rocks, a Bausch & Lomb petrographic microscope, a number of fossils, and a departmental library including most of the publications of the United States Geological Survey besides the best modern texts and references on the subjects. The department of physics occupies three rooms on the second floor of the science hall. The physical laboratory is a large room (50 by 20 feet) on the south side of the building, well adapted to physics work. It has in it a dark room, supplied with gas and water, for photometric and photographic work, wall cases for the storage of apparatus, and tables for student work. The physical laboratory is well supplied with apparatus for the usual class demonstrations and practice. In addition there are a number of pieces of finer apparatus for advanced work, including Atwood's machine, balances, barometer, thermometers, spectrometer, polariscope, stereopticon, photographic outfit, Rowland D'Arsonval and tangent galvanometers, resistance box, standard cell and Wheatstone bridge. The soil physics laboratory is especially well equipped, this being one of the prominent lines of investigation of the agricultural experiment station. The equipment includes electrical apparatus for the determination of "alkali" in soils and waters, electrical soil hygrometers and accessories, soil samplers, drying ovens, balances, and weights; shaker, water motor, and centrifuge for mechanical analyses of soils, and the necessary glass and platinum ware and reagents for carrying on investigations of the physical properties of soils and their salt content.

The chemical department has separate quarters for college and station work. Devoted to college use are a qualitative laboratory for students beginning the study of chemistry, a quantitative laboratory for the use of advanced students, and a fireproof assay laboratory. The first two are fitted with desks and supplied with water and gas and fume closets. The assay laboratory contains six gasoline crucible furnaces, two muffle furnaces, an ore crusher, a sampling plate, and a complete set of sieves, crucibles, tongs, cupel molds, and other accessories. The laboratories fitted up for the accommodation of the experiment station contain, among other things, three work desks supplied with gas, water, and air exhaust pipes for rapid filtration, a commodious hood to carry off noxious gases, apparatus for the determination of nitrogen by the Kjeldahl method, a titration shelf and system of burettes, and a firstclass for the preparation of distilled water. The station equipment also includes a balance table mounted on brick piers in contact with the ground, a Herzberg & Kuhlmann short beam, automatic, analytical balance, an Ainsworth assay balance, a Springer torsion balance, a Scheibler's polariscope, an imported mill for grinding samples, and a large assortment of platinum ware.

This college offers a great deal to the young people of New Mexico. Its courses of study and equipment are now equal to those of similar colleges in most of the older States, and students can get a very thorough training here in any of the leading lines of practical education. New schools generally make greater effort than older ones, and the energy put forth and the instruction given are often superior.

On assuming the executive duties of this institution December 2, 1901, at the beginning of the second term's work, I found the different departments successfully carrying forward the work of instruction and investigation that had been planned previous to my coming. In order to fully appreciate the work that this institution is doing for the Territory, it must be noted that it is double in character, including the work of instruction in numerous industrial and scientific lines, as well as wide fields of research and original investigation. On the one hand the work tends to the educational advancement of the Territory, while on the other it is assisting in developing its great agricultural resources. The work is entirely distinct from that of any other educational institution in the Territory, and there is no other of its kind within a radius of 500 miles.

Coming directly from a Northern university, I found a class of earnest, intelligent, thorough-working students, who compared very favorably in all respects with those I had just left behind. A class of students more energetic, more loyal to the institution, or with better college spirit can nowhere be found. By those who have long been familiar with the institution and its work the past year is considered the most prosperous in its history. During the year closing June 30 the work in all departments, both college and station, has been carried forward industriously and much good work has been accomplished. The prosperity of the institution is evinced by the increased attendance, by additions to the buildings and equipment, and facilities for instruction, by the large addition of books to the library, and by the general tone of the institution, as well as by the new lines of experiment-station investigations started in irrigation, the management of alfalfa crops, orchards, small fruits, farm crops, and the combating of insect enemies, soil destroyers, the regular publications, as well as the large number of press bulletins sent out from the various departments. The events of the football and basket-ball season were of more than usual importance and created a wholesome rivalry among the students of the different Territorial 8032-02-6

institutions and were the means of making both students and faculties better acquainted. The home field day and the intercollegiate track meet were marked by strong local and general Territorial interest. Both were noted days among the college students and created a wholesome interest in athletic sports. The success of the home team and its special interest in the games is shown by the large number of events won and the numerous records broken.

During the past year the college attendance was 17 per cent greater than for any previous year, there being a total of 215 students; of which number, 151 were boys and 64 girls. The graduating class contained 6 members and these, added to the former graduates, form an alumni association, whose influence in the interest of the college will be felt more and more as the years go by. The degree of bachelor of science was conferred upon the members of the regular graduating class and that of master of science upon 2 former graduates who had completed the required advanced work.

During the year the stenography department filled numerous important positions from its members, both in the United States and Mexico. This line of instruction has proven very popular and a large number of students pursued the work during the year. This college is one of the two in the United States that offers courses in English-Spanish stenography, and for this special work the college location is most favorable. The department is well equipped and the character of the instruction given in both English and Spanish stenography is not excelled anywhere.

At the annual meeting of the board of regents in March that body reorganized by the election of Mr. G. A. Richardson, president; Mr. H. B. Holt, secretary and treasurer; the other members at present being Messrs. P. H. Curran, Seman Field, and Rev. W. A. Cooper. At this meeting the members of the faculty were all reemployed, with a single minor exception. A few changes, however, came in addition to this for the coming year, resulting from resignations. This is considered an important step toward permanency of position and consequent success in the work of the institution. At this meeting the board added a complete course in domestic science to the college curriculum, an addition of much importance to the young women of this Territory. offering them a rare chance to prepare themselves for the better management of the affairs of the home.

EXPERIMENT STATION.

The year's work of the experiment station, on the whole, was marked by the vigorous prosecution of the investigations and the advancement made in all lines that had formerly been in progress. Among the new experiments gotten under way was that of pumping for irrigation. This had for its object the determination of the feasibility of using the underflow of the Rio Grande for irrigation purposes, and it bids fair to make possible the tillage of large additional tracts of land in the Rio Grande Valley. It includes not only the development of the water supply, but also a determination of the best pumps to use, all things considered, for bringing this supply to the surface, and the cost per acre of irrigating different crops by this method. While the experiment is only just started, two things have been pretty definitely determinedfirst, that the water supply at a convenient distance to the surface is practically inexhaustible, and that a 6-inch well, under ordinary conditions, will give a continuous supply of at least 800 gallons per minute. Other station experiments in progress during the year included soil investigations, a study of the water supply of the Territory, the feeding value of alfalfa under different conditions of field treatment and the effect of time of cutting and irrigating and methods of curing and handling, problems in range improvement, testing of new crops, shrubs, trees, and various fruits, and the growing of garden crops on a commercial scale. In the line of stock, tests were made with dairy cows to determine the cost of the product and the best combination of foods for a full milk supply. In addition, feeding experiments were conducted with sheep for mutton and cattle for beef. In horticulture the experiments in spraying commercial orchards for the apple worm have proven especially valuable in results, showing that this insect can be thus successfully combated and a large per cent of sound apples be secured. The lines of work are very similar to those of other experiment stations of the inter-mountain States, and all depend for their success on the water supply. The publications gotten out during the year included four regular bulletins and twenty press bulletins.

INSTITUTION PROSPEROUS.

The indications are that the institution, both college and station, is on the eve of its greatest prosperity, and its influence and usefulness are being more strongly felt and appreciated than ever before. Having until recently been connected with other

Western institutions of the same character, I speak from personal experience when I say that the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts compares very favorably with the land grant colleges as a whole in its general equipment, the intelligence and loyalty of its students, and in the character and quality of the instruction given. The different parts of the Territory were well represented during the past year, there being students from fifteen of the twenty-one counties of the Territory and from forty towns. Aside from this, there were students from thirteen States, Washington, D. C., and Mexico.

For the coming year additions to the force of instructors have been made, as follows: Assistant in domestic science, second assistant in chemistry, and assistant in agriculture. These additional assistants are found necessary on account of the increased work in these departments. The faculty as now organized contains fifteen members. Twelve others are connected with the college as instructors and teachers in addition to the regular employees of the Experiment Station.

Funds for the general equipment of the departments and facilities for instruction have been more plentiful than for building, the former coming from the funds of the General Government and the latter from those of the Territory. In consequence, additions of apparatus to the laboratories, machinery, and other facilities for illustrating and exemplifying instruction have been added from year to year until there is little wanting to make the instruction in the various lines equal to or better than that of many of the older colleges. The student body has an organization that deals with breaches of discipline, and thus assists in the general order of the institution. In no other college with which I have been connected have I found stronger college spirit, or that more beneficial in its influence, and the general moral tone of higher order. Respectfully, yours,

Hon. MIGUEL A. OTERO,

LUTHER FOSTER, President.

Governor of New Mexico.

THE NORMAL UNIVERSITY.

LAS VEGAS, N. MEX., August 8, 1902.

DEAR SIR: In compliance with your request, under date of July 24, 1902, I make the following report, covering the work of the New Mexico Normal University for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902, together with the other information touching the institution which is called for by your letter.

This institution was created by an act of the legislature of New Mexico of 1893, under the name of the New Mexico Normal School, at Las Vegas. The proceeds of a special tax levied at that time for the erection of its building, with the addition of $10,000 appropriated by the legislature of 1895, and the further sum of $19,700 advanced by the citizens of Las Vegas in 1898, were applied to the erection and equipment of the large and handsome building now occupied by the school. The total expense of the building and its equipment has been about $60,000. It is considered one of the best pieces of architecture in the Territory. It is situated on an eminence in the center of the city of Las Vegas, easy of access from all directions, and surrounded by perfect sanitary conditions. It is heated by steam, perfectly lighted and ventilated, furnished with electric lights, and supplied with mountain water. The institution was opened for instruction of students in October, 1898, with an enrollment of 92 pupils. In 1899 the Territorial legislature extended the scope of the institution by creating it "The New Mexico Normal University," and by directing that a manual training school and kindergarten training school be established in connection with it. By an act of the legislature of 1901 a Territorial tax of 0.50 of a mill was imposed upon all the taxable property of the Territory for the maintenance of this institution. For the purpose of permanent improvement it also has the proceeds arising from the sale and rental of 50,000 acres of land included in the Congressional grant to the Territory of New Mexico for several of its public institutions.

During the three years in which the university has been in operation there has been a steady increase in the number of pupils in attendance, as well as in the facilities for instruction offered. During the academic year which ended June 24, 1902, the enrollment was as follows:

The primary purpose of the normal university is to train teachers for the public schools of the Territory, for which purpose the manual training department and the kindergarten training department are appropriate adjuncts.

The board of regents, however, in consideration of the special needs of the Territory, have established as an auxiliary to the normal school proper an academic department, in which pupils are given a general course sufficient to admit them to the higher universities. The normal university now stands accredited at several of the higher universities, so that its graduates are admitted to their regular course without preliminary examination. It is believed that the plan of organization above indicated embodies the highest ideal of the normal school as a training school fo teachers, and at the same time serves the purpose of bringing the advantages of good general education in elementary, secondary, and higher grades, within the reach of every young person in New Mexico.

In connection with the normal school there is maintained a model school, in which the normal students receive constant and practical training for their profession. This model school comprises kindergarten, primary and secondary grades, and it is a complete public school from kindergarten to high school, inclusive. The purpose is to make it an institution which may become the pattern of the public schools of the Territory, and to that end only the best of training teachers are placed in charge. All the resources of the normal university in the way of apparatus and appliances are used by the pupils of the model school. They have the full benefit of the museum, physical apparatus, library, laboratories, gymnasium, and athletic field, and instruction in vocal music. The school rooms are models of cleanliness, and every means known to pedagogic science is used to promote the health, comfort, and morals of the pupils. The rooms are made beautiful and homelike. The school hours are materially shortened, in the interest of health, and actual gain in intellectual progress. By eliminating from the commonly accepted branches all that has been found to be lifeless and useless matter, and enriching the course with nature study, music, art, physical culture, manual training, and literature, the physical, mental, and moral vigor of the pupils is conserved. All students of the normal school have access to the model school for the study of methods, management, organization, classification, supervision, hygiene, and all other phases of public school work.

The manual training department has proved to be one of the most important in connection with the institution, and it is hoped that when additional funds become available for increased equipment its usefulness may be greatly enlarged. It has been largely attended, and has resulted in great benefit to the pupils who have been taking that course. It is believed that the influence of the graduates of the university in extending the principles and practice of the manual training school into the public schools of the Territory will be of the utmost benefit to the people.

Strong work is being done in the biological sciences; the object being not only to give to the students a broad culture through the study of vital phenomena, but also to develop their powers of observation and accuracy of expression, and to lay a foundation for the scientific study of other branches. Much laboratory work is done, and considerable collections are being constantly made by the students. The biological laboratory is fairly equipped with the necessary material and apparatus, and a good working library. In connection with this department a large amount of original investigation has been carried on, and the results made known in various scientific publications. I append herewith, as a matter of general interest, a list of the recent principal printed publications from this department. They are mostly by Prof. T. D. A. Cockerell, but Mr. E. Atkins, Mrs. Cockerell, Miss Mary Cooper, and Mr. John McNary have also contributed.

Publications of the department of biology.

The principal recent publications of the department of biology are as follows: Descriptions of New Bees Collected by Mr. H. H. Smith in Brazil. II, Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila., 1901, pp. 216–222.

A New Coccid on Roots of Rubus. Psyche, June, 1901.

Horticultural Prospects of New Mexico. Bailey's Cyclopedia of American Horticulture, vol. 2, p. 1082.

Variation in a Bee. Nature, June 13, 1901.

The Mongoose in Jamaica. Nature, June 21, 1901.

Review of Simpson's Synopsis of the Naiades, or Pearly Freshwater Mussels. Science, June 21, 1901.

New Coccidæ from New Mexico. Canad. Entom., July, 1901.

Pieris Rapa Entomologist, July, 1901.

A New Sphæralcea. Botanical Gazette. July, 1901.
An Evolving Ashmunella. Nautilus. July, 1901.
Varietal and Specific Names. Torreya, July, 1901.
Nomenclatoral Note. Torreya, July, 1901.

A Horned Lizard at a High Altitude. Science, July 19, 1901.
A New Gooseberry Plant Louse. Canad. Entom. August, 1901.
New and Little Known Bees from Nebraska. Entom., July, 1901.
South African Coccidæ. Entom., Aug., 1901.; September, 1901.
New and Little Known Coccida. I. Ripersiella and Ceroputo.
Washington, August, 1901.

Proc. Biol. Soc.

Aspidiotus Articulatus, Morg., in Costa Rica. Ent. Mo. Mag., July, 1901.
The New Mexico Coccidæ of the Genus Ripersia. Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist.,
July, 1901.

On a Slug of the Genus Veronicella from Tahiti.
Hemiptera on Verbascum. Psyche, July, 1901.

A Peculiar New Type of Halictine Bees.

Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1901.

Ent. News, September, 1901.

Eggs of Arachnis Zuni. Ent. News, September, 1901.

A New Cypripedium. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash., September, 1901.

Lucapina Crenulata (Sowerby). Nautilus, October, 1901.

Navanax Inermis (Cooper). Nautilus, October, 1901.

Bees from Southern California Visiting Flowers of Eriogonum and Rhus. Canad. Entom., October, 1901.

New Bees of the Subfamily Anthophorinæ from Southern California. Canad.
Entom., October, 1901; November, 1901.

Three New Nudibranchs from California. Journ. of Malacology, September, 1901.
Limax Nyctelius, Bgt., in Washington. Journ. of Malacology, September, 1901.
Psammobia Ferroensis Var. Pallida. Journ. of Malacology, September, 1901.
The Coccid Genus Erium in South America. Revista Chilena de Hist. Nat., August,

1901.

Some Insects of the Hudsonian Zone in New Mexico. V.
On Some Bees of the Genus Andrena from New Jersey.
September, 1901.

Some Insects of the Hudsonian Zone in New Mexico. VI.
II. Psyche, December, 1901.

Psyche, November, 1901.
Journ. N. Y. Ent. Soc.,

The San Clemente Island Goat. Nature, November 14, 1901.

Hymenoptera Apoidea.

A New Pest of Pine Trees (Semasia offectalis). Entom. News, December, 1901. A New Tethys from California. Nautilus, December, 1901.

Pigments of Nudibranchiate Mollusca. Nature, November 28, 1901.

A New Mealy Bug on Grass Roots. Canad. Entom., December, 1091.

Species of Brachycistus (Fam. Myrmosida) from Southern California. Canad.
Entom., December, 1901.

A New Lac Insect from South Africa. Entom., December, 1901.
Hesperaster, a Genus of Loasacea. Torreya, December, 1902.
Chrysomphalus Agavis as a Pest. Entom. News, January, 1902.
Mytilaspis Beckii in California. Entom. News, January, 1902.
Aspidiotus Sacchari in Java. Entom. News, January, 1902.

A new Genus of South African Coccidæ. Entom., January, 1902.

Notes on Two California Nudibranchs. Journ. of Malacology, December, 1901. Limax maximus L., at Los Angeles, California. Journ. of Malacology, December,

1901.

Preoccupied Names in Zoology. Nature, January 9, 1902.

The English Sparrow in New Mexico. Science, January 24, 1902.

New Genera and Species of Coccida, with Notes on Known Species. Ann. Mag. Nat. His., January, 1902.

The Inheritance of Mental Characters. Nature, January 16, 1902, February 20,

1902.

New Bees of the Genus Andrena from Wisconsin. Canad. Entom., February, 1902. Notes on Ashmunella. Nautilus, February, 1902.

Review of Coccidæ Americanæ. Amer. Nat., November, 1901.

Review of Coccidæ Stanfordianæ. Amer. Nat., November, 1901.

North American Bees of the Genus Andrena. An. Mag. Nat. Hist., February, 1902. Aspidiotus Hedera in Australia Entom. News, March, 1902.

A New Gall-making Coccid. Can. Entom., March, 1902.

Notes on the Mouth Parts of Bombus. Can. Entom., March, 1902.

Notes on Southwestern Plants. Torreya, March, 1902.

The Coccid Genus Aulacaspis. Entom., March, 1902.

On Some Genera of Bees. An. Mag. Nat. Hist., March, 1902.

The Blackberry Crown Borer in New Mexico. Entom. News, April, 1902.

The Bee Genus Xenoglossa in California. Entom. News, April, 1902.