat" university. leaving u uuiy When
"a had reached dimensions HhlDI
made u uu, Of M, most sf.. "syiu. tud
best known schools IN ia" west. III
lu,d h. q practical organizer who
knows how to- get results. Ills Work
Al the state university here bag begun
quietly, unusivhtituu-lN nat Ia a
Thoroughly businUsslIkr Way aud iNor'
h. every indication that II VIII 10" per
manrutb successful. IN. Boyd idea
IN not lu secure uumhors alone. Jut
to max" the educational standards
and the educational results of lh" New
M,Xi.u university equal To- luu.r Of
any institution OF higher learning In
the land
Dr. Huyd IN a native ct ONO. hlN-
ing received his training az tao Uni
ycrsiiy ct Monster, Ilr W,u granted
the rachclur's degree ~ lNtN after u
Masters dUg,co, Hnd IN 1895 the ne
gree at DucIur Of Philosophy Ia hIs-
tory at education und psychology. I'm
mcdiHiry ultur graduating hu took
chrrgc uG tho Bcllsu" nigh school, the
next ycur going To- Van Vert high
school. Ne Was then appointed Hu-
pcTintondeut at the Van Vert puhlir
schools, where h" remained until ISM,
when he was appointed supcrinlonh
"nt of public schools at Arkansas Cl'N'
Kansas.
IN 1899 Dr. Boyd was elected presl
dent Of the new University or Okla
homa. The usual statute pTuNldlhB
for state university had been com
piled with by donation OF forty acres
of rnyv prairie land as a site Tot lh'
university. The hoard Of regents haI
been appointed and the university
, opened In the fail Of ib92 with siNli
nine students,
Dr. Royd remained In charge Of tho
university until lgnS when the I'M
Versiiy had IA "nInllmcut OF nearly
800 students, a campus ui 400 acres,
nm annual budget at tlSj,DUO and
faculty NJ nftN seven instructors.
AFTER leaving the University Of OR
lanumn he took charge ~ the cduth-
tiunnl work Of the Presbyterian board
at home missions until July list, 1872,
when hr assumed the duties OF prcsi-
dent uf the University OF Now Mexico
Mills tO represent Nalc.
Yulc University has designated on"
a. ils distinguished graduates, ex-
Govrrnur W, j. Mills, 10 represent u
tomorrow night at the inauguration
of pr. -. IL. Boyd, ~ president of tn"
University Of New Mexico. judge
Mills viii come down from Las Vegas
To Join the large number Oi his Eel
, low townsmen who are now In Ia"
city attending tho meetl1gs at IN"
tonoherB association. The Elks opera
house has been crowded during thr
very Interesting evening sessions of
the association and nUnding room
only will describe its condition to-
morrow evening as the inaugural
! ceremonies viii be Interesting and
! viii attract large numbers at tho resi-
| dents at the city.
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