Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-03-29

by some of the more advanced stud
ents of the Normal school, who some
times present papers and exhibits.
The Pedagogical club meets once a
month. The organization is composed
of members of the faculty, advanced
students, and is also open to persons
not members of the school who are in
terested in education. The club is de-
voted to the intensive, scientific study
of educational problems. The scope of
its work includes also anthropology,
as have direct bearing on the subject
of pedagogy.
From time to time scientific parties
go out from the Normal university, to
investigate the natural history of New
Mexico. Such have been President
Hewett's archaeological expeditions to
the Pajarito region, some of the results
OF which have been a complete arch
geological survey of Pajarito Park, an
extensive study of cliff-dwelling arch
itecture and Photography, a large
amount of interesting burial mound ex-
ploration and the collection of much
valuable prehistoric pottery, stone and
bone implements. %crania, etc, all of
which is now available for the further
study of the prehistoric archaeology
of the southwest.
A large room is devoted to museum
purposes, containing chiefly the refer
ence collections for the use of stud.
ents. In addition, cases are placed in
the halls throughout the building, con-
tanning archaeological. geological, geo.
logical ana botanical specimens. ar
ranged SO as to be readily examined
by the public as well as those in reg.
ular attendance at the Normal uni.
versity.
The faculty and authorities of the
New Mexico Normal university extend
their fullest encouragement and assist
ance to that very important aspect of
life-the physical development of the
student. The Athletic association OF
the Normal university is organized on
a sound and permanent basis, and has
completed the building of the finest
athletic grounds in New Mexico. These
grounds are called Reynolds Field,
In honor of Messrs. Joshua and Jeffer
son Reynolds, of Las Vegas, who have
generously granted to the association
the free use for several years, of a
large tract of ground near the center
OF the town. The grounds have been
fenced, a commodious and well built
grand stand constructed, foot ball field
base ball diamond, tennis courts. etc.
laid out. The association supports al
branches of athletics, and in foot ball
base ball, tennis and other sports. the
teams of the Normal university have
made enviable records.
Every regular member of the schoo'
must be a member of one of the liter
airy societies, and do regular literary
work, and a credit toward graduation
is given to every student who faith
fully performs his society duties
There are three societies: The Fresh
man society, which is composed o.
members of the Freshman class; the
Sophoclean. which is made up princi
pally OF the two upper classes, and the
Emersonian, which is composed of al
students not in the other two societies
The Freshman and Emersonian socie
ties are under faculty supervision.
The dramatic work of the school has
come TO be a great source of culture
The work begins in the model schoo
with the study and presentation of sim
pie selections from the classics anC
eliminates in the higher classes in the
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