"University of New Mexico" Edward Dundas McQueen Gray Signed TLS Dated 1911 COA For Sale

Up for sale "University of New Mexico" Edward Dundas McQueen Gray Signed TLS Dated 1911.This item iscertified authentic by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificateof Authenticity.

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Dr. Gray completed his graduate work at theUniversity of Heidelberg and the University of London. Edward Gray had traveledand resided for many years in Europe, Egypt and North and South America beforesettling in New Mexico in 1893 at Loving. He was a civicminded person whojoined in community activities and was an author of several books, novels and adrama. Dr. Gray was Scotch by birth but English by habit, and he introducedformal dress to the campus, outfitting the Men's Glee Club in full dress suitsbecause he considered it a waste of effort to educate non-gentlemen and thoughtit impossible to produce gentlemen without some of the usual accoutrements. Abureau of student employment was set up to provide positions for needystudents. The President's Office set up a system of record keeping since nosystem had been kept up by previous administrations. In October, 1911, thegranting of sabbatical leave was suspended by the Board of Regents until a timewhen such absence would not work a detriment of injury to the University. Grayalso stated that the "salaries of the faculty were the lowest of any inthe Territory of the United States." Gray made several recommendationsduring his tenure in office • a home be provided for the President of theUniversity • a law school be established because of the numerous requests forsuch a department. • a Spanish-American College be created in New Mexico"to train native citizens for diplomatic and commercial careers inLatin-American countries." Dr. Gray tendered his resignation in February1912 after the Board of Regents indicated that his service were no longer needed.

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