El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-10-14
MESILLA PARK
College NOtes-AgriCultura1 Depart
ment Constructs a Large Cor
raj For Stock Feedlng-Judge
McKle Addresses the General
Assembly,.
special Correspondence of the HERALD.


Special Correspondence of the HERALD.
MESILLA PARK, Oct. ia num-
Der of the new students who have been
prevented from enrolling sooner en-
tered the college during the past
clim bling up to the two hundred mark,
and will considerably exceed that dur
ing the year.
The board of regents of the college
will held meeting on Monday. the
18th inst. This is the fret meeting of
the board at which the new members,
Hon. L. Bradford Prince and Hon.
Preciliano Moreno, will be present.
The quail shooting in the valley Is
exceptionally good this year, fact
that is being taken advantage of by
students and teachers on Saturdays.
The recent capture by one of the stu
dents was an ibis.
The agricultural department has re-
Gently had constructed a large corral,
two hundred feet square, which will
ultimately be used for experiments
with stock feeding. The corral is OF
adobe, with walls ten feet high, on
stone foundation.
The basket ball girls are practicing
regularly every evening. There are
at present two basket ball teams, cap
tanned by Miss Nora Newt berry and
Miss Minnie Newberry. A recent
game proved the former team to be the
stronger.
The stenography class recently or
Ranized and elected the following Of
ficers: President, ]. 0. Miller; secre-
tary, Miss BERTHE Coleman: treasurer.
Miss Dolores Armijo. Miss Fannie
Blakesley recently entered this depart
ment.
The schedule for college classes has
recently been changed by shortening
each class five minutes. This has been
done principally to provide more time
in the afternoons, after the close OF
school work, for the training of the
foot ball team. The team has now got
down to work and it is expected tnat
with the good material present in the
institution, an exceptionally strong
team will result. The team is at pres
emit being coached by Mr.. J. o. Miller,
late Of the University of Colorado.
At the general assembly Oh Monday
last, a brief but inspiring address was
given to the students by Hon. John r.
McFie, of Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Judge McFie emphasized the import
to succeed in life in the event of being
thrown upon their own resources. He
referred to his own experience when
young, and urged the importance of SO
educating and developing ones mental
ability as to bring honor to ones pa
rents in their old age. Judge McFie
encouraged the backward students. 81
trust" he ssid''you may never become
discouraged. There will always be
some of you who are unable to
keep up With the more advanced
among you. Supposing it was
true that you we're all0 to 'graduate
in q single year? Why, what would
become Of the attendance at college?
Remember that the hind wheel of q
wagon is just as important as the fore
wheel. It is q necessary part of the
wagon and has its duty to perform and
it's place to fill. Yet the hind wheel
can never overtake the fore wheel:
there Is a place for each. And al
though some of you may be hind
wheels and may not be able Ito keep
up we'll with some of your fellow stud
ents, yet take courage, remember you
have duty to perform, work faithful
ly, and you will finally succeed as you
DESIRE"