Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-09-06
The AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Advertising Has Increased Its Attendance
Fifty Per Oent-Good Positions for
Good Spanish Stenographers.

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Mesilla Park, N. NJ, Sept. Sit pays
to advertise judiciously. No stronger
demonstration of this saying could bt
met with than the great influx of new
students to the college here, since il
opened the new year on Monday last
Today the number of students who
have entered the college is more than
so per cent over the same number on
the same day of last year. BY far the
greater number of the increased enroll
ment this year is made up of new stu
dents, who have been attracted to this
institution by the advertising done
during the past summer. The enroll
ment in the stenography department
alone is more than so per cent gre iter
than in any previous year, and NV
desks, and new equipment are re-
quired on rush orders to supply the
immediate needs of this and other de-
partments of the college. The new year
has opened with enthusiasm, and there
is spirit of hard work in every de-
partment of the institution, and among
all it's student body
On Friday night a reception will be
held in Women's hall to the new stu
nual event in the college life, and af-
fords an opportunity for the many
new students to hncor,e acquainted
with the older ones, and with the tea
chers.
The increased attendance has made
necessary increased boarding accom-
modations. The mems club house,
near the college building, was filled
three days before the college year op-
ened At it's melting, on Monday last,
the board of regents authorized the con-
struction of additional buildings in
connection with this club house, and
the work on these is being rushed as
fast as possible. Meanwhile the new
students are beingNaccommodated as
we'll as possible temporarily, and all
appear to meet the crowded conditions
with the best of good spirit. The girls
dormitory is ALMOST filled already.
Among the students who have entered
this week from the northern part OF
the territory are the following: Miss
Maude McFie and Walter Miller of
Santa Fe; Miss May Harney, Cerrillos;
John D. Hughes, son of Hon. Thomas
Hughes, Of Albuquerque; Walter Jac-
quot, son of Mrs. Jacquot, of Springer;
Carlos Clancy, son of Captain j. G.
Clancy, of Puerto deLuna; Walter and
Oscar Goebel, and Manuel Jaramillo, of
Belen, and several others. Messrs. Ra-
fael Calderon and j. Hernandes Baca.
two young men of mature age, came up
from Chihuahua, Mexico, this week,
and have entered the college to take
the work in English Spanish stenogra-
ply. George A. Horton Of Sayre, Pa.
is another student who has entered that
department, making his long journey
especially to take up Spanish stenog-
raphy. He is an English stenographer
of several years experience.
Captain j. G. Clancy of Puerto de
Luna, was an interested visitor at the
college today, visiting the various de-
partments of the institution. Captain
Clancy is down to place his son as a
student in the institution, to take up
the work of Spanish stenography. He
expressed himself as greatly pleased
with the equipment and management
of the various departments, and was
pleasantly surprised to see so extensive
an institution here.
Professor F. F. Barker, until re-
Gently the occupant of the chair oi
rhetoric and literature of this college
leaves on Saturday morning, the It'll
instant, for Manila, Philippine Islands
Professor Barker last spring took thu
civil service examination in Ell Paso
Texas, for Spanish stenographer in thu
Philippines. Less than thirty days af
ter receiving notice of having passed
the examination, he was appointed tt
position in the Philippines at 81, 400
which he declined. This was imme.
diately followed by the offer of another
position as Spanish stenographer al
| 1880, with expenses for himself ant
wife out there, which position he ha:
accepted. The demand for competen
Spanish stenographers in the Philip
pine civil service is very great, and al
who can pass the required examina
tions are sure of appointment prompt