Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-06-06
At MESIlLA PARK.
Closing Of a Very Successful Year
for Agricultural College.
INTERESTING PROGRAM CONDENSED.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
Mesilla Park, June 4.-The com
mencement ball given last night and
which proved to be a 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 a 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 b-accaleaureate sermon and
was delivered by Rev. William E. 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 mex fall. The
medals awarded are handsomely en-
graved gold medals and suitably in
scribed.
Tuesday was 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 fill the chair recently made va
cant by the resignation OF Professor
i. Cess. 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 it is with regret thai
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
dormitory Tuesday evening, and 6
large number we're in attendance. The
dining room OF the dormitory was neat
ly decorated with potted plants from
the college conservatory. and the pee
pie were seated at a large horseshoe
shaped table. Addresses were mad
by President Foster Of the college
President Williams OF the Alumni as
ISOLATION, Fannie French and Stanle,
McGregor OF last years class CAV
toasts to the class OF 1903, and Mis-
Ina Nelson responded in behalf OF IN
class. ]. d. Tinsley gave a talk o
alumni" Oscar c. Snow read a pape
on "Duties Of Membership" and Judg
]. r. McFie of Santa Fe also delivel
ed an address and presented, for tn
association, a gift from Theron Bel
nett, one OF last years class.
The officers for the coming year are
President, George NJ. Williams; FRI
vice president, Frances French; sc
ond vice president, ]. II. Stanley; Sc
rotary, Elizabeth C. Foster; treasure
Charles L.. Post.
The regular commencement progra
was arranged for Wednesday forenoo
Owing to the %irregularity OF the trail
Rev. Mr.. Moore OF Santa Fe, who wi
20 give the address was unable to a
rive in time for the exercises. TT
graduates, four in number, read e
tracts and abstracts OF their these