Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-12

women and children of the whole
state of New Mexico.
The engineering or practical me-
chanics building is a modern
structure more than 100 feet in
| length, and is now housing the
metal working machine shop. the
wood working shop, civil engineer
ing, mechanical drawing and math-
ematics. 1t has also made possible
the enlargement of the physics
laboratory in the old science build
ing, as well as the improvement of
facilities in electrical engineering.
in metallurgy, and in geology. In
addition to this building there, of
course. remains the excellent
chemistry laboratory housed in an
other structure.
New Home Economics Building.
Rapidly nearing completion on a
site adjoining Central avenue on
the campus is the new home eco
Monies building. This building Is
being erected largely through the
gifts of more than 100 citizens of
Albuquerque The board of regents
will be able to pay in full the cost
of this building with the exception
of the cost of equipment. The
building will be of extreme signifi
canoe in the upbuilding of New
Mexico, for it will be devoted
eventually to instruction and prac-
tice in matters that pertain direct
~ to the improvement of home life.
Young women, whether they be-
come wives and mothers, enter
business or professions. or become
teachers, are peculiarly interested
in the science of nutrition, in
cooking, in dress making, in in
terror decoration. and in child well
fare.
The university has received in
adequate legislative appropriations
and financial support deplorably
lower than is received by univer-
stiles in adjoining states. notably
in Arizona and in Colorado, How
ever. under the administration OF
the present board of regents and
of President David S. Hill, there
has been a marked Improvement
in the financial condition of the
university, due to vigorous meth
DDS of efficiency and careful eX-
penditures. The salaries of the pro-
fessors have been increased twice
since July. 1919. Some old debts
have been paid and in the banks
today there is healthy cash bal
anre for the payment of present
obligations.
Practically every college and
university in the country Of late
has been endangered by the loss of
trained instructors and so by the
ne Cessity of employing men and
women who lack the credentials of
stuff cient graduate training. How
ever, the University of New Mex co
3 arts the new academic year with
he strongest faculty in the history
If the institution. During the last
year some notable additions have
been made to the list of scholars
and teachers there employed.
Oi great interest to students Of
archaeology and ethnology is the
fact that DR.. Dr.. Edgar l.. Hewett,
director of the American School of
Archaeology at Santa Fe, is to de-
liver a series of lectures in Albu-
querque and at the state university
this fall. His general field will be
that of archaeology.
OF equal interest is the fact that |
a course of lectures in journalism
will be given by Marion l.. Fox, A,
B., LIB, LID. Mr.. Fox does not
put after his name the de |
grees which he possesses, and is
better known to the citizens of New |
Mexico as an accomplished jour |
nalist, but as a matter of fact he |
is college man and has been a |
college professor, and the state
is fortunate In bringing
to interested students the talents of
Mr.. Fox az lecturer,
students of Higher Grade.
Last fan the state university for I
the first time admitted only gradu-
ates of accredited high schools or
those who could furnish equivalent
preparation to the degree courses
of the university. All preparatory
work was definitely abandoned
since this Is being done adequately
in the numerous high schools and
normal schools of the state to re-
ceive in Albuquerque genuine
college education.
vi CoulSe, lHe illllltullOH 10 tHe
student body to high school grad
yates only, restricts the number In
But it is also to be
noted, that the state university en-
rolled more college students of
college grade last year than any
other institution in the state.
Every room and bed in the col
Iege residential halls has been re-
served and the greatest perturba-
ton of the university officials Is
caused by the lack of adequate IA
cilities for housing prospective stu
dents President Hill has been ad-
in the Albuquerque pa
pers for three weeks, calling upon
The citizens to offer good homes to
Students.
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