The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-11-16
DR.. HILL RETURNS
FROM CONVENTION OF
STATE UNIVERSITIES
Tells of Problems Con.
sidered at Meeting in
New Orleans

President David s. Hill Of the state
University Of New Mexico has returned
from a 10 days journey 20 the east
and south during which he attended
tina annual convention of the National
Association OF state Universities
which was held this year In the city
OF New Orleans. Practically all OF
the state universities OF America were
represented at the meeting. including
the universities OF Wisconsin, Calf
fornia. Illinois, kentucky, Nevada.
Arkansas. Ohio. Delaware, Washing
ton. e Mexico. etc.
several matters OF Importance TO
the state universities OF America were
considered informally by the preai-
dents OF the various institutions rep
resented. One important discussion
conferred upon the problem OF The
Relation OF State universities to
Spanish American .Problems." The
speakers were DR. Francisco J. Yanes
81 the Pan-Ame-ican union. Dr. Peter
". GoIdamith OF New York city. and
President Vinson OF the University OF
Texas and Prrxident David 4. Barrows
OF III University OF California.
Another problem which was ron
sidered seriously was THE Resources
OF State Universities. Present and
Future a discussion led by Dr. 3. y.
Capen. director OF the American
~ ~ W NAMANN
OF the University OF North Dakota and
MIR. Lloyd Mercy Of the University OF
Illinois presented a study OF the ques-
ton OF uniform methods OF ~cniculat-
Ing the per capita cost Of education.
Limit Attendance.
Chancellor Elliott or the University
% Montana presented the results OF
an interesting study on the question.
How shall student Attendance on
State Universities be Limited" %
a"cms that In the large %universitles
the great problem IN how 10 limit the
lnmber OF students rather than how
to attract more students. In the vari-
nj institutions OF the country the
freshman classes particularly are
crowded. thus causing an ~overburden
OF work upon the part OF faculty
members trained for higher i%nstruc-
ton and research. The remedies sug-
EeHted were our In number. namely :
% rigid entrance requirements and
the exclusion OF preparatory Students.
(2l strict academic requirements
within the college: (3) Increase OF
duition and other fees; 90 arbitrary
setting OF Admit TO numbers.
At a Joint session with the presi-
dents OF land grant colleges the new
United States commissioner OF educa-
ton. DR.. John 7. Tigert. delivered an
address upon the work OF the United
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Inspcr1s Trade School.
While In New orleans. President
Hin Inspected the new Isaac Delgado
trade school which has Just been COM
pieted at a cost OF $4,000 In the
yea 1919, President Hill who was At
that time a professor In Tulane uni
vcrslty presidents the city authorities
the city OF New Orleans. a survey
which occupied two years and In
Guided a personal study OF more than
100 manufacturing establishments.
Mr.. Isaac Delgado rave a million dol
lars FOR the erection OF the school fo-
which this survey was made by Or.
Hili. The world war interrupted the
carrying forward OF the plans m
bodied In a 500 page report published
by the commission council Of the city
~ New Orleans In 1915. However
the building has now been completed
on the spot Indicated in the report
and In general accordance with the
plans drawn. President Hil reports
that Mayor McFhane showed him
every courtesy and that upon Invita-
tion Of the authorities OF the DeiEado
school he made a thorough inspection
o. the plant. transported thereto In
the automobile OF tn" mayor
During the convention OF the uni
vlrslty presidents the city authorities
rendered the use OF the haTbor boat
and an afternoon was devoted TO a
study OF the wonderful docking facili-
ties in the harbor OF New Orleans.