The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-02
PROFESSOR CLARK
/ EXPLAINS NEED OF
i. HYGIENE BUILDING
Letter Addressed TO Members Of
Rotary Club Points Out That
$4,000 is Required for Office,
Laboratory and Classroom.


In a letter to all members OF the
Rotary club, John u. ozark, professor
OF chemistry at the University OF New
Mexico, explains the need OF FUNDS
Tor h construction OF a hygiene
building at he university.
Clark points out that the a~ppr0pria-
lion from The government came with
such surprising suddenness mat IN"
HChoot N wholly without adequate
preparations. The matter Will be
regularly presented TO the club at
ITS weekly meeting Thursday and ~ N
probable that Rotary will undertake
TO raise the $4,000 needed by the
school.
Following is DR.. Clark's letter:
July /. 1919.
"Fellow Rotarian:
'At the reauest OF our President.
Mr.. b.. s. Rosenwald. and with the
permission OF the Acting Precedent OF
y the University, Professor & T.. Hog
din, | am writing this letter TO you
% call your attention 10 something
In which feel you will be vitality IN
tercstcd.
During April or May the Uniyer-
atty received notice from Washington
that the interdepartmcntai School Hy-
gieno Board intended to appropriate
money to one educational institution
IN zach state with the view Of having
that institution do the following
things;
GD Teach hygiene in all its
branches: general. individual. group.
and lnterEroup; and TO make health
examinations OF all connected with
uhe institution at which this work ~
being done. This Of course includes
inspection OF all surrounding condi-
lions.
CD To conduct a division Of APP
piled hygiene, the work Of which shall
be intimate health conferences and
consultations.
90 To conduct a division Of re
search which In detail will take w the
following:
(a) Provide facilities FOR the slft-
Ing. selection, and Investigation Of
problems In hygiene that may be sub
mitted TO or proposed by the depart
ment Of hygiene.
90 Investigations, tests. cNaluht-
ing measurements aud reports each
term for the purpose OF discovering
and developing moro elective cdu-
cational methods In hygiene
(c) Arrange for frequent lectures
on public hygiene and public health
from competent members OF munict-
pal. state. and nation-i departments
OF health, and other appropriate
sources. 4 close coordination Will he
maintained between this department
and community agencies like the dc.
partment Of health. that are concern
ed with public hygiene.
AT the time the University received
notice nat the government intended
TO establish such work In each state.
President n. r. BOYD applied TO have
the University OF New Mexico dcEiE-
mated a. that institution for New
Mexico. and appointed a committee
consisting Of Professor A.. O. Wecse
and the writer TO 10 n all Of the
details.
This committee took M all items
Of the government schedule, securing
competent advice from those in pub
lie health work. and reported 20 the
President that the work could he
carried on ~ the University Of New
Mexico n tho government made an
appropriation FOR the first year OF
$4,000.
'Just az the college Voal was clos
ing. we were very much SURPRISED %
get n letter asking MS TO Wl out a
government form ana that as soon
rs that form was received at Wash.
Inrton. every nickel FOR which we ask
ed would he sent to MS ~ once. and
the University Of New Mexico would
he designated ~ the goverumor'
school or hygiene for This state w
have now received u check for $4,000
In all probability this institution
was selected because A~lhuuucruuc V
well known throughout the Init"'
States as "a health resor; and because
n D. the geographical and uilroa
center or the state Al least yisitini
Officers Of the public health service
have so intimnted.
The EuddeuncsI with which on
application was acted upon finds IA,
University OF New Mexico In this pc
sulIar position 10 has ou hand Ia.
opportunity to conduct q mngninCen
work % great value to this city ani
to the whole state Vet % finds iisel
wholly u~nprcpurcd 30 house the de
partmcnt In order that this wotl
may he initiated and may coutinu
To grow. II N absolutely uecrssar
that this department be supplied Wit
an office, q classroom. ana a lahora
tory. This calls for AN expenditure q
npproNimatoly $4,000. Not onl
must the University ave this none
or he unable to conduct this worl
hut II must have the funds availabl
very suon hat huilding may hc ron
ploted by October LIST
The Rotary club has an oppottur
itv to perform u real service in rou0
ing to the assistance or the state .
this time, and as q kotnrinn and n
the only member Of the InivcHit
now In town. who has been In ttuc