Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-07-17
The AGRICUL TURAL COLLEGE.
Professor J. 0. Miller Tells Of the Work Accomplished
and the Prospects for the Future

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the College of Agriculture and Mechan-
ic Arts at Mesilla Park, as well as an
athletic coach of the college who has
been guest of Judge and Mrs. McFie,
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left this morning for Colorado on a
visit. He will return to Santa Fe for
another visit in about a month. Before
Yes, the College of Agriculture and
of the most satisfactory years in its
history. In attendance in all depart
ments there has been an increase of
over 25 per cent. The work of every
department has been done with much
more interest both on the part of the
students as well as those in authority.
Especially has it has been so among
the students. Never before have they
taken such active part in all the affairs
which concerned the welfare of the COL
lege which the students have apprecia-
ted thoroughly as being their own.
1.-The demand upon the agricultural
department has been such that begin
ming with the next year complete and
thorough course in agriculture and hor-
ticulture is to be begun under the di-
rection of Professors Vernon and Gar
cia. The engineering department is in
splendid shape to give all that stu
dent interested in mechanics may de-
sire. The same is true in regard to the
departments of chemistry physics, bio
logy and botany. The fact is that the
college has been called upon to supply
vacancies in different parts of the
country such as assayers, engineers,
ETC., and has been unable to supply the
demand.
"The stenography department last
year has been the strongest in it's his
tory there having been nearly 80 en-
rolled in the work. Yet, we are still
unable to fill the annual demand for
competent English-Sp Spanish stenogra-
pliers. The department is to have an
increase in equipment and the attend
ance next term is expected to be larger
than ever before.
Perhaps the most important step
taken recently by the college, especial
ly on behalf of the young women of
the territory, is the Inauguration of
complete course in domestic science.
All that pertains to the most approved
methods of cooking, sewing and house.
hold work will be given the most care
full attention. The college is fortunate
in having at the head of this work, Miss
Horning and her assistant Miss Foster,
both of whom have had much exper-
ience in the work. A great many of
the young women of the territory are
interested and many have signified
their intention of taking this course.
1.-THE agricultural experiment station
is busy at present in an extensive in
vestigation of the irrigation of the
lands around the college by pumping
plants. Quite number of pumps have
been tested in a well which has been
sunk on the farm. The we'll is 50 feet
deep and is lined with six inch casing
1t has furnished upwards of 400 to 500
gallons per minute without any appar
ent diminution. When I left Mesilla
Park they were placing a pump into
action that pumps 1000 gallons a min
ute. An attempt will be made to see
whether the well can be exhausted by
continuous pumping. Letters of in
quiry are received daily regarding the
operations of the pumps and the in
stallation of many pumps in the Mesil-
la valley is certain to follow. The re-
suits are to be published in bulletin
form and, will be mailed free when pub
lished, to any one requesting a copy.
The catalogue for 1902 and 1908 will be
ready for mailing this week and any
one desiring copy may have one for
warded by simply dropping line to
the officers of the college,"