The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-25
OF NEW MEXICO
PASSES
HIS SAITH BIRTHDAY

Especial O-orFespsRaenee GO the MeraIdl
Las Cruces. N, NJ. March 2i.-Prof.
Hiram Hadlcy, founder Of the New
Mexico College OF Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, and ;he foremost ed
ucator of the southwest, has passed
he eighty first mile stone and his
friends and admirers are compliment
ing him on his successful career.
Mrs. Hadley. knowing her hus.
bands fondness for his first students
here, entertained one evening last
week and several Of the first grad
dating class were present Miss Fan
nj French. Mr.. and Mrs O. G. SNOW.
Prof. and Mrs G. T. Hagerty. Mrs.
Earl NordyNe and Mrsnnd Mrs. w. A..
Sutherland were present.
Las Cruces college was opened by
Professor Hadley on September IL.
iNNS. The structure used was a
small one-room building and the total
enrolment was Less than a score,
Later the state Legislature passed m
act assisting the Las Cruces college
and changing II TO the Agricultural
college. a site vas obtained about
two miles south OF Las Cruces, and a
building erected Little by little the
college grew and became known
throughout the state.
Today the New Mexico College OF
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laIscst ana nest Institution OF learn
ms in the state Of New Mexico and
second to none IN the great southwest.
There arp seven handsome buildings
valued az $3.50. 600. There ~ nearly
100000 worth OF equipment, There
ave forty Instructors, each a special
let In his line. The United states goy-
ernment maintains an experiment sta.
tiun and the students. who wish TO
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benefit Of seeing the experiments per-
formed first hand.
Doubtless Prof. Hadicy little realiz-
ed the great iniuonco the agricultural
college would have In educating the
youth of New Mexico. From "a total
enrolment OF rs in 1858. the college
now has an enrolment OF more than
900. Twenty -nve hundred students
have attended the college since us
foundation and today every own IN
New Mexico has ona or more citizens,
who have attended the institution.
Many OF the students who have
attended The college founded by Prof
Hadley are nov leading citizens IN
the different communities where they
I've. Some OF the members OF the
first graduating class are. Oscar G.
SNOW, president OF the First National
bank OF Las Cruces. Prof Fabian
GARCIA mead OF the United states tA-
pertinent station and foremost hortl-
%culturist In the state. and Prof n. r
Larkin, one OF the bnst known odu-
Gators IN New Mexico. Some of the
students who nave made a marked
success are. John -. Tinsley, demoa-
stratof Of agriculture for the santa
Fc railroad. Prof A. y. sage, head Of
tho college mechanical department.
Edward G. Wade, Jr,, assistant United
states attorney FOR New Mexico; J =.
McGregor. who Is now a professor in
university; ". A. Suther-
land and y. g. Frenger, attorneys AZ
Las Cruces. Pearl Miller. teacher IN
The college; Jesse Mundell, head 81
dry farming experiment station az Tu-
cumcarl. and many Others
Professor Hadley has always taken
q deen interest In the college and the
welfare Of the students who 3 at
II. Having ample means ne
has erected a handsome residence
the college and Is spending the
evening Of his days watching the re-
suit ~ his toll while a younger man.
He taught school "a years and retired
only when he felt that his labofs IN
the college had finished,
Professor Hadley leads an active
life and Is one Of the few teachers
who had made money He stated TO
"a friend a few DAYS 3 that this
has been the most pleasant OF
any he has known In New Mexico