Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-21
AGRICULTURAL COlLEGE.
Il Is Nearing the Close Of its School
Year.
SOME INTERESTING COLLEGE NOTES.
Special Correspondence.


Mesilla Park, N. NJ, May 19.-The
Agricultural College here is nearing
the close of it's school year. In a lit
tie over three weeks it shall have
terminated one of the most successful
years in its history, both in regard to
attendance and the character Of the
students. A greater part of the ter
ritory has been represented than be-
fore. and its work has become more
widely known. Next week ends the
third terms work, and examinations
covering the three months just past
will occupy the last three days Of the
week. The following week will be
commencement week, and indications
point to its being r a very interesting
and successful one. Prominent men
well known for their abilities as
speakers have been engaged to deliver
the various addresses. such as the
b~accalaureate sermon address before
the Columbian Literary society, and
commencement address.
A feature of the week will be the
competitive drills in the military de-
partment. There are to be three drills
one for the best drilled private. one
for the best drilled squad and one for
the best drilled company. The best
drilled private and the corporal of the
best drilled squad will each receive a
gold medal suitably engraved. The
winning company receives the right to
- thA oalare for IN. nnpnino war
and its captain will be major Of the
battalion for the ensuing year. The
order of the competition is something
as follows: Privates Knockout drill
cOrporals' squad drill, battalion review
and inspection; captains to toss for
turn in the movements prescribed by
the judges; battalion parade, forma
ton of the battalion and announce
ment of the winners, winning company
to take right of line, battalion to pass
In review before the judges. command
ed by the winning captain; dismiss.
The flags for which the companies
are striving for came a few days ago
and are certainly worth striving for.
The battalion foot colors is a large
silk crimson banner. having on n
side the seal of New Mexico worked
in colors, the other side has the words
battalion of Cadets" also worked in
color. The other banner is a United
States silk stars and stripes with the
letters of the college worked on 1t.
Two other flags were received which
are to be fioated from a sevnty-foot
pole in front of the main building.
A short time ago Major Irons from
the inspector generals office inspected
the military department and his re
port has just been received in Wash
ington. In it he praised very highly
the work that has been done this year
In the formation of the department
and the progress of the boys in the
matter of drill. For the past few days
the companies have been drilling In
firing and target practice. A number
of the boys have shown themselves
quite proficient in hitting the bulls
eye"
Considerable interest is being taken
by the track boys in preparing for the
second annual Intercollegiate TRACK
meet, which is to come off the Both OF
this month at Albuquerque. They are
working hard and hope to carry of
whatever trophies there may be. The
team which goes will probably be chos
en- from the following who took part IN
the local field day: Pelphrey, Met
calf. Deemer, Ramirez, Newberry
Priest, Bouts. hughes and Brown.
The station is sinking another wei
for continuing the pumping expert
ment. The well used in previous tests
was a six-inch one; the new one is
twelve-inch one. This investigation