Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-05-28
FINAL EXERCISES OF
THE COLLEGE Of
AGRICULTURE
PLENDID SHOWING
MADE BY YOUNG PEOPLE
The Sixteenth Commencement
Brings Evidence That lnSti-
tuition Has Passed from For
native Period Into Assured
Success,
,soecial Correspondence to Morning Journal

,yoecisi correspondence 10 Morning Journal
as Cruces, n. NJ, May 25.-Today
is tho last day of the week celebrating
mo sixteenth commencement season
for The New Mexico College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts. The clos
ina exercises of the year began with
= reading on Friday night by Mr.. Il.
NJ wilcox, an instructor in public
sneakine. He was assisted by several
of the students in a short play en-
titled "a Proposal Under Difficulties. .
Saturday the work of the depart
ment of public speaking of the Col
Ieqe closed with a production OF a
drama entitled "Tompkins' Hired
Man" in which some eight students
took part and presented the play with
considerable credit to themselves and
their instructors.
Sunday, May card. reai.y the first
day of the commencement. DR.. w. +.
Garrison. President of the College, de-
livercd the Baccalaureate sermon.
The address was Il most scholarly
one and right up to the standard Of
such addresses as DR.. Garrison is ac-
customed to make. The music given
was exceptionally well rendered and
the College music department was as
sisted by Mr.. Henry Stoes, violinist,
Mrs. Camp, soprano, Mrs. Stoes and
Mrs. stevens. pianist, all of Las CRU
ces. Wagner's Pilgrims Chorus
(Tannhauser) was rendered by
Messrs. stevens. Wooton, Watkins and
Ainsley.
Monday afternoon the graduating
exercises of the preparatory students
was held in Hadley Han and eight
certificates were granted.
Monday night the music department,
under the direction of Mr.. Arthur
Watkins, director of that department,
presented Gaul's O%ratorial Holy City"
The oratorial was preceded by sew
eial special selections. Never before
in the history of the institute, has such
u difficult work been attempted, and
it is the rue and browning perform
anoe of the week. The remarkable
results achieved and the most satisfac-
tory success of the production are due
wholly to the untiring and painstak-
ing work of Mr.. watkins.
on Tuesday afternoon the custom
airy class day exercises were held by
the class of 1909. The class was as
sisted by Mrs. Bloom and Mrs. Camp
and the college band. in the musical
parts. The particular features of the
exercise were the presentation of the
flag. a flag which has been handed
down from class to class for a number
Of years. Alao T. ~escrtation of the
Spade, whicl also been handed
down from S % year from the
graduating class into the hands of the
Junior class for safe keeping. Each
year the graduating class arranges to
leave some memorial to the college.
This year the class presented the on
crete sanitary drinking fountain,
which they erected Immediately in
front of the new administration build
ing. The class also, with proper GER
emony, planted at one corner of the
building several plants of Ivy and ex-
pcct in a few years to see it covering
the front building.
Last night the Alumni banquet held
its 18th annua reunion. Mr.. r. II.
Larkin of Las Vegas, a member of the
class of 1894, the oldest graduating
class graduating from this institu-
ton, presided rs POSTMASTER. Miss
Ford, President of the Assoc
Judgements of the banquet and every
me has nothing but praise for the
'Neellent management of the affair