Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-09-10
BENEFICIAL
INSTITUTION
The U. S. Industrial Indian School
at Santa Fe Now Educates
325 Redskins.
EFFICIENCY PREVAILS
,competent staff Of Teachers and In
structors. appropriations Asked
Of the Next Congress.

qWritten Exclusively for the ne"
Mexican.)
A visit to New Mexico and its Capt.
ra1 1,ity is not complete without it in
cludes a visit to the United States In
saustrial Indian school, located ABOUT
TWO miles from the business section
,of the city. The school term which
s,pened on September 1 found 1926 full
Hooded Indian children in attendance,
while the appropriation made is for
bat 500 of the little redskins. Of the
a25 scholars % are of the weaker sex,
hut they are as strong and muscular
as their young brothers. The tribes
represented in this Indian student
body are the Pueblos, Navajos, Plmas,
Papagoes, Hopis and few scattering.
In the book learning line the schol-
ars are taught up to and including
the eighth grade of the educational
course in the public schools through
out the country But their education
does not stop here. They are also IN
Quoted into the intricacies OF either
carpentry, blacksmithing, shoemaklng'
tailoring. plumbing, truck gardening,
alressmaking, housekeeping, COOKING
baking and nursing, while the school
boasts of band of 20 pieces.
The staff employed at the United
States Industrial Indian school, en-
braces Prof. C. j. Crandall, who az
ter ~ years in the Indian service is
the right man in the right place al
rhe head Of the institution; George 3
Hapyett. assistant superintendent;
Hugh Spnsa, disciplinarian; DR.. w. 5
HarrDnn. school physician; Mary y
Thompson, matron; Ella P. Dennis
zina 2. Purdy and Matte Price, as
sistant matrons, The corps OF schoo
.eachers who teach the young indians
she rnle of three include Gertrude Fer
ris. Anna Gardner, Carrie 0. RODE
Ada C.. Mccormack, Nora Hearst, Mrs
g. r. Haggett and Helena K. Werber
qn the industrial department which
is under the direction OF I. w. Enos
RD Holt presides over the destlnle'
of the tailoring department; Nicoi'
yanni teaches the young Indians nov
1o make footgear; E. G. Crlttendel
nsfrocts them in the art OF using Tn
r,ane saw and hammer; ]. G. Borreg'
inducts them into the blacksmltnln'
trade. Jerry Farris is the englneerln
and plumbing instructor; Leo L. HI
ing is the head truck gardener; >. IA
foy. assisted by Nestor Salazar teaci
as raass to knead fine bread, an
make toothsome cakes and pies; Jel
ME Crittenden and Benjamin Naran!'
as cook and assistant cook OF the II
stitutiCn, prepare the meals for tn
225 pnpils. assisted by retinue
voa,ng Indians of both sexes; Ollve
Kinney, assisted by May Purdy, al
nhe instructors in the dressmaKin
school; Sarah Jeffries as head nurs
and Maggie Norris as hospital COO
make class Of the young lndiar
adepts in the nursing art, while MAI
Holt assisted by Clara Naran1o are
tthe head OF the laundry, where scol
cf the pupils cleanse the soiled ciot
: ing every week. The band OF
nieces is under the direction OF IRE
erick Siegner, who has proved himse
most capable bandmaster Tor u
young Indians.
All the vegetables used at the scho
.re raised by the Indians under u
m
Riling, the head truck gardener. II
Indians produce cabbage, carro'
on;ons. radishes and beets, for tab
consumption, and sugar beets for e
stock Instructor Enos who Is, an
nert in irrigation, has this year de-
onstrated that potatoes can be rais
in the Santa Fe valley, as he mas
small but very fine crop, small pat
only being sown as an experimel
Next wear several acres of the scht
lands will be devoted to potato ra
ing
The improvements made during
mast year included an addition 10
hnspital. which cost 81 600; improv
plumbing and bathing system; por
lain bath tubs having been subst,t
ed for the old zinc ones. Plans ma
also been prepared for power hou
10 be equipped with two s5-horse pt
or boilers, which will produce ste
heat for all the buildings, and an
AeDendent steam plant for the hos
tal
Snnerintendent Crandall Is
waiting for the government engine
to prepare plans and specifications
let the contract for an artesian "
for which there is $4,000 available
: The appropriations asked for by
rer,ntendent Crandall, and u
which Congress will act during
r;ry winter include the fOllOWi