Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-08-23
MAKE GOOD
SHOWING
Enrolment Of Santa fe Indian
Institution is 81 Per Cent
Flu |bloods.
TO ERECT BUILDINGS
New Additions will Cost About $3l, 900
and Will Include Five
Structures.

Situated two miles southwest of San
ia Fe is the United States Indian In
dustrial School, one of number O.
large Indian schools of the country un
der the supervision of and maintained
by the government for the education
of the Red Man. This school consists
of ten main buildings, including the
superintendent's residence. There are
also number of minor buildings ad-
joining. These buildings were erected
$98,000 Arrangements and plans have
just been completed whereby, during
the coming year, five additional build
ings will be erected at cost not to
exceed $31, 900.
Enrolment of School.
When the present Improvements and
additions under contemplation are
completed, the United States Indian
School at Santa Fe will compare favor
ably with any Indian school in the
United States. There are now en-
rolled in this school 431 Indian pupils,
representing five different tribes. Out
of this number there are at least $50
full-bloods, which is an excellent per
cent. The health of the inmates of this
institution is always good. Situated,
as it is, in climate noted for health
giving qualities, there is scarcely any
cause for sickness of any kind, al
though there is one disease that has
to be guarded against, and that is
pneumonia. Each year there are a
few cases of this disease, but they
seldom result fatally, as strict precau-
tionary measures are taken, which usu
ally stay the disease in it's early stages.
Faculty is Well Skilled.
The faculty is composed of seven
teachers, well skilled, and who take
a deep interest in their work, realizing
that to teach the Indians requires per-
severance and hard work. In all Indi-
an institutions the lower grades are
the fullest. Few Indians ever go above
the eighth grade. They seem to prefer
to learn one of the various trades of
professions taught. These trades or
professions include engineering, black
smithing, tailoring, farming, carpen-
tering, ETC., for the boys; and dress
making, cooking and how to become
good housekeepers, for the girls.
Work of the Indians.
In these various trades the Indians
become skilled and are able to go out
~ fn d.I
vantage. Several of the Indian boys
who were in the tailoring department
of the Industrial School here were en-
ployed in the woolen mills at Albu-
querque last winter and their work
was very satisfactory. This summer
about forty Of the boys are working
in the sugar beet fields of Colorado,
and it is estimated that they will make
a net clearing of $1,000 for the sum-
mer's work. This is very good, when
it is known that they must pay their
living expenses and their railroad fare
to and from the scene Of their work.
At the school they do most of their
own tailoring, make their own shoes
i...d do much of the carpenter work
and other manual labor about the in
stitution.
II is very difficult to find work for
girls. Superintendent Clinton ]. Gran
dali, who has charge of the school,
SAYS that he will not allow any more
girls to go out and work for families
as domestics until the housewives
learn how to exercise the right kind
of care over them. Past experience
has proven the fact that the girls are
not looked after properly and as
consequence they are led astray.
Athletics form an important part
in the different courses of training
taught. In the winter the boys have
a football team. which plays teams of
the different colleges in the territory.
Last year the football team made a
very creditable showing. Hand bail
and basket ball are other games In
dulged In.
Recent improvements.
Among the improvements made the
past summer was the erection Of
new steam heating plant, which will
supply the different buildings with
heat. improvements were also made
at the hospital, which has . separate
heating plant for the purpose Of sup
plying heat there In case OF sickness,
when the other buildings do not need
It
This summer the boy, In the car
penter shop built cottage on the
grounds valued at $1,500 They An