The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-07-10
A VISITOR FROM NEW MEXICO

Miss Nettie A. Baker Brings Native
 Mexican Girl to This State for Va
 cation.
 Miss Nettie 4. Baker, formerly of this city. says the Hartford Times, who for two years has besn teaching in the Harwood Industrial school at Albuquerque, New Mexico, is spending vacation with her aunt Mrs. Nelson J. Witham of No. 124 Jefferson street. Miss Baker is accompanied by little native Mexican girl, Arcenia Salazar. Miss Salazar is eight ysars old, the daughter of a native Methodist preach CT. She has dark curly hair, light blue eyes. a healthy complexion. She is a beautiful child. She speaks English and. Spanish fiuently. Two years ago when she entsred the Industrial school she couldn't speak word of English.
 The Harwood Industrial school is an institution supported and maintained by the Woman's Home Missionary so- ciety composed of members of Metho- dist churches. It was established in 1896 and it was the original intention to educata only the daughters of native preachers, but the scope of the work has been charged, and now any girl may attend. It is strictly female in- stitution. There are eight grades III the school. While there is 8 good pub lie school in Albuquerque the poor chil- dren living on ranches miles away from the city are too poor to pay board and attend 1t, so the industrial school admirably provides for them.
 Miss Baker, who is a graduate of the | South school. was seen at the home ot | Mrs. Witham to-day. She expressed her pleasure in her work with marked enthusiasm. Besides being one of four teachers, she is the financial secretary of the. school. It has no superinten- dent, but is managed by Mrs. Anna Kent of East Orange, N. J, as secreta- ". There are forty-eigtht students at the school, and their ages average from six to eighteen years. Frequently Q young woman of eighteen years, who has been denied the advantages of ear ly4 education, may bs seen in the kin dergarten beside a little totxof six years. In addition to regular students, I COOh1tSs S6N44lS Stllh SVAASAe1A N'Oee1S keeping are taught.
 When parents pay eight dollars a year for their child's instruction, thsy have the privilege of taking them from the institution at any time, but if they cannot pay the fee they must agree to allow the children to remain at the school until they are at least eighteen years old. ... -t.,&. .,.
 Miss Baker enjoys the climate of New Mexico She remarked that only about three times year do they have as cloudy day as this has been. The city has population of twelWa thou sand. It is an altitude of six thousand feet, and is completely surrounded by colossal mountains. All residences are made of mud, and the principal diet ot the natives is (friioles), bean, and 'tchili, i" which resembles our red pep lpers. 3-.r Miss Baker believes that it is the persistent indulgence in the latter ar ticle that has made the natives praeti- cally immune to tuberculosis. She said
 that as it is always dry in New Mexico
 except where irrigation has made il
 different, a small patch of green grass
 is loved and admired there as much al . most beautiful flower garden is irsre
 Iiss Baker stated most emphatically hat the native Mexican children were \ Asier to control and instruct than an!
 lmerfcan child.
 Miss Baker will leave Hartford witt
 fer little charge about August l. to at qfend a meeting of the Woman's Homt Missionary society at Ocean Grove
 She will start for New Mexico abou
 the middle of August, expecting to ar
 five there boutssptember