Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-02-13
,u Appeal in the Causo.of Education.
 TUCsON, February II.

TUCSON, February II.
 rnrroR CITIZEN: Allow me 10 ask -r as a favor small space in the ,-amns of your valuable paper to .,r,e, the following Information
 ,be citizens of Tucson. AS 5. ;s known 10 the old residents of .t;. towu. the Catholic Church has .,rirsn since ls66 to keep up schools ..-.ab,e to the wants of the popula- .:.r It commenced first with a .,bo3l for boys in April, 1886, which .-ss conducted for some time in the .,-iest,' residence, and was transferred ts,rr 10 a larger building erected for .Igt purpose on Church street. On .I- 25,h ot May, 1870, the Sisters of =, Joseph arrived here from St. T.rfs. Missouri, to take charge of the s.s5emy and parOChial school which .rar have 50 successfully conducted .5r.P in the building they still occupy -r Camp street anu Church Plaza. Meanwhile a more Commodious house ms needed for the boys school. and .bis wr purchased in lSl5 on Stone svarus. Since that time our boys .,bo7l has been designated as the St. t--.r1ne's Parochial school, and has L1=Y conducted by three teachers. The rupils of this school are divided inn Ihree departments: The English sy.Iusively, the Spanish and English, and inc first rudiments of reading and counting. Each department Is graded m inc different classes as we'll distinct ssis allowed by circumstance.
 Tn 10 this tune, partly with the in- tsri,snts of this town, and partly with he resources yearly furnished 10 the ,-,-erare of Arizona by the AssOeia- ,iID for the propagation of the faith, v- have been enabled to keep pace in sducati0n " th the progress of the r8uptrv. but l regret 10 say we cannot 5,.o ga. longer in the needed pro- -o-,;ou without some other help. Our schools are literally crowded. num- be-;rg as they do 450 pupils, and ap- 7l,r.fIons for admission are becoming T~--e and more numerous every day, gcro-djng 10 the influx of the new r7nulati0n. Indeed, we would be br; 100 glad were We able to receive as many pupils as may present them- selves. but our means are limited. The Sisters support themselves and conduct their parochlel school with rbe 300 sc8nty resources furnished by tbeir academy and some extra lessons in ornamental branches of education. <, Arustne's Parochial School since tbe first year of its establishment--in which il received S345 contributed by several pcrsOns-has been maintained exclusively a. the expense Of the church and of a well known friend of educatiOn, 8 gentleman Of this city. In thee circumstances with the oe- sire I have to see as many children as possible benefited by the teaching Of our schools, wish 10 say that our rarocAial schools have been offered free of charge, and so they will be, according to our means, as long as they exist
 We shall never require anything by way ot payment for schooling, but what 1 desire 10 ask now is a vOlun- tary support from those who feel inter es,ed in the education Of the people, or from those who have the means to contribute something for the educa- tion imparted to their children in our schools. With this help generously rendered to Us we would be enabled to secure more teachers, to enlarge our school buildings. and 10 meet the wants Of The rising generation of our town.
 Trusting in the favor which has been shown to our school by the gen erality of those who have been able to judge of their workings, l hope for 8 generous answer 10 my call. Yours very respectfully,
 [ J. B. SALPONTE,
 Vic. Alp. of Arizona.