Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-14
SPRINGER HEADS
PSYCHOLOGISTS
Of NEW MEXICO
Las Vegas Man Named Pres
ident of Santa Fe lnSttutei
MCFie PresIdeS Over Meet
ing in Old Palace,
tsffsl.L eossssrososnes 70 noaNIra Iouea.ll

| ESPECIAL CONSEQUENCES 70 MORNING JOURNAL
Santa Fe, Feb l3.--Frank Springer
of East Las Vegas New Mcxieo's fore
most scientist ana philanthropist
was last evening unanimously elected
! president Of the Santa Fe Society Of
the Archaeological Institute II Ann
erica The other officers chosen
were Vice presidents. state Senator
+. c, Champion of Ration, pr Frank
II. II. Roberts, president of the Nor
mai university Colonel Ralph i,
Twitehell and Federal judge William
II. Pope; secretary Paul A. f. Wal
ter; treasurer, Major Rufus j. Palen;
/ counsellor. Mrs l.. L. w Wilson, PHI.
I D., Philadelphia, Pa, president of the
/ Normal school for Girls: executive
committee, Paul a. r. Walter. Mrs.
Frank +. Mera, Supt. Frederick {.
snyder Dr. James A. Rolls, Rupert
+. Asplund and Mrs l. H. Rapp.
New McNico's Foremost citizen.
The meeting of the new society,
which already numbers sixty menu
/ bers from all parts Of the state ANA
beyond. took place in the Palace of
/ the Governors. Judge John K. Me
tie presided. In presenting the name
of Frank Springer for the presidency.
/ there were many expressions of cs-
/ TEEN and affection. Mr. Asplund in
making the nomination. dwelt upon
Mr.. Sprmger's attainments as SCI
enlist and also in the profession of
law. in his interchangeable industry as
| illustrated by his scientific volumes
and upon his vision and philanthropv
as manifested through his love and
announcement Of art, his uphuildins
of the museum, his many gifts to the
people "Ncw Mcxicos foremost cit
izen," was the term Mr. Asplund used.
There was repeated applause. Di-
rector Edgar /. Hcwctt added his
eulogy, as one who had been asso-
ciated with Mr.. Springer in the
archaeological work on the Pajarito
twenty years ago.
Eloquent Eulogy of Springer.
Mr.. Asplund said in part at is sell
dom that there is available for any
place Il person so suitable as the
man whose name | have the honor
Cf submitting for the presidency Of
the Santa Fc Society of the Archaeo-
logical Institute Of America. SO far
as | have read the accounts of the
awakening of interest in the archae-
ology of this country and especially
of tho southwest the name of +. l..
HeWett is conspicuous, ana closely as
sociated Is the name of Hon. Frank
Springer Of Las Vegas Through the
untring efforts of these men, New
Mexico has been led to appreciate
the unreasonable wealth of our
archaeological and historical material
When. therefore, the scholars of
eastern museums and universities
came To this far southwestern section
they came not to cXcaVate and carry
away their rich finds, but to cooper
ate with our own students and schol-
airs under the auspices Of an nstitu-
aeology-for the establishment IF
which we must give credit largely to
the men named.
CAS- we sit here. we can see on
every hand the evidences of Mr.
Springers munificence ON these
written by himself and containing the
researches he himself has made in
the field of paleontology. In those
eases we find the wonderful Finek IL
brary which he has placed at the dis
posal Of this institution. On the
walls of those adjoining rooms we
have admired the beautiful mural
paintings which he made possible in
the adjoining studios artists are at
work upon the great murals of the
Life of ST. Francis" for the new mu-
scum building, because Of the vision
leo glorified as Greece and Rome
were glorificd by their artists, phil
osophers and poets. Not content
with establishing and enriching this
Old Palace Of the Governors, he. is
making possible the construction of
q still more wonderful building, the
new museum, shown in the prelimin-
airy sketches before us Were there
time, we could devote an evening to
the consideration of what Mr.. Spring
er's efforts have accomplished gor
Santa Fe and for New Mexico.
Country Owes Debt.
Moreover, through the opportuni
ties for the study of art ana archae-
ology afforded by this institution, the
country at large is indebted to NJ
Springer in no small degree Here
are gathered the antiquities by which
the history Of the earliest civilization
may be read Hither come the art
lists from all quarters Of the eoun-
try and on these walls their paintings
of New Mexico's landscapes are first
hung 1t is in this institution that
the paintings representing the scenes
from the life Of st. Francis are be-
ing completed, a splendid achieve
ment made possible by Mr.. Springer'3I
love of art
NO doubt, enough has been said to
show the appropriateness Of our Sc
leeting Mr. Springer for the presi-
dency Of the New Mexico branch Of
the Archaeological Institute of Am
erica. This organization is link
between the work of the state and
the work Of the national organization
chartered by congress in the fields Of
art and archaeology and no one seems
to me to be so well adopted to repre-