Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1895-06-25
LAS CRUCES CORRESPONDENTS

We have had a commencement,
we of the New Mexico College of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
1t began Tuesday morning, the
18th, and closed about high noon
the day following. Desiring to
see the commencement from Cen
esis to Revelation, your correspon-
dent was an hour early with his
patent leather shoes properly
polished with a bacon rind and
his bifurcated scarf with its ma
tive turquoise pin arranged in the
most artistic style. He wandered
up stairs and down and in my
lady's chamber and wondered
when the commencement would
commence. Finally he encounter
ed a man with a long grizzly beard
and dilapidated apparel who look
ed like a Weary Ways gone to
seed as a Mesilla valley rancher.
He was asked If he knew what the
programme was; he replied that
no did for he had seen it; that he
had met a reverend looking gen
tleman with an umbrella who had
permitted an inspection of one but
who said he could not spare it.
He said it was a piece Of paper
about five by six inches, printed
on one side and doubled, but its
contents he was unable to give.
He said he, too, was looking for
the commencement. Your CORE
spondent determined, however, not
to be blufed out for want of q
program
He visited the blacksmith and
carpenter shops, being shown
through by Prof. Miles. There
were sets of tools for both wood
and iron that would make a me-
chanic smile to possess. In the
blacksmith shop were samples Of
welding, drawing, forging, etc.
productions Of the first year, thar
were very creditable. When ask.
ed from what institution he had
graduated, the professor replied
that it was a machine shop which
he entered as an apprentice. In
the wood shop there were some
very well executed pieces of mitre-
ing, dovetailing, mortising, tenor.
ing and turning. Your orrespon-
dent inquired for the tin shop, the
shoe shop, the harness shop, the
paintshop, and was told that they
had not been started; that as soor
as the bonds voted by the last leg,
islature we're approved by con
gress, and realized on, they would
all be added; that the manage.
ment was determined that nothing
which money could accomplish OF
purchase should be omitted to ed
ucate New Mexico's farmer boys
beyond the reach Of trusts, com,
bines and high tariff.
The chemist vas next visited.
There were "cases of fossils, earth
and trees;
True sal-marinum Of the SEAS"
and all sorts of detonants and ex-
p~losives. Prof. Goss explained
that by a proper appliation Of the
reconstruction elements and rea-
gents, the use Of which it was HE
province TO teach, the black alkali
barrial of the agricultural college
farm could in a course of years be
rendered capable of producing a
crop Of something better than blue
weed but wher the professor cut
off something that cutlik e wax but
looked like lead and flashed like
powder when thrown into cold
water, your correspondent conclu-
ded he was where anarchists were
instructed in the art Of making
dynamite bombs.
Prof Cockrell, the entomologist,
was next visited. The professor
was busy making plans profles
and elevations of bugs. There
were bugs and bugs which eat
bugs and bugs which we're eaten
by bugs, bugs having bugs to bite
EN-, aud these with bugs ad infn-
itum. The professor explained
that it was very important 70 know