Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-07-24
DOING GOOD WORK
Col, ]. G, Meadors, Superintendent Of
New Mexico Military Institute
Visits Santa Fe.
A MODEL PLACE FOR BOYS
The Institute at Roswell Is a Credit to the
Territory Splendid Results Have Been
Attained Uuder the Present
SUPPLEMENTARY.

Colonel j. G. Meadors, superintendent
of the New Mexico Military Institute at
Roswell, is making a tour of the north
ern counties in the interests OF that
school. At Ration, Las Vegas, Taos and
other places he succeeded in awakening
great interest in the military institute,
which, although it is one of the young
est of the territorial institutions Of
learning, is yet the most successful and
most representative school in the terri
tory. This is due to its praiseworthy
object, it's fine curriculum, it's wise man
agement, its able instructors, and, above
all, the executive ability and devoted
work of it's superintendent, who is a
nan of both culture and of practical
ideas.
Colonel Meadors arrived in Santa Fe
Friday night, and left for Gallup last
evening. During his brief stay here he
renewed old friendships, made many
new friends, and devoted every minute
of time while here to talking the New
Mexico Military Institute; as he says
he talks mo politics except military in
stitute, and no religion except military
institute" Every word he speaks bears
enthusiastic conviction. He is a mai
who keeps his promises, much to the as
constituent of some of his advisers, who
| told him when he first came to the ter
/ ,itorxy ssy,p,1 r,tct ynoEa 1ntc Of npn,,,-
Uses to the people, but never mind about
keeping them" But Colonel Meador.
kept his promises, and as a result has
| gained the confidence not only of the
Anglo-Saxon but also of the Spanish
| speaking part of the population of the
territory. Some Of the most manly and
most promising cadets at the institute
are of the latter, and they are equal in
English scholarship to some of the ca
diets of Anglo-SaXon %parentage.
Colonel Meadors carries with him sew
eral portfolios of fine photographs OF
the military institute, it's attendants
and surroundings. They tell more elo-
| quently than words of the great things
that have been accomplished at the in.
| stitute in one year.
The 5000 building is of brick, trim
med with red sandstone, three stories
high, with additional basement storage
of gray limestone. In the basement are
the armory, baths, dining room, laun-
dry and kitchen. On the first floor are
school rooms, on the second floor living
rooms and offices, and on the third floor
reading rooms and offices. The build.
ing contains forty-five bed rooms ani
four large section rooms and study
halls, divided by movable partitions.
The system of water works and sew
erage is very complete, affording hoI
water and cold water on every floor
plunge and shower baths and complete
drainage. The water closets are the
best O~btaipable, and the 10, 000-gallou
tank, 80 feet from the ground, gives
pressure sufficient to throw water ovel
the main roof and to sweep the main
sewer whenever desired. This sewer
ends at a much lower level, 500 yards
away ~ III UulluillS 10 pipcu IOI
gas, and every room, hall and stairway
is so lighted. The acetylene gas plant
is cheap, safe and very effective; the
| generators are placed 100 feet from the
building, and give a total Of $500 candle
power at a cost of about 81 a night. The
building is heated by steam, a large
boiler being located in the basement
neal the closets. Considering the con-
struction price, the building is one of
the best and most thoroughly equipped
school houses in the west. In fact, it
is said hat the contractor who erected
the building not only lost over 81, 900 on
it, but received not a cent for the time
he devoted to it.
The school is completely furnished
with the best equipments obtainable for
a first-class boarding school, and the
school rooms with the best desks and
seats now in use in schools. The furni-
ture, bedding, laundry, kitchen and
~dining-room equipments are the best
obtainable by the regents for the
money. One of the regents, an expert
enced merchant. was sent east and gave
fifteen days of his time to the purchase
of furnishings. Everything in the school
is kept s~crupulously clean and in first
class order.
The school is surrounded by a large
area of land belonging to the school, and
part of it is sodded and fenced in. The
barrack grounds cover ten acres, and
are well adapted for drilling. A cottage
for the superintendent and his family
has been erected at a cost of 1000.
The school is very proud of it's COM
missary department, which Colonel
Meadors claims is the best possessed by
any school in the west. The mount of
provisions used is very large, and only
the best and purest that the market af-
fords is bought. The fare is plain, sub
stantial and healthful. Dessert is served
every day, because, as Colonel Meadors
says, when he was q boy at school he
had it so seldom that he vowed that IL
he should ever have charge of a school
his pupils should have dessert every