The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-08-19
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have coma under the sway
OF the slogan efficiency /"
a y Dr. samuel p. capen In the am
Hual report Of the United states COM
missioner Of education. II IL a truth
brought nome to Us locally today By
n formal opening OF she New Mexico
state university and By the notable
improvement APPARENT TO everyone that
has rome about at the institution
quite recently, The University OF New
Mexico l. gaining ground very rapidly.
but every galn is upon a basis 81
sound educational standards. adequate
equipment and right methods OF adj
ministration. The standards Of the
institution remain perslstently and
sratifyinsiy ahead Of it, growth IN
students. That efficiency might
serve az a Concentrate slogan for our
state university is Indicated in the
remarks made at the opening assem-
bly, hour this morning By President
David r. Boyd. DE. Boyd's address
might well oe entitled Work for
that is what IL Is all about. II dis
cusses efficient work and how to do
IL from the standpoint OF education
In general and from the standpoint
OF the policy Of the University In
particular; and in these latter re-
marks we gain much light on the
r~tasons for the very satisfactory ad
vancement the New Mexico university
Is making. 1t is being built on solid
ground.
Recently the Outlook published an
article entitled Confessions OF an uu-
dergraduate," which has created a
sensation In the educational world.
Many educators had felt the same
things set forth by the author ut the
confessions" WIN chooscs TO remain
anonymous. But very few II any edu-
Gators had the nerve TO mention their
feelings In public These "confes-
sions' vet forth. in brief. that condi-
lions in our great universities now
are such as 70 encourage the student
90 get through with the least
amount of work possible. instead Of
giving TO his college years the best
efforts OF youth and vigorous con-
centrasion and enthusiastic effort.
His professors are lecturers; great
scholars who live In an atmospherH
Of pure scholarship quite removed
from the student and his everyday
problems Of practical living. Per-
sonal contact and inspiration are al
most wholly lacking. The student Is
left tc drift and he usually drifts the
wrong way.
President Boyd quoted briefly from
the outlook article TO point a contrast
between the conditions the article all
reyes and conditions as the University
81 New Mexico seeks to nave them
This emphasizes this distinction.
aid pr. Boyd after quoting the out
look article, that the accomplishment
Of COURSES laid down under charge Of
professors who ,each with interest and
enthusiasm will result in capacity for
work, and thus IN more practical
training for life. This Is the policy.
sure. which animatcs my assoc
ciatea In tho faculty OF this instiiu-
tion We aii realize that the function
the university professor Is Ia
~ N4HuH FTN-H .-k.N.Wah.. A.. merely
an important qualification Tor thpt
Hore. my young I.
ffiends who expect 20 go int their :
classes this gear, many Of you for the
first time, you are expected seriously
and earnestly 70 take hold of y0ui
tasks. ty to n an interest in them. :
Just as you expect 10 assume your ,
duties as men me women In life. with I
Interest and cnergy. since q
this Is the policy and function OF this :
institution every one, student and
professor. Is expected 10 ~eo-operato 4
10 this end. Any on, who persls,ently
fails to de- 20 viii soon lind himself
outside the working forces 81 the in
s,itutlon. and will find that il VIII he a
Necessity Of the Institution that oilers
ana incompetents, after persistent re-
fusai TO GET into their work. mus, be
eliminated, just as they are eliminated
In an industrial establishment The
blunt notice seen in many industrial
institutions. no loafing allowed
very appropriately be placed
about the grounds and in the class
rooms and laboratories OF this insti-
The steady growth Of the New MsS-
,co university. In the light OF The
policy Indicated here, is not surrri4-
nr Il IA inevitable.