Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-05-23
TERN JUST CLOSED MOST
SUCCESSFUL IN ITS HISTORY
Within One Decade School Has Attained
Highest Grade Of any in
the Southwest
|SPLEND|D WORK HAS MADE It SECOND WEST POINT
Remarkable Growth and Constant Advancement Have
Been Rule--Thirteen Cadets Complete Four Year
Course and Receive Diplomas.


ment exercises of the New Mexico
Military Institute at Roswell COM
menced on Saturday the 10th inst, and
continued for five days and closed on
Wednesday evening the goth inst.
They were the best, most comprehen-
sive and largest attended in the his
tory of the institute and were in ev-
cry way satisfactory
The exercises commenced at $3.50
o'clock Saturday morning with guard
mount and battalion inspection at 9
o'clock.
The program for the week was as
follows:
Sunday, May 18th.
II a. m.-Sermon to cadets by Rev.
John Wesley Smith, pastor First M.
e. church South. Roswell, delivered in
the gymnasium.
p. m.-Battalion parade.
Monday, May 18th.
9:45 a. m.-Butt's Manuel followed
by competitive drill.
2 p. m.-Baseball game.
$50 p. m.-Escort of the Color. Bat
talon parade.
$50 p. m.-Reception given by the
Athletic association.
Tuesday, May 10Th.
9 a. m.-Morning parade.
2 to p. m.-Baseball game.
5 p. m.--Battle exercises.
8 p. m.-Final ball.
Wednesday, May goth.
9 a. m.-Guard Mount.
$50 a. m.-Battalion Review before
the board Of regents and visitors.
2 to 4 p. m.-Baseball game.
$50 p. m.-Graduating parade.
$3.50 p. m.-Graduating exercises:
Prayer. Announcement of Distinc.
tions. valedictory Address by Cadet
Wyly Parsons. Delivery of diplomas
Address to graduating class by ex-Gov
ernor l.. Bradford Prince, LII. D. De
livery of Scholarships and commits
sions.
Thursday, May Fl.
6 a. m.-Company inspection.
$3.50 a. m.-Publication of Orders
Announcement of promotions and ap
pointments. Vacation furloughs grant
ed.
Competitive Drill.
At 9:45 o'clock Monday morning
followed by Butts Manual was heli
the competitive drill participated II
by all three companies forming the
battalion. General A. P. Harrington
of Santa Fe and Captain M. s. Muir
ray, of the U. s. Army, retired, were
the judges. Company B won the frs
honors by score of IS points; Com
pany A second honors, with score o.
80 points, and Company G, third hon
ors with a score of IS points. B. Com
pany was commanded by Captain N
T. Armijo, First Lieutenant J. L. Hill
Second Lieutenant L. Armijo, Firs
Sergeant G. Rowley, and Guides Over
holser and Gilmore. The drill was es
pecially well executed by all three
companies.
Band Concert.
An open air band concert was giver
Monday night by the Institute Band
It was one of the most enjoyable fea
lures of the commencement and wa!
attended by large crowd of visitors
and people from town. The program
rendered was as follows:
Program.
| AaA0ANA '''s'' sssss' 0AOAAea
F. H. Losey.
overture ............... ImpOmptu
Dalbey.
Serenade ....... "The Troubadour.
Medley ........... Hearts Of Gold.
Barnard.
Melodies from :. "The Merry Widow
4 Franz Lenar.
Waltz eel CAPTAIN
4 SOuSa.
Melodies from ............. Faust.
j Gounod.
|Overture ATrip on the Mississippi
i Smith.
March Comique ...............
/ "Old Settlers On Parade.
Smith.
Overture $50. "The Golden Dome.
j Barnard.
Finale. "The Star Spangled Banner
Jack Fletcher, Band Master.
i Interesting Baseball Games.
i An interesting game of baseball wa
played Monday afternoon between tn
Institute and Roswell. the score result