Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-29
INDIAN EDUCATION.
A Noble Structure Reared by the Gov
eminent in the Western Sub
urbs Of Santa Fe.
Description of the New u S. Industrial
SOhooi--A Superb LoCaton-Getting
Ready for the Little Reds,

4 noble structure that, the government
Indian school, just completed in the west
ern suburbs OF Santa Fe. Its location is
half 8 mile west OF the A, T. x 5. +.
depot, in the center OF the valley as it
slopes gently toward the river, where an
even 100 acres were donated for this
purpose to the government by the citizens
of Santa Fe. The building occupies the
most elevated port Of the property, and
faces to the southeast, about 200 yards
back from the Cerrillos road. 1t is q
two story brick, OF extra height, elevated
on foundation of limestone; the trim
mings are of Cerriilos sandstone, and it is
covered with q gabed roof OF tin. The
main building and the two long wings are
of the same height, with the exception OF
q onestory flat rooted apartment jutting
out in front OF the main building. This
is designed for the use of the superinten-
dent and his family. Two spacious
rooms on the right of the main entrance
are devoted to the home, and across the
hall are the office and the reception room
Of the institution. The hallway dividing
these apartments leads back thirty feet
into the assembly room, the dimensions
of which are 36x36 feet, washing sinks
and towel racks, for the accommoda-
ton of the pupils occupying either
| side. This room, as are, i'll fact, all the
apartments outside, of the family, teachers
| and emp Dyes rooms has high walnS-
cotrg of yellow pine, finished in three
coats Of oil. The walls and ceilings OF the
building throughout are composed OF three
coatings Of plaster hard finished, and
everything has been given three coats Of
paint, brown and dark green being the
predominating colors. The rear of the
main building is devoted 10 the culinary
department of the institution, the dining
! hall, entered from the assembly room,
being 36x55 feet and to the rear OF this
| the kitchen, store-rooms, pantres, etc.
! No stairway within the building proper
leads to the second floor. The wings are
tied to" the main building by spacious
double porChes of wood work inclosing
two sets of winding stairs. The second
floor comprises the school hall, two apart
ments 3ox4S feet, which are separated by
| folding doors and can be converted into
one hall So feet wide by 90 feet in length
The ceiling is supported by substantial
wooden pillars. On either end OF this
| Immense hall are two sets OF recitation
rooms, 1SxlS.
The wings Of the building are devoted
to the home life OF the pupils, the west
wing being for the use Of the girls and
the east wing for the boys. The second
floor of these is occupied by the dormi-
tories, divided into three sections with
folding doors between. Leading from
these are offsets in which are the teach
wings are the bath rooms, four tubs IN
each. On the first floor in the wings are
the seamstress' room, l9x22, the girls
sitting room, 22x37, and the rooms for the
private use of the employees. In the
boys wing the arrangement OF apart
ments is the same, except that there are
rooms devoted to shoe making, carpen-
ter shop, etc. Other buildings are to be
erected for enlarging the industrial feat
ures Of the institution as required. The
building was constructed under contract
by w. A. Mckenzie, built under the direc-
ton of Mr.. f. 2. CriChton, superintendent
Of construction, and cost $2S 900, leaving a
surplus of $4,000 OF the original appro-
priation. The general character of the
work is first-cass, and the government
has in ;hls instance got every cent s worth
of the money put into the structure.
Prof. S. M. Cart, for years principal OF
the public schools at lndianola, Iowa,
and man of thoroughly practical ideas,
has taken charge of the institution and is
now getting things in readiness for &C
commodating 100 to $50 pupils this fall.
He has just forwarded estimates to Wash
ngton for furniture, and the necessary
supplies for the coming year which estl-
mates amount to $40, 900.