Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-06
WILL EMPHASIZE
COLLEGE PHASES
kT LAS CRUCES
Student Body Divided Into Two
Sections for Better ConSld-
Grafton Of Questions Affect
ing Either,


state College, n. M, May 1.-THE
student committee appointed by the
Students in general student body
meeting, upon the suggestion Of Pres
ident George f. Ladd, for the purpose
If writing a constitution for the or
ganization of college students of the
New Mexico State college, has report
cd. They have submitted a consttu-
lion which is TO be acted upon in the
second general meeting on Tuesday
morning Of next week.
After much consideration, the
committee thought it advisable to or
sanize the students of the college de-
partment into a separate body, such
nm organization already existing In
The preparatory department. so that
questions which concern only the up
per elassmen might be settled by them
alone. This plan is greatly favored
hy students of both departments as IL
viii give each the organization to bet
ter accomplish the purposes Of the
Two departments.
OF course, this plan does not in
any way affect the working of the
commission form of government
which governs the entire student
body. and, as 1t was emphatically
pointed out by DR.. Ladd it is not for
the purpose Of dctracting from the
usefulness of the preparatory depart
ment hut to add to the efficiency Of
both
The proposed constitution gives as
the object of the new organization the
following. "TO emphasize the college
side Of the institution, TO organize the.
college students into n body which
will enable them TO get together To
talk over college problems. and place
the college stamp upon their actlons
to form the college students into a.
boosting and advertising body whose
object will be to strength and upbnild
the institution. 1t is not the object
Of this organization to, in any way
minimize the Importance of. or elimi-
nate, the preparatory department
We recognize their importance and
solicit the cooperation in furthering
the interests of the institution" The
membership Is confined to those stu
dents who are registered in the col
lege courses.
Flag Pole Glass Gift.
The class of 1915 has finally deeid-
ed upon a flag pole for a class gift TO
the state college upon theft gradua-
ton May 20. The contract for the
erection If the pole has been let and
the work will begin at once. The pole
viii be presented TO the college on
class day by Maurice Mitchell, al
member Of the class.
The pole is to be fifty feet high,
four inches in diameter at the base
and two at the top. and will be set
in n concrete base. IT will be placed
either in front OF fIadley hall in the
center of the large grass plot. or near
the basement of the old main build |
ing, which place is being preserved
and beautified as the remains of the
first building of the old college
The girls gymnasium class under
the direction Of Prof G. w. Russell, |
will give an exhibition in wand drill
ing and folk dancing at Merle hall
on the afternoon of Friday, May Fl. |
The program will be divided into
two parts. the first consisting of a |
wand drilling exercise by the whole |
class of forty-eight girls. The second
part will consist of folk dancing in
costumes. The costumes are to rep |
resent Sweden, Scotland. Holland, |
Spain and the United States. For
these execises the girls will be divided |
INTO TWO sections. The closing fea-
ture will be a May pole dance by the |
entire class still divided into two sec
tions.
College Play Friday.
In the Vanguard" under the aus |
pieces of the Young Women's Christian |
association, will be presented in Had |
ley hall on Friday evening of this |
week. The cast has been rehearsing |
for the past two weeks and has |
everything in readiness for the pre- |
sentation of the play. The cast in |
cludes thirty members.
The students of the agricultural de-
partment of the college have just re- |
turned from an inspection tn to Eel |
Paso, where they inspected dairies |
and poultry farms. Two days were
spent in visiting the places of interest |
10 those registered in that course.