The Irish standard., 1901-05-04

carpenters bench and the forge They
display remarkable mechanical ability,
but it tries the patience of the good
Sisters sorely to teach them mathe-
matics or anything that requires an
analytical turn of mind.
The school term lasts from Septem-
Der until June, when the children go
home to their pueblos and manage to
forget great deal of what was in
stilled into them with great difficulty
by the teachers. The home life of the
children is one of the greatest obsta-
cles the Sisters have to contend with,
and do what they will they cannot i'm
press upon the parents the necessity
of having the children come to school
at the beginning of the term. In COM
pany with Sister Evangelist, who has
charge of the school, l visited the diff
! ferent classes, and to say that was
surprised at the ability of the shy
little Indian tots would be mild ex-
preston of my sensation. There are
IA Sisters in the school and to their
never tagging zeal, and unlimited pa
thence, is due the progress they have
made with the Indian children. l
learned from outside sources that it is
only with the greatest difficulty that
the government school, which is To-
Gated short distance from St. Cathe-
rine's, can secure pupils. All the boys
II the government school are furnished
with bright blue uniforms and with
plenty of red braid, and the girls have
n similar inducement offered them.
With all the money that is spent there,
the teachers are willing to admit their
efforts are nearly always fruitless.
They say that education for the Indian
is failure in every respect; but the
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament take
the opposite view of the matter and
prove that the result does not depend
so much on the pupils as upon the
teacher, and that enc who works for
the faith will succeed where another
working on salary will fail.
The Christian Brothers have Il large
school for boys, that is very well at
tended, ut the present time there being
IS boarders and G2 day scholars. The
buildings and grounds are laid out III
a very nice manner and among the
students that attend are many from
the north, who are suffering from
weak lungs. If they come in time, the
almost invariable result is complete re-
covery and robust constitution. This
school, st. N1ichacls College, was
founded in 1850 and is now in it's 51st
year. Brother Butolph, who is in
charge, has been here 80 years. He is
assisted by 12 other brothers of the
same order. The school is taught Gil
tirely in English, although there is Il
class in Spanish for American boys,
who, almost without exception, pick
up the language in short time, ow-
ing to the fact that the majority of
students speak Spanish as their moth
er tongue The Brothers have ar
ranged an excellent athletic field for
the students, and every holiday there
is n spirited game of baseball between
the students and the Indians. The
students find 1t difficult matter to
overcome their red brethren, for base
ball is a civilized art that the Indian
does not have to be coaXed to.
The convent of the Sisters of Lorct-
to will compare more than favorably
with many in the large cities of the
East in every respect. Sisters of this
order have been in Santa Fe for the
past 4S years, and during that time
they have built up Il very creditable
institution. They have an academy
building, besides the convent both
modern and up to date, forming n
striking contrast to the ancient 'dobc
buildings Which are clustered around
it's walls. The educational facilities of
this institution are Of a high order
and the girls receive careful training
in every branch OF learning that is
taught in any convent.
Among all the institutions of Santa
I'c, the one that clings longest in the
minds Of every person is the sanitari-
UNI, conducted by the American order
Of the Sisters Of Charity, under the
supervision OF Sister Rose Gonzaga.
The 16 Sisters Of this order who arc
in Santa Fe have certainly a large
amount of labor Oh their hands. They
care for three distinct and separate in
situations. the sanitarium, the orphan
age and the hospital.
-Four Sisters of Charity came to
Santa Fc in 1865, among them being
Sister Eulalia, who very willingly gave
me much information about the iusti-
tuition. Their first work was the, es-
Enlistment Of hospital for the poor
and an orphanage. The sanltarum,
which is q different building, came
later, and the first building was de-
stroycd by fire in 1896. To the health
seeker, like myself, the present long
building with it's airy rooms, into
which there is continual flood of sun
shine, is ideal. No matter how de-
pressed one is in body and spirits. a
few days in this building, under the
watchful care of the Sisters, lends a
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