Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-05-24


to time sent out college experts by
train and automobile To many parts OF
the state--east 10 the pecos valley;
west to Dcming, and north TO Rio Ar
riba and CollaX counties. The demand
FOR this service is rapidly increasing.
In addition TO the extension work
done through the college Courier we
are now issuing a weekly extension
press service for the newspapers of
the state
The director of our extension work
MIR. A. G. Cooley--has taken hold
of the extension service with excep-
tional ability and energy His work is
marked by earnestness, enthusiasm
and loyalty.
Experiment Station Working Well.
In company with Director Garcia
have recently completed an Inspection
Of the forty-five projects which are
under way by our experiment station.
find that excellent work is being
done on all these experiments and
that the laboratory, farm and orchard
work are all going on satisfactorily,
( the only complaint being that the sta
I ton men are required to do too much
1 teaching.
The experiment station has issued
ninety-two bulletins and now has sew
eral in press. As rapidly as the forty
/ five projects are completed bulletins
covering the results will be issued,
and new projects started. All these
projects deal with practical problems
which farmers and stockmen of New
Mexico are confronting. The members
of station staff are working harmon
iously. Professor Garcia, director, has
all OF The problems OF the station we'll
IN hand, and has proved himself an
invaluable administrative official as
well as worker.
Appropriations Largely Increased.
We secured from the last legislature
an appropriation of five thousand dol
lars $4,000 per year for the expert
ment station. The station has been in
existence for twenty-thrce years ana
this Is the first state aid ever given 1t.
We also secured the passage of 4 bill
providing continuous increasing Ger
seven years. Appropriation Tor our
extension service. The terms Of the
Smith Lever bill of congress were ac-
cepted by joint resolution of our
house AMI senate. Cur maintenance
appropriation WAS increased by ten
thousand dollars tSl0,000) per year,
small in itself, but large in percent
age, Il being 30 per cent increase.
Among the more noteworthy inn
prov6ments IN the work of the college
your ate ation is especially called 10
that Of the engineering department.
department of military science and
tactics, and of The department of ply
steal education and athletics.
Engineering Dtpartmcnt Shows
Improvements.
As You may recall, last year we
completely reorganized the engineer
ing department AS n result il has
been immeasurably improved. The
laboratories and an equipment have
been pun in excellent working condi-
ton. All the work in The department
is well organized and the instruction
Is Of a high order
one of the seniors ins engineering
told me The other day that he had
learned moro this year than he had
in the previous five wears of his at
tendance as Il student. other students
speak in equally complimentary terms
Of the work OF this department
Mr. Orric Metcalf, who has been In
charge Of a trades course in the en-
Einecring department which Includes
and special work in gas
engines and automobiles, has been
very successful through the past yeai
in the conduct of this work. Twenty
one students have taken the course
regularly and have made remarkable
progress. A large humber of them
We're Spanish-AmeriCan boys The
success of this work and of these stu
dents augurs an important develop
mont of trade progress at the college
In the near future.
70 Prof. A. r. Barnes, dean OF en-
cheering, is due largely the credit of
the successful organization Of the en-
cheering department. fie has worke d
with unfailing zeal and loyalty, ana
the results speak for themselves. i
His co-workers have heen equally
faithful, and have accomplished all
that could he hoped for
Physicist Educat.on Reaches AI
Students,
When dr. Russell was appointed
professor of physical education. / i'm
formed him that | wanted everything
pnsslhle dom FOR the physical welfare
of the students, and that | did not
want him TO confine lis work to the
coaching of q football team. Profess
SCR Russell, has complied admirably
and suce essfully with my wishes. He
was provided with physical testing |
apparatus and, subsequently,. all stu- |
dents in the college have been re- |
CURED TO take physical examination, |