Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-25


vcrsiIy. who. out OF a small class, in
spired twenty 10 work their way
through colleges and thus TO become
successful men. Mr.. Fox pleaded. In
conclusion, with the teachers TO exert
their Influence with the legislators so
that they viii grant sufficient means
TO carry on the work OF the higher
Institutions.
Tho State College.
Tho now president of the assocla.
tion. Prof j. II. Vaughn. presented
the claims of the state college 10 pub
lie support. His paper was we'll
prepared outline Of the three-fold
work that this great institution Is do
Ing. The only legitimate excuse" he
said. "for the existence Of an instltu-
ton supported by the public is public
service.
"of New Mexico's population. So
per cent lives In the rural districts or
is supported directly or indirectly by
agriculture. The state college fills n
place absolutely unique and with IN
eye single to the one purpose OF fur
thering the agricultural interests of
the state. New Mexico's farm lands
are worth at the least valuation $780,
100000; It's cattle. $4,000. 900; its CO.
real crops. siO.Oo0.o0o: it's wool ss,-
100000; IT'S dairy products. $3.50. 900.
Attention was called 20 the impor-
lance OF instruction In irrigation en-
cheering, there being 1900 irrigated
farms In the state. The commercial
and domestic science courses we're ex-
planned. And the speaker continued:
Every man should be larger than his
profession and therefore stress is laid
on good citizenship at the college.
The great good accomplished by the
experiment station was emphasized.
More than 5000 letters OF inquiry
were answered last year. II a certain
line Of Investigations now being made
turns out TO he successful II win save
the county of Socorro alone more
money than the state has thus far
contributed 10 the maintenance of the
college. The legislature provides in
adequately for this great institution.
but there is no ground for pessimism.
for eventually means commensurate
with the greatness OF the work will
be forthcoming"
Plea for Spanish Americans.
Secretary of State Antonio lucero
of Santa Fe, who represented both the
normal university at Las Vegas and
the Spanish American Normal school
at FL Rito. evoked repeated applause
by his plea for justice for the Span
ish American part Of the states pop
Particularly vociferous was
the d-clapping when he declared
that the saloon is being voted out in
one after the other of the rural dis
trlcts. and 1T is incumbent upon us
TO see that it is replaced by school
houses.
There should be n school house
within reach of every child and every
child should be sent to school for the
entire term during his school age" he
said. The secretary described with
convincing eloquence. the present day
adverse condition Of many descend
ants of the conquistadores. their
struggle with poverty. their 'discour-
agement. He complained that the
United States did more for the Phil
ippine islands in one year than II did
for the Spanish Americans in New
Mexico in sixty-three.
The lack of religious training, he
brought out. is considered by many
to be at the root Of crime and corrup-
tiop, and he deemed 1t inevitable that
a goddess people must perish, How
ever, he said, the Spanish American is
religious by nature. by heritage. by in
clination and all that he needed to
meet with present day conditions was
good schools. Spanish American
teachers have been dropped one after
the other because of the more rigid
requirements for certiflcatioE. and
while he would not make a plea in
favor of incompetency as against eff
cheney, he insisted that the state must
provide for the education of Spanish
to teach the schools in BIZ
linguai fashion In the Spanish-speak-
ing districts He explained how the
normal university and the Spanish
Normal schools are. doing
this and doing it successfully.
state Normal school.
Prof. Myron II. Lugibihl spoke Of
the work of the state normal school
and its mission, He explained the
practical work that is being accom-
plished at the Silver City institution.
His talk was convincing and forcefnl. 4
Military Institute.
Captain Austin d. Grille delivered
one of the most eloquent pleas of the
day ON behalf of the military insti-
tute. lie said that he was an advo-
cate of peace. but that If war should
come. and come rs it did to Europe,
without warning. there is need of the
Young men being trained for the
He dwelt on the desirability of the
training of the body going hand-in-
hand with that Of the mind and told
how successfully the two are accom-
piished at. the Roswell school
School OF Mines.
Lastly, President Fayette A. Jones
told of the work that is being done
bv the school of mines at socorro, its
location, excellent FAC
ulty and equipment and the oppor-
tunities that present themselves 10
The mining engineer in the develop
ment of the marvelously ricn ore de-
posts of the state.
The singing OF the Menaul schoo'