The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1902-09-20
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
The New Mexico School Of Mines
Has Just Entered upon It's
Most Successful Year
GREATLY INCREASED ENROLMENT.
New COnveniences, New Apparatus,
New Library, and New President
With New Ideas and New Plans.

NEW hluIuIlg anu new NEtbiutuA
With New Ideas and New Plans.
Now that the years work at
the New Mexico School of Mines
is fairly under way it is perfectly
safe to assert that the institution
has entered upon by far the most
successful year in its history.
This assertion is based on the
fact that the enrolment is much
in excess of that for the cores
ponding period of any previous
year, and upon the still more
significant fact that a larger
percentage of students than ever
before consists of young men of
the territory pursuing strictly
technical courses of study.
These facts must be accepted as
strong evidence of progress in
any educational institution.
One of the most notable inn
provements at the School during
the past year has been in con-
veniences for work. The chem
ical and the assay laboratories
have been refitted and equipped
with modern apparatus. The
various lecture rooms have been
rearranged with a view to both
convenience and comfort. The
main building has been fitted
with an excellent hot water heat
ing plant. These and many
minor improvements have recent
ly been made and others are con-
templated. At a meeting of the
board of trustees this week it
was determined to add TO the
present equipment several new
engineering instruments, 1nclud-
ing one of the best Gurley trans
its with solar attachment and all
accessories. 1t was also deter
mined to refit the library in the
room formerly used as a general
study and assembly room, and
provision was made whereby the
number of volumes in the library
will be largely increased and
about twenty-five popular maga-
zines and scientific publications
placed on file for the use of stu
dents.
1t is worthy of note as indicat-
ing the progressive spirit in the
management of the School that
the board of trustees at their last
meeting provided for offering to
students of the territory passing
the best entrance examination
forty scholarships of the value of
SIS each. Arrangement was also
made for Offering later other
scholarships of the value of S1O0
each to students entering and
showing the best qualification
for admission to the advanced
courses given at the institution.
The chance of receiving one of
these scholarships will not fail to
be considerable inducement to
young men of the territory and
elsewhere, and largely increas-
ed attendance of that class of
students is anticipated.
Charles h. Keyes, Phi D., the
recently elected President of the
School of Mines, has undertaken
the management of the affairs of
the institution with a degree of
energy and skill that abundantly
iustifies the wisdom of the board
of trustees in their choice of a
man for the place. Besides,
| Doctor Keyes' national reputa.
tion as a geologist gives to the
institution over which he pre-.
sides a prestige which it could
hardly acquire in any other way,
The friends of the School have
every reason to congratulate
themselves over the ample as
surance of the success of the adj
ministration of the new Presi
dent
Only words of commentator
can Justly be spoken of the man
agement of the finances of tn,
School of Mines by the present
board of trustees. These gen
tlemen early adopted a cash poll
cy and the effect of adhering t,
that policy even under circum
stances that were a sore tempta
tion to do otherwise is seen il
the freedom of the School from
embarrassing debt. Under sucl
management each successive yea
in the history of the New Mexic,
School of Mines is very likely t,
be the best year.