. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ree,even books and every facilityto gain knowledge is furnishedby the Government. Education in Mexico be-gun with the Conquest, andsome institutions of learningwere then established, amongthem the College of San Juande Letran, in 1530, and theUniversity of Mexico, whichwas opened in 1553. Therewas a lull in interest on ac-count of the unstable condi-tions, and some of the greatseats of learning were discon-tinued. When Baron Von Humboldt, the German explorer, visited Mexico in the earlier part of the eigh-teenth century,
. Mexico, a history of its progress and development in one hundred years. ree,even books and every facilityto gain knowledge is furnishedby the Government. Education in Mexico be-gun with the Conquest, andsome institutions of learningwere then established, amongthem the College of San Juande Letran, in 1530, and theUniversity of Mexico, whichwas opened in 1553. Therewas a lull in interest on ac-count of the unstable condi-tions, and some of the greatseats of learning were discon-tinued. When Baron Von Humboldt, the German explorer, visited Mexico in the earlier part of the eigh-teenth century, one of his first reports to his sovereign was relative to the greatadvancement of higher education in the New Spain. This was said of the higherclasses, not of the poorer people, who were illiterate and superstitious. To-daythe moral precepts that are instilled into these people as well as the developmentof their mental faculties, give every man an incentive to be a good and honorablecitizen, and it is with great satisfaction that those interested in this great reform. NATIONAL SCHOOL OF ENGINEERS. 260 MEXICO have seen its splendid results. After the adoption of the Federal Constitution, itrequired a great deal of activity on the part of the officials to establish a commonschool instruction throughout the republic. As each state was responsible for its schools it was very difficult after yearsof warfare and unsettled conditions to establish a system of education withouttaxation for that purpose. School buildings were erected, teachers employed,and gradually the interest of the people grew. Now no country can boast of afiner educational foundation than Mexico. Greater attention is directed towardmanual training and domestic economy than in any other country in the Federal primary schools are divided into two groups, day and night schools,for children, and the working classes of both sexes. Belonging to the first groupare the kindergarten, elementary for mixed classes,
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