Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-11-21

qulred to accommodate the number Of
children desirous Of entering the insttu.
ton. At first $4,000 was thought to be
sufficient to erect a commodious home
but before stone was laid the pan was
revised and much longer building was
designed and carried out.
When the new building was opened
seventy boarding pupils were quickly en-
rolled, the day school attached having
fifty.
When one considers that in this insti.
tuition the girls are lodged, boarded,
clothed and educated entirely free of
charge, it is not matter of surprise that
there are more applicants for admission
than can be Accommodated. In addition to
what may be called book learning the
girls are thoroughly trained IN all depart
ments of house work and other female
mplishments. There are usually
seven or eight teachers regularly employed
besides the principal.
The following is a brief description of
the structure: The Presbyterian mission
school building for Mexican girls, situated
on Grant avenue, directly opposite the
parade ground of the U. s. military res
ervation in the city OF Santa Fe, N. NJ,
was built in 1889 by the board of home
missions of the Presbyterian church at
cost OF little more than $4,000, the
money for which was raised mostly by
the synod of New York, through the
women's executive committee, large
part of it beingsthe 5 and 10 cent con.ri- /
buttons of the Presbyterian Sabbath
school scholars of the Empire state.
1t is building Of which any church or
city might feel justly proud. 1t is solid,
commodious and convenient, attractive
and neat in appearance. Honestly
built" said one honored townsman, the |
late Judge Axtell, everything about it
being for utility rather than ornament,
though the latter is not lacking in its
architecture.
1t consists of basement, first and Sec
ond stories, and mansard story. In size
it is 47x67 feet. The basement is of stone
from the mountains near by, laid up in
rubble work, the joints broad pointed;
there are located the kitchen, store rooms,
coal bins, etc., with room for steam heat
or, which will be put in during the next
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with stone water table and sils from the
auarries at Los Cerrillos. The belt cour-
ses and Dutch arches are laid IN red NOR.
tar, as are also the dentals and panels of
the overhanging brick cornice, the effect
of which is tasteful and ornam entail.
Above is the mansard story, high, light,
roomy and cheerful. The covering is of
Oregon cedar shingles The deck is of
tin. Here are the two large, airy dormi'
tories, bath and store rooms and room for
the matron. The second story is occupied
by the teachers rooms, parlor, girls sitting
room and hospital.
Ia the first story are to be found the
super intendent's office, school room, din
ing rooms, sewing room, labatory, and
pantries connected with the kitchen by a
dumb waiter. From the front hall a wide,
handsome stairway leads to the floors
above. The finish of the interior is OF
hard Texas pine throughout, done in the
natural wood, while the wood work of the
exterior is painted dark bronze green
solid color
There Is to be erected, in the rear, q
large laundry building and hospital, the
plans for which are on their way to New
York for approval by the board. When
these new buildings are finished, which
will be accomplished in the near future:
the Mission school will be better equipped
for the noble work for which it was built.
1t should be added that Mr.. F. p. Crch-
ton, now of the government Indian school,
Santa Fe, superintended the erection of
the building, and to him much credit is
due for the excellent quality of the work
expended on it.