Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-17
The UNITED STATES
INDIAN SCHOOL
It Is an Institution That Believes in Expansion,
-Four Large New Buildings Having Been
Constructed During the Past Year.
AN IDEAL LIFE LED BY The
INDIAN BOYS AND GIRLS

The United States Indian school in
the southwestern part of Santa Fe, Is
a growing institution. 1t is commun-
| ity at present of some 400 souls and if
recommendations which have been
made by Inspector A. O. Wright are
adopted by the interior department. it
will in the future have over 500 people
within its confines, 450 of them Indian
pupils. Since Superintendent C. J..
Crandall has taken charge of the insti-
tuition, there have been erected four
| large new substantial brick buildings.
and improvements are constantly going
on. A much larger area has been
placed under cultivation, the work
shops have been materially enlarged
the grounds around the buildings have
been greatly beautified and large
girls dormitory and an independent ir-
rigation plant are plans for the future.
The visitor to the school, or rather
college, yesterday would have seen
hundreds of Indian boys at work on
the beautiful lawns, which cover a
large area and are surrounded by pret-
ty flower beds This turning wilder
ness into gardens and into fertile fields
is an ideal occupation for the young
Indians and if the water supply per-
mitted, the 100 or 200 acres of the in
stitution would be turned into a model |
farm.
The Indians come from all parts of |
the west and they lead an ideally hap
py life at the school, life which is
bound in a few generations to trans
form the Indians that come into con-
tact with it, into progressive citizens.
The tailor carpenter, blacksmith,
shoemaker shops, help the Indians to
acquire useful trades.
Superintendent Crandall has adopted
D novel plan of interesting the teach
ers and pupils in beautifying the sur
of the buildings He has
awarded each teacher q plot of ground
On which to maintain a lawn and flower
garden and offers a prize for the best
kept lawn and garden. As a conse-
luence shovels, wheelbarows, hoes, II
ETC, are in great demand at the school
md all spare time is being put in in
gardening. This healthy rivalry is
making the school one e she most at :
ractive in appearance ,kn Che west.
A good baseball team ,pill be organ
zed again this vea' ,oy the indian II
boys. The girls are hard at practice at
basket ball and are developing into
good players The Indians take natur-
lilly to outdoor sports. The cantata
esther is being practfced for rendition t
n fall. There is but little sickness at
he institution and that only of slight
lature. The sanitary and moral con-
itions of the school are excellent.
Superintendent Crandall takes an es-
ecial pride in the cottage just compile 5
ed as his residence. 1t contains ten t
ooms and a bath room and is con-
tructed upon modern lines. A steam
leating plant is to be placed in the
uilding this winter. 1t is constructed, \
ike most of the other buildings, Of
brick. A lawn and orchard i
uTIOuIlu lIt UulHilllS. ID lth 7iiC- |
walks are being laid by the Indians l
round all the buildings.
The school is well lit with electric =
ights and has a good water supply
rom the Santa Fe Water and Light V
company. Mr.. Crandall feels confident
hat with an appropriation of $1,000 he n
would find an abundant flow of artes-
an water on the school grounds as =
Biological conditions and Topographic '
in this vicinity are the Y
anne as in the San Luis valley, with h
his in favor of Santa Fe that its alti- h
ude is 500 feet less. Mr.. Crandall was
Instrumental at an Indian school in
forth Dakota. in drilling the largest
rtesian we'll in the west NJ