Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-13
REGENTS REPORT
ON INQUIRY At
THE UNIVERSITY
Board Finds That State Uni
verSity Has Gained Better
Rank Than Ever Before,
Under President Hill.


1 The result of the Investigation of
the board of regents into the ad-
ministratiOn of the state univer-
slty has been drawn up after a Sc
tses OF meetings extending over
several days, and the conclusions OF
the board made public in the FOL
lowing memorandum:
| The question of the admins
| tration of the University OF New
| Mexico under the presidency OF Dr.
| David $. Hill, during the last
| scholastic year has been under con-
sideration by the executive com
mittee of the board of regents ana
| by the board of regents OF the state
university. The members OF the
| faculty of the university were given
/ an opportunity to express them
selves fully and frankly, ana 'he
! executive committee look pains u
| investigate all phases Oh the ques-
ton.
The board finds that during 'ne
scholastic year l9l9-2O, the UNI
versity embarked IN strlctIy COL
! lege and university work. Early IN
the year it was determined by the
board of regents 10 auopt man
agerial system OIL admIiistla'i "
which consisted IN making tite
president OF the university tne SOY
manager OF the aulillillstl ave a.
fairs of the university, the lacul'y
to be directly under ms superVI.
sion, and through II me stuue ~
body to be under the preSiuehV a.
rection. The president OIL tile UNI
versity is directly ans" eIapIe ~
the board of regents, ana IN jug II
him and through the eAecutlVe
committee, the boafd Oh ieseii'S
keeps in immediate toucn WIN t''o
administration OF the university
1t appears from the lhVestlsa-
ton that the board mas cohuuC'tu'
that this managerial system WlIcil
was established by the Doaro was
not fully understood by some per
sons. 1t appears, also, that thefe
were at times differences OF opinc
ion on the part OF mehlpers VI
the faculty concerning certain de-
cisions and actions upon tIie PdIt
of the administration winch Wele
not fully understood by salu mem
bers of the faculty, possibly ne
cause of the fact, in the OPINION
of the board, that they dtd hot
perceive fully the meaning CT
managerial system OF admlnlstra-
ton. Some members appeared 10
have a belief that it was purely
faculty management, or that lnere
should be a purely faculty man
agement. There were also OBJ
jectiOns upon the part of certain
members Of the faculty as to what
appeared to them to be lack OF
responsibility and confidence &C
corded to them. The board has
found that in some Of such IN
stances there were no commrnl-
cations to the president by such
members of the faculty when IN
doubt, and therefore the disa-
greement was often apparent ard
not real The board likewise found
as one source of dissatisfaction
the fact that the requirements OF
the university as to academic
qualifications of the members OF
the faculty ran counter to the per-
sOnal preparation of certain mem
bers. President Hill has insisted
upon improving the educational
standard of the faculty, ana IN
making operative those features
of the teachers contract when re-
quire the members OF the fa'ulty
to spend the summer vacation IN
recuperation, or in Improvement
of their educational standard so as
to be more efficient IN the as
charge of his or her duties as IN
structor, or IN employment en-
dorsed by the board ana MIN
self. 1t appears that the UhlVer-
sity of New Mexico, as all othet
colleges of good STANDING hlus'
ask, in addition to other Quail-
fications, that the members or tile
faculty nave adequate CREDENTIALS
OF postgraduate courses IN oiuer
that the standard OF Ihe M
Verslty may compare laVoranly
WIN that OF 0ther colleses dlu
institutions OF learhihs' anu .ilal
young men ana women VI w"
Mexico may De given tiie peS- au-
VahtageS possible lor tle hi"i'oS
EXPENDED.
Inc poard mas uelectS anu am
plgul'ies IN lhe present loIIu VI
tracts Whlcil proodply teplesel' q"
accumulation OF pracuce ana au-
ultions from tlme TO tllhe' nc
noard VIII undertake 10 improve
the statement OF an new contracts
Tor the future win all REGARD u
ciearhess Oh expression ana eqully'
me salaries as rule are lamenta-
ply low, and we await legislative
reIlel' rms TACT OF Inadequate pay
Is legitimate source or sore com
plant upon the part OF the wei
tralhed instructor however lile
board mas increased salaries our
ing the year as well as coulu DC
done win the means aValiaUie;
Inc board mas that Dr. mn mas
been very efficient ana energet'c
president mat ne mas trleo III
every possible way 10 petner GoIul,
tons at the university. Inc hodru