The Nevada journal., 1859-08-19
Editorial Correspondence.
SAN JOSE, Aug, s,

within one enclosure. A long. narrow
adobe churel, stands with lis end to the
street. On the south side and some SO
feet back from the street a long and
very low adobe building with red tiled
roof,like the church runs at right angles
with the church and joining to 1t. The
tiled roof projects over the walls and
and forms portico in font of the low
building. You enter gate into the
ward thus half enclosed by the church
and its wing and are upon the grounds
of the Santa Clara college. We rang
the bell and the door was opened by
short, square built figure. with square
hat on and covered up from neck to
heels with black gown. A broad
black belt encircled his waist. He was
a man of darkish complexion, placid
round face, and might be considered
handsome. Forty winters may have
passed over his head, yet they had frost
ed his jet black hair but slightly. leaving
him in state of excellent preservation.
Joseph Caredda of the Society of Jesus
Prefect of Discipline &c-the gentleman
before us-bade US enter, on being in
formed nf tho oLjucl Of our visit, and
proceeded to procure the keys. The
parlor in which we awaited his return
was handsomely decorated with pictures
of a religious character, drawings by
the students executed finely, and other
objects of rcrtu.
1t is hard to say what is wanting
about the college of Santa Clara. The
corps of professors and teachers is large
and embracing knowledge Of almost
every department of science. The
philosophical apparatus is extensive
a I'd valuable, The laboratory is COM
plete of its kind, and fiue collection of
meteorological specimens is being rapidly
accumulated. There are libraries for
the students; they have a military COM
pany and are taught the use of arms !;
there is large pond for bathing, or
bath houses if they prefer; they have
large play grounds a gymnasium for
summer and one for winter; there is a
stage with complete scenery on which
the boys may enact their dramas or re-
cite their pieces. There is an apothe-
cary ship, an in6rmary, physician and
nurses attached to the institution, also, a
carpenter, tailor, shoemaker. blacksmith
&C., whose shops surr ound the grounds,
The recitation rooms and dormitury are
large and particularly well ventilated
The clothing of the students is under
the charge ola baggage master who
sees that everything is kept in repair
and clean. The room in which it is
kept is model for nicety and order.
Each boys linen is in a box labeled with
his name. The dormitory is long
upper story room. You pass down an
alley way between the beds, two rows
on each side with spaces between. The
uniform size of the beds with their white
counterpanes has pleasing effect
The name of the boy who occupies each
bed is posted on the walls.
For daily religious services there is a
small, new chapel built of brick, but for
Sunday the students assemble in the
old adobe church,-a building full one
hundred feet long by twenty or twenty
FIVE wide-built of adobe about seventy
years ago. The walls were painted by
the Indian neophytes under the old
padres, and are still covered with sacred
| figures, Of course not executed in the
highest style of art, but quite creditable
to Indians.
There is a small vineyard attached to
the college from which the Fathers OBJ,
tain grapes for the table ard to make
"a little wine for the stomach's sake"
In the course of our rounds through
the college we were Joined by Father
Messea, the Professor of Natural Sciences
who freely discoursed upon the objects
ofinterest, plans ofthe institution &c,
as we passed. We afterwards met Pre-
sident Cicaterri in the parior,-a portly
bald-headed, venerable old gentleman,
of great urbanity and coed nature.
Santa Clara college was Incorporated in
1855 and numbered during the year
just ended 1875 students. We said in the
outset, it is hard to say what is wanting
in the college. There is one defect,
however, which might be mentioned.
Most of the professors are foreigners,
and the Knowledge they possess is but
imperfectly impaired in tongue of
which they have not full command.
With this exception the college seems
to be most perfect one of its kind, and
as it is certainly puts to shame any
Protestant institution of learning on the
coast.
Santa Clara Female Seminary,-At a