Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-04-08
UNIVERSITY

students next Thursday morning at
ll:50.
Where IL the committee appointed for
soliciting funds for the Hsdley science
hsllp 30 fine a proposition No liza
| within our reach, nos Stat the legisla
ture assures the equipment. should be
| promptly accepted and the building Wig
orously pushed.
We understand that a visit was made
10 the university last week during yaca.
ton by President Hewitt, OF the Las We
gas normal. accompanied by Mrs. Hew
1T, and Miss Porter, OF the faculty. and
Prof. COckerell, OF the Agricultural col
lege. We are sorry that some OF Our
faculty we're not hunted up. 10 that
courtesies could be shown to the visitors.
On Thursday afternoon. Miss Signe
SkoOg. OF the normal school. gave a very
intei estiDg talk TO one OF the classes In
English on Sweden. her native home.
The class we're reading Lars, "A Pastoral
OF Norway" by Bsyard Taylor. Miss
Sko0R explained many words and refer
ences, and spoke Of the life and customs
OF her native people in a manner that
was much enjoyed by those present.
The normal class In ''SchoOl Manage
ment' has for its guiding text In that
subject the admirable work by Pcof.
Arnold Tompkins OF the University of
Illinois, who was a former school friend
of Prof. HOdgin. In speaking OF the
individual work as tried Ia the schools
OF Pueblo, Colorado. a Few years ago, the
author says II Ia not new as that plan
was followed years ago in Postum King
dom school. A letter was written Prof.
r0mpkins to know IL this was a real
school. In his answer, no says:
"'P0ssum Kingdom was u real school,
which attended in my early school
day. SO called because IL was located In
a dense forest inhabited by 'possums.
II was q mile or more from our home,
and IL took no little care to find our way
to II. There were a large number OF
grown up students, and we had one OF
the best old fashioned teachers,-a jolly
good fellow, with common sense. He
passed regularly among us asking. IL be
could give assisl gnce. Ills name wa
Alden Baber. He IL now a wealth,
transforming thousands OF acres Of
the hnest prairie land In Edgar county,
When "A teacher he had nothing but q
horse"
President Elizabeth Hughes GRACEFUL,
presided over the meeting Of the Estrellf
society. held at their usual rendezvous
Miss Gilmore's music room. last Thurs
lay evening. IL was a success. Tht
program consisted Of q fine instrumental
musical selection by Misses Hin, Schus
ter, Jetta and Alma Rosenwald, Ander
son and Gehring. An essay by Hereford
Fitch; "A beautiful vocal duet by Misses
Gahring and Anderson; "a laughablt
dialogue By Kirk Bryan and Etta Halo
ran, and essay we'll read by Miss Carrie
hadley a violin solo beautifully executed
by Miss Hamm, and the mirth provoking
"ScOrcheT" read by Miss TWay.
Professor Herrick occupied the assem-
bly, period on Tuesday by another OF hi.
Instructive and interesting talks on geo
lOgy. This n grew out of the expert
enco OF the geological excursion. recentl,
taken by some OF the seniors under Girec
ton OF the president. A number of sleci
mems OF rock we're placed In the presenc,
or tue audience, ana announced a. {
hard subject TO talk upon, Is not real
rocky, from which little nutriment cOulI
apparently be extracted. The process 0
formation OF various parts Of the rang
OF mountains TO our east was carefull
explained, in which was shown the effec
and changes OF the enormous Outburst
I OF lava. The origin of turquoise, Goa
gold and lead was explained in speaking
of the various mines 10 the northeast o
US. President Herrick Is apt az drawing
lessons in life from whatever subject h
may discuss-eyen from the rocks. II
| said the igneous material was the powe
that moved, and wrought changes. Liz
, 1t il the process OF the school, pupil
a come as rocks-some god, sOme copper
I etc, as nature stamped them. These M
are operated on by processes OF education
To the one who has gold, the nature
: not changed but the powers developed
, yet we are ourselves bidders and not IL
iuenced wholly by conditions and Ell
& yirOnment. We have something 10 "a
9 az TO how the milling shall be Vroun,
But years are required In transformatio
TO ft us 10 become gems In the crown.