The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1909-05-18

talks of the evening. The general is
a finished speaker and always at home
before an audience. He commended
the rapid strides of the school and had
no doubts whatever that the N. M. M.
l. would be placed in the honor class
of the sixteen foremost military
schools OF the country during the pres
ent year.
Capt. r. C. Dow related the history
of the Class of '09 in very interest
ing manner. This is the first class in
the history of the school to send one
of its members to the u. S. Military
Academy at West Point.
Capt. M. s. Murray, one of the
warmest friends and admirers of the
Institute, paid a very graceful tribute
to the school.
Capt. Fritz Breuggeman followed
with a witty toast to the ladies.
]. M. O'Brien, tho not affiliated with
the Institute by any connections but
always one OF its enthusiastic support
ers, did honor to the absent ones.
On account OF the unavoidable alb
sence of one who was expected to
have been in attendance, the most
beautiful toast of the evening was not
delivered. Therefore it is given in
substance, in full:
Ladies, Mr.. Toastmaster, Alumni, and
Gentlemen
1t is with mingled emotions od pleas
ure and regret that speak to you a
few moments tonight on a character
that has been inseparably blended with
the many successes and failures of
our Institute for the last eleven years:
pleasure that I may add little to the
faithful recognition of his efficient SER
vices, regret that my talk must of ne
cessity be in the nature of a farewell
and Godspeed.
Major Martins name has seldom
been mentioned In conn ection with
the wonderful growth OF our Alma
Mater, but we all know that no move
ment in behalf of her welfare and ad
vancement has been launched that
he has not been vitally and effectu-
ally interested in. He came to us
when our school was In it's infancy,
when it was struggling for its very ex-
istence. With the fond interest of a
father for its child he has watched it
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the foremost military schools in our
land. His cheerful disposition and
wide circle of friends have done much
to demand the recognition and admi-
ration Of the high character Of our In
stitution. Foreign born of almost no
BILE family, he has become thoroughly
imbued with American ideas and
ideals. To his foreign birth, education
and training, however, is due his sue
cess as Instructor OF Romance Lang
uages and the high state of efficiency
Of that department to which he has
devoted the best eleven years of his
life. A scholar, a deep thinker, re-
fined and courteous gentleman, a gen
erous and faithful friend is Major
Martini, yet modest and unassuming.
The Board OF Regents will regret
that he will be no longer connected
with the Institute; the Superinten-
dent will miss not only his conscien-
tfous painstaking and faithful work,
but will miss the intimate companion
ship; the Alumni Will lose one Of the
staunchest supporters of their Alma
Mater; the Faculty a broad minded,
highly educated co+worker and a con-
genial companion; the Cadets a most
efficient instructor and a true friend
always Indeed the whole community
will regret his leaving, to them warm
personal friend and a hearty contri
butor and enthusiast for the advance
ment of any public enterprise.
We, the Alumni, expressing the
heartfelt sentiments of the Board of
Regents, the Superintendent, the Ca
Diet body, faculty and entire communi-
ty bid him God-speed In all his future
efforts, and 1t is the sincerest wish OF
each one of us that he may find graft
tude and amending success In any field
he may enter.
After a few appropriate remarks on
the Alumni Association by the toast
master, "Auld Lang Syne." was sung
by all and thus ended the first annu-
al banquet of the Association. and one
OF the most enjoyable occasions of the
Commencement exercises.
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