Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-20
Trip Through Santa Fe Coun-
ty Shows Rapid Strides
Made in Educational Adj
vanCenent of State.
SPANISH AMERICANS
LARGELY PREPOND Grant
Everywhere Is Found Awak-
ened Interest and EnthuSl-
asm Under Guidance of En-
lightened Leaders,

santa Fe. Nov. 19.--Many and far
reaching as have been the changes
wrought by the march OF time In
New NJ xico, none have been quite as
cpoch-making MS the transformation
that is being quietly wrought in and
through the public schools. An inti-
mate and convincing view Of this
passing OF the old days is best
obtained by a visit to the ru-
raj schools, such as was taken yes
ter-day. afternoon by Superintendent
OF Public Instruction Avian n. White,
with County Superintendent John V.
Conway as guide, and Carl A. bishop
furnishing and running his autonIo-
bile for the trip. The visit was un-
announced TO the schools that We're
covered. and therefore the conditions
found were normal.
The first stop was at san Antonio.
laugh, by Miss Eustaca Tapia. a
bright. alert young woman, who has
more than fifty pupils enrolled. The
school is housed in one of the new
buildings erected this year. with mis-
sion style exterior. two small rooms
for manual training and domestic sci
once and also used as cloak rooms.
one for the boys and the other for
the girls. or the pupils, all are
SPANISH American except one, small
boy Of Swedish-German descent. The
good order that is kept was notice
able. The exercises on the black
boards were evidence of thorough
ness in penmanshlp. spelling and
arithmetic. While 1t was apparent
that the children came from poverty
stricken homes 10 large extent,
their clothing was neat. they were
weli-kempt and there were not the
evidences found in other districts CT
the children being ''underfed" and
''underclothed." County Superintend-
ent Conway put 1t. Many of the faith
ers have work in the city and in many
homes there are sewing machines.
The main school room was well
lighted and ventilated. Each of the
new school houses has simple ven
tilating system. A steel jacketed
stove distributes tile heat uniformly
Single desks Of a new patent model
have been installed In part There
was, an air of cheerfulness about the
room, aceentuated by few pictures
and ported flowers.
Punched Faces.
The next school visited that of Up
per Cieneguitus, taught by Jose Silva.
a young man who is qualifying him
self for higher grade certificate, was
apparently maintained by much
poorer community. There were
pinched faces here and there and the
attempts to patch up old clothing to
serve for the winter was pitiably APP
parent. But characteristic Of the new
ment of twenty-elght every pupil was
In attendance, and each one seemed
earnestly at his work. This Is also a
new school house and II Is wonder
how it Is possible to erect such build
lngs for $500 or $3.50. as has been
done in most cases. However, II is
explained by the fact. that so anxious
are the poor parents that their
children should have adequate school
facilities, that they donate material
aud labor.
Nor is there a single new school
house into which County Superintend !
ent John V. Conway has not put a
portion Of his own slender means.
These new school houses, it is true, |
are simple adobe structures rough |
cast generally, with the vigas exposed |
m the ceiling, giving them touch
or their own, but not one without It's
domestic science and manual train !
ing room, its ventilation, its windows
on the right side Of the school room.
Most Of them have high ceilings and
each one is built in mission style. In
Silvas school the children had help
ed to make their own manual train
ing bench and their own sewing table
whllc q range is ready to be installed.
Inspires the Children.
The, third school visited, at lower
cortez,' buxom young woman Wno
radlates energy. and speaks English
'Vith real Boston accent, using
}; neaspd difficult words and sen
20, il scholarly correctness, she
inspire the entire roomfu'
hahs n with some Of her vim. II
'ansas Cfcess time, but D tap of her
us, ss.00hght MIC children flocking
steers school room eagerly ana
RS, $7My.
~. zoo, is d new school house. BY
neep contrast, the old school house :
ing. Ids to one side of it and ev-
Is, Ss.h who sees it, will agree that
iogs- kndoned structure wasn't TT
her Heep corral Practically with
IVY SHOWS, without means OF ven
dark. small, gloomy with
KS, benches without backs,
Denver, Ne-made table instead of SIN
90; marh.'t is mute evidence of the
ers, $6.50@Sss only yesterday.
30 $50: seAsKera Poverty.
s0@ 740; calves, $.house on the pro-
Iheep-Receipts, LUCINDA ORTIZ,
b. YearIings, $6.50rl OF apparently
b0@S.25 ewes, $4.5l in this schoo'
logs Receipts, 2,2would stagger
ady. Top, $755; bulkeacher o. NOR
sths mosy pow
tt,a five visit 4