Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-23
Or. GARRISON WILL
HAVE BOYS SCHOOL
IN CALIFORNIA
Former President of State Ag-
ricultural College Deeply
Interested in the Academic
Problem.
Especial Corsespsadsser 90 che Heralal

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lAts Ctucea. -. NJ. MAY a2-Dr
william H. Garrison. whose connec.
lion with the State Agricultural col
lege as president ceased recentlS
through pohtltaf f'lnanipuiatlon bs
some 90 Governor McDnnalds newiA
appoinicR trustees. has announced
! That he wiH tnxe charge of boys
/ srhoul in California. tie leaves with
| mss family 100 "a few days for Cnllfor-
mia Dr Garrisou's departure from,
Las cruces ls deeply regretted by tho
people of the community and hs re-
moNul from New Mexico H. a great loss
10 the educational interests 81 the
state as well as tu The big institution
which under his leadership has made
such remarkable PROGRESS Dr Gar
rison has sent out the following let
ter 10 his friends
During ms nine yearE az expert
encc as "A college president. / have
been more and more Interested In the
problem nf the boy before he goes 10
college. ~ education means the de.
Nclopmrnt of character and personal.
iaS, its crucial time h the period Of
adolescence when the hoy Is no longer
u child and not set man.
With tnis fhougnt ln mind, I have
decided "a establish ana maintain d
school FOR boys, tn try TO do for al
least small group of boys that Il
Volleee cannot Do because II catches
the boys too late. ana what high
school cannon do because ID has them
lor only a few hours day and is
compelled 90 handle them In the mass
The faculty 0l The school has ale
ready been orRnnizcd and, without eo-
ing into details VIII SAY that IL is
the strongest group of men for the
purpose that I have ever known.
There Is a matron, too. who viii be-
mother. aunt. and big sister 40 the
hoNs. The school viii not be- dcnomi-
national. hut II win try To teach re-
iigiOn in "a wholesome and manly way.
as 10 hopes 40 teach patriotism and
courage and honor and purity. In ways
which viii make thcm appeal 90 boss
as desirable qualities.
The school win be located M
clafemOnt. california, thirty-nye miles
from Los Angeles. surrounded bS
orange groves. two miles from ths.
mountains. in climate which makes
possible out-oi-doo life the year
round We have very beautiful
iife-proof building "a swimming pool,
and twenty acres of land The school
VIII take the boys nt the seventh grade
or upwards. and prepare them for
college. The tees viii be about the
same as those of hiah grade eastern
we expect 10 draw our patronage
from All pnrts az the country. Tho
advantages OF climate ana location
within reach OF both mountains and
the sea, ANA the opportunity for "a
boy 70 live AN absolutely healthy out
door life an the year, ARE quite suiii 4
Client 20 countcrnRlanee any disad.
vintage OF distance.
The point of AN this IL that, n you
know OF any people who have boys
from twelve ~ cighieen years old and
Who are able ~ send them 90 FIRST
clnss school. ] should ho greatly
Obliged VI you would fcnd mo their
names on the enclosed card N may
be- a. great favor 90 them as to me.
Thanking yun for tits service. I am
Yours sincerely.
Nv u. GARRISON.
estate College \. NJ, uniil june Us. ="