Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-29
Letter From Mr.. Clark.

naSlO ROlDal Oh PecOS, san miguel
county, notary public.
Letter From Mr.. Clark.
Chief Clerk Rupert F. Asplund OF
the department of education has re-
ceived a second letter from Superin-
tendent Clark about his tour. He
writes under date of March 27.
"As soon as we could get ready this
morning Mr. Sanchez and | started
out from Wagon Mound and visited
the schools at Levy. Arrived at
Springer at noon. Immediately after
luncheon we went to the reform
school (sorry that's the name! Ihe
first state legislature must change
the name to the State Industrial
SCHOOL, The school has four en-
ployed the superintendent, the assist
ant superintendent, the director OF
farm work and the school teacher
The regular school work has been
conducted in brick building located
near the main building but this work
has now closed and the boys are work
ing the farm. There are 80 boys as
signed here now from to II years
of age.
"The school owns only 20 acres Of
land but the boys are working about
100 acres of leased land. 1t will be
remembered that this school is locat.
ed in the old court house which was
abandoned about Is years ago when
the county seat was changed to Ration.
The building has been repaired and
is quite satisfactory for the accommo.
dation of the so boys, so far as dormi-
tory, mess room, kitchen, etc, are
concerned but there is no room for
the necessary manual training equip
ment which must be provided by the
next legislature.
Certain boys are assigned to the
kitchen and are required to do the
cooking, dish washing, etc. A special
squad cares for the dormitory, another
does the laundry work The great
majority of the boys work the land
of course.
Every Sunday afternoon, Sunday
school is held in the school room and
at every opportunity addresses are
given before the school. Daily papers
are kept from the boys but they are
Informed as to important. helpful
current news.
Select books are provided and help
full magazines are available but GER
tain magazines and books are not ad
mitted.
For over two and half hours Su
perintendent Sanchez and l visited
the Springer public schools. Foul
teachers are employed with Principa
r. c. Bonney at the head. Grade
work through the ninth is carried or
under the following assignment: Miss
Ellis, first; Miss Reynolds, second ant
third; Miss Edmundson, fourth, fiftf
and sixth; R. C. Bonney, seventh
eighth and ninth.
I'VE saw especiaiiy good work il
the intermediate grades under Mis-
Reynolds and Miss Edmundson; thei
discipline is good; their instruction
definite and their management excel
lent"
More Prisoners.
The following prisoners wer
brought to the penitentiary iron
Grant county yesterday to serve sen
tences imposed by Judge Parker:
Martin Ribal, to 8 years, and t
years, and fine in each case ais
$780, larceny of cattle. Juan Mirar
da, 4 to years, assault with inten
to kill; Edward Baker, 8 to 4 years
forgery; Perfecto Rodriguez, 1 to
years, burglary and larceny; Nasari
Gutierrez, 1 to 8 years, larceny of
horse; Valentine Gutierrez, 1 to
years, drawing and discharging
deadly weapon; Alexandra Pena, t
years, forgery; Camille Gonzales
years.
Discharged.
There was one happy man at tn
penitentiary yesterday and his nam
is George Van Vanlkenburg. He ha
served two years for receiving stole
goods and larceny and was sentence
IN Chaves county. He finished hi
term yesterday and walked out a fire
man.
359 Prisoners.
warden Romero stated yesterds
that there now are 359 prisoners, Q
OF whom are in the penitentiary.
on the highways; 10 in Jail, Five
the prisoners are women.
Applications for Parole.
The following is a list of prisoner
who are making applications for n
role. These applications will come b
fore the board at its meeting to
held on April Sth, Saturday:
Francisco Ulibarri, sentenced fro
San Miguel county, for life, for mu
der.
Margerito Romero, sentenced fro
San Miguel county, for Is months
two years, for larceny of horses.
Jose c. Madrid, sentenced from 81
Miguel county, for 12 months to
months, for embezzlement.
D. K. Foster, sentenced from Lii
coin county for four years, for larcel
of horse.