The Alamogordo news. (Alamogordo, N.M.) 1899-1912, 1900-03-15

Profting by the experience and fail
ures of the older states, the western
states and territories have, for the most
part, made generous provisions for high
er education. New Mexico has not been
slow to perceive the necessity of taking
steps in this direction early in her his
tory. The head Of the educational sys-
TEN, the university located at Albuquer-
que, is not eight years old and has en-
tered the arena as college Of full rank
within the last three years, yet the ma
ture of the work and the advantages off
cred compare favorably with the oldest
colleges in the land Its courses of study
are in no way inferior to the best. As
now organized it comprises a prepara-
tory school with classical, scientific and
English courses, collegiate school
with the same courses, normal school
with full four year courses and model
or practice depal tment, commercial
school offering the advantages of a full
ly equipped business college with three
years course, a school Of applied science
with field work and practical instruc
tiOn in metallurgy, engineering, field
geology, etc, and graduate school
with exceptional opportunities for re-
search
The facnlty contains graduates from
the leading American and German uni
versities, including those of experience
and established reputation in the older
colleges of the east. Especial attention
is given to physical culture and gymnl
sium drill. for which purpose the in
stitusion is well equipped There has
just been completed one of the finest
laboratories in the southwest, gift
from Mrs. Hadley and public-spirited
citizens all over the territory. In this
Hadley laboratory will be housed the
climatologica laboratory, which has al
ready ne much to the scientific study
of the curative effects of the climate of
New Mexico. The second bulletin of
of the laboratory is now in press and
will be volume of 300 pages and some
scores of ilustrtions and photographic
maps.
The geological survey, which has re-
Gently extended its work as far as into
Otero county and the western bound
ary of the territory, is issuing mono
graphs on the geology and resources of
the territory.
This is the only institution in the two
territories offering opportunities for a
complete classical as well as scientific
course of study, while at the same time
aifording instruction in the modern Ian
ges. The normal school has the great
advantage of the assistance of the large
college faculty, an advantage which
also applies to the work in the business
college. In fact, the life in each de-
partment gains from the stimulus of
the others.
Nowhere in the west is there better
opportunity for advanced work in scien-
tifc research. 1t is certain that the
territory will not suffer so important
an element in its future growth and
development to decline for lack of sup
port, as it's recent growth attests, and
the general governments has recognized
its value by considerable donation of
lands. Present indications are, how
ever, that the growth will outrun any
ordinary means Of supply and make
farther demands upon the generosity
of private philanthroplSts. One result
of the recent researches in c imatoIogy
reported by Gymnasium Director Malt
by at the last teachers association,
serves special notice, for it APP
plies not only to the university students
but to the youth in the ter itory at
large. He showed that residence here
for few years tends greatly to increase
the lung capacity of youths of school
age.
Spring Millinery.
To the ladies OF AIamogordo, vicinity
and naiOh horfnV tawna.