Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-06-03

lowed by a grand ball in which many
couples Of Socorro society people and
their guests from abroad took part.
Comm encement ball Is looked forward
To by citizens OF 5ocorrU as the chief
social event OF the seaso and never
was the occasion celebrated more
successfury and with greater enjoy
ment than Friday night.
Thus closes what must from every
point of view be considered by far the
most successful year in the history
OF the school of mines. The attend
ance has been larger, the work Of a
higher and more satisfactory order,
and public interest more manifest than
In any preceding year. The outlook
Is also brighter than ever before. The
attendance already promises To be
much greater next year: the 3ith
General Assembly generously increas-
ed the fixed revenue of the school 20
per cent and the sum of $l3,3 6S Is now
available for permanent improvements
from the sale OF public lands recently
donated to the institution by an act
of congress.
Too much annot be said In com
mendation Of the management OF the
affairs OF the school by the present
board OF trustees. The institution Is
In the phenomenal condition OF not
being burdened by a single dollars
Indebtedness. II is the settled policy
Of the board To maintain this condi-
ton.
At the last meeting Of the board of
trustees there was appropriated out Of
the permanent Improvement fund OF
| the school $1,000 for al assay building
/ ...I A...a..a. 40 mn N-. /. ~ Wun
ter heating plant; 5 1000 for chemical
and physical equipment, 81 1000 for i'm
provements on the main building and
$4,000 for machinery. These improve
mcnts will be entered upon at once
and completed before the beginning of
| the next years work. The institution
will thus be placed In a position to full
an the purpose OF It's establishment
to a much fuller extent than has be.
fore been possible.
SHORT NOTES.
II. +. Bowman. of Las Vegas. came
down to visit friends AMI attend the
| commencement ball.
Capt. a. u. Fitch came down from
Magdalena to attend the first meet.
ing of the board of trustees since his
appointment to that body.
N. A. Conner, n former student ut
the school, arrived In the city In time
to take part In the closing scenes of
commencement festivities.
The various commencement com
mittees are to be congratulated for
the success OF their efforts. There
were neither sins OF omission nor sins
of commission.
n-U ill.,. - A..
Whitney Hardware company, of Albu.
luerque. was In town to make a con
tract for putting In the hot water heat
ing plant.
VIII Swishor expects to leave So
zorro for a visit OF three months with
relatives and friends in Arcola, Ill
He will return to Socorro the first OF
September to take up some work al
the school OF mines.
Miss Julia +. Atkinson will spend
the summer In California. She will
spend a few weeks in San Diego and
vicinity and then go to the state uni
versity at Berkeley for a summel
course in mathematics.
Professor +. A. Jones has Just beer
appointed field assistant of the United
States geological survey. His work
which will be done In connection with
the school of mines, will consist In
the collection OF statistics pertaining
to the mines and minerals of New
Mexico.
o. II. Smith, who has the distinction
of being the first student to take {
full scientific degree at the New Mex
leo school OF mines. will spend his
summer vacation at his former HON,
in Manhattan, Kansas, and return I,
Socorro the first OF September as al
instructor In his alma mater.
Prof. w. c. Phalen, who has rem
dored the school of mines two years
of excellent service al professor o
chemistry and geology, has reslgne,
his position with n view of returning
} to the Massachusetts institute o
technology for graduate work. II,
/ will spend the summer months In Col
orado In geological work.
The music for commencement 90
~crciscs were furnished by an orches
ira under the leadership Of T.. A. Mar
celino and consisted of the following
/, members: l.. A. Marcclino, clarionet
list; Mrs. Joseph Il. Smith, pianist
w. q. Hammel, %cornetist, and NJ. ri
I, vera, bass violinist. The music CAV,
excellent satisfaction.
At a meeting Of the board of trus
tees Miss Annie w. Fitch was elect
!. ed to the newly created position II
, the faculty. There We're several high
ly recommended applicants for thu
. position. Miss Fitch is a well an,
f%avorably known teacher In Socorr,
I and other cities of New Mexico, Fo
} the past year she has been doing spe
: cial work at the Oswego, New York
= normal school.