The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-08-26
SPLENDID TRIBUTE
TO INSTITUTE
Roswell School Gets Praise
From Inspector.

department ~ a result of his iuspcc
tion ~ the New Mexico Military In
s%titute. made April ~ aud r., 1911. ~
complete copy IT the officer findings
to-day was received by Supt. u. W. vii
son.
In consequence ut this report aud
of the former rating Of the school. 30
was again placed on the distinguished
list this year.
In commenting On the cadets OF the
graduation class. with u view tu ar
pointing some " them NJ licutenauts In
the army. captain lauhach states that
the average graduate IT the institute B..
we'll prepared 10 bccomc au officer of
volunteers aud that he found them ~ o.
whole tn be Intelligent. neat. well
hammered Young men
After having alled out III" usual rr
port forms. answering al the question:
ia the institntr', favor, be- give, quite
an eNtensi,, report under the head "i
general remarks. which is ~ follows
General Remarks
The exercises aud manner win which
performer were ~ follows: Inspection
excellent; condition Ut arms. YER, good
clnthing. clean new aud violating; ,"t
M. genrrsliv excellent. Guard mount
iny, ezctllcnt. Butt manual, very go"o
Battalion drill IN clo.e and extended
order. very good rarad, 1ul .sr"ri ui
colors, excellent. Wall scaling. l". IT,.
and Is feet walls. excellent. Message
were CORRECTLY send and received h'
flag. The marching and execution "'
manual exercises were generally excel
lent. standing gun drill. excellent. lu
spected the mess hall. Kitchen aud hah
.ty. all NJ which we're neat and clean.
and the meal. apparently very s%a'i'io'
tory.
The barracks ave new and rl"an' 'N.
cellent attention hciug given Co '""ii
la,iou aud condition ct la,aiori"s.
IN. b~o.,itaI --u,icr charge ct ls'
rIeai. II. \. Ingalls,. Med. Re-. Corp
4. :. H.. who j. the surgeon ct tho r"I
lege and also instruct, iu sanitation
hygiene. etc. The health r,rurl i- very
remarkable. aud great attention b.. psid
L. this matter In school The JN"rag,
gain in weight ~ the cadet, from th.
opening in september tu the end "I t'it
uary. was - - pounds. There Na.
Que cadet SICK M the time of Iu,mc
tiou hut the records show no admission
"a hospital tor sever wrrb, prr,.o.
thereto. The condition ct 'ho ha.p.'.
aud VI ,his department reflect groa'
credit an Dr. %lugalls.
In February last AN unfor'uua'' r"u
dition ut INSTRUMENTATION va. manifest
81 on the part Of certain cadets. Th.
superintendent took , hrm stand fur t,
cipline aud wa, thoroughly sustained D.
The hoard ~ regents. II was 1uunuur
ed that The standard 81 discipline would
b- maintained aud th, college uurruf'i
without regard 20 the number u' cadet.
Thirty were dismissed. nearly one tuUrfU
Ut the -nrnllm-nt. and 'Hr 'r..ur Ia-
been most Wholesome found .u, Urr.
eBt corps we'll disciplined very Jealous
and earnest in ~ work. The cadets
ate a splendid body ot Intelligent. FOL,
tive young men. we'll balanced bon rhr.r
military work. which should ,umuaI.
faVorablv with than ot any military
school II the country. They hn,r lI,.
had an unusual amount ~ Theoretical
inst mctiou ia yariou. military .lilrar.
The lack ~ teutago b, seriously t,I' %.
the college.
Great credit q, due Captain Barlow
far the condition 81 general rvrrll"ue,
~ hi department. whirb Ha. n,rr
made possible hy the hearty support OF
the faculty. nd the superintendent
ColoRel !. ". Wilson. in parti,ulng
n. L. LOiHNGH
Captain. General ~tuh.
Inspector
Thi. report show, that 'hr mrfnuN
adopted ~ the New Ncviro NiIIt1r,
Institute met with the approval of fhr
war department: that tuc school b.. 2,
be upheld in matters of discipline and
that the graduates are considered wor
thy NJ appointment "a lieutenant. 900 On,
army. While the report deals parton.
larly with the military wor0. 30 b, 1I..
q direct approval 81 'hr academic work.
for the two departments are rlu.rIF .uu
nsetsd throughout, the militrr, depart
ment being subordinate 90 'lr academic
10 is the object Of the Institute ro train
citizens. to traint Lu,iues. men lut o.
prepare hoys for colleges; but white IL"
Ing this. il j. ~ great value chat ''.
Young man be- taught military tactic.
and given military training, such ttniu
ing being 81 great value to ri,iI life T.
matters not whether % mau experts go
follow q military profession pr not. II
j. well that he he trained along military
lines.
This j. the third year that New Mcy
leo Military Institute has been officially
Designated ~ u distinguished in-titu-