The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-09-04

~ E'NNN'NN""i|t NHN FNNN""IN"H N'A'
since We have had a CONSIDERABLE
amonnt of discussion about both ssnda
% sins. ihf Herald feeds IKE directing
attention u an interview Ia this news
Paper yesterday unh Nathan iaGa 81
Roosevelt. d regent Of the Sew Mexico
state university.
MI. Jana. together with All OF the
regents OF the University. taxes an
active, vigorous u effective interest
10 the institution, he knows SIS needs
and Is one " the men engaged In
supplying them. or such az them as
can be met BY the eovcrnins board.
when ho says. after years ol ohservu-
ton and months OF close contact
with the institution. thai IT'S greatest
need az present Is more active co..
operation from b oiiizenE of AIbu-
quereue, q statement has been made
which demands tho grave attention Of
every shoushtfal nun and woman Ia
this community.
Mr. Jana picked ont the matter o.
y sidewalk from the city limits TO the
University AZ an instance u isck OF.
the right kind OF co-operation with
h University ON the part Of Albu-
querqae. He could not have chosen
a better Illustration to drive home
his point that shis city has MOI slgcn
the state University the nil cordial
and complete cooperation which
should havc been given. aad which
the University rishtfully may expect
There is no MON liberal cliy ln the
United States than A%i0uqaerquu boo
the mater ~ subscribing moiey ior
public c%nteFprises Mary have
thought that III times We have been
over liberal in his regard. and that
We nave paid cash 20 enterprises 81
times Whieh porhaps were not neces-
sary. wise. or the best Investment tpr
nnancialigins.
n Is his very lberality ia behalf Oh
almost every public enterprise that
MSS come before this cts that leads
th. Herald 40 feel sure that n we
2 MT done our duty by the uni-
yercity Of New Mexlco in the past 81
Is ) sin of omission a th~oashtlcss
ness Cor 4hich there may fe offered
tlse exeuse thut 81 has not beca
hrouFhi dfrecuy home 60 us a. need
fos ald ia behali ST other public ca
terpriess has hceu brought
Yet ID b. the exact truth tina. the
men who went before ths state lcsls-
lature last winfcr IN behalf ci an Boo
creased appropriation FOR the UnIvcr
atty; a wise and necessary domana
found the greatest obstacle to ho 1t,r-
come a. the hardest obstacle tbai
was overcome was the sontcntion ei
members If both houses of th, assem-
hly that Albuquerque and A%lbuquor-
que people did not give 20 me state
University the uppor and tho active
eo-operation which IL its dee.
LEI us stop for q few minutes risht
now an think what 90 our 20 the State
University from this city. The Uni
versliy shows d rowth Va enrolment
this scar of nearly 400 per cent
What has thit city done 90 aid Va
that incroase
Tho answer that aside from the
unselhsh WORK of chs chahmau of the
hoarG of regents. ONT 20 a lesser ox-
tcnt tbe work of % few other lndigld-
uais. this ciu has eonlu,e.e d cxactiy.
nothing ai un We hav, IHt the Uni-
vcrsity 90 WORK oul pf au uiiurr.
That o. s. wnraiue out ulf future
with notable success Is in snttc nl ai-
buquerque and not because tf b.
This lack of active cooperation
with the University being % sa of'
omission. and hayipE Thought aauat
that sin "a bic. ln n not aortn while
Tor 81 to s3op q little lonso, and tank
what w. can do for thc luivcrsiy
now Nothlng can be gained by re-
calimg what might have been dang
and was MOI GONE or by sroidins
about b., This newspaper doe not
Ike a. scold; and Il Is ouly hecauHc
we are convinced hat thoughticssncss
and nothing else is the reason iot thc
failure Of this city 90 give tnc stata
university hcarty strong @ con-
slant backing that We feel ike urging
fhe turning ~ q new leaf ana tle
making Of a new start in behali of
the Institution which 81 bound 90 be-
come une of the cty's greatest assets
~ may b. said that tlo turning Of
tho new leaf haf beggp, Much moro
Of co-eporation 10 heing Fhrn lle
Uniyersitg nov than ever hefore but
4 "a not the whoie-hoaftcd onthusias
AZ cD-operatlon nat ID peeded What