The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1902-05-31
0L0SEOF VERY sATIsFAOT0-
RY YEARS WORK AT THE
NEW MEXICO SCHOOL
OF MINES.
ABLE ADDRESS BY JUDGE FREEMAN
The Regular Annual Ball Is Attended
by the Society People Of SOcOrrO and
Many Guests from Abroad.

Socorro, the occasion being the
festivities connected with the
eighth annual commencement of
the New Mexico School of
Mines. Never before did so large
and enthusiastic a concOurse of
the patrons and friends of the
institution assemble to manifest
their interest in its work and pro-
gress. This was to be expected
for the reason that the year just
closed was the most successful
and satisfactory in all respects in
the history of the School.
The days festivities were
inaugurated with a ball game in
the morning between Mr.. Martins
Santa Fe Centrals and the School
of Mines team. Owing to the
two defeats of the latter at Santa
Fe last week there was strong
determination on their part to re-
deem themselves, but the visitors
won this game by sharp playing
ease by a score of Is to 7. A
second game was played in the
afternoon, however, and honors
were made even in a hotly con-
tested struggle in which the
home team won by a score of 21
to 20. A large and enthusiastic
assembly of lovers of the nation
al sport witnessed both games.
At eight o'clock in the evening
one of the largest and most select
audiences ever assembled in the
city on a similar occasion filled
the spacious auditorium of the
Garcia opera house to listen to
the literary exercises. The room
was profusely decorated with the
national colors and the yellow
and white of the School of Mines.
Banks of flowers adorned the
front of the stage and presented
a handsome effect. On the stage
were seated as guests of the School
of Mines Hon. A. A. Freeman, the
speaker of the evening, Hon.
Dan'l H. Mcmillan, associate
justice of the fifth judicial dis
trict, and Rev. Jos. Mcconnell;
also the members of the board of
trustees and of the faculty of the
School. After an earnest invoca-
tion by Rev. Mcconnell and a
piano duet by Misses Estelle
Greenwald and Theta Jones, a
most excellent performance which
was awarded an enthusiastic en-
core, Judge Freeman delivered
the address of the evening.
Judge Freeman chose for the
subject of his address THE
Rights and Duties of American
Citizenship" subject on which
he could we'll speak as one hav-
ing authority. His reputation
as public speaker is such as to
arouse anticipations of something
far more than ordinary when
ever he is announced to deliver a
public address and the anticipa-
tiou was realized in this instance.
While some of the speakers al
lusions to political questions
might not meet the approval
of the majority of those of
his own political faith, in
making those illusions he exem-
plified his advice to young men
not to surrender the right of in
dividual Judgment to the dicta-
tion of majority. The address
was scholarly, replete with adj
vice to young men and we'll re-
ceived.
The awarding of diplomas and
the presentation of the c. 4.
Brown gold medal followed.
/ Diplomas were awarded in the
various courses by Director Fay
ette A. Jones as follows; Pre-
paratory, Elston Everett Jones;
Surveying, Charles II. Shamel;
Assaying, r. w. Eaton, Charles
H. Shamel, Haynes A. Howell,
and Elston E. Jones. The gold
medal, which is bestowed upon
the student showing the greatest
proficiency during at least one
full years work in assaying,
chemistry, and metallurgy, was
won by Elston E. Jones. The
medal was iittingly bestowed by
f. G. Lincoln, Professor of Chem
istrY, and acknowledged by the