The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-05-28
HON. NATHAN 7
President Of the Board of Regents Of
New Mexico Military institute.

FTSStoSHk VI Tic ooaf0 81 ncScHkS OF
New Mexico Military Institute.
From the New Mexican.
When the New Mexico Military In
stitute was first created by an act of
the Legislative Assembly of the Ter
.ritory of New Mexico, Hon. Nathan
Jafa was appointed a Regent by
Governor Thornton, and by the Reg
ents ne was chosen President Of the
Board. which position. he has contin-
uously held, with the exception of one
year, during which time he was alb
sent on a visit to his old home in
Germany.
Mr.. Jaffa has always taken a great
interest in the development of this
Institution, and to him is due, to a
great extent, the wonderful progress
made by the Territory's school of
arms. He has been untiring in his eff
forts to build up and promote the in
terests If the school. AS a financier,
he has but few equals in the Terri
tory. He has made it a point to see
that the Territory's money, which is
entrusted to the Board, is judiciously
and wisely used, and has insisted
tnat the school return to the Terrific
ry every dollar donated, by the cree
ton of permanent improvements.
Mr.. Jaffa was born in Germany and
graduated from the public schools of
his native land when but IA years of
age, Immediately after which he
came to Trinidad, Colorado, where
graduated from the high school of
that city. Since that time ne has
been in active business, first at Trim
idad, then at Las. Vegas, Albuquerque
and at Roswell. He located in the
latter place in 1886. when what is
cross-road station and the h~eadquar-
tiers of a ranch. For a number of
years he was an active member of
the large mercantile firm of The
Jaffa-Prager Co. In 1897 the firm sold
their interest to Joyce, Pruit & Co.,
Jaffa devoted himself to stock rails
ing. He was vice president of the
Bank of Roswell from its organiza-
ton until that institution was chang
ed to a national bank, when he sold
his stock and assisted in organizing
Tho (tfff1nnop pan1I - rrhi0h tnntit,,-4
ton he was made cashier. Later the
Citizens Bank was changed to a ma
tional bank, Mr.. Jaffa continuing as
it's cashier.
Mr.. Jaffa has always been active
in the upbuilding of the city of Ros-
we'll. and has been nonored many
times by being elected to public Of
flee. He was president of the first
Town Board OF the town of Roswell,
and many years later, when the town
was incorporated as a city, he was
elected president of the first city
but one exception, the only Repub-
lican ever elected to a county Office
in the county of Chaves, which
shows to a far greater extent han
anything else the high regard in
which he is held by the citizens of
Chaves county is overwhelmingly De
mocratic, and it takes an especially
strong man to be elected on any 9TH
err ticket.
He is also a prominent Mason, and
has twice been elected Master of
He is a Shriner and a 32d degree
Scottish Rite Mason.
Mr.. Jaffa mas been successful as a
business man and is interested in sew
era1 large companies in Roswell n
eastern New Mexico. Under his man
Bank, it has grown to be
of the strongest institutions in the
country, and all who know Mr.. Jaffa
have reason to place the utmost con-
6dence in him. He has ever been
Straightforward and honest in all of
Tatchful of the interests of others
rs ne is of his own.
AS a Regent of the Institute, Mr..
Iaffa has always had the hearty sup +
1ort and cooperation of the other
members of the Beard, With the fac
llty and cadets he is very popular
md is highly respected by them.
they know him to be a hroad-miRded.
LIBERAL man, who wants justice for