The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-02-01
TIME O A DECISION

Anew MEXICO must have a state university and a good one.
must be a little more than adcuaqtc for every possible demand
This state must have an agricultural college. to take advantage
of the extensive appropriations of federal funds available exclusively
for state agricultural college work, and that men and women who
want to learn how to be food producers may have the best advantages
the state can secure and offer.
We mus, maintain efficient normal schools, because one OF our
greatest immediate needs and one of the future principal n'yuH Is
going 10 hc for thoroughly tanr dtcachcrsi trained not only m the
science of teaching but IN til" particular phases of education 'nro"n
After the pubic school, have been cared 70. these are our prin-
cpai ne needs in "d l, riGm og"n%"n' n ,.c.J
0mr r.o,,.c. ., limited .Iu,t how limited ha,. recently been
made plain by the state budget estimates of available public revenue
We must not consider elimination of any part of the equipment
necessary to thorough education of those Of our young men and
women who seek it But we must make ends meet. -,
We cannot afford any unnecessary gN pei Cod in our , Ganr"io nj,
only an unnecessary expense, but d wiliul kind OF waste.
All Of our highc" educational institutions are dong more or mN
plant as whole &, costing more than we can afford to spend aud no
single unit in the plant is getting enough to run 1t at the proper stage
The answer of course, is to eliminate the duplication; to condng
10 perform; 10 check a kind of competition that reduces the chance
for efficiency everywhere and that cost, the taxpayers double
How shall We 90 about i9 TIE problem viii not solve itself.
The governor in his message 10 the Legislature, recommends con
sdcraton of consolidation of the management Of thra" institutions
or consolidation of the institution, themselves
To consolidation of the institutions any of them there will be
inevitable opposition, inspired by community spirit and pride and IN
,rrcst with which it is difficult to find much fault, other than it shows
lack of realization that to contnu" a, we are now r@ns rs g@s,m l
II seems that the tim" s near, # mot right at hand for a d''Non
Every one of them needs it. The state, right now. hasn't the revenue
in sight to meet any of the demand, for increases
new buildings. total Sl25oOoo OF these the requests of educational
institutions total more than $9oOOoo To meet th',e out OF current
revenues is obviously impossible. All the institutions own land
grants. but it is not considered possible TO issue bonds against the
lands. under the terms of the congressional grants TIL" remaining
alternative is q state bond issue, for permanent Improvement only.
for which interest and sinking funds must b" provided by general
taxation
TO put a million dollars more into the permanent plant of our
higher educational institutions as per the 'yr"uS bulge, requests.
means, probably that those institutions must bc permanently conin-
upd as they stand The investment Is already large
Would the people approve an additional Investment OF a million
dollars in permanent equipment, a, the plant Is now located and
operated
Would this be wise time to come 10 o decision as 10 the location
Of the various units of a higher educational plant, so that permanent
building for the future may proceed"
Eventually the people are going TO decide this question.
Why not now?