The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-03-08

In a statement madc touay CON
corning the present condition Of the
state University. President David $.
nm r,pcntod tn, foot thnt tho pro-
posed appropriation Of $4,000 to-
ecth,r with the reduced Income from
lands ~brlonrinp to the state Uni
yrrsity. will be insufficient to main
tain the state University even on its
present basis.
The board OF regents OF the state
University and President liill arc
pleased with the fact that during the
pas: year all indcbtodpcaa u pllls
we're paid by the University ana ieel
that efficiency should be rcWarded-
not penaliz"d. After the rear OF "us
deficit whntcVer was removed "a sub
gtantlal cash balance with all bus
paid remained to the credit OF TIE
University on December /, ls-V'
However. his cash balance has been
used tn meeting tho necessary eN
pensos OF the present year ana VIII
soon be exhausted.
No new buildings have recently
been asked for by the Iniversity' eN-
ccpi In case "a bond ISSUE were 10 DC
made. \ careful budget constructed
/ lust prior to the meeting " the legls-
inturc set forth the need OF Si3b,OOO
for maintenance To- he expended dur-
ing the fiscal yenr beginning Decfn
bcr /. 1891. II is "A simple matter OF
| arithmetic Ia show that an appropri-
alton OF $4,000 together with a re-
duccG lands income can Income that
amounted To $4,000 during the past
fiscal year, cannot possibly maintain
| the state University upon It's present
sound collegiate basis.
"'rhe finance committees Ct the
legislature" says President Hill IN
his statement today. deserve the
sympathy and the best counsel OF IN
tclligcnt n patriotic citizens, Thu
gentlemen who compose our lcgisln-
turo have before them a s~tupendous
task In adjusting expenditures TO an
income which " far below the state
budget. Too many persons are olarl-
oring Tor expenditures who do not
seem Go have iu mind d fact that
source %, income To- meet necessary
costs must be discovered, and that
so far the discoveries have not bceh
made. M.
however" says President Hin, at
will be d distinctly backward step a
humiliation, and Il standing reproach
10 the state OF Sew Mexico to cripple
or crush any ut It's necessary oduca-
tional Institutions. Tho report on
the Sew Mexico educational institu-
tons which bears the name or three
Of Americas foremost oducatlonal
leaders. ana which fortunately. IS be
.ng published scrially I'm The Albu-
aur,auc Evening Herald points the
way to types of educational consoli-
dalton which promise TO make for II
nancinl ana academic economy whilc
assuring better advantages TO mo
youth ~ our state. Nevertheless, so
long as the people OF the state choose
To- continue the various ~odurutionhl
institutions IN their present form, II
would sccm 90 be- good sportsman
ship and good business to support
thcm n. ID WY tlll VIII assure good
rcsuits # MAY b., better 90 close
educational institutions than &" mani
tain them iu poverty with the feeble
faculties which Inadequate" tppfuprl-
atoms will BRING and with IN" m
nyimhlr intellectual pnllp'riam which
wlll accruc TO the chosen youth OF
our state
our industries. such ns me cattle an'
3 the mining ludustfiDH, must not h'
DESTROYED Thry nocd encourage
meut ana that stimulus to develop
mtnt which comes from the fair al.
! mlnistratiou of Iust laws. one OF
Inc greatest Industries Of this state
sowey,r. h. The work OF our Norma
! schools. cot our colleges, ana OF oul
STATE" University
Gin the present dire financial stress
II IN, state of Sow Mexico, some
unthinkiuE persons ar taking al
though publi, education Is merely q
! charity and not a tuudamcnti' nece4
sity IN the development OF this state.
who does NOT know that only bl
the scientific training of competcn
leaders in politics IN business, In as
/, ulcu,turc. and iu the professions cat
! the safety and happiness Of our PEG
, pl, be secured An ignorant, In
L competent population f. the rlcho
soil Tor unrest. hol-hcsism, paupcr
: Ism. and crime
! Who doos not know that Gu
mineral resources Of the mountains
our agricultural resources Of tho sol
and ct the forests, apd the vital en-
, cheney Of successful commerce al
a depend upon the technical traininl
/. Of the youth Of no statcf The cun
, scr,atIou and the development OF on
= natural resources make ABSOLUTELY
necessary "a forward, not a backward
step In our higher educational insti
buttons.
@ "OnIy tho power ana resources O
8 the state are adequate TO support am
q enforce modern education which wil
4 accomplish the above results. In
waite agencies and thc church chl
aud do help Boo guodly measure, bu
the great Jtss OF tue MAINTENANCE o
education rests 4lu1r'ly upon IN
shuuid,rs OF th, tate winch ~ m
collective people. Tho task shout
4, hc kcIt clean from merely local o
narrowly partisan politics.