Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-28
University Notes

registration OF students from the CITY. |
on Tuesday out of town students Will
have the right of way. on Wednes-
day, October 1, classes will be organ
lied and work started in full swing.
The new members of the faculty
have arrived and seem enthusiastic
to take up their special lines Of work.
The promise is good for an excellent
university year A gOOdly number OF
old students are on the ground and
new ones arriving every day. The im-
proved conditions of the residence
halls, the library. and the lecture
rooms viii be much appreciated by
all concerned.
A most enthusiastic meeting OF the
alumni and members of the faculty !
was held at the Chamber of Com !
merce. September %. TO talk over |
matters of university interest. Inc !
meeting was managed by Allen Bruce, |
vice president of the association. in |
the absence of the president. Miss |
Erna Ferguson. President Hill! gave
a pointed and spicy address on the |
problems Immediately confronting the
state university. His address aroused
keen interest and lively discussion.
One of the points brought W was
athletics, and after a rouslng sood
pep talk by Coach MCGouSh, the
meeting was thrown open for free
discussion of this phase of college life,
and nearly everybody took hand,
with the result that all were enthused
with the outlook. Short talks were
made by Dean Mitchell. and Professors
Weese, Weir Hodgin, Landers, Bust
ness Director j. p. Williams, and Miss
Hickey, of the faculty, and Messrs'
Laurence Lee. Pearce Rodey, I. j.
Mabry, Captain Broroin and Allen
Bruce of the alumni association. At
tention was called to the reOrganlza-
ton of the music department. to be
under the direction of Professor LUX
ken of Chicago, who is expecting TO
seek out the vocal and instrumental
musical talent among the students for
forming choruses. glee clubs, quar-
tettes and orchestra, Mention was also
made of the Little theater' project
for the year under the management
of Miss Hickey. Dramatic talent Will
he discovered and trained into shape
so that some excellent amateur per
formances may be expected this year
in Rodey hall, behind the footlights
of the newly curtained and readjusted
stage.
on the 2Sth of October a Rhodes
SCIlOldlSniD
suitable material is found, chosen to
take residence at oxford college in
January of next year, The method
of selecting the Rhodes representative
has been materially changed, No eX-
animation is required according to the
regulations adopted by the Rhodes
trust since the war, There Is now an
American secretary, Prof Frank Ayde-
lotte of the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology at Cambridge, Mass. who
appoints committees on selection Tor
each state. In New Mexico Prof, c.
r. Hodgin is chairman of the state
committee, composed of Mr., Hugh
NJ. Bryan of Albuquerque. Prof. {. X.
Judy. of Tnroop Institute, Pasadena,
Calf, and Attorney f. p. Griffiths or
San Francisco. These three men nave
all been oxford students and are titted
to make wise selection to represent
New Mexico. This committee will
meet at Albuquerque on the 2Sth OF
October when all candidates Will ap-
pear for personal interview. Applica-
tons must be in by october 8, At
present there are but three men who
have expressed a desire for appoint
ment.
Prof. A. 0. Weese. who will be the
acting director of the new department
of hygiene at the state university OF
New Mexico. has returned from tour
of inspection and study of depart
ments of hygiene in many universities
and states of the middle West and the
east. In order to bring detailed In
formation of the work and conduct OF
such departments, Prof, Weese, during
the past months. has been making an
enthusiastic study of activities IN ny
giene in operation in such INSTITUTIONS
as the universities of Minnesota, WIS
consin, Illinois. Michigan, as Chicago
and northwestern universities, an6
also at the college of the city of New
York and at Columbia university, New
York. 1t is expected that Prof Weest
will be able to profit by the eXper
fence of these great institutions ant
will bring to the University of New
Mexico a specific information and
profitable plan for the conduct of thu
work in hygiene.
New emphasis will be laid upon tn,
physical education and the conserYa
ton Of the health of women TINS yea
at the University of New Mexico. Thi
work will be within the new depart
ment of hygiene of which Prof. O. A
Weese will be the director. The new
instructor of physical education o
women is Mrs. Minnie Y. Wittmeyer
Mrs. Wittmeyer is a graduate of tn
Sareeants School of Physical Training
and of the Northwestern Universit
School of Oratory. She has had sew
eral years experience in charge o
physical education of women lin hig
schools, normal schools, and at N
Morris college and Lawrence college
Wisconsin. The dean of women a
Lawrence college speaks enthusiastic
ally Of Mrs. Wittmeyer as beng en-
ceptionally well fitted to teach he
line of work in physical education an
states that she is also interested !
dramatics and in pageantry, which WI
be of interest to the young wome
who are students of the uniVersit
Mrs. Wittmeyer reached Albuquerqu
the latter part of last week.
Earl Gerhardt and Chalmers Bower
are on the ground from war seryiC
abroad and ready to renew COLES
work.
1t is reported that fifteen Sigma c.
men will be enrolled in the universe
this year The Sigmas are cleaning I
and putting their fraternity home
good shape.
The Phi Mu girls are putting ne
touches on their fine chapter hou
preparatory to real life. 1t has BET
reported that Miss Erna Ferguson
charter Phi MI, Will make her hea
quarters at their home this year.
Prof. Barnhart. head of the depar
ment of mathematics, stole a MARI
on his friends and took unto himst
wife during the summer.
Miss Violet jain, a student Of Ia
,,nor will make her home with Pr