The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-10-18
THE UNIVERSITY ENROLMENT.

~ IGURES from the Registrars office of the State University in
dictate an enrolment at the University of New Mexico that is
the largest in the history of the institution, except for a brief
period during the war when the Student Army Training corps brought
q great increase IN number of students at the great cost OF upsettlfg
upset has now been overcome and the university rs on a straight track
OTce more and moving full speed ahead.
A most encouraging feature Of the present enrolment OF close
to 2OO students is that all but two are OF full college rank, having
complied with all Of the conditions Of preparatory school work before
their entrance upon college work. This is "A significant gain. 1t
means that the university is rgidly enforcing its entrance require
ments, and its educational standards, and it means that New Mexico
high schools are producing a considerably increased number of stu
dents prepared to enter college. We are gaining in education in
New Mexico. The gain is in all departments of education, beginning
with the fine advances recorded in the rural schools and eliminating
in this fine showing in the university.
Another significant fact is that women, who for the past three
years ave dominated IN numbers IN the university student bdy
no longer predominant. More than one-half Of the enrolment is of
men and nearly ALL both men and women are residents of New
Mexico.
Still another very interesting fact is that a little more than one
fourth OF the university enrolment consists Of young men who
served IN some branch OF the military organization during the recent
war. The major portion of these are students who have returned
from army or navy to complete university courses interrupted by the
war.
1t will be recalled that various prophets forecasted disruption of
college education for young men after the war. II was predicted that
our young men would be made restless by their adventures in foreign
lands and by the life of training camps and that they would not will
mgy return to the hum drum existence of the college campus So long
as opportunity for wider fields and more active lives continued.
These prophets had all their fears for nothing. This is shown
not only by the enrolment of our own university but by the enroll
ments OF universities all over the nation. Discharged men are return.
turning cheerfuHy, even joyiuny. They have been broadened by their
experience and being level headed Americans. they have learned the
profitable lesson of the vast value Of liberal education.
Prophets of educational disaster to American youth ms a result of
ohelr participation IN the war did not make allowance for the Swing
grace of American horse sense that has always kept American yonng
men on an evcn course and that will continue so to guide them.
The young men of America remain AZ san and sound as their fathers
ana foreiatherS, for which we may well return thanks most reyereutlv
men OF al even course and that will continue so 70 puido them,
IN the meantime our state university is back in its stride; the
spirit OF the student body is excellent; its personnel is distinctly high
class The equipment of the university is being increased The
iacuhty ana administrative organization is working in harmony. The
general conditions existing are only less pleasing than tbe on,lool,
Tor the future which is distinctly bright.