El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-18

of animal life This feature of the ex-
hibit, by reason of its graphic charac-
ter, always attracts the attention of a
large group of visitors. One glass jar
illustrating the development and life
history of the trout and another of the
frog are particularly interesting
The text books used in the depart
ments of history, mathematics. and
economies are displayed on table, be-
yond which comes the exhibit from the
department of English. This is made
up of a very beautiful series of photo
graphs of scenes and pictures Of in
terest to tie student of English liter
allure. all of them being attractively
mounted on cardboard of different
tints. From the department of history
is shown a set of charts illustrating
the growth of different empires, and
are such as to appeal in a striking
manner to the student of history. Two
maps illustrative of the large equip
ment in this line in the department
are hung on the walls of the room.
The preparatory department of
the institution, which repre-
sents the elementary training given at
the college, has sent collection OF
specimens of clay modelling, which
numbers over one hundred. and some
thirty specimens of wood carving.
These show considerable merit. and
when it is considered that all of this
work has been done by students in the
lower branches, that many of the spe-
cimens shown are the work of native
students, and that the two branches
named have only been recently intro
duced In the provided course of study,
the exhibit is exceedingly creditable
to the preparatory department.
series of specimens of free hand draw
ing and some of the tools used il the
manual training work complete the
exhibit from this department
No description of this college exhib-
it would be complete without reference
to the exhibit of typewriting. This has
been shown in Ell Paso before and the
very high reputation of the work done
by students in the shorthand and type
writing department at the Mesilla Park
college is known over a large par: of
our country. Nevertheless. the type
writing exhibit attracts as much at
tention as ever and is the object of
much high praise. The text books in
both English and Spanish stenography
and typewriting are shown with the ex-
hibit.
Such an exhibit as this sent down by
Mesilla Park college does more than
any other one thing possibly could
standing of the institution and the
character of the work it is doing. No
one can look over this exhibit without
being impressed by the fact that the ex-
pertinent station is doing grand work
to develop the natural resources of this
part of the country and to aid the farm
er, fruit grower. cattleman, and even
the miner by combining practical scien-
tific knowledge with his everyday work
1t is manifest that the men incharge OF
this work at Mesilla Park know how
to make their work of practical good
to the public, and to combine with it
an infectious enthusiasm. So far as
the college work is concerned. the ex-
hibit displayed illustrates the policy
undertaken by the authorities at Me-
silla Park which evidently is to throw
around the students every. possible in
centive to arouse his interest and to
inspire him to faithful and persistent
endeavor Judging from the large
number of people who visited the ex-
hibit on Thursday, it is evident that
public interest in the work of the col
lege is rapidly growing. The exhibit
has been most artistically arranged by
F. E. Lester, registrar of the college.