Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-10
Enrolment Is TrebIed, Build
lngS and Grounds Improv-
i ed, Deficit Reduced; Not
a Single Student Died.
Especial Correspondence to The JournaI)

Especial Correspondence to The JOurnaI)
Las Cruces, n. N March AT
the meeting of the board of regents
of the New Mexico College of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts here
on March l the retiring president,
DIR. A. d. Grille read comprehen-
sive report of the progress made by
the school under his charge, a pc
riod of about three years. The letter
follows:
March /, 1920.
To the Board of Regents of the
New Mexico College of Agricul-
ture and Mechanic Arts.
Greeting: l am hereby return
ing to this honorable board the
trust which they bestowed upon me
about three years ago; and in this
connection l wish the opportunity
to make brief statement concern
ing the three years of work.
Attendance.
our present enrolment is about
three times as large as the bona
Tide enrolment of the school in the
year in which l began service as
president. The total number of
teaching hours and training, for
three times as large, during the
fast two years, as it had been in
the two years previous to the be-
ginning of my administration.
Faculty.
There has not been a very great
change in the faculty, from the
standpoint of personnel. There has
been considerable addition to the
faculty, by reason of the increased
work; and yet, while the student
body has trebled and the teaching
has doubled, the faculty has had
a very small increase, In reality.
l commend to you most heartily
the faculty as whole, and wish to
say. on their behalf, that they are,
perhaps, carrying more teaching
hours and more laboratory work,
per man, than any other faculty in
this portion of the country, and
very much more than the average
for the whole United States; that
they are exceedingly industrious,
and, ! consider, are very loyal to
their college. | bespeak most
kind consideration for them, in
their entirety, and advise the hold
ing together, as nearly as possible,
of the present faculty; so that their
usefulness may increase as they
more fully understand each other
and better interpret the needs of
our school.
Teaching Equipment.
When l undertook this work
there was not a single class room
on the campus that was not in
great need of repair. Our rooms
have been made fairly comfortable,
the teaching equipment has been
increased, and with the completion
OF the mechanical laboratory of the
engineering building and the in
stallation of our machinery there,
we have made a great improve
ment in the whole equipment of the
school. A comfortable class room,
with suitable equipment, is a very
prime factor in getting on with
educational work. This must always
be looked after carefully. Desks
and office equipment have been
provided SO generally that prac-
tically the entire faculty and all
the extension staff are at their
desks in working hours, where
they may be found and where they
add a great deal to the stability of
the school. The extension service
Is well housed, well equipped; and
there will be nothing further need
ed, of substantial nature, in the
way of equipment, for the sales
room. postoffice, offices generally,
and mechanical appliances; all of
which have been fixed and furnish
ed during my administration.
Buildings and Grounds.
AT the beginning of my term the
ground was entirely unkept, with