University of New Mexico - Mirage Yearbook (Albuquerque, NM)

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now from West Avenue to the northeastern corner of the campus a sight still more absorbing arrests the attention of our guest. Outlined upon the sandy stretches of the plain, and blending with it in curious harmony, stand the two dormitory- structures, clusters of sober gray. whose tier-like walls, inworked with oaken banisters and rough hewn capitals speak of the primitive civilization which lingered on these soils a few brief centuries ago. We pass the grotesque sundial and the gymnasium building with its outdoor appliances and swimming pool, before a final view of the Administration Building and the o'er-crowded Science Hall have made our tour complete. A western university, guarding with devotion a standard of scholar- ship unimpeachable, striving consciously to build up the standards and traditions which shall make the New Mexico of a few years a notable institution. Here, students from twenty counties bound by the sufficient tie of

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The student, a willing guide, now points out the numerals on the stonework of a dancing fountain, which prove that loyalty has been im- planted in the class of l906. This fountain stands amid poplars and drooping cottonwoods whose stately branches are re- flected in the rippling pool among the little tribe of gold fish that travel languidly about and peer out saucily at strangers. One can well imagine this the scene of dignified commencements. and it is in fact an ideal spot for public gatherings. Farther on our way is the arbotheater, a graded hollow upon a natural hillside, with stage and struggling hedges, a structure which has not yet fulfilled a purpose, but in another year to be the scene of plays en- acted by the college Dramatic Club. On the extreme boundary of the campus stands a circular building of one story emphasized by a broad exterior stairway, and punctured here and there by fort-like windows. This building is the most unique fraternity house in the world, in all external respects an exact counter- part of the khiva fkeevaj or council chamber of the San Domingo Pueblos. lt is the home of the Tri-Alpha fra- ternity, an organization, which for the past five years has aided in the moulding of student life. Turning

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loyalty, find that in the lecture room, upon the campus, and in the dor- mitory they are creating standards. Every act of this constantly increasing body' must leave its stamp upon the future: a wholesome responsibility upon each individual, to do his part-to build. These things are ours---the sturdy effort in the class room, the loyal anxiety in student meetings, the enthusiasm that must not wane in literary society, dramatic club or within that crucible of grit and college spirit , the athletic field, and ours above all the sense of pride--the day of study ended, to look across the campus tinted by the opalescent lingers of the sun, to see the stealthy shadows creep across the quaint pueblos just as the old Sandias cease to smile their answer to the lingering day's farewell. At such a time it seems the returning sun must surely shine upon the completed picture of our plans, the University we seek to build. lg