Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-11-10
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Batch Of interesting Notes From the
MesiIIa Valley Institution.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR WINTER SPORTS


Mesllla Park. n. A., Nov. PROT |
W N. Reed. of Roswell ~ NJ. the re-.
comfy elected professor Of clVI onRi. /
ncering b. the college az Mesilla Park. /
visited the institution iaat month Tor /
the purpose of looking over the equip. |
mont ana making plans for work 60 be /
done IN irrigation engineering IN the Z
nrar future
Ar and Mrs & q. Rhodes. both
graduates of the college al Mcsiila |
Park are visiting their alma mater /
/ from their home in Mexico Mt |
Rhodes holds responsible position |
with fhe Ei orc Mining company near |
Mexico CITY Both Mr. and Mrs
Hhodos have many friends here who |
are giJ 10 see them again
| Bulletin No %. of the experiment |
station at Mcaiila Park. has just been |
received from the printer, and viii be |
mailed soon 10 AL who desire &C. The |
bulletin u an announcement % ranch !
men. calling attention 90 the value 10
| them of the work ~ the experiment
STATEN. and stating the purpose OF the
station ana IL desire 90 aid the ranch
men % the territory by answering ln.
quiries and undertaking Investigations
The bulletin contains complete list
lof al bdiietina heretofore published by
the station. any ~ which are free for
the asking to the farmers of the terri.
tory.
The present sophomore c,Rga of the
college az Mcsilia Park undertook two
years ago 20 start fund FOR the pur-
pose of purchasing a bell 90 be placed
IN thr tower of the main building In
various ways the GLASS has supple
montud this fund by additions and
successful box social. held at the Wo-
mons hall recently brought the total
amount up 90 what h required TO pur-
chase good bell Thsi will soon be
bought and alaccd IN the over
| Arrangements are being made by
nearly all 30 the departments 90 the
territorial college az McHlla Park 90 be
represented in r. complete exhibit from
the Institution. including the expert.
meng station. which Will be- sent 10 El
f'sso during the mid winter carnival.
10 be held IN January next II IN ex-
pootcd that this exhibit viii De more
comprehensive than any heretofore
made by the Institution ana Will con-
tain a great deal that Is interesting 10
the public. Tho exhibit will be- placed
ia the chamber of commerce building.
The class of girls in domestic eccno-
my al the college - Mesilla Park-.the
first class in this subject In the history
, OF the college appear 20 bee doing ex-
celient Wotk. and show much interest
Ia the subject Attired Ga their attrac-
tive costume the young ladies make a
/, good appearance during the regulations
and a visitor sees much OF interest Ia
their methods OF applying aoienoe TO
the art Of cooking Under the efficient
direction Of Miss lI"rniaE. good work
IL being done aEd WORK Of character
which ought to be more widely know n
throughout the territory.
Il has been practically demonstrated
by the horticultural department of the
, experiment station az Mesllia Park
y that yiolota can be suoceaafully grown
la New Mexico. Considering the Inn
pOrtance OF violet culture. this demon
stration b. worth a good deal TO the
territory The vlpieta are grown in
cold frames covered the year round by
glass Hashca, which are White-waAhsi
30 exclude all direct sunlight. Al
y though no special attention or care has
hecu glven To- lhe plants. thpy have
e thriven we'll since being planted more
q thgn "a year ago. and show evidence %
A bearing flowers ln great abundance
9 during tho coming winter Apparently
there Is little doubt that violet culture
n can be made q success Ia our high. dry
Il climate with "a little care and study
On the 2nd inst. the second Lnnual
4 chrysanthemum show ~ the college oi
u Agricultural and Mechanical Arts al
IA Mesilla Park. was held IN the farm
a buildings. under the management OF
" the Columbian literary society. owing
N to the Ereat amount 81 energy and work
Il expended on this event by members Of
- the society, u far ecllpsed the ohryuan'
ie themum show Of a year ago. The In
f. teri0r Of th9 bulldogs were beautifully
ir decorated and lighted hy ornamenta
sr lanterns and the various booths ant
b attractions OF the show were preaidet
~ over by some Young lady students o
Iy the college Excellent music and dainty
- Refreshments were given 10 visitors an,
u the attendance By the public IN genera
a was very large The chrysanihemum
e. were in great variety ana included som
be beautiful specimens. All tho planu
IN on sale found ready purchasers.
ic Arrangements have been concludes
Tor a foot ball game % be- played .
al i.as Vegas. n, a.. on Thanksgiyinl
W day by the teams Of the college of Ag
r. rlcHtural aud Mechanical Arts az Ms
IA sllla Park. and tho Normal unlyersit
M 40 Las Vegas. This game will be- note
lie worthy from the fact That the Meslii
or PARK team holds the championship a
lie the territory. ana alsp because speGia
- efforts have been made by both inatI
Re. tutions 90 make candidacy Tor thel
rW
~ tain standard ~ scholarship. Whill
o- this may possibly weaken the playln
DO strength of The teams yet IL is the nri
he organized attempt n the history q
mo New Mrxlro 20 set down o scholarahl
rat requirement for intercollegiate athletl
On sport. and in this way so make it of
he strictly 4mateur and healthy chara,
Tor ter The Mealila Park boys are pract
ne cling daily. but the team Is not
iih heavy az e year ago the student bod
m furnishing much lighter material
'ge IL hoped that arrangements can also 3
nd made Tor one or two games % BE- plal
De "a in E paa0 during tho Mid-Wint'
me Carnival and Manager w. A. suthe
u land, ~ tbs college team. is workir
Mt 60 that end
led The mschanicai engineering depar
al ment of the college at Meallla PARK hl
zen just received a 80 900 pound Olsen tes
lna ing machine complete with a SET N q
strumenta, which viii enable atudeu
~ tho institution % make compr
heneivo study of the properties az
strength of building materials. This
ar- the only machine ~ the kind IN the to
fiiory ana BE- valuable addition 10 Il
BILE already weu-cquipped college shor
0f The deDa rtueni is alan equipped wi
err an outft for testing ana corfectiI
IN sfeasq Eauges. recently Installed.
i'm well AZ much other new apparatus.