Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-06-02
SCHOOL OF MINES.
Close Of a Very Satisfactory Years
Work at One CT New Mexico's
Territorial Institutions.
ADDRESS BY JUDGE FREEMAN.

Thursday was a gala day for Socorro.
the occasion being the festivities con
nected with the eighth annual com
mencement of the New Mexico School
of Mines. Never before did so large
and enthusiastic a %concourse of the
patrons Inc friends of the institution
assemble to manifest their interest in
its work and progress. 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 inaugur-
ated with a ball game in the morning
between Mr.. Martins Santa Fe Cen
trails and the School of Mines team.
Owing to the two defeats of h latter
at Santa Fe last week there was a
strong determination on their part to
redeem themselves. but the visitors
won this game by sharp playing with
ease by score of Is to Z. A second game
was played in the afternoon, however.
and honors were made even in a holly
contested struggle in which the home
team won by a score of 81 to 20. A
large and enthusiastic assembly of
lovers of the national sport witnessed
both games.
At s o'clock in the evening n of the
largest and most select audiences ever
assembled in the city on a similar &C.
casion filled the spacious auditorium of
the Garcia opera house to listen to the
literary exercises. The room was pro-
J fusely decorated with the national col
ors and the yellow and white of the
School of Mines. Banks of flowers
adorned the front of the stage and pre-
scented a handsome effect. On the stage
were seated as guests of the School of
Mines, Hon. A. A. Freeman, the speak
er OF the evening; Hon. Daniel H.. Nc
MILAN. associate justice of the Fifth
judicial district. and Rev. Joseph Nc
Connell; also the members of the
board of trustees and of the faculty of
the school. After an earnest invoca-
ton by Rev. Mcconnell and a piano
duet by Misses Estelle G%reenwald and
Theta Jones, a most excellent perform
nce which vas awarded an enthusi-
astic encore, Judge Freeman delivered
the address of the evening.
Judge Freeman chose for the subject
of his address, THE Rights and Duties
of American Citizenship" a subject on
which he could well speak as one hav-
ing authority. His reputation as a pub
lie speaker is such as to u antici-
pations of something far more than or
binary whenever he is announced to
deliver a public address and the antici-
patton was realized in his instance.
While some of the speakers illusions
to political questions might not meet
the approval of the majority of those
of his W political faith. in making
those illusions he eXemplified his ad-
vice to young men not to surrender the
right Of individual judgment to the die
tation of a majority. The address was
scholarly, replete with advice to young
men and we'll received.
The awarding of diplomas and the
presentation of the c.. T. Brown gold
medal followed. Diplomas were award
ed in the various courses by Director
Fayette A. Jones as follows: Prepare
tory, Elston Everett Jones; surveying,
Charles II. Shamel; assaying, T.. w.
Eaton, Charles II. Shamel. Haynes A.
Howell, and Elston f. m The gold
medal, which is bestowed upon the
student showing the greatest profile
iency during at least one full years
work in assaying, chemistry and metal
lurgy, was won by Elston e. Jones.
The medal was fttingly bestowed by
f. c. Lincoln, professor OF chemistry,
and acknowledged by the recipient in
heat and appropriate terms. A double
quartet by Mesdames Griffith, Sleight.
Sayler and Hilton, and Messrs. Joseph
Z. Smith. Kittrell, Stansbury and o. X.
Smith was well rendered, much appre-
ciated. and heartily encored.
The evenings exercises were fol-
lowed by the annual commencement
ball, which is always looked forward
to by the citizens of Socorro as the
chief social event of the season. The
ball Thursday night was fully up to the
standard. A great majority of Socor'
ro's lovers of dancing and many lnVlt'
ed guests from abroad were present
The scene in the large auditorium OF
the opera house was beautiful and I'M
pressive. Flags n bunting hanglne
in graceful folds from above, a pro
fusion of floral decorations, and inspir
ing strains of music lent a beneficent
influence which was attested by the
bright. happy faces of scores of people
moving in the graceful mazes OF the
dance. The excellent music furnished
by Professor Di Mauro's orchestra OF
Albuquerque lent additional eclat to
the occasion and insured their receiy
ing another call to visit Socorro in the
near future.
Thus ends the most successful veal
in the history of the School of Mines
Judged by numbers in attendance anc
quality of work done. The facilities
for work were greatly increased last
summer by the proceeds of the sale
and lease of public lands donated tC
the institution and by the generosity
of the thirty-fourth general assembly
, This increased revenue has been eA
pended to the best possible
by the present excellent board OF trus
tees. who have insisted upon a con
servative financial policy in all mat
tiers pertaining to the management OF
the affairs of the institution. Too
much can not be said in commentator
of this policy. 1t is the expectation OF
the board still further greatly to in
crease the facilities and efficiency OF
the School of Mines during the coming
year.
Warning.