Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-10


new buildings. equipped with an mod
ern improvements and every room oc-
copied by industrious students.
when the Battalion was formed. the
1 inspectors were lost in admiration 4
more manly wen drilled, perfectly
/ disciplined and soIdierly lot N young
soldiers could not be mustered to-
! gether On ans school or college The
physical perfection pf the boys. who
had been carefully trained Tor nine
months "a the open air Of New Mex
leo. was too marked 20 pass u%nnotic-
/ ed.
one 81 the inspectors declared that
| there was nor another military sc1rai
IN the country capable II competing
with the institute on ccount Of its
I location. because Of the physical con-
ditiou Of its students, who have the
great advantage of outdoor work
every day in the ear
I'm keeping with the preceprs, "A
sound body makes q sound mind" and
THE only man is the we'll rounded
man.. it is the policy Of the insti-
tute to keep the students body in
perfect condition BY means Of regu-
Tar drills in the open air. 50 that his
mind may At ali times be alert and
ready for study.
In rating schools for distinction.
the inspectors DO not alone consider
their military qualifications, but ex-
anime their academic proficiency as
---QF rvhsfa ~~-rsrf.a rag%stW~11rr hu tho
case. for distinguished schools have
the right % send n of their gradu-
ates TO the army. who is commission
ed q second lieutenant. without being
required to stand a mental examin-
| alton. In other words. he enters on
an equal footing with graduates from
West Point. his diploma and recon-
mendations from p Distinguished In
stitution admitting him to the rights
and privileges Of am army officer.
The following general orders. is
sued By the war department, We're
made public June 21st, 1910:
Upon the report Of the chief Of
staff. based upon reports received
from institutions at which officers Of
the army are detailed as professors
~ military science and tactics, the
folIoWlng-named institutions OF learn
ing. arranged alphabetically, are an
nounced as the ten whose students
have exhibited the greatest applica-
ton and proficiency in military train
ing and knowledge.
Agricultural and Mechanical COL
lege of Texas. College Station, Texas.
culver Military Academy. Culver
Ind.
Maryland Agricultural College, COL
lege Park, Nd.
New Mexico Military Institute. Ros-
well. y. u.
Norwich University. Mortified. VT.
Pennsylvania Military College,
Chester, Pa.
st Johns College. Annapolis, Md
St Johns School. Manlius. \. Y.
The Citadel Charleston, S. c..
Virginia Military Institute, Lexing-
ton. Va"
1t will be noted from the above
that the y. NJ. NJ. /. is h only school
iu the west. and with but one excep-
ton. III FL the only school to the west
of the Mississippi river listed as Dis
tinguished"
THE Agricultural and Mechanical
College OF Texas, which is a school OF
more than eight hundred students, re-
ceived special mention for the first
time, also the Maryland Agricultural
College Is a new school on the list,
Two military schools from the north
central states were dropped from
last years distinguished list to be re-
placed by the two agricultural colleges
noted above.
The military school NJ New Mexico
is still the youngest school by many
years to be given the privilege Of
sending one Of its graduates to the
army as a commissioned officer. Most
Of the schools in this list have been
established for more than half a cen
tury. and some Of them notably, Nor
wich University, Virginia Military In
stitute and the Citadel. have been rec
ognized as leading schools for almost
"A hundred years.
That the New Mexico Military In
stitute should be twice distinguished
within the first twelve years Of its eN-
istcnce goes to show what can be ac-
complished in the progressive west.
The institute is simply keeping pace
with the country in which it Is locat-
cd and is hut one Of the many eX-
amples which might he cited to prove
New Mexico's unqualified right 10 the
privileges IF statehood which have
just been granted By congress.
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