El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-18
MESILLA PARK, N. M.
College Notes. Move
ments of Professors and ia 5truo
tors.-Summer Vacation Trips
College Improvements Coming
Neutrality-suspicious. Accident.

Neutrality-suspicious. Accident.
Mesilla Park, N NJ, June l6 The
commencement mum Der of the Cole
gian, the college paper, is jIst les ued.
10 Is an exceedingly cred taoie NJ N be-,
ore OF the best ever published, aud
profusely illustra: Ell with excel At
half group poI traits.
| H. E. Thomas, q m. Z. Der of the
class jn-t Gradual d t.om the college,
has been elected TO the chair of natur 81
school, for the year com ncing Sep
temb, r LIST next. Mr.. Thomas with his
father Is Spreading the intervening
months in the Organ mining district.
| A. B. Sage, the efficient assistant in
the mechanical engineering de, art
mens. left on the 18Th inst. for San
Msrcial, N. NJ, near which place he
| will take charge of the Installation of
some new machinery, returning at the
close of the vacation.
Prof. E. O. Wooton and G. M
| Barber will leave July 1st for two
month trip til trough the forest reserve
near Silver City, collecting botanical
specimens for the department of agric-
ulture at Washington.
Prof A. Goss and family left on the
12th inst. by train for the Sacramento
mou tsin-, where they will spend a
month at the resort of A. j. Gilmore.
Most of the college officers will not
60 for from the vicinity this summer.
Several will camp in the Organ noun
tains for q few werk ks. Prof. Barker
and wife will take a trip to California,
leaving about July LIST. Dr.. Sanders,
the president, will be here most of she
summer.
Several approaching weddings of
persons closely come cted with the
college are announced On the 19 b
inst. Prof. T. D A. Cock erell, the
entomoloaist, will be married to one OF
the teachers in the Las Vegas Norma
University, Miss WilmaIe Porter.
Prof. Cockerell is now in Las Vegas,
end has resigned his former connection
with the college, although IL is hoped
he will retain some connection with
the work. Miss Ida M Jones who recen-
,ly resigned from the professorsbip OF
Spanish in the college. will be married
at her home in Mesilla on the 9th inst
Torpedo Mining Company. The couple
will leave for Chicago, and may reside
in Ell Paso. Prof. j. Vernon, the
newly appointed professor of Agricu!
ture, will leave July 1st for trip to
the territorial sub-stations, and Incl
dsntally will 60 further east 30 return
with . bride. The recent wedding in
Ei aso of Mise M.llicsnt Barker and |
MIR. W.. Browning was of interest to
College people for the re sson that Miss
-arker was several years since, one of
the popular college stud ents.
The ad administrative department of
the college Is at present very busy |
placing orders for new SUPPLIES for the |
various departments of the college.
Owing to the peculiar conditions this |
wear, much larger purchases will be |
made this summe- for equipment: than |
almost ever before. The college |
library alone wilt receive additions
amounting IN value to $500. The
department OF agriculture will receive
niue valuable equipment. one of the
priE cipal items Being the establish
nsnt of college herd of graded cat
tie Dairying is also to be given some
atten tion. The mechanical engineer
additional equipme TENT also, and all the
other departments OF the college
have been given appropriations for
apparatus and equipment.
=. E. Lester and family recently
narrowly escaped what might have
been a very serious accident. They
nsre Oh the way to the Organ mount
aims for weekend trip, travelling In q
covered wagon, when some ten ounces
If guupowder, packed with other goods
n thu wagon. exploded. Beyond cuts
.nd burns sustained by Mr.. Lester
Ind Miss Findlay, ne great injury wa.
tone. Fire broke out among the goods
q the wagon and destroyed about els
worth OF articles, but WAS Fortunate
y extinguished before the wagon