Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-09-02

equally divided as to sex. from a school
population OF 2g5 among 100 Indians.
The school was bought from the Presby-
terrain mis,ion some eight years q
There are ihree buildings in use, the
school property being valued nj $1,000,
and the agent is authorized to expend
$500 further in educational improve.
ments. At this school a free lunch h
served 10 the children at noon.
The AcJma s,h,ol II southwest OF Al
buQueiqne; Il is What Is kuoWn ne a CON
tract scnoui and IL ia charge Of Miss
Cora A. Taylor. cf Kausaa. a bright and
cCmp,tent pourg lady. The school IL in
ole building, Tie trcpefty being valued
a il,jJ', and one Il the best the gov
eminent his. Th attendance was not
good last year, Dri7g only ~ out Of a
school population % 200 ard l 200 gen.
eral population.
The Ctchiti school is in charge OF Mrs.
j. q. Grozier, OF Springfield, Mass, AZ
teacher, with an attendance OF 80 out Of
a school population of SO and a general
population Of 2S6 The institution Is
thirty miles west Of Santa Ne, has one
building valued At $500, and was estsb.
lished by the government six years ago.
The lsleta school Is twenty miles below
Albuquerque, in charge OF James Hovey.
Of this territory, with an attendance OF
~ from a school population Of 100 and a
general population OF 1900 Indians,
largely scattered. The plant was secured
from the Catholic mission some years
ago.
Jpmrz school. west of Bernalillo, was
bought from The Pfe-by teriaus two years
ago, and is uldgr The charge Of Miss
Emma Dawson. u Iudilna. The attend.
sBce l. SO out u 1871 school . pulation
ADD 800 general population. The build
ing is valued at $1,000.
The Laguna school, ninety miles west
Of Albuquerque, is In charge OF Mrs. An
ME NJ. sayre, OF Canada. IL was bought
from the Pfesbyterians several years ago,
though the institution has been In opera
ton since 1871. The attendance il "a
from a school population Of 81. and a
scattered general population OF 900 In-
dams. There ia one building valued at
$500.
The Nambe school, ~ miles north NJ
Santa Fe. has just been established. ana
opens next week in charge Of Miss Lizzie
NJ. Lampson, Of Grand Junction, Colo.
The Indian population Is $40, and the
the plant is valued at 500.
The Pahuate school Is in the Laguna
pueblo, In charge of Miss Annie NJ.
Nichols, OF Kansas City, and was estab-
lished two years ago. The attendance
"a 80 children from l25 school population
In an Indian population OF 400, and the
plant IL valued at $500.
The Santa Clara school neal Espanola
Ia in charge OF W. p. Tabor, OF Illinois.
II was established several years ago, and
has m attendance OF 33 out OF "a school
population and a general population Of
24S. The school building Is valued at
1900.
The San Felipe. ten miles from Ber-
nalillo, Ia In charge Of W. c. Biddle, with
an attendance Of ~ from a school pOpu-
lation Of 96 and general population OF
1850. The school has been running sue
cesstully for several years, and the school
plant is worth $3.50.
The school at San I~ldefonso, neal Es-
panOls. was established last March, and
IL in charge OF Miss Annie NJ. Turner, of
Mas achusetts. A free lunch at noon il
given to the children here az at Zuni.
The attendance is 20 out Of a school
population Of a. and general population
OF l4s. Value Of plant, $500.
The Zia school, fifteen miles northwest
Of B~ernalillO. IL In charge Il Miss Caro-
liue II. HosmBn. The attendance Ia 80
from a school population Of 80 and gem
eral population ia The government e.
tablished this school 4. ven years ago, and
the plant IL valued at $500.
The santo Domingo school, twenty-hye
miles from this city, is In charge of W,
s. HOlsinger, OF Kansas. Fifty one boys
attend this school out OF a school popula.
ton OF 22S and general population OF
1895. Value OF school plant, 5000.
The San Juan school, three miles from
EspanOla, Is In charge Of Felipe Valdez,
Of New Mexico, with an attendance OF 80,
from a uohnnI nnpuIatinn ~ NJ anA .on
eIal population OF $40. The institution
VIA secured from the Catholic church,
and the value Of the plant is set at 800.
The Taos school is In charge of Miss
Alice G. Duyea, and was secured from
the Catholic mission several years ago.
Tho attendance is 81 out OF y school pop
ulation OF 4l2. Value of school plant,
5000.
There Is a large contract school at
BernalillO with 70 girls in charge of
Mother Superior Margaret Mary, which
Is doing we'll. The agency expects 70 be
authorized to establish three new schools,
az Santa Ana, Plcuris aud Sandia, aud
perhaps a fourth at BsrnalillO. Facili-
ties for instruction generally will be in
creased. The teachers above mentioned
are enthusiastic in their work OF teach
ing the young aboriginal mind how to
shoot, and are laying the foundations OF
a mental regeneration that promises we'll
for the coming generation OF Indians at
tached to this agency, These teachers
are we'll equipped for their work, and in
their unselAsh devotion to the cause Of
education and good citizenship are un
consciously rearing monuments OF honor
aud gratitude for themselves that will
never be torn down. Let Agent WalpOle
and his able educators receive the SON
slant sympathy and support OF all Amer
lean citiZsns.