Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-07
DAILY CITIZEN
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The New Mexico normal university, at
Las Vegas, was dedicated last Saturday
and proved To be one OF the grandest en-.
t~ertainments In the history OF that city.
The New Mexican. in its account OF the
dedication, says:
The dedicatory exercises were wit.
Messed by fully 600 people. The hall was
crowded TO the utmost, and many people
stood In the corridors during the entire
ceremonies. A splendid orchestra fur
nished the iniatOry music. The first
number on the program was a piano
duet, by Miss Bessie Cooley aud Max
Nordhsus. The 0rstorio society followed
with america" in which the audience
joined. The Very Rev. James n. DE
fOuri pronounced the invocation, after
which the 0ratorio society rendered
Gonoud's Praise Ye the Father" Hon.
Frank Springer, president Of the board
Of regents Of the school, delivered the ad.
dress Of dedication and Professor Edgar
l.. Hewitt, president OF the university
followed. with the presidential address.
The 0ratorio society then furnished Fan
ning's "Daybreak" and Hon X. l.. Bart
lett, In behalf Of the governor, made an
excellent extemporaneous address. Major
Maximiliano LunA's name met with a
storm OF applause and he was responsible
for q dissertation that will long be re-
membered by the good people OF Las We
gas. The Ofatorio society gave Tam.
hauser's Hail Bright Abode" and Rev.
George Selby pronounced the benedic-
ton.
The following Legislative members at
tended: Senators j. A. Anchets. j. NJ.
Valdez and NJ. Martinez; Speaker Max
Luna, and Representatives j. X. whar-
ton. Ramon de Herrera, Frank Staplin.
A. d. Mcintosh. Celso Baca, John X.
Guyer. Pablo Crespin, Il. l.. Gutierrez,
Victor 0rtega. Venceslso Jaramillo, r. ID.
Lieb and X. p. Barnes.
Representatives Gutierrez Crespin and
Jaramillo we're accompanied by their
wives.
Gen. X. l.. Bartlett. solicitor general OF
the territory; Prof. c. l.. Herrick, Of the
New Mexico University; Manuel G. de
Bacs. superintendent OF public instruc.
ton; Hon. John S. Clark. Hon. silss
Alexander and c. B. Llewellyn were
also present.
Gov. Nj. A. Otero, Col. j. francisco
Chaves and Senator James 8. Duncan
we're unable to attend. but sent theiI
regrets.
After the afternoon exercises. in the
evening between the hours OF 8 and $3.50
O'Clock. a reception was held In the uni
versity and all the friends OF education
were invited.
Following this was a banquet rendered
the visitors at the Hotel Casteneda. The
following are the toasts and the names
o. the gentlemen responding:
'The Governor OF New Mexico" Hon,
n. l.. Bartlett; 'The Legislature" Hon
John X. Guyer; New Mexico and the
Patriotism Of Her People," Major Max
imiliano Luna; Higher Education In
New Mexico" Professor Q. l.. Herrick.
"The Common Schools" Hon. X. Y
Barnes; LAS Vegas M an Educational
Center" Hon. q. A. LsrrszOlO; Woman
Colonel X. T.. Twitcheli; ex-temporaneous
educational speech. Hon. Manuel c. de
Bsca.
Rev. George Selby, Frank NJ. Springer,
NJ. ". Browne, Charles llfeld and A. b
Smith constitute the board OF regents
The school was opened October 3, 1898
with %seventy-fve students. and the pres
ent enrolment is l75. Nine counties OF
New Mexico and seven states are repre-
scented In the roster OF students. Thu
building occupies an eminent position II
the center OF the city. IL has twenty-nin,
rooms and contains steam heat, electric
light. mountain water and the best o.
modern conyeniences. The faculty ha,
been gathered from Stanford and Chicago
universities, Tarkio college, Lincoln nor
NAL school and other we'll known educa
tional institutions. II consists OF the fol
lowing persons: Edgar l.. Hewitt, NJ
Pd., president. philosophy and history Of
education, educational psychology, child
study; Richard II. Powell, A. NJ. litera
ture and history, training work lnez ID
Rice, A. b.. physiology, physics. msthe
matics. training work; j. Graham Nc
Nary, A. b., ancient and modern Ian
guages. vocal music; ". l.. Edwards, NJ
Accts, commercial department. actual
business, ste%nography, penmanship; Mag
gle j. Butcher, NJ. K l., principal OF
model schools; Mrs W. Bunker, mode.
teacher, upper grammar grades; florS
Beschle. model teacher, upper grammar
grades; Jesse M. Hines. model teacher
lower grammar grades; Caroline W
Brewster. A. b., model teacher, uppel
primary grades; Minnie Holman. mode
teacher, lower primary grades.
A BILL TO RESTRICT MARRIAGE.
The legislature OF North Dakota hal
under consideration a bill whose puTpOsI