Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-03-11
NEW MEXICO
MILITARY lNSTI-
TUTE AT ROSWELL
In a Fine Condition, Accord.
ING to Biennial Report Sub
mIlled TO Governor
OterO.

The nth biennial repon Of the
board Of regents OF the New Mexico
Military institute at Roswell has been
submitted to Governor Otoro. The
board OF regents IL at present com
posed Of the following Nathan Jada
president. VI NJ. Read. vice presi.
dent. u. y. CahOon. treasurer, r. 3.
Hamilton, secretary, and W. N. Atkln.
son. who succeeded the late Captain
). G. Lea. A brief resume Of the re-.
port follows
During the summer OF 1903 four
rooms we're added 20 the barracks.
which had been built the year before,
making 1t a splendid building Of four.
teen rooms. During the same summer
1 a Ave room house was erected This
was intcn0ed to be used % the cadet
hospital. but on account OF the great
demand for additional quarters Il had
10 be used. 10 Part. fos cadets TO live
IA last session. However, during the
early part of the present session, n
was suppilud With a modern bath and
- now used Tor hospital purposes ny
great ECONOMY, enough money was
saved for the erection OF n new mess
I NNINa ~ WI" NWMNINWINN NAWA AWHMNN
and was furnished and ready for use
at the beginning OF the present ses-
sion. Tho building IL OF pressed brick
anf contain a large dining room and
splendldly equipped kitchen.
| There are now seven buildings. two
OF which are brick, and while the 9th.
ats are Of frame construction, they are
well built and carefully arranged for
the purpose u the school.
The academic instruction OF the ca.
diets has been maintained at its usual
high STANDARD N thorouahnoss. and the
results obtained testify 90 the excel.
lence Of the methods employed. -Four
young men were graduated Ia the class
LOT 1908. eight Ia the class of 1904. and
Twelve are now being prepared for
graduation az the next commencement.
The number Of cadets In the prepare.
tory department Is growing less each
year. while the collegiate department
h growing M numbers and Ia the
scope OF o. work. Realizing that
there are other requisites to a well
rounded education than those that re.
late Ia the arts and sciences. and that
TO be successful. man must be 40
trained as b be able TO adapt himself
10 any station In life, and having this
object Ia view, the institute Is doing
everything in is power TO train the
CADETS TO be honorable, manly well.ln'
formed and self poised. Tho health OF
! the cadets has been good Throughout
the year, a surgeon being IN charge
% the hospital 20 look after the health
} TIE discipline has steadily improved
and IL nov 10 excellent state. An ex
I cellent library room has been complaf
ed but Il r. far too small for the needs
. Athletics arc on a healthy basis and
, coach Is employed % regulate and
/ promote outdoor exercise.
! During the past two years the de
mand for admission has taxed the ca
pacity % The school and applicants
have been dcnied admission on &C
count ~ limited quarters. During the
session of 10000 one hundred ant
twenty cadets were received. The Ia
stitute has fully demonstrated 90
worth and the prospects for the IA
ture are hrlzht, provided approprla
tlona can be secured to erect new ant
, suitable tulldlngs.
= No one San examine into the meriti
! OF the Institute as the board has done
without being satisfied that II Is adj
I iHhtA"Nff NNlNili&N Wv NNA f'"'' " ~
lcrcation, Ia growth and the scope o.
IFS work arc being handicapped by thu
, lack Of buIldlngs, and the board rec
I Ommends ihat a substantial appropria
tion be- made for the immediate on
I largcmout OF the buildings. Tit
!. board also axis that the annual lew
! be increased to slxty-one hundrodthl
I lof one mill so that a portion may b.
{ set aside Tor library purposes and 10
, much needed apparatus for the chem
!. teal and PHYSICAL laboratories
In conclusion the board states tina
In It's opinion no falrminded citizel
. can visit the New Mexico Military In
!, atitute. Investigate the methods OF edu
4 eaton and he daily life Of the cadet
! and NOT feel q genuine admiration for
, and pride M, the Institute. II ~ th'
Z peoples school; Il il training boy
! wh~ come from every town and coun
Z " In the terfitory and during thos
( course Of study they receive every al
Z tention possible by the officers Of III
institution. The son OF the rich maj
!. and the son OF the poor man live Of
4 the Same pane for no favors or dtl
! lcFiminailons are made IN tho Ney
Mexico Military Institute,