Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-26
GREAT WORK BEING
ACCOMPLISHED At
STATE COLLEGE
President George E. Ladd Tells
of Progress Made by Insti-
tuition and the Needs That
Are Pressing IT.

President George 70 Iadd. Of thaI
New Mexico College of Agriculture
Iand Mechanic Arts, who was in Albu.I
querquc last night on his return toI
Meslia Park from an official visit to|
Santa ne. talked in a most interesting
manner yesterday Of the progress that
IS being made by the instituton o.
which ne is the head, and Of the needs
Of the college to enable II to accom-
plish snl greater things in the future.
Service to the public. Is the
motto that we have adopted" said
/ DR. Iadd, "and we are making the
mes earnest efforts. with the limited
Incons at our command, Co live f1lly
lup to that motto. we have accom-
Ipllshed much but there IS much more
! that We could accomplish If we only
/ had the financial means to follow out
ltho plans which we desire to pursue
The active enrolment at the col
lege Is the greatest In the history Of
the institution he continued IN
/ fact, ono Of our most pressing needs
Is for moro dormitorios TO accommO-
date the students Not only are all
\ The present dormitory buildings over
crowded but every boarding house
and every private home IN Mesilla
parl, whore board can be obtained h.
ltaved to ms utmost capacity"
Dr. Ladd spoke Of the widespread
Interest that is being taken in the
school by citizens all over the state,
u and especially hy farmers and ranch
!. crs who have had personal experience
of the benefits TO be derived from IT,
Wherever funds are available for the
necessary expenses. the college has
made it a practice TO send lecturers
from the faculty 10 points where their
I pres snce has been requested and
there have hecn many concerts EVIL
dences of the good that has been ac-
complished by these visits ono
, farmer wrote Or Ladd that he had
been enabled to save thousand dol
, lars by reason of lecture that he had
, heard from a member OF the faculty
) OF the institution.
, "Our only regret" DR. Ladd added
, 'is that We have not the funds TO per-
) NIT Of our doing more Of this sort OF
, work. AS it is. we can only send out
) men on these trips when the farmers
) are willing Go put up the money for
) their expenses. | wish IL were SO tina.
) we could serve all the people Of tn
) state I'm this way without expense tt
) them"
Or. lladd plsd told of MANY lntcrcst
) ing lines of experimental work thai
) the college is engaged in at the pres
; emit time Special attention is beinl
5 paid 20 animal nutrition, with view
. 10 asccrtaining the best feed for livi
: stock and cattle AT various ages ans
) tests are being made that Will un
, dcubtedly he Of inestimable value e
, owners Of live stock Tests are ais
being contracted with a view 20 findins
pear chat can be grated on the ap
piles that are grown in New Mexico. !
a believed that in this way a hard'
: variety of apple can be produced which
IwiH Withstand the severity Of climate
conditions better than any now known
! Another matter that is engaging tn
attention uf the faculty Of the insti
, tuition is To discover a remedy for III
, "ohne disease, which has caused sucl
! great loss te farmers all over tn
state.
@ agriculture. aid Or Tadd, q
7 now going through q transition perio'
= similar 20 that which the mining ia
/ dustry underwent few years ago.
4 Is coming moro and more every da
i TO bee recognized as field for tn
0 graduate of an up-to-date college O
0 agriculture can command good ne
: enumeration for his services just "a
. The mining engineer is worth goo
salary To the mine owner. who mus
a have the benefit of the work of spe
& clallst The day of the 'rabe' farme
o has passed The farmer IL he ha
received the proper technical train
; ms, is now recognized as just as Inn
. lportant "A factor In the development @
= the country as the banker or the rail
n road builder That IS the kind O
Z farmers we are turning out at Mesin
: Park. and I only hope that suflicien
3 financial aid viii be extended to us t
o enable MS 20 extend the work in sue
8 a manner as 10 benefit an Of the pee
2 ple"
. Or Ladd lert at midnight for Me
sila Park.