El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-12-01
MESILLA PARK
Thanksgiving Examinations Col
lege Flag COns1dered-Basket
Ball MatCh-Foot Ball Games
Visitors.
Special Correspondence of the HERALD.


MESILLA PARK, N. NJ, Nov. g.
Miss Bonnie McLachlen, of Ell Paso,
Charles F. Kanen of Roswell, AID Dean
w. Bloodgood of kingston, N. M, are
among the students who have entered
the college during the past two weeks.
Mr.. Kanen Is taking advanced work in
Spanish and English ssenography.
Miss Leonor Heredia. of the City of
Mexico, received the sad news q few
days since of the sudden death of her
father. She expects to return to her
Miss Bertha and Miss Marjorie Nc
Beth leave on Saturday next for Flo
rida, where they goto join their mother
who will spend the winter there.
Professor Charles A. Keffer left on
the 2lst inst. on trip to Aztec, N M,
where he will inspect the work of the
+sub-station located there. He will slso,
while there, address the farmers in
ssitute which is to be conducted there,
and will be absent about two weeks.
Examinations are being held in all
the various departments of the institu-
ton during the present week. They
close on Wednesday evening, after
which there will be few days recess
until the opening of the second term
on Monday next, December 4th.
Miss Alice Horning, matron of the
girls dormitory, will visit FL Paso
within few days for the purpose of
making necessary purchases for the
equipment OF the department of do
mestic economy, which is being in.
augurated for the first time.
Some interest ts being shown among
the students of the institution In the
adoption of q college flag. A sample
flag has been on the bulletin board for
some days andis of crimson silk. Is x24
inches in size, with the monogram uf
the Institution in white felt sewed on
one side.
Bert Roberts and Earnest Winter.
both ex-students of the college, from
e! Paso, Tex, are visitors at the in
stitutIon this week. They have
many friends here who are pleased to
see them. It is probable that Mr..
Winter will matriculated as q, student
this year.
e. s. Buchoz, chief clerk for tho
CompoLfa Industrial Mexicana at their
head Office in chihuahua. Mex, Is Wis
iting friends in the vicinity for several
days. Mr.. BuchOz graduated from the
department. In, 1896 to
accept position which led him to the
important one he now occupies. He is
a very thorough and competent En-
glish- Spanish stenographer, as we'll as
q good all round business man. He
returns 10 his Qutl0S on DeCem Der LIST.
having been absent for few months
on account of serious Illness
Announcement is made of 6 basket
ball match between the Albuquerque
team and the college team, to be played
on the college grounds December 22nd
or 23rd. The girls here have profited
by their defeats last year, and will be
found ready to give the visitors q good
game, as we'll as courteous and lady
like treatment.
1t has been arranged to have match
game between the college foot ball
team and Kansas University team, TO
be played in Ell Psso about December
goth. On December 23rd the college
team will play the Albuquerque In.
dian school team, so that the next few
weeks will be full of interest and ex.
c1tement for the foot ball enthusiasts
both here and in Ell Paso. The team
Ibis year has been pronounced by ex-
perts to be the equal, If not the supe-
rior Of any former team pulled to-
yether by this college. This, in a
arge measure is due to the thorough
the team has received
rom it's coach, Mr.. Miller, and the
practice that is being
daily.