Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-15
INDIAN SCHOOL
RECEIVES ATTENTION.

From Thursdays Daily Citizen.
The governments Indian school Of
New Mexico IS located about two
miles northwest from center 81 the
city. on a beautiful tract OF hfiy.fve
acres OF level land lying on the east
bank OF the Rio Grande river All
the land IL enclosed and mostly cuitl-
vafed IN Alfalfa, oats and vegetables.
There are about twenty buildings ON
tho farm; four are brick and enc con
crete and balance are Franc. Five or
ak are two stories hich. the balance
one. The water comes from deep
vol and Ia forced Into huge tanks that
AT ON iron frames sixty feet shove Ia /
grCund. This gives sufficient pressure
60 force the water through pipes TO
any place Ii may be needed IN buildings
OF ON the farm. The school building
ii two stories high with eight school
rooms, ak OF which are occupied
Miss Nav 9. williams. who - princi
pal Ia hlghly educated, worthy and
well qualified for the position. She
rules with a frmnesa that creates an
admiration for her by all her pupils
Room seven, Miss Alma j. Ames. OF
Minnesota, teacher, certainly could MOI
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signed %. Sho IA n splendid govern
ess and an efficient teacher ! next
went TO tho kindergarten. There are
none admitted under six years. Here
did not learn the techera name. hut
sho brought the little shining faced
kids ont ON the floor, twenty.slx In
number. and they formed as complete
a circle as you could make on a hoard
with your dads big compasses. Then
singing IN concert and reading in con.
cert. Then interrogatories which
were all answered correctly. The llt.
tie fellows looked 50 cute and ee-nest
think Il would have brought smiles
10 the most diagruniled old bachelor
or maid IN the land. There are six or
seven tribes represented In the
school. Onc-half of the enrolment At
tends school In forenoon while the
other half works. then IN the evening
this rule Is reversed. School term lasts
ten months IN the year Hours the
same as Ia the States
All tho teachers are female Mum.
her Of pupils enrolled three hundred
and iorgy-siN. They are considered
easy to govern. Tho average mum.
her OF deaths from disease ID about
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now, with 40 contagious Diseases,
mostly colds The trade taught the
males are carpentorine, wagon max
ing, blaeksmithing, harness, shoe max
ing and general repairs Of ali kinds.
They ag0 now making twelve new mo
liam wagons for tho PuebiOH forty
miles south OF here. The girls ara
taught all kinds OF house work from
laundry, baking cooking, cleaning
house and up 10 tae finest needle work
either by sowing machine or hand
needlo. Yes young ladies Of Morgan
cogniy there are Indian riris here OF
fourteen to sixteen years that can cut,
ht, make and laundry you white
shirt waist you would not be ashamed
60 wear IN the ball room or 20 the En.
worth League
Jas X. Allen "a government supcgin.
iendcnt over al. ! expect there are
about twenty-five government EN-.
ployos overseeing the different de-
parfments.
Everything seems 10 move along
with a. much REGULARITY as the old
town clock Ia London. The lands
and buildings are kept free from fkh
and rubbish OF any kind, and me san.
hay conditions certainly are che very
best, and | believe progreag mace by
the students win compare iayorably
with tho schools IN the states east OF
tho mountains. But what che males
win do after their education IL finished
puts me % guessing, and fear many
Of thom viii lapse back into tho old
ruis that their grandfRthera trod In.
They are not dressed In uniform
but arc dressed as high the same
90 the clothing could be procured
Ny RESPECTS TO Assistant Superin.
tendent Oliver and his secretary.
w. A. McNEFF.