. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. inmusic. The School of En-gineering gives as good acourse as may be had atany university. A Schoolof Mines and a School ofAgriculture exists and aresplendid institutions. TheColegio de la Paz, once areligious school, is now con-trolled by the Government,and largely supported byits own endowment. Itsbuilding is one of the greatest in the city. In rank just below these greatpublic institutions of instruction come the Schools of Industry for men andwomen, for deaf mutesand for the blind, reforma-tories, business collegesand
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. inmusic. The School of En-gineering gives as good acourse as may be had atany university. A Schoolof Mines and a School ofAgriculture exists and aresplendid institutions. TheColegio de la Paz, once areligious school, is now con-trolled by the Government,and largely supported byits own endowment. Itsbuilding is one of the greatest in the city. In rank just below these greatpublic institutions of instruction come the Schools of Industry for men andwomen, for deaf mutesand for the blind, reforma-tories, business collegesand a school of arts andcrafts. Amid wars and thecare of material affairs,Mexico has never ne-glected the aesthetic andthe intellectual. Institu-tions devoted to culture ofevery kind are importantand are very liberallymaintained. The national library—biblioteca national—occupies the beautiful old edifice once the churchof San Agustin, which has been modified to meet the purposes of a librarywhile preserving the beauty of the old church. Along two sides of the building. SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS. EDUCATION 263 stretches a pretty garden enclosed by a high iron railing, the posts of whichbear commemorative busts of eminent Mexican writers beginning with theAztec Netzahualcoyotl, Ixtlilxo-chitl, and coming through the listof colonial writers brings us to themodern Mexican litterati. Theclassic interior of the buildinglends a dignity and grace befit-ting the place. Statues of didacticwriters adorn the walls, includingthe biblical teacher Isaiah and thegreat oriental master Confucius,and at the other extreme are thefigures of Humboldt and Cuvier. Of the literature housed inthis library a large portion consistsof devotional and dogmatic workscollected from the convents andmonasteries on their suppression,numbering about two hundredthousand volumes. There aremany very precious tomes in thislibrary, unique specimens of price-less value, dating from early in thefourteenth century, and some Me
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