Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-01-06
Head of St. Mich
ael's Refuses d.
rectors' Offer
TO RETIRE FROM PRESIDENCY
Venerable Chief of College
Tells of Work Being Done
BY Institution.

Although rs years of age and worn
with illness which has kept him bed
| fast for several months, Brother Blu.
tolph, president of st. Michaeps Col
lege has signified his intention of dy
| ing in the harness and has refused the
offers Of the directors to retire him
from active service for the remainder
of his days.
Brother Butolph has just returned
to his work again from the st. Vim
cents Hospital, where he was under
treatment for asthma, which came near
ending his useful and pious life. He
is one of the pioneer teachers of Santa
Fe and In fact of the Southwest, hav-
ing spent the last thirty-fve years
of his life in work at the college. Ow-
ing to his personal efforts and his ex-
cellent management of St. Michael's
College, the old adobe buildings have
been torn down and substantial and
handsome brick structures costing
100000 have been erected. The col
lege roster shows an increase OF
membership from dozen pupils to
1875 boarders and S. day pupils, while
last week it was necessary to refuse
entrance to six applicants because
there was no room for them.
Back in Office.
When New Mexican reporter
called upon Brother Butolph yester-
day, the venerable instructor was
seated in his Office surrounded by
books and papers evidently as busy
as though he had yet two score and
ten years upon the credit side of life's
pages.
81 feel very well since my return
I to work." he said, "and | cannot tell
how happy am to get back among
my boys. / like my work very much
and hope to be able to continue at 1t
all my remaining days. could not
think of abandoning my place after
so many years.
When asked regarding the school,
Brother Butolph referred the re-
porter to Brother Mathew who has
been in charge of the college during
his illness and who assists him with
the work now. Although Brother
Mathew was a pupil of Brother Bu
tolph when still young man, his
white hair gives him the appearance
of man equally as old as his SUI
perior.
In speaking of the college he said:
This has indeed been prosperous
year for st. Michael's College and nc
doubt it will continue so. We have
class of ten boys to graduate this
year and l think that all of them will
pass successfully. came to the col
lege about ten years ago and in all
probability will spend the remainder
of my days here for I like the work
very much.
Business Course.
1--WE teach only a commercial course
as we long ago found that scientific
course was not suitable for the yOuna
| chaps who are sent to us. Most OF
them wish to go into business in the
west as soon as they graduate, while
those who do not, are fully prepared
to enter eastern colleges where high
er branches are taught.
81 have compliment for the boys
of st. Michaels school and that Is
that they are easily managed. AL
boys are more or less lazy when II
comes to studies and ours are no ex
ception However, they do we'll and
particularly learn stenography with
| surprising ease. l guess the type
writer has fascination for them. We
have some boys who are "a years old
yet they give us no more trouble thar
those who have but recently arrived
from home One thing the boys dc
enter into with spirit and that Is
games of all sorts. They play foot
ball although not Rugby, and have some
great games. Then, too, they like
hand ball, base ball, skating, ant
Shiny"
| Nearly all of our boys like music
and we have a band as we'll as play
ers on every sort OF. instrument 1t Il
possible to secure. The boys are di
rected in music by Brother Fabian
who takes great interest in such work
Some OF the lads play the piano nice
ly. Our classes are conducted in botl
English and Spanish because thu
boys speak both languages.
San Miguel Mission.
Our chapel is old San Miguel mis-
sion where the boys attend mass ever.
day.. / do not know how much long
er we can preserve the venerable reli'
of early Christianity in the Southwes
as it costs a great deal now to keel
It In repair However, 1t would be
shame to tear 1t down, as It is the old