Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-10

large extension service force, py
taking the matter of funds and
services up with the departments az
washington. This work, which IS
not ordinarily in the routine or as-
ricultural colleges. is however,
firm one, and should always nave
the great consideration and coop
Grafton Of the board of regents. and
the president.
During the world war the serV-
ices of a number OF specialists
along crop production, livestock,
and conservation lines, were Sc
cured the college trained several
hundred soldiers for the military or
naval forces; and at the present
time quite a number Of disabled
discharged soldiers and sailors are
at the college, receiving instruc-
ton intended to fit them for use
full careers. Il
l have sought, as your executive,
to proceed with great caution ana
care in everything that l have
done. Everything that has been
subject to competitive bidding has
| been submitted and the lowest bid
der has been awarded the con-
tract. Everything has been done
openly and above board, with fair
, treatment to all and without favor
to any. In some instances | pre-
sumo | have exceeded, technically,
the instructions of the board but
| If | have done so in any instance
| it has been because of the pressing
necessity and the urgency of the
situation which has prevailed ever
since j became presidert. The
future lies in solid building on the
foundations established.
Gentlemen, l have given you the
best service that was in me. My
| one month vacation, which you
kindly allotted me. has been I'M
used. My efforts have been singly
and alone, with enthusiasm and
pleasure in the furtherance of the
welfare of this college, l have
sought out funds from every legi-
innate source that | could con-
| ceive of, and l now know of none
| outstanding that might be gather
ed, except the moneys in the
sinking fund of the state treasury,
set aside to meet the bond obliga-
ton of $4,000. / think this sum
of money should be secured, and
while leave you with a deficit it
| is a much smaller deficit than |
| found when | became president,
and it is deficit that has accumu-
| lated by reason of the growth OF
the school, and a deficit that can
| be reduced, by the time that the
next legislature meets, OF what |
believe to be a very nominal sum.
As / have recited above, the
large amount of expense which was
necessary to incur in order to bring
the situation to an economical
place, has been made. Henceforth,
where there have been heretofore
large OUTLAWS there will now be in
comes. Revenues from the state
and revenues for building purposes,
which we have anticipated, togeth-
er with the room and board ac-
count, which will finally equalize
its deficit, will put you in a com
| Portable situation, financially. Don't
worry about the present deficit;
and / advise you not to work., but
| do your duty as it presents itself, as
you have been doing, and first of
all, take care of the students who
are intrusted to your care.
/ command an increase in the
salaries of the faculty, who, to my
certain knowledge, should have
more remuneration; and l think
| the budget could be so set up as to
| meet this necessary requirement
and still not jeopardize the finan-
cial future. take it that the first
duty-and | have always inter
preted it so myself-is that the
| young men and women in this
school must be protected, as far as
possible, in character; they must be
properly instructed and housed;
and / had always rather face a de-
| ficit which was secured by such
deserving, honorable and useful
work than boast of money in the
treasury and not have done my
| duty toward the young men and
women Of the state.
l am glad to say that during my
incumbency as president, with the
various outbreaks of contagious
| diseases and the influenZa-that
during my entire incumbency not a
single student enrolled in this
school has been claimed by death.
We lost, to our deep sorrow and
regret, number of men who wer5
lin the army; but never has a per-
son died who was enrolled as a
member of our student body. For
this l am deeply grateful. Neither
has there been a scandal of any
sort in the student body in the
three years.
/ lay down my trust and thank
you for your support and conf
dence in me, and l pledge you
my good wishes toward the future
welfare and prosperity of the New
Mexico College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts.
Very truly yours,
A. D. Grille,
President.
Following the reading of the let
ter, the regents adopted the fol-
lowing resolution extending thanks
to DR.. Grille for his interchangeable
efforts in behalf of the college:
DR.. Austin d. Grille,
Roswell, N M.
Dear DR.. Grille: The following Is
a copy of resolution that was
adopted unanimously by the board
of regents of the New Mexico col
lege of agriculture and mechanical
arts at its meeting held at State
College, N. M, today:
Be it resolved by the board of
regents of the New Mexico college
of agriculture and mechanic arts:
That we accept with keen regret
the resignation of DR.. Austin d.
Grille as president of the college, to