Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-12-01
The PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Comments As to the Commemorate Interest
Shown BY Citizens,

A visitor who witnessed the ranks
giving exercises at the public schools
writes the New Mexican as follows;
At the kindergarten oom it was a
great pleasure TO see how enthusiast
tically and earnestly the little folks
went Through with their exercises. If
all parents knew the work dome in this
department, they would certainly want
their little ones to receive the training
given here. There were some sixty WIS.,
itors at this school.
At the department near the high
pupils, there We're twenty-five visitors
crowded in to witness the little songs
and speeches which had been prepared
for the occasion. This room is certainly
o~verclowded with pupils.
AT the second ward school everything
was moving in splendid order. Among
the seventy-five visitors at this school
was noticed Mr.. Hogle, "a member Of the
school board, who seemed to enjoy the
exercises very much.
At the first ward 1T was "a pleasure to
note the orderly manner in which the
exercises We're being carried on, and to
notice how plainly and distinctly the
native pupils spoke English, and how
we'll they expressed the sense. Here
| was MI. Soma, another member of the
board Of education, who seemed to take
much interest in the exercises and to be
| we'll pleased with the work being done
TN his ward. There were about twenty
five visitors, who were we'll entertained
during the exercises.
At the sisters school i'm the fourth
ward the arrangement was well plan
ned, the pupils being seated I'M one room
and the visitors in the adjoining room,
taking their places before the large
| company of visitors who had assembled
| to witness the exercises. Here Was not
| ed the clear enunciation of the native
children, who spoke In English. Among
| the 1903 visitors here was General Bart
lett, who seemed with the others to
greatly enjoy the exercises, which went
off like clockwOrk.
AT the high school room the exercises
continued later than at the other
schools. From the large number of Wis
itors and the comments heard ait the
close the exercises certainly were most
excellent. 1t was remarked by several
| THAT they We're surprised to see how
l trua11 thu pSrnt1c CaN,r uo ItcLaxy ha Il ,Nv,oLn
ticed the music only "a short time. Su-
~perintendent Viets, of the Indian school,
being present, made a few remarks at
the close of the exercises, in which he
stated THAT he had had much experience
as d teacher in various parts of the
United States, and had always made it
a point to investigate the efficiency Of
HE schools wherever he was, and he
| was glad to be able to say that in all
his observations he had never seen so
great Improvement in schools anywhere
in so short a time as he had seen in the
| public schools of Santa Fe. One of the
parents stated that he had observed
that much was being taught which was
W. IouIIti III wv NAl-UoOhb, olM6 llblllS
was the Improvement Of the pupils in
conduct at public meetings and other
public places.
There We're some iNty-five or seventy
visitors ait the high school room, max
ing in all over $50 visitors who wit
messed the exercises i'm the various
wards.
Superintendent Wood stated that
when he first came to Santa Fee last
june many people told him that he
would have a hard time, as the people
took SO little interest in the public
schools, but he had never been in a CITY
before where so much interest had been
manifested by so many people, and
where he had $50 many visit the schools
to hear the Thanksgiving exercises Of
the pupils. He added that he saw no
good reasons why Santa Fe should not
have the best schools in New Mexico.
or anywhere in the west.