Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-10-30
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE
Items Of interest From a Good Terri
toriaI Institution.
ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS

Special Correspondence.
Mesilla Park, N. M, Oct. 26.-The
exhibition of fine cattle made by the
Agricultural college at the Albuquer-
que fair recently was awarded the
only premium for livestock. The
cattle attracted a good deal OF atten-
ton from the lovers of well bred
stock.
The foot ball game between the teams
of the Agricultural college at Mesilla
Park, and the Albuquerque Indian
school which was played during the
fair week before a large attendance
of visitors on the Albuquerque fair
grounds, resulted in no score for
either side. Arrangements are being
made to bring these two teams togeth-
er again early in November on the
grounds of the Mesilla Park college
and much interest is being aroused in
the outcome of this second contest
between the two strongest football
teams of the territory.
The practical demonstration of
actual mechanical engineering work
being lone at the fair attracted a large
crowd of visitors. Two students from
the college at Mesilla Park were pre-
sent with the carload of exhibit mater
ial which the college sent up to the
fair and were working at carpenters
benches and drawing tables. Another
feature of the college exhibit hat at
tracted much attention was it's dis
plays of results accomplished in its
work of pumping for irrigation. The
college had also a fine display of fresh
and preserved fruits from Dona Ana
county as we'll as work from nearly
all departments of the institution.
A number of the young men who
have been trained in stenography in
the Mesilla Park college and most of
whom have been born and raised in
this territory, have gone out to fill
lucrative and responsible positions.
The rapid rise made by some of these
young men is striking and illustrates
forcibly the value of a practical educa-
ton. One of these is now In the
Philippines engaged in a prosperous
commercial enterprise; another who
left the college only six years ago is
secretary Of one of the largest bus
mess enterprises of northern Mexico;
still another is cashier of a strong
bank in Chihuahua, and another is fill
ing a desirable position for the govern
ment in Porto Rico. If 1t was gener.
ally realized by the young people Of
New Mexico what the value OF a pra-
ctical education is, the attendance in
our higher institutions of learning
would be much greater than 1t Is.
The total bona fide enrolment of
students at Mesilla Park college is
now 1856. This is materially greater
than ever before at this time
of the year. One of the attractive
features of the work offered by the
college is that of the work in domestic
science. The college has this year for
the first time offered a complete four
years course in domestic science for
young women. 1t has been taken by
a large number of the young women OF
our territory who evidently find in II
what they have wanted for a long
time. The course includes complete in
structions in cooking, sewing, hygiene,
dressmaking and similar work. For
the young women especially a sewing
department has this year been nicely
equipped with necessary machines
furniture and other equipment. The
work of this urse is along the line
| af xrhot tho ca11non ic dninO for unlInp
men and young women in the way OF
a practical training for life.
The results of education as a mean
to success in life for the native young
men and women of our territory is
well Illustrated in the case of those
who have been educated at the Agri
cultural college at Mesilla Park. A
particularly striking illustration is
that of A. nj. Sanchez. Mr.. Sanchez
was raised in the little own of Mesilla
and had no special educational advant
ages beyond those of the ordinary
Mexican boy when he entered the pre-
p~aratory department of the Agricultur
al college. Instead of dropping out
of school after one or two years work
he persisted in completing the full col
lege course, graduating in 1901. Hill
record for careful and intelligent wori
secured his appointment to a scholar
ship in the college for the following
year, but before the close of that yea
the government at Washington had ap
pointed him to an excellent position IL
connection with its division of soils
Since last May Mr.. Sanchez has beef
t travelling in the west with a govern
ment soil survey party and his futur'
: success in life is practically assured.
Natural Anxiety.
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