Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-08
SCHOOL Of MINESI
Close of a Successful
Year.
Eloquent Address Made by
Col. G, w. PriChard.
AGeneral Resume Of Good Performed
bythe School,
GRAND BALL HAPPY EVENT.


the city Of SuCorro The Capaclous
Garcia opera house had been taste.
fully and prOfusCly decorated Tor the
occasion. The walls were drapcd with
the national Culurs and the yellow and
white emblcmatlc Culurs At the school
OF mines. The stage presented beau.
titul eject Ia banks Of flowers aud
hunting
Promptly az s O'Clock what was
doubtless the largest and most select
audience ever assembled in the city
ON such an occasion filled the large
auditorium of the opera house To ito
fullest seating capacity ON the stag,
we're seated as guests Of the school
81 mines for the evening Col George
w Prlchard. the speaker OF the even
ing Hon. Daniel "a Mcmillan. assn
ciatc Justice OF the Fifth judicial dis
trict, Capt Jack Crawford the poet
scout. and other distinguished guests
besides che members of the board oi
trustees aud the faculty Of the sChooi
of mines. After an earnest inyoca
ton by the Rev. Joseph Mcdonnell
and a vocal soto by Mrs Nathan Hall
Col George W Prlchard delivered th,
address ~ the evening.
As Colonel prichnrd ftrppcd for
ward 60 be- introduced TO the audi
once he was greeted with enthusiast,
and long continued applause This
colonel is we'll known "a be- one of IA,
most eloquent and forcinlc speaker
OF New Mexico and expectation was al
a high pitch not only ON account %,
th" speakers reputation hut also be-
cause Of his subject the relation ul
the school of mines 20 the uining u
tcrcgts 81 New Mexico was one thai
appealed strongly 90 his audience
The expectation was more than real
i1od iu the eloquent aud mastery nd
dress which followed
AZ the address was delivered entire
ly without notes only brief s,nopsI
o. possible. IN his introduction IA,
speaker related the incidents which
led 90 the establishment cf the srhou.
of mines lie stated that in 1883
while ne was a member OF she terri
toriai legislature. committee ui
which he WAS also a member met in
a room Ia the Palace hotel at SANTA
Pc To draft bill for tho establish
mcut Of an asylum FOR New McNicot
Insane. A proposition was then made
To establish a school OF mines nnG
other educational institutions Tor IN,
territory The propositions resulted !
in IN, formulation ut an omnibus bill |
providing for the establishment Of the |
various territorial Institutions as they
now exist The speaker stated thai !
he favored the establishments of q |
school of mines at that time. had sup |
ported the institution ever since. anu |
u ho were now asked what law rclat |
INK 10 the interests uf the TERRITORY |
deserved most cordial support aud con |
duccd most 90 the best interests ul |
the territory be would point Co Ga, |
fourteen sections OF the omnibus bin |
which provide for the creation anD
maintenance of the school Ut mines.
According 10 the speaker tho mining /
question BE- The most vital question iu
New Mexico to-day. Il has been thu
most vital question ever since tht
time when Coronado came ana when
trains OF bullion trauod from Now
Mexico to the sea "a be- Transported
60 enrich the Golfers OF the king oi !
spain three hundred years ago. Leg |
end and Investigation have resulted
logically In the establishment of the
school of mines ana to no small en-
tent through ita agency the TERRITORY |
b. destined 90 become one OF the |
greatest mineral producing regions OF
the American continent
II was the speakers igrA that the
bCh0u! OF mines stands as "A symbol at
the mining interests vt New Mexico
and that it affords enlightenment as 10
what the mining resources OF the ter
ritury really are, also ihat such
knowledge az .s impaired at the In
btitutiun would hc OF material adyau
tage TO every citizen OF the territory
himself included AZ this point Col
uncl Prlchard made an earnest ana
eloquent plea Tor continued loyal sup
port al the school at mines on the part
at citizens at SOCurru Let the world
know that you intend 90 make the Ia
stitntlun all tho legislature intended
II To be- said the sneaker. and the
sentiment was greeted with an onthu
siastic round OF applause
The speaker next made the state
mrnt surprising tU somt that the
school of mines is the only education.
al institution In the territory Ia While.
the law requires instruction IA the
and fundamental laws of
the United States. The charter of the ,
school OF mines provides Tor this. The
constitution OF the United states .
should lic ON the same table with the
bible. A knowledge uf TIE conditions
precC ding the adoption OF the consti.
tuition itself und OF the fundamental
lass of the land should be- impaired 60
every child. Thence will be- derived u
uuc appreciation of the rights and du.
tich of citizenship.
Ia conclusion, Colonel prIchaTd sta.
ted that be- had been asked by cit
i1cn OF SuCOrru tO incorporate la his
address few words ON statehood. ,
He declared that be- vas cmphatiCal. ,
" In favor OF statehood aud that the
IA O. IHHf ana. .HHN UN..N A.. I
unanswcrahle for that position was
contained la the question. Us il pos.
siblr 90 conceive that matters would
be worse under statehood than thcy ,
now are2' Hoping that the school of Z
mines would soon be- the greatest ed. !
ucatioual institution of the state of
New Mexico, the speaker made his I
parting bow 90 a delighted and onthu.
slastiC audience
The awarding of diplomas aud pre-
Rcntation Of the G.. + Brown gold
medal was tao last exercise ON the
regular commencement program hi ,
plumaE were awarded Ia the various
courses as follows. Prospecting. A.
a. Richmond Preparatory Merle .
llllnn. Margaret Gardiner John Bliun /
and W. A. a. HUT Assa. ing. John A. ,
Hunter q u Smith aud Ed. Cham I
new, U.s. y 10 ClNil Engineering. o. r. I
Smith Mr.. Smith is the hrst student
10 receive the fun scientific degree
from the school uf mines Tho gold /
medal bestowed by G. q Brown of ,
Ibis city upon the student showing
The greatest proficiency during az
least one full years work lu asRaylng.
chemistry and methllurgy. was won by
ia Chnmnsy A i've dollar gold
piece offered by Director B. a Jones
FOR the solution Of prize problem by
a member OF his class Boo geometry
was bestowed upon W A. 4 Hut
These distinctions were bestowed hy
Prof Jones in a few appropriate and
we'll chosen remarks.
Captain Jack Crawford the poet {
scout who b. visiting friends la so.
zorro Tor a few days was next intro.
ducod and entertained the audience