Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-06-22
Ind IN SCHOOL CLOSING.
Most Interesting Exercises In lis History
Presented Last Night.
A DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT.

faculty and students OF the government
Indian school In this city. the occasion
being the closing exercises OF the school
for the year 1899 There was universal
and boundless rejoicing In the precincts
Of the Indian school last fall and winter
when the football team OF the school
demonstrated the physical superiority
OF the trained Indian over the Caucasian
on the gridiroD and won the champion
ship OF New Mexico, and held IL against
all corners. But the satisfaction felt last
night was OF u deeper nature. for the ex-
ercises Of the day gave the most ample
proof OF the Intellectual attachments OF
the children OF the red man, under the
wise guidance OF government schools.
In the afternoon, a number OF people
from the city accepted the invitation, 40
cordially given, 10 come TO the school and
Tor a few hours witness the regular rou-
tine work In the different class rooms.
Aft'rward they inspected collected ex-
hibits OF the work done by the children
in the various grades during the past
year. Every study Of the Indian school
curriculum was represented In the dis
p~lsy-manual training. drawing. the
work In physiology. history. composition.
geography, etc. There were crayon
paintings, the work OF scholars. which
we're framed with frames that had been
made by the artists themselves. The or
namental work on the covers. with which
the productions OF the pupils were bound,
was OF a high order OF excellence and
showed considerable artistic skill. kvery
exhibit was admired and favorably com.
mented on by all the visitors to the
school
Beginning at Z O'Clock the Indian
school band gave an open air concert Of
al hours duration. playing all the mum.
bers contained In the published program.
The band shows the Improvement that Is
always incident 10 constant practice, aud
In a few years will undoubtedly be- an
organization to which all citizens will
point with pride
The evening entertainment, given In
the assembly hall OF the school, was q
lifting climax TO the splendid exercises
OF the day. Well might the breasts OF
the teachers swell with pride AZ they
witnessed their faithful services OF the
past ten months crowned with 30 sue
cessful a contamination. They saw rep.
resentatives OF the culture OF AlbuQuer-
que come three miles 20 witness these
exercises and crowd TO the utmost the
seating capacity OF the hall In which
they were held. Later they beheld the
attention OF these same people exclaimed
by the excellent performance OF their
tutored Indian boys and girls. who re.
ceiyed such genuine spontaneous, and en-
thusiastic applause, AZ would have tlat-
tered the most popular actors and nc
tresses on the American stage to-day.
The platform, on which the exercises
we're held, was decorated with white
gauze and green moss, palms and ported
plants. On the wall In the rear OF the
stage was a large, beautiful American
flag, which added greatly to the charm Of
the whole scene.
The entertainment had been given the
evening before for the benefit Of the chill
dren OF the school, 80 last night all the
chairs In the hall we're reserved for visit
ors from the city.
The exercises opened promptly at 8
o'clock, the orchestra playing the I'm.
FASHIONED Dream waltz, by Rosas.
Rev. 7. G. Beattie gave the invocation,
praying for the widening Of the influence
OF the educational institution in this city
among the pueblos and the homes OF our
Indians.
superintendent X. A. Allen extended a
cordial invitation TO the visitors. saying:
During my brief stay In this city. this Is
the third time that ! have had the Oppor-
tunity TO welcome yOu to our closing ex.
%ercises, and ] can say that they have been
the shortest two years OF my life. The
work has been exceedingly pleasant, and
the pleasure Of the work. together with
the warm sympathy from friends In this
city, has made the time pass very quick
ly. only trust that II will give you ~
much pleasure to listen TO the exercises
this evening ~ 1t affords us to present
them TO you"
The "Fairyland Waltz" sung by twelve
young men and fifteen young ladies OF the
school. gave ample assurance to the au-
dience that an excellent entertainment
was In store for them, and placed them
In an attitude OF close attention.
EpifaniO LObato reclted an essay. How
| Saw the Ocean" II turned out that he
vas only describing the excursion OF a
small drop OF water starting from the
top OF the Rocky mountains in Yellow
stone Park, and ultimately finding Its
way to the ocean via the Missouri and
Mississippi rivers and the Gulf OF Mex.
leo, and returning by means OF evspOra-
ton and rains to the point OF beginning
In the Yellowstone Park. SO naturally
was the whole journey described that
the closing sentences no one doubt
ed that the personal experience OF the
little Indian boy standing before them
wss being described.
The June Bug Dance" played on the
piano by Natiyidad Gutierrez. Alice Mar
mon, May Morris and Josephine Mon
toys, was a fine effort and evoked much
applause.
Miss Eupalia Lobat0 recited zone OF
the Little Ones" with a clear enuncis.
ton and good expression.
Probably the hit OF the evening came
next, when ten little Indian boys,a and their
chief, adorned with wal paint and feath.
ers. dressed In red jackets. which we're
with beads and narrow black
stripes, blue knee pants and white leg
gings. and armed with hatchets, gave a
drill, while singing "Ten Little Indians"
IL Is safe 10 say that never before had
any OF the visitors had a clearer realiza-
ton OF the Significance OF that favorite
little song The boys who took part we're
pure .blOOded Indians and OF very nearly
the anne size.
In his Grafton on "0ur Acquisition OF
1903" Harrison Perry gave an account OF
the additions to the national domain
from the foundation OF the government
to the present day, dealing more fully
with the Louisiana purchase OF 1903 than
the rest. for the reason that he cOnsid-
cred II of the greatest relative impor-
tsDce. The grafton showed that the ora
tor Ia familiar with American history
and that he had carefully Investigated
the subject, on which he was speaking.
Mr.. Perry's enuncistion and prOnuncis.
tion are not OF the best. but the force
and general character OF his delivery