Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-10-27
The AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
What Is Going On At This Successful
Institution.
ondence New Mexican.

| Institution.
| Correspondence New Mexican.
Mesilla Park, Oct. &C.. M. Barber
of La Porte, Ind; Miss Mary O'Keeffe
of Ell Paso, and Miss Pearl Higley Of
Parral, Mexico, are among the students
who have entered college during the
past week.
The girls dormitory is now completely
full, two new arrivals during the last
few days having taken up the little re-
manning accommodation.
Hugh Freeman, son of Judge Free
man, of Eddy, N. NJ, and graduate of
the stenography class of 1898, is study
ing law at Cumberland university, Le-
banon, Tenn. He hopes to be admitted
to the bar of New Mexico at some future
date.
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 Woot-
on, and meets a long felt need for an
organization which will develop and
bring together the musical talent of the
student body.
j. E. Owen, of Albuquerque, son of
Professor John 2. Owen, recently con-
nected with the college, is spenSing "a
few days at Meslla Park visiting friends.
He was member of the stenography
class of 1898, and is engaged as reporter
for the board of Indian depreciation
claims, which is taking testimony at
present in Las Cruces.
On Saturday, November 4, a chrysan-
themum show will be held here, when
the fine showing of chrysanthemum In
the college green house, which have
been carefully attended to by the agri-
cultural department, will be on exhibit
tion. This is the first attempt at any
floral show at this college and will be
watched with interest.
A grand ball is announced for next
Friday night. to be given by the athletic
association of the college in the rink al
Las Cruces. This ball is to be given for
the purpose of raising funds to aid the
athletic association in making purchases
Of necessary material and providing
further appliances for the use of the
members OF the association. A large at
tendance is expected.
An interesting and exciting football
saturday between the heavyweight team
and the lightweight team. Neither side
scored, and this fact, In addition to the
excellent team play shown, after SO
short practice, demonstrated clearly
that the material is here for as strong
team as the college has ever put out.
On the night of the 10th inst. very
pleasant reception was given by PresI.
dent Sanders to the members of the
BOARD of regents, the members of tn,
faculty and the senior and junior col
lege students. The reception was hell
at the ladies dormitory, and was yer,
.argely attended The rooms were pref
lilly decorated with flowers from tn,
oers were given during the evening. A.
he close of the reception proper tn,
guests enjoyed short dance, and al
sogether the evening was an exception
ally enjoyable one.
The meeting of the board of regents
acid on the 18th and 2Oth inst. has al
ready been reported in the columns ui
Ohe New Mexican. Among other mat
Cers receiving the attention of the boarC |
was the sub-station at Roswell. Tn, |
ooard authorized the undertaking of
extensive experiment at this
which will in its result bt
Jf great interest to the extensive agri
cultural interests in the Pecos valley
observation-disclosures by experts from til,
department. of agriculture at Washington
nave shown that the excess of water be
low the surface, due to the great poros
ty of the soil is a serious evil that re
luires a remedy if agriculture is ever to |
oe successfully followed. The expert
nents to be undertaken is the bes.
method and the practical cost of sub
lrainage by means of tiles. Differen
methods of the drainage will be EN-.
ployed and the farmers of the Pecos
valley will learn whether the existing |
evil can be thus corrected at such cos.
as to be of economic value.