Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-11
WHOLE POPULATION
TURNS OUT TO
EXERCISES
Los Padillas en- Masse Views
With Pride Splendid Work
of Bright Young Pupils in
Excellent Program.

Anyone who does no; believe that
the country people of BernalIlle coun-
ny take q live interest III the educa-
ton Of their children should have
been al the little adobe school house
in Los padillas precinct, nine miles
south Of the city yesterday afternoon.
Several hundred people. practically
the whole population OF the precinct:
the men IN their Sunday best and the
women with their babies all we're
there. packed into the small building;
aud all SAT there for three solid hours
and listened with the closest atten-
ton and applauded vociicrously as the
pupils of Prof. j. NJ. Lopez. the cap
able teacher. rendered a long aud var
led and vcry clever program The
Injecting WAS revelation as showing
lshs eagerneas Of the native citizens,
/ the fathers and mothers. 10 have their
fehlldren educated and the vast pride
which they take In their work. Among
7 the visitors was the county superin-
tendent, who made a splendid half
hour address 10 the school and tho di-
lrectors and parents, urging them TO
greater efforts for the education OF
their children, 20 continue the oduca-
tion begun and stimulating their ann
billion TO give their boys and girls
greater advantages than they had en-
ioyed.
/ Father Docher. parish priest az Ia
leta, made a neat little speech fun or
hurnor and serious advice and the
teacher. one OF the hardest working
and most efficient OF the rural corps
made a farewell address to the pupils
who completed their work this year.
Features Of the program we're var
ious exhibition exercises In arithmetic,
geography, history, spelling, reading
and ranslating, In with latter
the pupils are especially proficient
Prof Lopez Is working along the
line which Is a hobby OF the supefln-
tendent, 10 make the pupils as fluent
as possible in both languages. the
I knowledge OF one aiding IN the mas
terry OF the other The thoroughnesa
with which the English language q
being taught in this school was finely
demonstrated Ia these exercises. The
best feature Of the whole meeting,
however, was the splendid spirit OF
enthusiasm aud intelligent patriotism
which h being ineulcBrea. The salute
10 the flag. the patriotic SONGS IN both
languages. and the rccltations AL were
donn with the greatest gusfo and these
little patriots are making q fine star,
towards becoming good eiuzonsi
Spring flowers were ia evidence and
Tie Six American flag and pictures OF
Washington, TAFT, Sherman. tho COM
missioner Of aducatlun and other
prominent men when adorned thu
walls spoke for themselves. This
sungs were accompanied by the
teacher on a violin and organ and the
whole program showed long. pains
taking. careful and patient training
Among the songs ware "hicnYen
Ida BY the school; my Country DS
boys and girls oi the third grade
"Nuw Mexico, New Mexico by the
. second grade, America" in Spanish
By first grade; "i.Os Dos Paslores,' b,
, tile school; Listen 90 the Mockinl
BIRD" by the girls. "El Ruisenor.
LAS Tres Nlnaa,' Dy the Girls, TIRES
, little blackeyed maldena handing DO
Qncta 10 the visitors az The close IA
. paioma." and III Adloa.' BY th'
school
A remarkable feat OF memory wal
that OF Cflslobal Chavez, who wroti
/ ten letters. capitals and lower case, 81
the blackboard one after the other
and reClied rather long sianxa iO
each letter without q sllp Iitti
speeches of welcome were made ,.
Manuel Turrietn, and Antonio TURF
eta, aalulatory By Miss fldel Cas-
TITO: words of Welcome" BY Julia
nila Montana; Statutory by hosAfiu