Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-11-23
FRANCES Z. WILLARD SCHOOL
FOR GIRLS WILL Seek BIGGER
CITY; MAY Be PLACED HERE
Santa Fe Has Bid for Location of Institution
Offering Ground and Bonus; School De-
signed to Aid Girls in Poor Financial Cir
cumstances But of Good Character.

The directors of the Frances r.
willard school for girls Of the
Estate Woman's Christian Temper
THE school In one of the larger
settles of the state. This was de-
cided at special meeting of the
board of directors held Saturday
sevening at the home of the secre-
9tary. Mrs. Thomas HARDWOOD.
y In an interview, Mrs. N. j.
fStrumquist, chairman of the
Sboard, said:
1.-The school had a most sue
tcessful year. operating in a small
away in a cottage in Belen last
year, and the directors had ex-
tpected to erect q large mi"sion
sstyle building on the 20-acre farm
sdonated for the purpose by the
community. When the building
twas constructed there was also to
sbe gift of five thousand dollars
from the citizens as an endow-
.ment of the building.
The experience of many who
twere planning to build last fall
twas the experience of the F. e. w.
school board-bids ran too high
land the plans drawn by architect
sE. B. Christy were set aside for
"a time till prices declined. When
sthe school board was again con-
ssiderjng the construction of a
building, there came to Mrs. BYRD
"a member of the board. whose
home is in Santa Fe, the notice OF
Jan opportunity to secure a splen-
sdid building ready to house 70
sstudents at marvelously low
Sprice. This was the Staab resi-
sdence In Santa Fe. Before nego.
fiations for the property could be
4entered into, the place was sold
y Then came from several sources
CHE plea to purchase building
Teady to move into and defer thu
construction of the mission style
school for a year or two. When
the state convention of the w. C.
II. .. was held in Santa Fe, tho
attorney general of the state was
consulted, and his opinion certi-
flies that 1t is the right OF the d.
rectors, or corporation, incornor.
ated to operate schools and indus
tries anywhere in New Mexico. to
munitv at this time and to estab-
fish branches where desired.
y 1.-THE Santa Fe Chamber of
commerce then offered a bonus OF
$4,000 and building site to the
School board If Santa Fe were Sc
Elected for the nermanent site of
the school, Other offers from
citizens were made and a number
tof ORGANIZATIONS nledged suppor+
for the school that promises to
develop into an institution that
will be an asset to any commun-
ity. DE-. Fdoar Hewitt PLEDGED
scholarship to thu student who is
best at keenine model fnur-room
hdohe house as a 'home" in hest
condition with best coo'ed food
for a certain period OF time.
"0ther offers from other COM
munities were spoken Of as cer-
4ain to be received, ard without
any Thought other than doing
what seems in every way best for
the institution, the board of d.
reetors decided to consider these
propositions when presented. and
In order to do so, voted to return
tdit .idHu III Htienf To uuHoFS Db-
cause that was given conditioned
on the construction of a school
building, and to be ready to re-
ceive the propositions of other
cormunities," 49,.
Z The school is designed TO edu-,
cate girls who are poorly situated,
but girls of good moral character.
Domestic science, especially cook
cry, will be stressed in the train
ing, and the Spanish laco work
and drawn work will be taught
and the products marketed in
Washington d. c., and other east
ern cities through the w. c. T. U.
Besides the initial endowment
of the school by the national
w c. T. ". there have come con-
trihntions from seven other state"
wv. c. 7. u. ORGANIZATIONS and
local ehartors--and from man
wemen's clubs and all chapters of
the VIC. T. ". in New Mexico
and representatives of everv
church denomination in the state.
The policy of religious regulation
Is broadly inter church and mod
eled. after the government Indian
school. that guarantees absolute