Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-19
Finest DISTRICT
SCHOOL N COUNTY
IS DEDICATED
YESTERDAY
Beautiful Mission Style Build.
ing at Los Padillas, Costing
Complete $500 Scene of
Exercises.
BEGINS NEW ERA IN
EDUCATION IN DISTRICT

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/ ~ W''''.'.F 'h' 'ni'rc population oi
TO-" d''li'.' In many ways this dcd-
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! NI'' 'h p. 'IH u was aunt" evident maj
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! lh h.'N- l'' beginning '' new
| ''"' D" '' 'H"' "l"h OBJ Woo '"'s ana
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across lho river
! ludor lur trttuiug flo. pr,; j NJ
| LDprl. principal. lnd Mrs. cora
Richards. primary t..h,r the boys
| ana girls rendered 800, program Of
! the dag spi,udlIly an! are entitled to
| the greatest ,rruiD
The formal blessing Of the school
building by Rev. Father Dvcher. par
ish priest az lslcli, followed the open.
ing hymn yuug by the school child
rem. Little Autouiu 1urrieta welcUm-
cd the Visitors With an address IN
spanish. following which was well
come by the girls 0r the Firth grade
Another address Iu spanish was made
by Manuel TuIrirta, after which Tho
rutir. school .iug Marching Through
,irurgIa.' with zcst and enthusiasm
Tho beautiful salute TO the flag, and
| more .YugE by the boys and girls mn
| surd their part In the program. All.
dr,sscs Rrro made by Rev. Father
Burhcr. by county Superintendent
| Atanacip Montuya ana by PROT. I.o-
pen. with "a few remarks by the dlrcc-
| tors. Father Du"hor made strong
| plea for better education for the boys
| ana girls. pointing cut that II IL hard
! 10 bo a really good Christian or. Il
] useful citizen without education
| Father Durhcr h "a most effective
speaker ana interpreted his more
serious remarks with bits Of humor
that-wcrc much appTeointod. SupcTln.
tcndont Montoya made an address to
| which his audience listened most
| closely ana In which ho told the pen-
| pie Of the district ciuduohtly all mat
| the llHg means and should moan L"
| them and their children.
10 pointed out that no people can
| r.so higher In enlightenment or M
rrty or patriotism than the Individual
rlzcn ana brought HON" to each one
most fprcinly the need ot individual
improvement Tnor, WAS much Ia the
surornurudcnts remarks 10 inspirc
and encourage both parents ana pu-
pls IN their efforts i"""th ri"EicSS'
Prolonged applause greeted the
high praise ~ the superintendent ANA
his tir,loss EFFORTS toward better Things
! M education expressed hy Prof. Lopez
IN a vigorous littlo speech to IN"
| crowd. The latter packed not only
the main school room whuro the cx-
rr,isrs we're hcld, hut In" ante room
and Ncstibulo ana scores stood up on
haguus outside the windows to hear
aud see what Was going on. II was "A
great daN for Los Iadillas, each child
hring dressed up IN his or her best bib
ana tucker for the occasion.
The New building.
The building has two large, high
ruilingcd rooms lighted by batteries
ct windows nearly m high as tho
room. the windows being all on one
side with transoms over each window,
opening upward, thus nffordlng ideal
lighting und ventilation without drafts
or cross lights,
rho modern green blackboards are
used; metal ceilings are installed
throughout. and tho floors and nm
ishinR are all right up 10 date. Brand
new patent coal stoves furnish the
heating facilities.
There are new and commodlous
decks for teacrers and pupils with all
otner equipment NJ TO standard anu
the new facilities give the boys and
girls about a thousand per cent better
chance to get an education than In
| the old building, which was mar
now dark one.room adobe In which
the soycnty-eight pupils Of the dis
trlct we're packed like sardlncs.
on the exterior the building Is
strikIngly handsome and picturesque,
i aniahed I'm tho mission gtyle with peb-