Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-22
CADETS ARE UP
AGAINST EXAMS
THIS WEEK.
First Quarters Work at Mill
tary Institute Drawing to
Close; Looking Forward to
Thanksgiving.

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Roswell. \. ~. Nov. 22.--Tho end
81 The first quarter ~ the session ol
the New Mesico Military Institute d
drawing near. aud the cadets are nov
IN the throes oi preparation for quar-.
terry examinations
General review IL In progress this
week and Nominations are To BEGIN
on next Thursday. continuing until
Wednesday. the day before Thanks.
giving. The officers report splendid
progress durins the inst three
months and thU work az whole has
been FAR more sutisfaeior, this year
Than ever befofe 10 the history of
the school.
The personnel OF the new cadets
who were admitted last fail was con.
siderably above that 81 former years.
many ~ the new mon entering IN tho
second and third wears OF the course.
However q II the opinion Of The Of
ficers that the cadets prepared ~ the
institute during the last session are
making better progress IN their work
than those admitted upon ccrtlfi-
Gates from other schools.
The literary societies viii begin
work In dead earnest immediately
after the first term expminailcns.
Much time durina the winter term
viii bc devoted 60 debating and de-
clamatory WORK Already teams have
been orsanined and preliminary de-.
hates VIII be hcld at the Monday
assembly periods Later IN the Ses-
sion nnmber of debates viii be
given IN the assembly hail on Friday
evenings.
4 Thanksgiving.
school duty viii be susps ndcd on
Thursday. November 80. but viii be
resumed immedlaicls the day follow
ing.
TN Thursday afternoon the caslct
team will play championship game
with the farmers" from the Agri-
cultural college In Hammer park "
this city. Great interest viii be cen
tered In the outcome OF this match,
a. II viii determine the heavyweight
championship Of the southwest. Dur
Ing the past two years the cadets
have easily defeated all comers and
have won the championship without
difficulty This year the outlook II
hardly 80 bright as heretofore. SIN
the young soldiers are not dnuntcd
ana expect 60 pull down the honprs.
The corpr ~ endcts have great faith
IN their aridlron champions and are
willing to back Thorn ~ the last mo-
ment of play. III N alsp faid tina,
coafidenec ON the west side OF the
mountains II equally strong in re-,
gard % the fpmcrT !" team. II IL
reported tina ticy have this year
succeeded u Dsplding 40 an cspecial-
IS strong aggrcRaliun. The cadets
we're much surprised 10 find that
they were weak In many places by
their practice game with the hiEh
school. This game showed them
that u would be- necessary 10,
strengthen their team and to practicr
their men With great diligence. The
supporters Of the team believe that
the institute win put out team on
Thanksgiving day which viii be- 200
per cent better than The team which
played the high school last week
Interested Ia arm, and Navy Game.
Tho supporters and friends oi the
New Mexico Mllltar, institute. gs well
nv the cadet aud corps. are taking u
lively interest IN the army and Macy
game which VIII take place ln Phila-
delphla next Saturaay strange as
il may seem. tao star PLAYERS IN this
game come from the New Mexico
Military institute. Don Hamilton.
who plays left end On the navy team.
was graduated from the Military in
stitute IN 1897. and viii this year |
graduate from Annapolis Charley |
Rowley, Who Was graduated from The
military institute IN 1899. Is playing |
right end on the West Point team. |
Roth ~ sn'sr young men are mag
nIfIcent specimens ~ western man
hood. They received their physlcal
and mental training at the Military
institute and we're therefore, far bet
ter prepared TOR the strenuous work |
AT the national acadenaies than n the |
average young man who enters had |
takes M the military life without
special preparation, Hamilton and
RowleS VIII be- pitted against each
other IN Tie great army aud navy
gaBe which attracts more attention
than any Other athletic event ~ the
world. Il IL test with the army
against m. navy. This same Is at
tended by the president and HE cab
met officials. by the secretaries of
both war and navy aHd by All the
officers who can possibly hrrange Ia
be there IT, think that w this great
game our LEGAL school has two repre-
sentatiyes IL sure 10 attract great in
terest from cyeryone Twins Ia New
Mexico u must be remembered also
that the very fact OF these two men
being on their respective football
teams signifies that thfy are makinE
good Ia their srhunlE The reRula-
lions 81 both academies prohibit any
man from parurlpatIng In game
who il not thoroughly proficient IN
M 81 his work, both military and
academic. The returns from the
army ana navy same VIII be watched
with great interest This Il iiamil.
toms third year on the Naval acad-
eniy's team. but u Il the first year
Tor Rowley on the army team. Ham
lton came near receiving place ON
Ihe All-Amerlcan College team last
YEAR II u Very probable that he
VIII win his honors aiona this line
'or the present season,