Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-09-11

paper tue u. N. M. weekly, and
yearbook, The Mirage, are elected
by the associated students. Under
the direction of the dramatic club
plays are presented. The glee club,
the orchestra, and the chorus are
of interest to many students. The
university participates in the state
oratorical contest held annually at
the slneeting of the New Mexico
Educational association. Debates
are held with other educational
institutions. All athletic activities
are under the direction of the ath-
letic association, which is controlled
by the athletic council. All asso-
ciated students are members of
the association. The university
has been a member of the Rocky
Mountain conference since 1916.
"The students support several
other organizations which are in
dependent of the associated stu
dents control. Among these are
the Y. NJ. c. A, the Y. w. c. A., Ell
Circulo Espanol, the tennis club,
the Lowell literary society, and
the student chapter of American
Association of Engineers.
Recognizing voluntary organi-
cations Of students with well-de-
fined ideals as being legitimate ex-
pressions of an instructive social
impulse. the policy of the univer-
sity is to encourage the proper con-
duct of fraternities and sororities.
ITO set up, to advocate, or to
encourage unwholesome class bar
riers is against the ideals and pur-
poses Of state university sustained
by taxation of the people, is un-
democratic and American, and
will not be countenanced by the
board of regents, president and fac
ulty. So long as fraternities and
sororities continue to realize that
these organizations exist for and by
the university. the prevailing
wholesome cooperation with these
groups will continue. The frater-
university of New Mexico have as
sisted much in the formulation OF
student codes, in the maintenance
of living quarters for their mem
bers and in the development OF
pleasant social life outside of worl,
hours. National fraternities and
one local fraternity are represent
ed among university men, and ma
tional sororities among the wo-
men. The women's sororities have
formed a local Pan-Hellenic asso-
citation which regulates rushing
and other fraternity matters. Some
fraternities and sororities owr
houses near the campus.
"Record Is kept of scholarship
of members of these organizations
and the publication from time tC
time of comparative statistics at.
fords a stimulus to group achieve.
ments.
University Honors and Prizes.
annual Honor Day exercises
were inaugurated during com
mencement of 1921, and will DC
repeated at succeeding commence
ments. Annually on the occasion
of Honor Day, the president of the
state university and the president
of the associated students, in the
presence Of the students and friends
lannounce in Rodey hill the names
of those students who are entitled
to certificates of excellence OF
prizes for achievement. Tht
honors bestowed by the fac
ulty are awarded by the pres
ident of the university, ant
honors bestowed by the studen
body are announced by the presi
Ident of the associated students
The occasion is one of interest t.
the students and their RELATIVES
and friends.
"a friend of the university, Ches
ter T. French, of Albuquerque
during the spring of 1921, notified
| President Hill of his willingness Il
establish a permanent fund, tn
proceeds of which might be uset
perpetually as prize to stimulate
scholarship. Mr.. French accord
ingly gave $500 in Liberty bond
for this purpose. The C. I. French
medal for scholarship will b.
awarded annually by the presiden
of the state university.
Another friend of the univer
sity, Albert Simms, during the sum
mer of 1921, gave $3.50 in Libert.
bonds, the interest of which will b.
paid in cash to that student who Il
the opinion of a faculty commit
tee and the president of the uni
versity has excelled in Englisl
composition. The prize Is named
| for Mrs. Katherine Mather Simms
a great grand daughter of an earl.
president of Harvard.
1.-THE faculty on Honor Da.
awards special certificates Of ex
| cellence, as follows: College o
arts and sciences. best scholars re
specuvely In the freshman, sopoho
more, junior and senior classes
college of engineering, best schol
ars respectively in the freshman
sophomore, junior and senio
classes.
Cecil Rhodes Scholars.
| Elm accordance with the provis
ions of the will of Cecil Rhodes
awarding two scholarships ever,
three years to each state and terri
tory in the United States. tenable a
oxford, England, and Of the annua
value Of sI,750, New Mexico ha
the privilege of electing a schola
from the candidates who presen
themselves. Recommendations o
candidates from the university ar
made to the state committee b,
the authorities Of tho university.
"The national honor fraternit,
of Phi Kappa Phi granted a chap
ter to the University of New Mex
leo in May, 1916. Elections from
the senior class only are made II
the spring semester of each year
A senior, in order to be eligible 70
election, must have been in resi-
dence for three semesters and mus
stand in the highest fourth of hi
class in scholarship.
"On honor day of 1921. the presi
dent of the associated students
upon proper authorization of tn
student council. announced thes
honors: N. M. In journalism. N
M. in debating, varsity N. M. II
tennis, varsity N. M. in basketball
Varsity N. M. in track, varsity N
M. in football.
Athletics.