Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-07-18
MILITARY INSTITUTE
The Territory Can Well Be Proud
Of the Militsry College at
Roswell.
A SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT
Pupils from Every Part Of the Territory
An Enthusiastic Superintendent and
Paculty-Pioturesque Surroundings
and Almost Perfect Climate.

1dCulLy IlCturoSquo surroundings
and Almost Perfect Climate.
Col. James G. Meadors, superintend-
tent Of the New Mexico Military Insti-
tute, located at Roswell spent yester-
day and to-day in the capital city. He
is swinging around the territorial circle
in the interest of the popular educa-
tional institution Of which he Is the
able head and front, and he exhibited
to the officials at the capitol and others
to-day an album showing interior and
exterior views Of the institute. and dis
tributed lot of literature bearing up
on the work of the college with which
the officials from Governor Otero down
expressed the highest satisfaction.
| A PHENOMENAL RECORD.
Less than two years ago, when the
New Mexico Military Institute was
first opened under the management of
Colonel Meadors, the New Mexican,
knowing something of his character as
a man Of affairs and business energy,
and his high attainments as an edu-
Gator. predicted in these columns that
the venture would prove a marked sue
cess from the very start. The record of
the work accomplished verifies this
prophecy to the fullest. Every pledge
to the people Of the territory has been
faithfully kept, and no citizen can ex-
anime into the facts and note the result
without feeling a thrill of natural pride
over the achievements of Colonel
Meadors, his assistants and the sturdy
citizens of southeastern New Mexico
who comprise the board Of regents in
charge of this institution.
DELIGHTFUL LOCATION.
| The institute is located half a mile
from the railway station. across the
beautiful North Spring river, in the
suburbs Of Roswell, on a forty-acre
tract admirably adapted for the pur-
pose, donated to the territory by J. J..
Hagerman. The buildings, which cost
$35, 900, are thoroughly furnished and
equipped, having four stories, gas light
ed and steam heated; hot and cold wa
ter on all floors; modern bath, lavato-
ries and closets; complete system Of
water works, sewerage and fire appara-
tus. During the past year the grounds
have been beautified with trees, shrubs
and grass.
The climate is perfection-little rain
or snow during the session, dry atmos-
phere and perpetual sunshine. During
the entire session of 1S99-19O0 there was
not single day when the sun did not
shine almost continuously. There was
never enough rain or snow to interfere
with drill and athletic sports in open
air.
| THE FACULTY.
| The faculty consists of Col. J. G.
Meadors, a native of Louisiana, grad
uate of the Washington and Lee Uni
verstty. superintendent; Maj. j. w.
| Wilson, commandant of cadets; Capt.
l.. Martini -Mancini, professor of Span
ish; Capt. Claude Lowry, professor Of
English; Capt. p. Med. Moore, profess
sor of sciences, and a fifth professor
yet to be named for the ensuing term.
The course Of study embraces eight
| years. and includes English, Spanish,
Latin, German, French, mathematics
| and natural sciences; instruction in
bookkeeping, typewrlting and stenog-
raphy In both English and Spanish.
TURNED AWAY PUPILS.
Some idea Of the popularity Of the
institution may be had from the state
ment that on the first opening day it
was compelled to decline applications
for enrolment. The present accommo-
dations are for eighty pupils only, and
during Its first term there was never a
day when twice the number of pupils
could not have been secured had there
been accommodations for them. Under
| the rules students must remain within
| inclosed limits day and night. nor may
leave without written permit from the
| superintendent but all forms of sports
| and amusements proper for boys are
provided The institute base ball team
Of 1900 was the best amateur team in
the southwest; the track team took first
place also. Boxing and all manly exer-
cises are taught by regularly employed
instructors.
| The school has no politics, no section
alism, no sectarianism; excellent dis
cipline, and the work Is carried on
along common sense lines design ID to
make manly, cultured men Of the youth
of New Mexico rather than educated
weaklings. In doing this every atten-
tion Is given to the development of the
true college spirit.
HOW MAINTAINED.
Under legislative enactment levy of
27h -1O0ths of mill on the taxable
property in the territory Is made for
the maintenance Of the military school.
Theoretically, this is expected to raise
about $4,000 per year. but as matter
Of fact the actual resultant revenue is
only about $S.0O0 which is quite inade-
quate to meet the positive needs of
such growing establishment. During
its two terms the college earned $4,000
additional In tuition fees, and II has
turned away at least $1,000 worth of
business for lack of accommodations
for students.
| The plan of management Is very diff
ferent from that in vogue in most of
the higher educational institutions. 1t
Is in no sense local school, but is in