El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-27
COLLEGE NOTES
Personal DOings-Choral Club Or
Chrysdnthemum Show
Will Be HeId-Ball Tomorrow
Nioht.

Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
| MESILLA PARK, N. NJ, Oct. 25.-I.
H. Stanley, OF Pinos Altos, a graduate
of the class of 1898, has been spending
the last week or SO visiting his alma
mater. He makes frequent use of his
kodak.
Samuel Fennell, q member of the
stenoRraphy class of 1898, has recently
returned from his home in Turner's
Falls, Mass, bringing his mother with
him. Both will make their future
home in the vicinity of the college.
DR.. Charles Fl. Ross, who holds the
chair of modern languages in the Ala
Dams Agricultural college, at Auburn,
Alabama, is spending the winter at
Mesilla Park, for the benefit of his
health.
Among the new students who have
entered college during the last week .,
are Miss Mary O'Keeffe, of Ell Paso,
Texas, and Mics Pearl Higley, of Par
raj, Mexico.
Mr.. Hugh Freeman, a mem Der of tn e
stenography class of 1898, is now study
ing law at; Cumberland University,
Lebanon, Tennessee. Mr.. Freeman is
son of Judge Freeman, of Eddy, and
he expects before many years to be a
practicing lawyer of this territory.
Mr.. J. E. Owen of Albuquerque, the
son of Professor John z. Owen, recently
connected with the college, is spending
a few days at Mesilla Park visiting
friends. He was a member of the
stenograpby class of 1898, ard is en-
gagged as reporter for the board of
Indian depreciation claims which is
taxing testimony at pre- emit in Las
| Cruces.
A Choral club has been organized In
the college, and meets every Thursday
night at the girls dormitory. The
club is under the direction of Professor
Wooton, and meets long felt need for
an organization which will develop and
bring together the musical talent of
the student body.
| A.Chrysanthemum show has been
announced to be held on Saturday,
Novem Der 4th. For this purpose the
agricultural department has for some
time past been making special efforts
to make an unusually good showing of
the large stock of chryssnthemums in
the greenhouse this fall. Lovers of
flowers are looking forward with pleas
ure to the coming show, which Is the
| first effort of its kind that has been
been made.
A grand ball Is announced for next
Friday night, to be given by the Athle-
tic association of the college In the
rink at Las Cruces. The ball is to be
given for the purpose of raising funds
| to aid the athletic association in max
| ing purchases of necessary material
| and providing further appliances for
| the use of the members of the associa-
| ton. A large attendance Is expected.
| An Interesting and exciting foot ball
game was held on the athletic field
last Saturday, between the heavy
weight team and the light weight
team. Neither eide scored, and this
fact, In addition to the excellent team
play shown, after so short q practice,
demonstrated clearly that the material
is here for as strong q team a. the COL
leRe has ever put out.
| The board of regents OF this institu-
ton held meeting on the 10Th and
10th insts. and in addition to the local
members, Ex-Governor L. Bradford
Prince, recently appointed member
of the board, was in attendance, and
was elected president of the board. In
took action affecting the location OF
$4,000 acres of the public lands, being
half the amount allotted to this college
under the act of congress of June, 1898
Another meeting of the board will be
pected full attendance will be posi-.
BILE, and several matters of importan &c
will come up for action.
On the night of the 10Th inst Presi
dent Sanders gave reception at the
dormitory to the members of the board
OF regents, the mem bers of the faculty
and the senior and junior students Of
the college. A large attendance was
present and delightful time was
spent.