The Republican journal., 1897-05-27
Affairs in Guatemala.

+. H lul county VI edilh VI equdl
....I- Is much money for education
..r. IS this small Republic, with
-r.n 4. 600 square miles of super
..5 luj largely Indian population,
..... all told, only about l, AGO, 900.
... aast ten years the government
.s.tel extraordinary attention to
nmeut of public instruction,
-,.rtm inaugurated by the elder
f1 The compulsory education
awards Of a thousand National
Is they are called, were estab.
..a are maintained at an expense
.....r. me tenth of the entire rev
le country, an amount much
uportion than is paid by any
;ed States. These schools.
altered all over the country,
classed, as for "ninas, .
ucbachos, (boys,) mixed
.- Ii schools, and schools for
ploying 1850 teachers and
tlage daily attendance of 10,
Ia them, not only is tuition
..t-books are furnished by the
,ue cost 10 the public treas
the neighb0rhood of ten dol
.i each pupil and attendance
e law, within certain restric-
line Of primary instruction
.... -o3 good many private schools,
- score of newly established
vus Besides the numerous
institutions. the government
f. several High" and Normal
lu Las established a number of
ana collegiate institutions
- -e law school, the college of
d pharmacy and the school of
.-~ 81 Guatemala City, and the
e1altenango. There are three
.. 1yts and trades-one in the cap
. IN Totonicapan and a third
.enango, all supported by the
asury. These three last named
situations employ 10 professors
r,men in the workshops, and
attendance There is also a
: and trades for women. The
Ws | have been able to find re-
expenditures of the govern
lools, was for the year 1890,
b the sum of 81, 007, 81, was
tr teachers salaries, rent of
BOOKS, etc. The University of
a Nueva is the special pet Of
lmenl and costs it a pretty
-lme Of its faculty, imported
any and Spain, receive salaries
year each, greater compen-
u il, paid to college instructors
led States, except in rare in
4atemala' "Colegio Nacional"
eminent among the education-
pns of Central America. 1t in
aI Law schools, 4 school OF En-
school of Arts and Drawing
... numerical college wherein the
le typewriter is heard and the
oved methods OF short hand
s-t The buildings-two line old
Inch Bauios seized and CON
4eil present uses-occupy the
immense square, including
.. and Botanical Gardens. The
long and low; and the In
preparatory school, is TWO
... vice its size, both handsomely
M tinted outside and surround
Of orange t'ees, their inner
containing fountains and stone
.- &c Institute has 40 professors
-;uaents, the University about
Hny. Visiting the former, you
.le street through tall bronze
beautiful court yard, the
-s.E use corridors are every where
maps and charts; botanical,
and geological plates, archi-
es etc, an admirable means
H. yaluable subjects before the
rs. The lower story includes
md apartments of the Director
iY and lecture rooms, and up
Wt more lecture rooms; a well
,ymnasium, a library, with sew
saId volumes in various Ian
'- 4al museum, containing cases
@'e birds, Indian gods, etc. The
eA Ind geological gardens are very
-.... on small scale; but, curious
they are never opened to the
add none of the specimens are
ass4 10 n any way denoted. In the
Like prominent feature is big
a grizzly" which divides
'"'e oth a Brazilian boa constructor.
eo.- "a the University, as we'll as in
'7m'.Ie college connected with it, are
ele. 10 study English. In the female
!a.'meut no language but English is
Sr1 and nothing but American text
Was 're Used, for the reason, probably,
" .le yHncipal and all the teachers are
4 le nited States. Attached to the
'-'>'ly building is the National Libra
I'll Il ong, narrow, high ceiled room,
'.- identity was once the convent
APE is intended to have three tiers
aNes. lied with books, around all the
@s cached by stairs and galleries, but