Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-06-07
MORE AGO MIN
Is the Name Given the Big Special 20
the intercollegiate Track Meet at
the A. and M. College on
June g.

June 3.
Special Correspondence
Mcsilla Park. y vi. June IA dig
excursion with a special train and
brass band. from III 'aso TO Mosilla
Park on tomorrow will give the Agri
cultural and Mechanical Art- college
track meet a most metropolitan aspect
Big crowds of people from north and
south. taking advantage Of the one fare
rates throughout the territory. will
help swell the resident crowd and fur
u,nsh such a number Of spectators nj
the athletic games Of the occasion as
has never been seen at any amateur
event in the southwest before. And
strenuous preparation has been made
that they be royalty entertained. GOV
Otoro. who viii preside over the occa.
sion and the territorial land commits
s.oner Hon. \ \. Keen of AlhuQuor-
cue. have wired the welcome intelli
Tonac that thcy will attend in person.
The special which leaves ri Paso at
IN a. H. VIII land the FL Has0 crowds
at the college in time 10 visit the differ
cnt buildings Of the institution, The
agricultural buildings, with not house
and seed depository. with blOodod
stock and improved implements the
new pumping plant and machinery will
interest some. wn.1 each OF the other
buildings with their splendid equip
ment. the women hall. science hall
mechanical engineering building and
main building. all will be of interest
All departments viii be open and all
machinery unning.
II Is not necessary To- remark that
the Prime object of all this expenditure
Of funds and labor Is to secure some
wholesome Advertising for this great
and comparatively little known nsti
tuition to secure the attendance OF that
great number OF men and women who
are sent away each year to schools OF
much less efficacy and more expense
| than the \. and NJ. college Of New
! Mexico. And If this iaudiblo ambition
can be fulfilled. the promoters of the
enterprise will feel amply repaid. no
| matter what the financial outcome may
/ be-
The attendance of the governor and
| his interest in the undertaking as well
az the uniformly enthusiastic support
of the daily press of New Mexico and
! FL Paso. are gratefully appreciated By
! this institution
\ neat program has been gotten out
! for the eNCursionists and they Will bt
! kept busy from the time they arrive
| until the train leaves at y clock for
! FL Paso. No accurate estimate OF the
number OF visitors who will be here
/ can now nc made. bat that II VIII far
/ exceed any number that has ever come
| to the college upon any occasion what
! soeycr, Is absolutely certain Since
! there a"e one fare rates on all over tle
| territory. a large number OF people is
| expected 10 be mere throughout the
/ whole week and the following prosram
| f. the list Of entertainments which Will
| take place:
Sunday. June 1-Baccalaureate SER
mon by Rev. ". A. Cooper. McFie hall.
! II m.
Monday June Columbian Literary
society banquet Thy invitation. agrl-
! cultural building. 1 80 p. m, intercol-
lcgiate debate. McHie hall 5 p. m.
Tuesday, June 3--First annual inter
! collegiate track meet. athletic field,
l.3o y. m: alumni banquet (by invita-
tom women's hall p. m, annual re-
union stenography department Thy in
yitatiunD. agricultural building, p.
m.
Wednesday, June i-Commencomcnt
exercises. address by Hon. J. Francis
GO Chaves. McFie hall 1890 a. m;
presidents reception. presidents resi-
denCc Las Cruces, p. m, commence
mont ball ancient palace Las Cruces.
9 p m.
A. 10 the great athletic meet on
Tuesday June 3. this event is OF more
than passing interest and Importance.
a. we'll as the big intercollegiate meet
Monday night. Fourteen events on the
program. with sixteen different entries
viii make an occasion well worth wit
Messing There are two men in each
institution who will be most in promin
ruCo In all of these events. These men
are Manuel Otero and Charlie Rhodes
from Las Vegas and Walter panburg
and OrriCk Motcalfc both winners Of
an all round contest at this collage.
The events which will b. fought out
from start to finish, each by two Draw
ny representatives from the normal
and college. are these. 100 and 200
yard dashes. 4io and $50 yard runs l2o
Yards high hurdles, $50 yards relay
race. running and standing nigh ana
broad jumps. pole vault putting shot
ana throwing hammer and discus
Thus with the attendance of the gov
ornOr and other prominent territorial
/ officials the low rates and special
train, the event Of the commencement
week. track meet and debate, and the
big college itself there is offered 10 all
an unsurpassed opportunity 10 Nls'
this Mesilla valley, the garden spot on
New Mexico and therefore of the world
and partake of the hospitality and en-
teytanmcnt for which no trouble soI
expense has been spared by the promo
. tCrs.