Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-06-13
At MESIllA PARK.
Closing Of a Very Successful Year
for Agricultural College.
INTERESTING PROGRAM CONDENSED.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Mesiil2 Park June 1.-The com
mencement ball given last night and
which proved TO be most enjoyable
affair closed the events OF the com.
mencement week for the College Of
Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of this
place. The week has been very sue.
cessful one. all of the exercises being
well attended and many OF the alumni
and old students having returned from
different parts.
The week was started by Miss Horn.
ing's reception to the seniors on last
Saturday evening Sunday morning
came the baccaleaureate sermon and
was delivered by Rev William Il. Fry
OF Las Cruces. The subject Of his dis.
course was what Is Life?"
The competitive drill was held Mon
day morning between the various
squads and privates The medal for
the best drilled private fell TO Homer
Neal; the medal for the best drilled
squad went to Corporal Bouts. The
competitive drill between the com.
panies will occur early next fall The
medals awarded are handsomely on.
graved gold medals and suitably in
scrihed
Tuesday YVES inspection of the col
lege and all departments were open.
The board of regents met In quarter
~ session TO consider the recommen.
dations OF the faculty for the conferr-
ing Of degrees upon the senior class.
Professor Hare, now first assistant In
the mechanical department. was elect.
ed TO All the chair recently made va
cant by the resignation OF Professor
Goss Charles Post was made first as
sistant, taking the place made vacant
by Professor Hare. The position OF
professor OF English was declared va
cant on account OF the resignation of
Miss Edith Davis. Her successor was
not finally acted upon.
Miss Davis has been with the col
lege the past two years and she has
done splendid work in building up her
department. and II is with regret that
she leaves here. Her future home will
be in Topeka Kan.
The allotment OF the college printing
was given the attention OF the board
and was awarded to the New Mexican
Printing company Of Santa Fe for the
coming year.
The alumni banquet was given at the
dormltory Tuesday evening. and
large number we're in attendance. The
dining room OF the dormitory was neat
ly decorated with r9tted plants from
the college conservatory. and the peo-
pie we're seated at large horseshoe.
shaped table. Addresses were made
by President Foster OF the college.
President Williams of the Alumni as
sociation, Fannie French and Stanley
McGregor of last years class gave
toasts to the class OF 1908. and Miss
Ina Nelson responded In behalf OF the
class J ID. Tinsley gave a talk on
Alumni" Oscar G. Snow read q paper
on Duties OF Membership" and Judge
J. r. McFie of Santa Fe also deliver
ed an address and presented. for the
association, gift from Theron Ben.
nett, one Of las; years class
The officers for the coming year are:
President, George NJ. Williams: first
vice president. Frances French: sec
ond vice president, l. ". Stanley; sec
rotary, Elizabeth c. Foster; treasurer,
Charles l.. Post.
The regular commencement program
was arranged for Wednesday forenoon
Owing to the irregularity of the tralns
Rev. Mr.. Moore OF Santa Fe. who was
10 give the address was unable to ar
rive In time for the exercises. The
graduates. four In number read ex.
tracts and abstracts of their theses.
Miss Ina Nelson's theses was on the
Minerals OF the Little Mining Re
gion": Miss Fannie Ford's work was
along the line OF the birds OF New
Mexico; Orrick u. Metcalf gave n re-
sumo of his work on the fora of the
Mesilla valley. Miss Maud +. McFie
read extracts from her thesis which
was on the History of Messila Val.
ley" All the theses this year have
been of great value and were partlcu-
larly interesting and well put together
All OF them were started more than
a year ago and the long and careful
work has resulted in adding to the
store of the college library.
The commencement ball a. the rink
Ia Las Cruces closed the most sue
cessful year IN the history of the col
lege.
Es-congressman Dead at Las Vegas.