New Mexico State University - Swastika Yearbook (Las Cruces, NM)

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.■ ' ' ■ ■ ■y. t .. .1$ f 1 A :• ■ . - ,4 ■;• 1 1 1. wmmm. v l j V ,. 1 1 m 1 Each man, each woman, laid a different brick--and the structure which stands as a result of their labors is a monument to all and not one. The tradition and the material entity of New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts have grown through the years because of the selflessness and generosity of the faculty, the student body, and the alumni. In 1908, the students of A M erected the fountain which stands south of the bus stop at the eastern end of the U -drive- When 1937 rolled around, another was constructed near the Home Economics Building. Of course the students didn ' t have to sacrifice the time and effort necessary to build the little campus land-marks. But they did! These people are a representa- tive example of many who have worked so hard to push old AdM up the ladder. Driving toward Las Cruces from the south, the portion of our college visible before all others is the tower of the football stadium-the stadium whose construction was financed by generous alums. Over the years since the founding of New Mexico State College in 1889, there has been no lack of hands ready and willing to attack the labor of making the college a better place in which to live and study. Many of these contributors are unremembered, unthanked, nameless. But the campus and its traditions stand as their monument. And every brick in every building, every club charter and grant of funds bears the marks of their fingers. Even when the buildings, and charters, and bank-notes crumble, the monument to selfless- ness will live on-for the ultimate creation and final product of these many works is the student well instructed in the arts of usefulness and good citizenship.

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NEW MEXICO COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS OrnCE OF THE PRESIDENT STATE COLLEGE. NEW MEXICO December 14, 1956 TO THE STUDENT BODY Dear Aggies: Together let ' s take a look at the past, at the present and at the future of our College. But first let me tell you what sixteen months in New Mexico has done to me. I have learned to love this State of ours and to admire and respect its friendly people. There is no place I want to be other than in New Mexico and as much time as possible on the campus of our New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. It is great to be an Aggie. In my travels over the State I have found Aggies who talk about the years gone by, of the days when there were only a handful of people at State College. Then our College was exceedingly small and the struggle to survive was great. Those were and always will remain the important days. Those folks built the foundation on which the New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts has grown and will continue to grow. Ours is still a small school. Ours is still a struggling school with much to be done. Progress is be- ing made. The recent addition of Ph. D. degrees; the addition of a Graduate School and a School of Teacher Education, are symbols of academic growth. New buildings for engineering, for chemistry and for physics and mathematics are symbols of physical growth. Yes, our College is on the move. The future holds great things. All forecasts of enrollment indicate that there will be not less than live thousand students on our campus by 1970. That means that we must have virtually twice as many teachers, nearly twice as many buildings; yes, twice as many of everything. To this end all of us must be alert; all of us must be working so that we can carry the responsibilities that go with such growth. These will be interesting, challenging years in which all of us can make a contribution to the greater New Mexico College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts of the future. Together with our Alumni we can and will do the job. Sincerely, R. B. Corbett President of the College