Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1880-09-25
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1880.
School Matters.

SCnOOA HA0seCASs
The School Board of District No.
township of Benton met last week al
DR.. Perrin's Office, and organized by
electing DR.. A. M. Gerow moderator, Dr.
T. A. Perrin, director, and I. 7. Van Ars-
dale assessor. In view of the fact that
the two primary rooms were over crowd
ed with pupils, there being 65 or 70in each
room, and as there was only provision
made at the annual meeting, for paying
the present number of teachers, thus
preventing the employment of an addi-
tional teacher for this grade, the board
decided to transfer the more advanced
scholars from the intermediate to the
senior department, and from the pri-
mary to the intermediate. This they
thought was the best that could be done
under the circumstances. 1t being report
ed to them that there were quite num-
Der in attendance under the school age,
five years, they decided that all such
should be removed. The members of the
board were of the opinion that as win
ter approached, there would be falling
off in attendance of the smaller pupils,
and an increase of the larger and more
advanced, and if such should prove to be
the case, that those transferred could be
returned to their proper grade. The large
attendance in the primary department
shows that twill be necessary to fit up
another room and employ an additional
teacher. for this grade in short time.
The Far West.
Correspondence o, the NORTHERN TR- 3UNE.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, Sept. 1S, 1880.
This morning finds me in this, the
City of Holy Faith, on my journey to
Silver City. We have visited the places
of public worship and pleasure in and
around the city, and find so many ancient
curiOSities am at loss where to begin
telling about them.
Santa Fe has population of 6,5C0
three-fOurths Mexican and One-fOurth
American ''exaggeratOrs," making a
grand total to be found nowhere else.
The population of New Mexico hitherto
has not, unfortunately, been of the pro-
rressive kind. The Spanish and Mex
lean races, of whom, until recently,
were ten-tenths, and at this time
are about nine-tenths of the population,
has caused the country to progress
scarcely step in the march of material
improvement and wealth beyond what
it was in the days of spanish yicerOyal-
ty in Mexico, to which it was once sub
ject. Hitherto they have had almost
absolutely no institutions of learning,
no statesmen; no public spirit, no board
of immigration, no colonies, no rail
roads.
Like the sleeping giant, New Mexico
has been repOSlng In the consciousness
OF her strength and power, to arouse
when the time should come, and to as
assume among the political divisions
and powers of the Union and in the busy
world the position and rank to which
the laws of nature and of natures god
entities her.
This climate can not be eXcelled. But
once since its annexation to the United
States has the mercury been below zero,
and then it remained at that point but
few hours, snow seldOms whitens the
ground, and never falls to the depth of
two inches or lies thirty-six hours. Not
a fake of snow has fallen for more than
year. Damp, chilly days and hot, sultry
nights are unknown, and heat of sum-
mer is not oppressive, and sunstrOke has
never been known. The sky is clear the
year round, and no day has been known
when the sun and stars have not been
seen. The atmosphere is unsurpassed
for its dryness and purity. being full of
electricity it is wonderfully exhilarating
and never burdened with malariOus or
poisonous exhalatiOns. Blankets are
necessary for all beds on nights which
follow the hottest days, because the
nights are cool, though not damp. Sleep
ing with doors and windows open, or in
the open air, may be done without the
risk Of taking cold. The aSthmatic OF
cOnsumptive invalid may sit out doors,
ride or walk in the sunshine $50 days in
the year with pleasure and comfort, and
may always enjoy refreshing sleep at
night. thus securing the most essential
condition for the restoration of a shat
tered nervous system and broken con-
stitutiOn. 1 have not found
gold or silver nuggets on the bushes,
nor lakes of honey and mountains
of slap-jacks. The southern border is
kept in a continual state of alarm from
the raids of marauding bands of savages.
Victoria, the renegade chief, with his
four thousand Apaches and MascusillOs,
have driven Gen. Hatch's forces from
the field, and to-day have cut and burn
ed the telegraph poles and wires from
Fort Craig to Bliss. Passengers from
here to the southwest have been murder
ed, mail coaches burned, and the gov
ernment seems pOwerless or otherwise
give the matter little or no attention.
l will write again when 1
reach my destination, which is Silver
City, New Mexico. WV. S.
Where to Emigrate To.