Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-21
NEW MEXICO
MILITARY INSTITUTE
Opens Under Aus
picious Circum-
stances
FINE CORPS OF CADETS
l40 Enrolled Every County
Represented Great I'm
provements.

The New Mexico Military In
stitute at Roswell, the leading
training school for boys in the South.
west has opened its tenth session
with every available room occupied.
AT the end of the second week. 14O
cadets were on active duty and all of
them are boarding students. Every
county and larger town in the Terri
tory is represented and the patronage
is more evenly divided over the Ter
ritory this year than heretofore
Were the regents to permit, there
would possibly be as many as $50
local day students, which would give
the Institute the largest enrolment
OF any of the Territorial schools. How
ever, this Is not considered to be ad-
visable. as the Military Institute is
maintained for the benefit of the Ter
ritory as whole, and no especial
favors are granted to the citizens of
its immediate vicinity. So far this ses-
sion, there are twenty-eight boys
matrculated from the four counties,
Colfax San Miguel. Santa Fe and Ber
nalillo, ten Of the twenty-eight coming
from Santa Fe County. AS compari-
son, there are twenty-four boys from
the three counties in the immediate
location of the school, namely Roose-
welt, Chaves and Eddy This goes to
prove that the tax payers in any one
part of the territory receive the same
benefit that those do who live within
| easy reach of the school All of the
| towns in the Pecos Valley have splen.
did public schools, supported by loc-
al taxation, which care for their per-
sons of school age.
All Cadets Well Provided For.
While the Institute is full to over
flowing, all cadets are well provided
for and sufficient number Of officers
are on duty to give them the instruc-
ton required. Many applicants from
without the Territory have been re-
fused admission, but all qualified ap-
plicants from New Mexico have been
received and provided for up to the
present time However, it will be i'm
| possible to admit others for this term.
whether they come from within or
without the Territory When the rolls
are being made up during the sum-
mer months, the people in New Mex
leo are given the preference, but OF
course, it is not we'll for school to
restrict itself entirely to it's home Sec
tion and all rooms not engaged by
August 29 are assigned to outsiders.
Still, few were held this year to
accommodate home boys, New Mexi-
cans) who made late application.
| Therefore, every one from the Terri
tory was provided for who desired to
enter, except few who were under
the age limit and otherwise disquali-
| fled.
The standard for admission has been
maintained this fall, not single ca
det being permitted to enter who is
under the age Of fourteen. AS whole,
the new cadets are older and larger
this year than heretofore, many Of
them standing over six feet in height
and ranging in weight from 1870 to 1SO
pounds The battalion Is even at this
early date executing battalion parade
and last Sunday afternoon many WIS.,
itors were present to view the first
appearance of the new cadets on par
ade While the new cadets are
Obliged to attend parade in their un-
dress uniform they make splendid
appearance on account Of their size
and number.
The great need for more extensive
quarters is apparent, for even now,
with the number of cadets on duty,
another building could be used to ad-
vantage. In case other quarters are
erected before next session, the use
fulness of this splendid educational
institution can be very much broad
ened and extended Each year the
school demonstrates its ability to Sc
cure students and reach the better
classes. The demand for admission be-
comes greater and greater and the
school grows in favor with all who
understand its methods. This session,
the corps is composed of cadets from
the very best families in the South
west. It seems that the leading and
more progressive citizens of the coun-
try are the strongest supporters of
the Military Institute.
New Quartermaster Appointed.
At the last meeting Of the Board
of Regents, Captain M. s. Murray, Y.
Is. Army, retired, was appointed
quartermaster for the Institute, and
is now in charge of the store-rooms
kitchen, mess hall and buildings. Cap