Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-02

Mrs. Betty White. a member OF l.,
board OF regents OF the Arizona III
versity. returned Wednesday nIgl
IRON tucson. says the Douglas lbs
patch where she went last Monday u
attend q meeting OF the board ST,
said yesterday that the session VS.
devoid Of any friction of any KIND and
that the matters before the regents
were adjusted in satisfactory man
ner-
The controversy with the ARCHITECT.
J. B. Lyman. Jr.. was adjusted in al
agreeable way. and that incident. she
said. was closed. Mr.. Lyman approved
the previous arrangement in regard 10
the purchasing of materials and sup
plies.
New Plan Agreed
This plan takes from him tn pur
chasing power he heretofore has hel3.
and TO have the governor appoint =
representative. who shall confer with
Nr. Lyman in regard 10 the buy ing %
all supplies. and that the purchases
must be made by the university puT-
chasing agent Il Is understood tina
The purchasing agent Will. without
questioning the orders. make whatsy-
CT purchases the governors appOinte1
and Mr.. Lyman suggest
The regents also stipulated thar SIr
Lyman shall supply two complete COP
les of plans and specifications o. all
contemplated work. one to the regents
md the other TO the commission CT
public works.
DR.. Won KIeinSrnid Praised
Mrs. White said that the regents
and Governor Hunt were unanimous
in their approval OF the administration
OF the affairs of the university under
the direction of DR.. R s. Won Klein
Smid. and considered him one Of the
ablest and most progressive educator
in the country Il is the aim. she said.
of both the regents and the sOvernCr
10 give him every encouragement Ii
the splendid work he Is doing for IN,
state
One of the most interesting features
Of the meeting. according 10 Mrs
White. was a speech made by Dr. vC-.
HleinSmid in which he praised tn
people of Arizona for the manner IL
which they had supported the uIiver
sity.
New Field Of Work
1t was an eloquent speech OF a sin
cers and brilliant man" she said. ana
made a lasting impression on those
Who heard it Arizona is lucky in hav-
ing al the head of its greatest educ
tiOnal institution q man OF his high
mental attachments and training
Mrs. White said that on May l 2
new field of war work viii he OpeneC
for the university. This viii be TIRE
who viii aid the nation in the manu-
facture and maintenance Of supplies
and weapons used in warfare
VIII Help Nation
About 4 year ago . law was passed
providing for an extension Of vocation
al training. II was a law. the need OF
which was so evident that il was SUP
ported by labor. capital and layIner
alike Under this law, the state O.
arizona is entitled 10 S15,o0e IRON The
federal government for the prCnOtiO--
Of vocational education in agriculture
mechanics and home economics
With the declaration OF war. il -
came necessary for the Federal Board
of Vocational Education to concentrate
its activities upon the production Of
mechanics for war service Tor the w2r
needs OF mechanics were numerous. L
is estimated that il takes four ne
chanics 10 keep one man in the trench
6 and for every man in the trenches
i requires a mechanic in the army
behind the lines. as an artifIcer O.
some sort
Quick Training Needed
Due to the fact that this country has
not given the proper attention 20 vc-
catiOnal education. there Is decidedly