The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-01

1oIHIS d pTeIIy park WHO ITS Well
kept lawn. it's shrubbery and flowers,
and its stately shade trees. The
tract of and the school occupies was
donated eleven years ago by Hon.
J. j. Hagerman, the venerable and
PUBLIC spirited father of Governor H.
j. Hagerman.
The New Mexico Military Institute
was established by an act of the Ter
ritorial legislature in 1888. In 1895 |
Mr.. Hagerman generously contributed |
the land for a building site but it
was not until three years later that |
the school was finally opened. Mean
while the Territorial legislature au-
thorized an annual Territorial tax
levy for the maintenance of the in
stitution, and he issuance of bonds
to the amount of fifteen thousand dol
lars for the purpose of erecting the
buildings required. The bonds We're
sold in due course of time and con-
tract let for the construction of the
main building.
The school has grown steadily from
the first year of its existence, and
is regarded as n of the most o p
lar educational Institutions in the
was opened the original buildings
were found to be inadequate and two
more buildings for cadet quarters
were erected at once. In 1900 a gym
nasium was built and fitted out with
apparatus|for the use of the cadets.
In 1902 another barracks building was
put up, this latter containing fourteen
rooms, all of which open on a wide
~veranda.
In 1898 Congress granted to the in
stitution fifty thousand acres of pub
lie land in the vicinity with which 70
pay for permanent improvements by
the sale and rental of this large tract.
Money was obtained in this way for
the erection of a ~commodious mess
hall and a modernly equipped private
hospital. Since 1895 when the first
tax levy was made, each legislative
| assembly has increased the annual
appropriation for the maintenance Of
the school, and thus it will be seen
that finances have not been lacking
to stimulate it's development.
The group of buildings together
with the furniture and fixtures have
! cost in the neignborhood of $4,000
The structures are all substantial n
are models of their kind in ~architec-
ture. The main barracks are virtu-
ally four stories high. There are 3
regular stories of brick and basement
of gray stone. The building is light
ed throughout with electricity, neat
ed by a private steam heating plant,
and has a complete system of water
works and sewerage. The other build
ings are also arranged with an idea
of sanitation and convenience. The
mess hall and its equipment cost $14,-
900. The building was erected two
years ago and is exclusively for the
purpose of subsistence. The dining
room is SO feet wide and "a feet long
The officers and instructors make
homes at the institute and are requir-
ed to eat their heals in the mess hall
with the cadets. The table board
that is provided consists of plenty OF
good wholesome food, and in quantity
and quality is not excelled by that OF
any other similar school in. the coun.
try.
The institute is fast becoming one
of the most successful of it's kind.
The latest addition was the erect
ion of the hospital for the care OF the
sick or injured cadets. 1t has a com
plete equipment and it's facilities are
ample. A physician is employed reg
ularIy by the session to look after
the health of the cadets and a pro-
fessional nurse takes care of them
when they are confined to bed. The
hospital building is isolated from the
others as a pre- caution in case of con
tagious or infectious diseases. The
basement of the main building is fit
ted out for chemical and physical lab
oratories and a spacious on the
first floor is devoted to the use of tne
| library.
The cadets are kept under military
| discipline as long as they attend the
| school, and ample time is found after
| study hours to devote to military tao
| tics. In addition to the regular aca-
| demic course there is a business de
| partment in which bookkeeping, com
| mercial law, letter writing, stenogra-
ply and typewriting are taught. The
military work mas been found to bene
fit rather than interfere with perusal
of study. The military training ex-
pedites the moving of the classes, in
sures regular attendance in the class
room, and in other ways is a great
help.