Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-02-28

eminent. From last years class in
stenography and typewriting ten grad
yates went to positions in Mexico, and
eight to positions In the territory and
adjoining states, which illustrates the
continued strong demand for the stud.
ents taking the course in English
Spanish stenography in the college.
The report includes a full detailed
list OF the students attending the In
stitution during the past year. The
names OF students are given In full,
with the age, residence, and grade of
each. and the total number listed is
307-2iS boys and 50 girls. An exam
nation of the list of names reveals
some interesting facts. Two hundred
and forty-throe out OF the total Of 307
are residents of the territory and al
most every locality is represented in
the institution. Much more than half
of the students come from beyond the
broad confines OF Dona Ana county,
, so that the institution Is by no means
a local one. The great demand for
dormtorles by the college is illustrat-
ed by the fact that total of 1876 boys
and 81 girls come from beyond the
vicinity OF the college and consequent
ly require dormitory privileges. All the
present dormitory accommodations are
more than full, the girls dormitory
having had 20 refuse within the past
few months a number of young women
1esirous of entering the college, but
who failed to do so from lack of dor
mitory accommodations. The institu.
ton is without any boys dormitory
for which there is an urgent need.
Needs Of the College.
The president presents a strong ar
gument In his repori for the provision
of new buildings for the college. II is
evident to even the casual reader that
the institution Ia in serious and urgent
need OF additional building accommo-
dations, which it must he provided
with unless the work of the college is
going to he seriously hampered and re-
tarded. II appears that several depart.
nentf OF the institution are practically
carrying on their daily work in the in
struction of students without any quar-
tiers whatever. The departments of az
rlculture and horticulture have abso-
lG,ely no class room available for hold.
ing their classes. The domestic sci
ence department, one of the most i'm
portant In the institution, is crowded
temporarily into small room of the
chemical department The sewing
classes OF the young women of the col.
lege are being conducted on the plat
form of an assembly room where no
proper facilities are available for the
work. beyond the required equipment
which is good, and the work OF the
hall is used for its intended purpose.
The Spanish department OF the college
is holding its classes from day to day
in laboratory and the largely in
creased enrolment In the engineering
department must coaduct the work by
relays of students as the buildings
will not accommodate at one time all
who are taking The work. The crea-
ton OF the new department OF mill.
tary science and tactics OF the institu
| ton and the fact that the government
has provided the institution with a
large number OF arms and ordnance
stores at no cost to the territory, hut
with the understanding that they
must be properly housed and cared for
| creates an imperative demand for n
| suitable building for this work. There
Is absolutely no part OF the institution
available for the storing OF these arms
and stores.
The president sums up the needs OF
the institution as follows: First, a
| building to serve the needs OF the de-
partments OF agriculture and horticul.
ture and domestic science; second, an
armory and gymnasium for the mill
tary department; third. boys dor
mitory fourth, an addition to the
girls dormitory: fifth. a building for
the use OF the library and for an assem-.
bly, hall and for the Offices of the ad-
ministrative department.
President Foster calls attention to
the strengthening of the experiment
station, which is a department Of the
college, and the work being pursued In
various lines. II is evident from the
report that the territory at large is ap-
preciating more than ever before the
Importance and value OF the work of
this feature OF the Mesilla Park instI.
tuition.
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loss OF limb or even death when blood
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