The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-08
REPORT ON NEW MEXICO STATE
BY PROF. WILLIAM c, BAGLEY
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
BY PROF. WILLIAM G. BA0LE

in suggesting TINT thr annual
cost OF operating a single institution
would be- Tor some" time ~uburrtttblN
less than the pres ut cost OF optgtt-
ing seven Institutions. am pr,-sup-
posing that the quality Of instruction
viii not only not bo lower than II is
/ now. hut % win considerably advance
cd. / am prc-supposiug, too that
salaries Will %" higher and teaching
programs somewhat lighter. The
saving Will bee effected most largely
by doinL uWtF with small GLASSES and
needless Implications thus permitting
the same amount Of work to Doc done
by o. much smaller STAFF than tho
combined faculties OF the srvcu In
Stitutlous now represent. Admins
tratigs overhead wound not be- r,du,-
ed In the gimu proportions, for Va,h
college must have its dean and tn"
deans should receive not less than
he presidents of the existing .Us'ltu-
tons. Clerical overhead, on tho
other hand. should be- substantially
reduced, while operating EXPENSE Boo
connection with supplies fuel, and
library should also show q consider
adj, reduction.
" Tho estimated lower cost % the
single institution. 70 should again Io
noted, does MOI take into account .hc
interest on the Investment that would
b" involved boz extending the plant at
! A"lbuuutTpu" to accommodate, tuo
new Institutions.
" Any form Of Capitalization. OF
cour4', Would mean doing away with
the present governing board. of 'H"
several Institutions and the uTFuuiyl-
lion uf u new -iugl" board Whether
consolidation Be- effected or not, the
advantage Of a unit board for .ho
Z NHHH.- .f.H.s... . ..a..a-. .-.HU..#-
boards merit serious consideration.
In 500 Ear as / arm informed, every
ru,c that has IN any significant
manner rtorEaUiZpd its higher ius'I-
%tutious during b past two decades
has adopted the single board uulIUH.
Ms own belief ls that such a. board
be- made up ~ seven on uIu' persons
each OF whom will serve for 90 term
Of IIi, years. students ot thu prot
lom are not In thorough agreement
as 20 whether such "a board should b,
appointed b. the governor OF tho
state or elected at large lF tho
people. The elected board. lu my
opinion, lg Go %. preferred. chiefly ON
account ut It's direct r'"uun lhlIIiE tu
the pvpnlc From wy own uu.ur-
vhtious and from my 'NporIou," in
working under various forms uf state
educational administration, / uW
fairly we'll convinced that tho nor,
unfortunate types OF puIltiHl- Iuilu.
ruco do not affect small boards elect.
cd at large in tho measure TINT such
, influences affect uppuIutIND boards
" J., ls generally agreed that board.
of control for higher educational Iu'
stltuuons should ho made $50 OF lay.
men rather than ct p'rsous engaged
prof's siunullT in th" work of DdurI.
ton. There should, however. D." ad.
yisury boards 90 councils T.pr'suuiiu.
thv professional Interests. iU Of uuI
. y,rsity organization such uH hat UU.
I der DISCUSSION. n would uv al.
l-Nuntag"uus 10 have an advisory Doun
ell for each Of tuo profess iuual ,ul
ltrcs These councils could then co
- operate with faculties of th" r'yUra
colleges mn with the general senate
uf tho university tuado up OF th'
7 fun professors of AN uf the colleges
iu tho construction 81 educational
policies which would th,n Dee sub
mittrd 10 the board uf control repre-
o sontug an Of the people Tor adjust
merit whor" different interests con
iictod ana for final approval or ro
lection.
As have said, the singlo-boor
pulicy should ia my Judgment be
adopted uF N'w McNico wh"thor th0
institutions an. TO b" united %
whether IN" institutions aro tu h'
= united or whether they are 10 remain
In separate localities. Unity iu al
ministratiou will in itrolt do much O.
promote coordination aud proven
70 wustrfui competition among th'
p several Institutions.
hIy" discussed hitherto uul.
the possibility ct promoting 'Douum'
land efficiency through % consolida
. tiou Of IN" degree granting iU9titI
lions In an enlarged university f"
Ncw Mexico 20 bee built up aruuu'
, tho present uuivoraity at Alhupu"r
i quo. n would bee posi- Die, of course
. to choose some place other than At
! ]buqurruuu for tho consolidated lu
4 sutuuon. In view ri tine cNp'usO
that would be involved iu moving IA
"A COLLEGE OF ABrioultur" to Albuuurr
h. que. the location OF an Of the col
e. legtH a. Las Cruces |suggeaiH itself %
once is an alternative. tn" ann
n Guilty la his solution of the problem
II lies in the iac that Las Cruc's is
e relatively amall city, and, white vel
located " serve the southern portion