Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-16
MISS PARSONS TO
ACT AS CLERK
OF BOARD
Members Of University Fac
ulty Chosen at Regents
Meeting Today; No Action
Taken on the Presidency;
Gray's Recommendations.


Miss Josephine Parsons. for II
years member Of the faculty OF the
University Of New Mexico was chosen
hy Tie regents az their meeting this
morning In the Lana -stricklor build
ing 70 act as clerk OF the board which
has just assumed offics The selec-
ton viii meet with general approval,
as Miss Parsons is prominently quail
flied Tor the position.
The meeting OF the board. as which
Governor Mcdonald, President r. W.
d. Bryan, Judge Cooley OF Silver City,
Dr. j. A. Reidy of this city and h. III.
Buckley Of Ration were present ad'
iOurned TO meet next Saturday morn-
ing nc the same place, at which time
Nathan Jaifa OF Roswell will be pres
emit
No action OF any kind, regarding
either the presidency or anything else,
was taken by the board, the morning
being devoted chiefly 10 listening TO
and discussing Recommendations
made BY President Mcqueen Gray,
who was present at the meeting and
explained his ideas about the present
and future needs OF the institution.
The principal subjects OF interest dts
cussgd we're tho summer school for
the coming summer and the proposed
establishment OF department OF law
In the institution. The recommends
tiOns considered yesterday were in
Incorporated IN the full report substi-
tuted to President Clancy OF the old
board by Or. Gray In January last
Among the interesting thiags point
cd out in this report was the fact
that the UNIVERSITIES total income OF
less than $4,000 is tho smallest ro-
CeiYcd by any state university, that
OF Arizona receiving si30.000 and the
next lowest, Montana 100000. DIT.
Gray recommends that immediate
steps be taken toward the establish
ment or development OF the following
educational activities OF the school:
School OF Law, the Department OF
History and Economics, the Depart.
ment OF Chemistry, the School OF
Music and the School Of Law. Re-
gardlng the latter. Dr. Grays report
Tor recommendation says:
More inquiries have reached me
enee to the institution OF Law school
at the University than concerning all
other departments together. There
Is no doubt IN my mind that 4 Is the
immediate duty OF she institution to
provide q law school, OF such kind
as can meet the requirements Of the
people OF the state FOR years 10 come"
The president also makes an urgent
recommendation In regard 70 the
School OF Music, as follows:
mo addition TO the activities OF
the College OF letters and Arts made
during the present administration has
been more directly productive Of ben
eiiis than the institution of the School
OF Maslc. II a. desired 10 place This
department upon permanent basis
which can ie effected with but little
extra expense.
Thore Is not merely q pressing need
for such service as the University can
render In this regard but a signal
opportunity for the establishments o.
"a Conservatory OF Music. which win
meet the needs OF many persons
throughout the state who have hith-
erto been unable to benefit by the
limited opportunities nj present al.
fordcd by the University.
Estimate Of immediate Needs
Dr. Gray makes the following esti-
mate OF the sums required TO meet
the immediate needs OF the school
.as outlined In his recommendations
Annual Appropriation.
Increase in the annual appro-
priation to meet the needs
for additional instruction ln
the departments and for the
institution OF the School Of
Law .......................sii, 400
Additional expense Of maintain.
ance and operation ..... I 800
Present annual Appropriation. $4,000
Special Expenditure.
Presidents Residence ......S 500
chemistry building ....... 1000
Alterations to administration