The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-19

hfst tue pluus progressed So. B. hut
he WAS able 10 interest pow ul iu-
hucnccs IN and out Of the tthulie
church, early la The campaign. These
Included the late Archbishop Peter
Bourgade and later Archbishop Pit
avail. who were active in their sup
port and advocacy of the institution.
About "a year aEn Father Man
daluti's plans had advanced 10 the
point of actual work and De asked
for the cooperation of the city, the
Commercial club and tho people gem
orally a committee was formed cou-
sisting OF himself. Mayor D.. X. -. Ssl-
lers. q. y. Marion and Mcndol Siihor.
hen rabbi OF Congregation Albert.
These four with plenty Of assistants
made a. subscription campaign in Al
buqucruue aud In Sew Mexico.
As q result this city subscribed more
than $1,000 for the institution. ana
there WAS substantial aid from other
sources throughout the state. In the
meantime negotiations FOR the nttv
acres OF huc land on which the inst %
tuition stands had been concluded the
Jesuit fathers selling tho land. worth
t3oO az acre, for e mere nominal con
sidcration a road was opened tp the
tract. which lies just west OF the Unit
cd States Indian school. ana con-
struction began
Management at the Institution.
While the nnildlug was IN consiruc-
tiou, the active MANAGEMENT of the
Institution was assumed hy the sister
hood of 81 Francis of Perpetual Ador-
alton This is q German sisterhoud
o} which Mother Paula OF Germany
is the supreme head. Mother Josei1.
OF the mother house in the UpItcd
States at Lafayette, Indiana. VISITED
Albuquerque alter the huildlnE was
under way. The hard preliminary
work however. was done hy Sister
Gencrosa. Who viii hc iu charge OF
the ~,rphanugc. \ temporary building
@as secured IA ola Al|buquerquc. lur
a. soon AS the institution ~orsauitt-
lion was announced, demands were
ma,it on il. Here the wor6 has been
carried on as best % could Tor tho
past six months OF more.
Saturday whcn the sisters moved
into the beautiful new home they TOOK
with tho.u eleven charge, ed whom
two are infants So THAI the institu-
ton already b. iu fun working order
Thc building ami Equipment.
\ utts loot road has been QUIZ
from the main highway Go the Indian
sphoul. tn the o%rphandgc grounds.
They really are alfalfa fields. tor more
than half the nifty acre tract b. iu d-
falfa, and much ot the balance has
been planted to corn o. other crops
this season. u Is part ot the plan 90
make this farm contribute materially
TO tho support of h institution aud
hero Is no CUB that the iJrm in
come Will oe an important Item, since
the land is level, We, Wutcrcd ana
N,ry fertile When in tull cultivation
Il will bo a beautiful setting TOR the
building. bcl4g surrounded on all sido.
by irrigated farms with the beautiiul
Indian school grounds Go IA, east.
The location of the building ts ideal.
II stands well up To tho cast front
al the grounds, named Boutgade Place
IN honor II the late archbishop. the
front grounds viii be pared and
equipped with a circular drive lead
Ing Go the main entrance.
The architecture is Moorish Mission
and nts into the scenery as 10 Il bad
| grown there. Behind j. AZ one drive
/ up from the east. rise the sand hllls
and volcanoes across the iao Grand'
and the green of the surroundins
| nclds harmoni1es perfectly Nite th'
smooth gray lines of the building. 50
/ Anthony Is not only a thoroughll
modern building, and prsctlcailS a nr'
proof one. but ID has the addtiiont
structural interest uf being bnllt u
adobe. Many building materials wcr'
| considered. but the uual decision wiI
that ui Archbishop pitaNal Whu Chue'
adobe as the most permanent and ON
during when prupci.3 made. con
sttucted and projected NorNm'i
specially skilled la Manufacture 20
adobe bricks were brought tron Mex
leo especially for tAc work and thi
huge adobe blocks were manufacture.
on the ground. The use of this nutiV
material proved mora costly thHl
brick would nave been. but II Is hcl'
To be- more enduring. outside ot IA
adobe walls Is concrete aud grn. pen
bile dash. with tho red tile root hcces
sary to give contrast and nnish.
The main entrance is facing ID
east. and is by wat OF a broad stair
way leading 60 the second or mai
noor on which are the chapel Office
reception ROOMS aud school rooms.
The rooms are large and airy. Wit
high steel ceilings ana vide halls Tn
une lateral system of lighting ts use
throughout, a y in one or two room
where architectural difficulties Pre-
scented. But the unolaterai system
found la al the school, play n lls
ing rooms.
The mechanical equipment OF IA
building h. perfect. The water sSstcI
Il supplied from deep wells dlrectl
under the building, and pumped b
electrically driven Fairbanks Murs
pumps. The steam heating plant Is
modern Ideal" system, large enoue
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