Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-05-19
BEST YEAR IN
THE HISTORY Of
Az NJ. COLLEGE
New MexiCo'S Most important
Educational Institution Has
Made Wonderful Progress
in Many Lines of Endeayor,

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Agricultural College y. NJ. May IS.
With the final day Of the college
year but week away, candidates for
degrees are counting the hours until
they receive the sheeustins for which
they have worked long and faithful
~; various members of the faculty are
husily engaged in checking up exam
ination papers and submitting final
reports class days and other annual
events are being observed, and there
Is everywhere In the atmosphere the
hustle preparatory to the closing Of a
hard years college work.
Dr George T.. I.add. president of
the college has been exccp tionally
busy for weeks past taking care of
the many details incident to COM
mencement week. Dr.. Ladd has been
on the job early and late and has
found it necessary to decline with re-
gret many invitations to visit other
institutions during the closing weeks
and participate in many graduation
exercises as principal speaker.
Successful Year.
In ways that are too many TO he
mentioned in detail. the year which rs
now coming 70 close has been the
most successful in the history of the
New Mexico College of Agriculture
and Mechanic Arts In all lines OF
activity the institution has made
splendid progress. it has been a year
of unprecedented peace and harmony
Under the leadership Of Or. Ladd, the
faculty has worked harmoniously
There has been spirit Of co-opera-
tion which has meant success and ex-
pansion for the college, news of which
cannot be other than gratifying to the
friends of the institution from one end
of the state TO the other, and especial
ly 10 those who have felt a personal
interest in the affairs of the college
commencement week this year is to
be Of unusual interest Hon. Charles
A. Spiess, of Las Vegas, is to deliver
the commencement address on Thurs
day NAV 25. There will be an even
dozen graduates to receive degrees
eleven bovs and one girl The bacca-
laureate sermon is to be preached by
Rev. A. T.. Boyd. of the Methodist
church in Hadley hall, on Sunday
next The girl students in the physi-
cal culture department will give an
exhibition of folk dancing Monday eV-
ening. on the lawn in front of the
girls' dormitory. The graduating cx-
ercises of the preparatory department
viii be held Wednesday morning. Al
alumni banquet Wednesday evening IS
to he an important affair
Progress Visible.
The progress made at the Agrieul-
tural college during the last year mas
been very apparent and has received
the praise of many distinguished Nlsil-
ors. Captain Ross, of the general sIail
OF the United States army, recently
visited the college to inspect the mlli-
tarv department. He made pubic a
statement in which he said that the
yark of the cadet corps was almost
perfect. Ropresentatives1f the UNIT
cd states department of agriculture
states relations service visiting tue
college in January, during farmers
week. declared that the college eNten-
sion work had been the most rapldN
and successfully developed of any III
the western states. And after stay
of fonr davs at the college recently
pr. f w. Allen, in charge of the ex-
nerjment station work. federal depart
ment of agriculture, reported that the
college and experiment station Woth
was in excellent condition, better thah
ever before during the twenty years
he has inspected the institution on an
annual trip.
Departmental Work.
40 IL known. the Agricultural coll
iege work may be properly divided un'
der three heads. the trinity being the
educational department, the expert
mental department, and the extension
donartneut These three departments
during the year now ending have pro-
pressed ana achieved. The results are
apnarent not only on the campus pu'
in every county Of New Mexico, IN eN-
erv nook and corner of the state
Rows and girls from all sections OF
New Mexico have been enrolled IN the
educational department, and VIII re,
turn TO their homes with Increased
knowledge with brighter minds, WIN
more perfect bodies, with hlgheI
SENSE of duty to their fellows, anu
with a wider conception of lite aha
deyclopment of personality ana char'
acter. a,e
problems that were many and dit-
ficult have been solved for the larHi
crs. the stockmen ana the fanchers u
New Mexico. by the experts at the eX'
neriment station. Projects when
mean much for the development OF
he state have been undertaken ano
carried to completion by the station
.exnerts. the information derived there
from being published in bulletins an'
scattered broadcast throughout IN
state to all who might need or ASH
for them. ,,r,,,,art
Through the extension department.
the farmers Of the state-men aho
women alike--have been told by corps
of lecturers sent out from the college
and nv personal interviews by county
agents of the best means for solving
nToblems on the farm and in the nome
relative 10 development Of asrlchl'
fural resources to the care ana rais
inc Of livestock poultry; the construe.
lion Of silos, and cooperative methou'
which mean success to those VINO llNt
ON the land.
Natives Charged With Bootlcsgthg
Rosven. y NJ, May ls.-Rodolto
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