Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-28

In the public schools Of New Mexico.
or amy private school or small coll
leGe Within her borders. should spend
~ least TWO years IN some one ct her
state schools
out ~ the class Of forty-One grad
uating "a tho Roswell high school Of
1912, thirty live continued fhrir edu-
cationnl work Ia the various schools
Of the country, 0ut only five OF whom
entered our own state institutions. Not
To exceed hity per cent Of our pOpu-
lhtion know today that we have Il rni-
versiiy of New Mexico. and the same
per cent OF our population are ignor-
ant of the existence and location OF
our other state schools. There's every
reason why young men and young
women would come from other states
our schools. because of our unequal
ed climate. as well as the opportunity
offered for general and proper de-
Nelopment nf men ana women.
ann % the opinion that the boards
OF control az these educational instl-
tntins may remove this condition, at
least, "a large extent. BY publicity
send the heads Of these Institutions
among the people. closer contact with
cur citizens ana "a larger patronage Of
the press OF the state In ma king
known the merits Of our schools.
the state Institutions are small and
insignificant lacking In Influence aud
standing 10 give young men and young
women The position in the educated
world. they desire. MOI So DO YOU
know that In iT4G. the first class
graduated az Harvard and numbered
bot nine. ana that 10 was about this
time that John Harvard died and
made thar magnificent bequest OF
h.f
great library Of three hundred vol
umes to- Harvard university? There
are one thousand, al least collection
Of books In your beautiful city OF a
much greater number of volumes. The
state Institutions are all supplied
with libraries ample and suiRient
for general. as we'll as special re-
search work. and technical investiga-
ton and education.
Yale college for more than one hun
dred years ala not have single build
ing Of her own. Great buildings are
important, but they do not make
great institution OF learning The
late President Garfield, IN % public
address said very iruthfully, that YOU
place q good teacher az one end ~
rough plank. ana good student az
the other end of the plank. ana you
have good school ~ our institu.
schools because I know yuu have wei
equipped men ana women as instruC-
tors. Those who know ana can Inn
part that which they may know 10
others seeking, and ! know our child
rem ~ students and In al other re-
sprcts, are the average Of the land.
We have IN the state institutions Of
learning in New Mexico instructors
from the great colleges ~ this conn
ty. We have the learning OF Of these
great universities right at our door.
In our midst, yet we seek them else
where. cXpvndinE thousands Of our
money in other jurisdictions. Vet that
is not the greater loss We are send
ing our young men ana young women
away from our own great state where
We need them. their work. and their
activities. into other states, and sixty
per cent of them never return to us
Speaking OF conservation, sc had
better conserve this young life ana
blood 60 our own state and It's up
come therefore. today To solicit
your aid, Ia enlist YOU for the full |
term of this war, this battle foi home |
institutions. why IN everything else !
Is IL home? We call for home made |
bread" We rush To- the home dairy !
for our lunches. we love the old song |