Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-05-15
MENAUL MISSION SCHOOL.
Anew interesting Facts About School
and Church.
PRESBYTeRlANS ARE COMING.

Situated about two miles north of
the city is the Menual Mission School
named after the late Rev. James A.
Menual who built in the early days
the present Presbyterian church build.
ing. The school was started by the
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
In 1881 as an Indian School. II was
then located about a mile north of the
old town. In 1884 the school was NOV
States Indian school. The people of
Albuquerque bought hat land and the
government erected two buildings
which the Presbyterian school occupi-
ed under contract for two years. In
1856 the government decided to con-
duct a school entirely under the con
troll of the Indian office. The citizens
of Albuquerque then subscribed $500
and the 200 acres of land where the
new school is on the east of the gov
eminent school, were bought and some
of the present buildings erected. The
school was conducted as an Indian
school after that for about four years
when it was closed. Later ii was
opened as an Industrial training school
for Mexican boys and has been in OPP
Grafton eve since. There has not
been room for half the applicants.
Last year one hundred and seventy
FIVE applicants were turned away be-
cause of lack of room. This fact was
not noted by Senator Beverage or
| perhaps he would not have been so
eager to accuse the Mexican people
Of a disinclination to learn English.
The school is not conducted wholly
as a charitable institution. The idea
of the managers of the school is that
the boys will appreciate better what
they have to pay for. The parents
of the boys when able are required to
pay a small sun monthly for the sup
port of the boy while at school and
also to supply all the clothing. II the
parents are too Door to pay anything
or If the boy applying for schooling has
no one who is legally liable for his sup.
port, he is expected to earn enough
to place him on a footing with the
other boys. He is given work about
the school and during the vacations.
| While of course all the expenses OF
the school are not met by this source
of revenue, still the gross sum that
the people are willing to pay for the
education of their children amounts
to a considerable sum during the year.
The church found some years ago
that Is was necessary to have a train
ing school for evangelists to work
among the native people. DR.. Thomp-
son who had been for years engaged
in evangelistic work In Mexico was
| called and a theological department
was added to the Menual School. Dur
ing the past year about a dozen young
men, Mexicans and Indians, have been
| studying to prepare themselves to
preach the gospel to their people. One
Indian young man comes from the
Ute Indians of Colorado and is the
son of that well known Ute warrior,
"Buckskin Charlie"
Last year the Mission Board decid-
ed that the facilities of the school
must be enlarged to accommodate more
boys. Rev. R. NJ. Craig was called
to the east and spent several weeks in
and about New York, speaking in
Presbyterian churches of the needs OF
the Menual School. He met with a
very cordial welcome. The purposes
Of the school commended themselves
to the people and they gladly contri-
buted of their means for the extension
of the work. over 7 10000 vas rails
ed for the purpose of constructing a
substantial brick dormitory to accom-
modate at least seventy more boys.
Mr.. e. B. Cristy. the architect of this
city, has prepared plans for the new
building and as soon as they are ap-
proved by the officers of the Board in
New York, bids will be invited for its
construction. II is the purpose of the
Board to have the building ready for
occupancy by the opening Of the fall
term.
In addition to this the Board will
soon as they have the means establish
on the same land an industrial school