Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-03-18
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SANTA r GIVES
LAND FOR SCHOOL
Distinguished Catholic PreIate
Donates Valuable Tract 10
County Authorities for Pub
lie Education

Suntu re- Mhrch Archbishop
Pitayal has donated The ground for
the new public school ground at Santa
cruz Santa ne county Tho building
IN to De replica Of the historic Pal
ace Of the Governors, 3t Santa Fe
Archbishop pitaval this afternoon
signed tho deed, which also has the
endorsement Of Father Halterman,
the parish priest az santa Cruz.
Tho plot Of ground 10 De given by
thc archbishop ~ valued 40 from $I0p
TO $1,000 ana was selected on last
saturday by Governor Mcdonald, AS
sist0nt superintendent Of Public In
structiOn Filadelfo RaCa, County
superintendent John v Conway and
Professor John ". Wagner together
with zoo people of Santa Cruz and
vicinity as the most suitable for the
purpose. although no hope was held
out that the ground could even be
bought, much less obtained as gift
This dispropcs the Oft repeated
story that the Catholic church is am
tagonls,ic To- tho public schools.
Naturally County superintendent
John NJ Conway NJ iubiant. The
school 70 DE built ~ "a graded school;
IL is 40 he "a union school house for
I
viii marx a new era i'm rural school
house construction ~ will have four
rooms I'm the main body Of the build
/ ing, divided by wide corridor. IN
the TWO towers on torrc0ns. the man
! ual training ANA the domestic science
/ departments Viii be located. The
grounds are 10 be- hcautifcd and part
/ w devoted 10 agricultural experiments
| land teaching s fine portal, similar
/ to that nf the palace at Santa Fc,
/ viii connect the two turrets. Every
I modcrn convenience and sanitary inn
provomont Is 20 bc embodied in the
+ building
| In fact superintendent Conway has
/ nd0ptcd' uniform, sanitary modern
/ plan for the unc-rOom school houses
+ of the county. Tho exterior ia in
Emission stylc. The interior lighting Is
such as is approved by the latest sci-
entifie research. Each room has %
great ventlatar similar To fireplace,
along side 81 its chimney The heater
1 ia enclosed and the teachers and pu-
/ pills desks are so placed as 10 receive
the light from the proper angle. An
innovation ls the arrangement OF the
cloak rooms Tor boys and girls These
are made douhle The ordinary size
ana SEQ NDNilNitfQ NlN ilENltN lfltA Ah'N
/ can also serve as lHaccs to store tn
mammal training ana domestic science
equipment AMI apparatus, Superin-
i tcndcnt Conway for the teachers
/ provides that each toncher must pre-
sent not ouly d general health Ger
Itncatc, bui Il certificate stating spe-
/ officially thai thc teacher Is not tuhcr-
cuous This is In addition 90 the
pledge that the teacher dare not touch
narcotics or strong drink While cm-
! ployed
superintendent Conway has broken
% now path but the people are sup
porting him enthusiastically in his
efforts to make Santa Fe county q
model for al the other counties as l0r
as cducati0nAl facilities are concerned,
sn that even tho remOtcst and poorest
village may bnast OF "a modern school
/ house and instruction In manual
trimming ANA dpmcStic science. ie
has cut 0ut All employment of teach-
crs ON certificate and is raising the
standard uf his tcachlng force AN
'MoNg tht Inc
But lhe sfeaiesl triumih thus iar
I WIN Dc tlte nov graded school house
lai santa C'ritz On ground donated by
Nrchbshop iilava, aud bnili IN the
Islylc of the eulpiiritcd raipcV of the
IGovcrnurs ai sanH De