The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-05-10

DREsipENT BOYD Of the state
University. IN his remarks Ia.
y Any af ihs cnmmanceemnt cx-

waN thoroughly merited tribute TO the
tn.mhers Of the University board ~
regents. under whose general direction
h. has 80 successfuil, managed the
institution during the past three
ears. Dr. Boyd pointed out n num-
Der of instances Of far-s,shted policy
and broad.gause business judgment
ON the art of the regents by which
the University has benefitted enor :
mously already and through which It
viii receive far more Important ben
ents In the future. dement's which may
reasonably be expected to grow more
important with each passing year.
Notable among these Is the expan
sion 81 the campus from ~ to more
than 700 acres. an action which pro-
te,ts IN. University foI all time
gains the necessity of having to paw
.Norhltant prices. or very large prices
Tor land values Increased III
tn" ~t'niversity's growth With 30"
broad acres, one Of the larees, un'
broken tracts OF the Kind In the coup-
try. the New Mexico state University
can reach it's iull growth two, ten
twenty or fifty years from today with
place H. next building It's enlarged
athletic field. al any of the equip
nent which may become necessary to
the plant.
Another activity Of the hoard ~hicn
the president did not mention u INC
negotiation which brought b eN.
tension OF the street car line To he
University. There are other activi.
ties pending which will sim further
how the exceptional value of .he
service this board has renuered to the
University and the state. when thos.
activities have been n little further
advanced.
This point Of disintetested unseli-
ish public service on the part of the
University board brings up the only
point of difference the Herald can aud
with the notably helpful. energetic
and sensible commencement address
81 Hon W. g. Reid on The Relation
81 the University to the State Mr.
Reid pointed ont more clearly than
has ever been done before the prac.
teal services which the University
an perform not only for its students
out Tor the presen, and future popI-
lation of New Mexico. II is an ad-
dress which everyone Interested In IN,
University or In higher education
may read with profit. II deals broad.
~ with all OF the states higher cdu.
"dtional institutions. Aid In discussing
The" mechanics OF administration aud
maintenance. Mr.. Reid gave as his
opinion the view that a single board
81 regents. governing all the states
higher institutions. would produce
better results n greater m Of
CONTAMINATION than is possible under
the present system OF a separate board
Tor each institution.
The Herald does nc, hold with this
'."~ a board VI governors having Ia
'hntge the management OF all ,hs
states educational institutions. now
ton "a number. could hardly be .,-
r'ri'd to serve without salary. Thu
burden Of work involved would be 80
great as To make voluntary service UNI
~nablc' IN. stat. could not az
lord to a salaries large enough TO
.''Hfo the services OF IT, big business
Hni Professional men men Of the
I'r' who now compos. IA. star. Uni
.'f-.fy board. Tkr smaller salaries
which the state could afford would
serve as a bait tor the eyer-rcady
S''t'r AFTER a political income, de-
rived from an easy berth. The Offices
would become political on e.. They
ate LOW nlied by men whose ,vore
~" unrest type OF disintet.sted publir
service II - doubtful if 'hors s nv
saIarN ~ IN. gift of the STATE which
would tempt Georg. 1. Brooke the
present chairman of the tuiy,- lty
board, Ia torsaks private lite SCI
Nj BROOKS, from the b%.ginuinE ot ht
term as chairman OF this board has
a very large portion oi hi
his energy and rover AGILITY To-
directing the Affairs of the rnlyorsi'y
with III. same gre, close attention
aud iorethought that he would devote
q an important private e%hterpiisc
ron which he had in view direct pei.
onal advantage.
In the days when he volunteered
Us time and service M president Of
Albuquerque Commercial club
II. Brooks got results for Aibuauer-
us Ia has obtained the same Kind \