The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-03-09
NEW CATALoG FOR UNIVERSITY

Albuquerque, n. NJ, March More
than one thousand voluntary requests
have come from New Mexico people
for copies OF the l9l6-19l7 annual
catalogue of the New Mexico State
University. This interesting fact was
disclosed when the new catalog came
from the press this week and distribu-
ton began from the executive Offices.
The requests, which had been coming
in for the past three months, pre-
sented formidable job for the mail
ing clerks and count showed three
times as many demands for the year
book as had ever been recorded be
fore.
To educators the demand for the
University's catalog and for informa-
tion about the institution is significant
Of n number of interesting things. The
first, is of course the growth of the
University, under the management Of
President David r. Boyd. When DR.,
Boyd assumed direction of the Uni
versity four years ago. this coming
summer, he did so after careful de-
liberation and after careful study
of the field. He had fnisehd sixteen
years Of constructive work in the Uni
versity of Oklahoma, which he took
with an enrolment Of nothing and
left with an enrolment of 1900, and
he gave as a result Of his survey Of
the New Mexico field, the opinion that
a development equally great could be
brought about in New MeXicos Uni
versity. He finally undertook the
presidency here with The q sertion
that the work was to be his final ef-
fort in bringing the University up to
standard of attendance proportionate
TO the states population. 1t now be-
gins to appear that he will reach that
mark possibly before the five year
period has ended. The new catalog
shows this years freshman class to
number rs. II is now forecasted that
graduating classes from New Mexico
high schools alone will contribute
more than 100 10 the freshman class
to enter next August, and with prac-
tically every student of this years
lower classes returning, an enrolment
of more than 400 is being predicted
This will bring the state university
very close TO the mark of a proper
population proportion in it's atteno-
ance.
The new catalog outlines "a number
of important betterments in courses
of study, in increased faculty force,
in equipment and in buildings, OF the
latter several will be started during
the coming summer and one or two
may be completed in time for use
from the beginning of the next college
year. The Pueblo type of architecture
is TO be maintained and extended to
the new buildings and il is understood
that the services of a famous firm OF
landscape architects have been secur-
ed for the planning of the new build
ings, as well as the laying out and
parking of the grounds.
Construction now is we'll under way
on the new street car line to the Uni
versity campus, and the recent open.
ing of large residence district imme-
diately adjacent, and announcement
Of a number of handsome homes "a
be built therein, make it quite certain
that the next year will witness a COM
plete transformation from the old
loneliness Of the University buildings
into a community of attractive dwell
ings centering around the institution
AS nearly all of the new dwellings will
have room for one or more students
this phase Of development will be OF
Importance TO those who do not care
for the dormitory life.
Copies of the new catalog will be
mailed on request to President Boyd
at Albuquerque.