Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-10-31

That New Mexico will rapidly ad-
vance to the front as a mineral pro.
ducing section no one can doubt
But II needs the safeguards that state
laws can give to insure 1t. Capital
was shy In coming to Colorado while
II was d territory, but under state.
hood millions upon millions poured
into Il for Investment. for develop
ment and improvements in country
and town. So it will be with our
neighbor when It's time ONE to en-
ter the grand galaxy Of common.
wealths that make up the American
union.
The educational exhibits by schools
and colleges were large and numerous
and can be hailed as a welcome sign
of progress. II cannot be said that
the territory Is very far advanced
along educational lines. The census
, report of 1890 showed, as | have once
stated, "a per rent Of llliteracy. stand
ing about on the same plane with
South Carolina. Contrast this with
the s per cent attributed to Colorado
and the different existing conditions
that attract the settlement become
WOIt dHDbltils w nat Nht DltStuN
! census will show does not yet APP
pear as of record: but the claim is
made, and probably Justly. that this
large percentage Of ten years ago
was due to the fact that then at least
% per cent OF the ~ were In the
class comprised by the original in
habitants. Of mixed blood. and as a
rule but little given to the learning
that Is taught in the schools.
.
The booth of the University OF New
| Mexico was prettily decorated with
| Navajo rugs and blankets, but had
no technical display; It's best claim
to recognition. those in authority as
serted. was in its graduates. But ad-
| Joining it was the booth of the Albu.
quorque Indian school. and this was
| the most closely inspected of any de-
| partment in the hall. These wards
OF the government showed exercises
In penmanehip, In speinng, in rhet-
oric, In drawings from simple rule
and pencil work to complicated and
neatly executed designs In ink and
colors. No stronger arguments could
have been shown to prove that the
| u%ntutored savage mind can be chang.
ed by careful education to become a
tutored n and that, since Indians
must be still n part OF our people,
Il Is Wise to keep them under govern
ment control.
The Albuquerque public school, st
Vincent's academy. School of the
Immaculate Conception, New Mexico
Normal university, located at Las
Vegas. and the Silver City Normal
school were represented by the han
diwork of pen, pencil and tools in q
manne very creditablo to all con
cerned. There was a map of the
American continent exhibited by the
last named school. so well executed
that the elevations and depresslons
the water courses and coast lines
showed to perfection. while the noun
tain ranges seemed realistic as they
stood out from the surface of the
map.
The exhibit of the College of Ag
riculture and Mechanic Arts was call
ed great by the press of Albuquerque
which also said It's agricultural eX
hibit must of necessity he considered
with the agricultural exhibits of the
whole territory, for IL stands primar
lily as evidence gained by long and
careful experiment OF the height tc
which agriculture in New Mexico may
be expected to reach. But, alas. the
display of grains lin small vials). OF
fruits and vegetables. was meager in
deed and can scarcely be said to dc
credit to those in authority in Me
silla Park.
The several courses of instruction
opened 10 students were represented
In the display, so the mechanical arts
made a good showing, and there were
catalogues galore for those who de-
sired them, covering results OF inves'
tigatlon along lines of interest IL
tillers OF the soil. But | notice that,