Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-10-30
COLLEGE OF ACRICUL-
TURE 4 MECHANIC ARTS
A Big Increase in the Number Of Students
Enrolled in the College at Mesilla
Park.
The SPLENDID EXHIBIT MADE
At ALBUQUERQUE

total enrolment for the present year
will be at least 25 per cent greater than
any year in the history of the college.
The increase in the number of students
enrolled in the stenography department
is especially great, be ~ r cent
more than in the past. Stuue.. ) In that
department are in atten1anle rom ten
different states and countries, and from
ten different towns IN New Mexico.
Many stenographers have given up posi-
tions in distant states to come to this
college and train as English-Spanish
stenographers.
Miss Laura Davis, of Santa Fee, en-
tered college recently, taking work in
the stenography department. Other
students from Santa Fe this year at
tending college are Miss Maude e. Nc
Fle, Walter Miller and G. Volney ow-
ard.
Hon. Thomas Hughes, of Albuquerque,
New Mexico, was an interested visitor
YESTERDAY, going through all depart
ments of the college. Mr.. Hughes has
son attending the college. and was
much interested in the work of the
various departments.
One of the best entertainments for a
long time was given in McFie Hall, in
the main college building, on last Satur-
day night. A large audience was pre-
sent, and program that was unusually
attractive was most satisfactorily rem
dered The singing of Miss McFie, the
piano solo by Miss NJ Griffin, the music
teacher, and reading by Miss Davis,
the Professor of English in the college,
were strong features.
In pursuance of policy to make the
work of the college at Mesilla Park of
the greatest practical value to the peo
pie of New Mexico, an investigation is
being undertaken Of the best methods
OF pumping for irrigation The college
is getting in touch with as many as
possible of the owners of pumping plants
in New Mexico and surrounding states.
1t is probable than an experimental
pumping plant will be installed on the
college farm, in connection with this in
vestigation, and the results of the in
vestigation, when secured, will be made
public, and published broadcast. Few
questions are of as vital Importance to
| the agricultural and horticultural in
terests of New Mexico as q reliable
water supply, and it is evident that one
of the best aids to this end is the ms
tallation of practical, and not too ex-
pensive, pumping plants, by which the
abundant underfiow may be taken advan-
tage of in the cultivation of fruits and
vegetables. Already number of far
mers in the territory have signified their
intention to await the results of this
investigation before installing any per-
manent pumping plant. Any one in
the territory, owning o pumping plant,
is requested to send his name to the EX-
pertinent Station at Mesilla Park.
The exhibit made by the college at
the recent territorial fair at Albuquer-
que attracted widespread attention. 1t
was the most striking feature of the
best educational exhibit ever brought
together in the territory, which was dis
played in exhibition hall on the fair
grounds. 1t is estimated that on one
afternoon alone over 1900 visitors saw
the exhibits displayed in exhibition hall.
The college exhibit was made of as
popular character as possible, and was
a great surprise to many visitors, show
ing, as it did, the extent and broad
scope of the colleges work. One strik-
ing feature was the display showing the
high sugar percentage of New Mexico
sugar beets. For several years it has
been close race between San Juan
county and Santa Fe county as to which
could raise beets richest in sugar. The
point was brought out with much force
in the college exhibit at Albuquerque
that northern New Mexico was
an ideal location for a beet sugar
factory. BY the side OF a pile
of sugar beets containing exactly loo
pounds were two immense jars of SUI
gar, one showing the amount of sugar
in 100 pounds of New Mexico sugar
beets, and the other, the amount of
sugar in 100 pounds Of Illinois sugar
beets, in which state a successful su-
gar beet factory is in operation. The
New Mexico sugar beets showed more
than so per cent more sugar In the jar
than the Illinois beets. This feature of
the college exhibit alone opened the
eyes of many visitors to possibilities
of New Mexico sugar beet culture. The
educational and advertising value OF
such an exhibit as the one Shown by
the college is very great. During the
fair many newspaper reporters from
distant points outside the territory, Wis
| tied the exhibits of the territory's re-
sources, and without exception were
much surprised to find the high edu-
cational standing, and the agricultural
display, as shown by the exhibits made