Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-22
STATE COLLEGE

Mrs. Evans made a short talk on
the work OF the Progress club at
the Tuesday assembly, Mrs.
Henry Stoes and Numa Frenger,
members OF the board of regents,
talked on the work that the board
had been doing. Richard Buvens,
of the Alumni association, talked
! on the work of that organization.
The Ag club held its last meet
ing Wednesday and elected Off
GERS as follows: Mowrer, president;
Albert Curry, vice president, and
John Meyer, secretary
Eugene Stewart was elected stud
ent and Professor Cunningham
faculty critic.
Four of this years class in first
year typewriting have received GER
tificates OF membership in the
order Of Gregg artists, from the
board of examiners at the Gregg
school in Chicago. They are Ade-
line Vaine, Naomi Arlington,
Pauline Gulmore and Mary FItZ-
patric.
James Laughlin, local supervi-
sor tor the federal board for vo-
cational education, is away on a.
trip to Albuquerque, CerrilIos and
TeXico.
Tho annual debate between the
preparatory department of the
college and Las Cruces high school
will be held Monday evening IN
the high school auditorium in Las
Cruces. The team to represent the
college is Laurence Addington and
Roy Mcclure and the Cruces de-
baters are William Switzerland
and John Gregg. The question is
Resolved that the Electoral Col
lege Should BE Abolished and the
President and Vice President Elect
ed by the Vote of the People"
The closing examinations for all
the departments OF the College will
be held on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday.
The Progress club gave social
at the Community house in Las
Cruces Saturday evening
The Ladies Aid of the Mesilla
Park Presbyterian church met at
the home of Mrs. Fred Il. Powers
Wednesday and completed anothe:
quilt for the Frances +. Willard
homo at Belen.
The closing exercises of the Me-
siIla Park public school were held
Thursday evening and several
plays were given by the lower
grades and on Friday evening the
graduation exercises were held.
The Junior play, Stop Thief,
was given Wednesday at the Las
Cruces armory in Las Cruces,
Several OF the farmers of the
valley report a light crop OF
peaches on their farms but most
OF the fruit was killed by late
cold spells in April
Alfalfa cutting has begun over
the valley lately, the crop is short
and stunted as it was badly blast
ed by the coid spells.
The gallery match this year was
one of the closest ever held by
the military department The
V. B. May Co., of Las Cruces, Of
fered gold watch to the best
marksman. Roy p. Mcclure won
the prize.
In the rifle match of the Eighth
corps area this year the military
department of the College took
first place.
During the past three weeks
there has been much discussion
over the campus as to whether or
not the college annual the "Swas-
tika'' would be published this year
on account of the shortage of
funds. Eugene Stewart will act as
editor and business manager and
tho "Swastika' will be put out
shortly after school is out.
Many of the college students
and faculty members heard little
Margaret Branun play a number
of selections on the piano Thurs
day morning. Although blind and
only 10 years old, she played with
the technique and brill4ance Of a
much older student, She is, ac-
companied by her father and
mother, on her way from the State
School for the Blind at Alamo
gorde to her home in Jerome,
Ariz., and is visiting with Mrs. Ed
ward Wheeler at their home in
Mesilla Park. They formerly
lived at Las Cruces.
Invitations have been issued To
friends of the board of regents,
faculty and senior class for the
twenty-eighth annual commence
ment to be held here from May
20 to June 2.