El Nuevo mexicano., 1919-07-17
DAVID SPENCE H|I
ELECTED PRESIDENT
Of THE UNIVERSITY
Eminent Educator 4
Choice Of Regents to
Succeed Dr. Boyd
Isl SAID TO BE
FINELY EQUIPPED

"MIU|. .MUAND ""I"L ~ |A|NU ~.
Albuquerque, July IL. Dr. David
| Spence hiI Of the faculty of the unk
.Iversity Of Illinois was unanimously
elected president Of the University Of
New Mexico BY the board Of regents
lask night and will assume active ~
rsetlon Of university affairs on August
1st. Dr. Hill was chosen from mors
than twenty-five applicants for the POI
sitlon, Including 4 number of widely
known educatofs and college exscu-
Ewes. At the request Of the regents he
came to A~ihuqueFque Tor a conference
and accepted the election before leav-
Inc last night for Chicago to arrange
HID personal affairs for Immediate rc-
turn to New Mexico A native OF Ten
nesee, graduate 81 Randolph MACON
COLLEGE; Harvard, Washington unlver-
|slty Law School, with P +. p. from
Clark University and Il I 2, from
University of Kentucky, pr. Hi has
N addition TO his broad (. collegiate
training, al experience Of twenty years
Ia teaching and college executive work
in a number Of the foremost lnstItu-
tons III The United States. He Is a
member Of a number Of Important
scientific societies and the author Of
several widely known books upon edu-
rational subjects. dis selection is re.
narded here as fortunate for the uni
vcrslty and the state. He Is ~forty-slx
years Of age and 2 vigorous eonstTue-
tive educator. He has had an especially
broad experience IN vocational educa-l
tlou and trade schools.
The regents accepted the offer OIL
the Albuquerque Rotary Club to adj
vance $4,000 on the cost of the pro
rosed hygiene building. to be REIN
bursed If possible by the Legislature.
The government will appropriate
$4,000 annually for this work If the
university raises $500 additional
DR.. David Spence HiN. is a native
of Tennessee, and u.s. As years old
He took his B. A. degree from Ran
d~oph-Bacon college, Virginia, In
1879; was in the Harvard summer
school in 1897; Washington university
law school, 1901; Phi. p. Clark uni
versity, Mass 1907; LID State
University OF Kentucky. 1876 His
teaching work began IN Smith acad'
envy of Washington university, 1897
10 1904; taught In Ralph Sellew night
schools Of ST. Louis. 10Q1-1904a pro
fassor Of history and psychology Of
education, 1907, and Of psychology
and education 1a07-11, in Peabody
College for Teachers, Nashville, Tenn;
professor-elect 6f psychology and
education Of University Of Tennessee,
1911; professor sof same subjects in
Tulane University Of Louisiana, 1911
f3; director Of department. Of educa-
tional research maintained by public
schools and common council Of New
Orleans, 1876; professor Of summer
at the University Of Montana,
1913; Cornell university, 1914; UNI
yersity Of California, 1916; University
Of Wisconsin, 1917; acting professor
Of education, University OF Wiscon-l
sin. 1851; University Of Illinois
1917.
He is a member Of the American
Association for the Advancement Of
Science; president Of the Southern
Society OF Psychology and Philosophy,
1876; member of American Psy.
Geological association, and Of many
other associations and societies.
DR.. Hill Is author Of q work On
~eIndividnal Differences Of Children
OF the Public Schools San Expert
mental Study Of Delinquent Boys,
Educational Research in Public
Schools, Industry and Educatiol,P