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Show REPORT' OF THE C O M M I S S ~ O ~OFB INDIAN AFPdIB.8. 63 Snpt. Dorchester, who has been contindonsly at work visiting In-dian schools for more than three years, and has, perhaps, s broader and more accnrate knowledge of the entire question of Indian school work than any other man on the continent, insists with great earnest-ness upon the value of the reservation schools in contradistinction to those at a distance, and certainly great weight should attach to his opinion. Without committing myself to the theory of reservation schools, I have felt constrained to establish some new schools and to do whatever oonld be done to render those which I found in existence efficient in their work, and I have devoted a great deal of time and energy to secur-ing that end. It is the uniform testimony, I believe, of all who are acquainted with the facts that these schools arc in much better condi-tion. both as to their equipment, the personnel of their epployBs, and the efficiency of their work than they were three years ago. GOVERNMENT DAY 80HOOLY. TABLB4. -LooatMn and capacity of Govw,bmnt day soltools, J%ns 30, 189Z. Arizona: New Mexico-Continued: a n C srlos, White Mmntain Apeohe.. . 50 Pueblo-Continued- Cdifurnia; Lag-.. ............................ Biahop. ................................ 05 MoCW' a ............................................... .... -- Gresndlle* ........................... 1M Santn Clara xwps ~ a l l s .y. ...............-------0.0. N O E ~ca~m lin.: Miesim, Bschoola. ................ .: ... 261 Emtern Cherokee, 1 sohwls t.. ......... RoondVaUey, 2 sohoola ....--.------.7-0 North Dakota: Ukieh- ................................ 45 Devil'sLake,TortleMoootaiai,3sohoola. Indian Territory: 8ta.ta.dinpB ook, 8 aohools .............. Quapaw, 3 sohools ................----1.1 8 o ~ a h oma : Iowa: ponoa, stc., Oaklsnd ................... Seo mdPm ............................ 30 South Dakots: Michigm: Cheyenne River, 7 aohools ............, Baraga ................................. 50 Cmw Creek, eta.- L'Anse 30 Driving Hawk's Camp.. ............. Xinnesota: White River .. ..; ..................-- Birch Cooley .......................... 36 Pine Ridgs. lS.sel~oola ............. ...: Montana: Raaebod, 13 aohools .................... Tonpoa River .......................... 30 Waehington: Nebraeka: ' Lummi ................................ Smtee- Xehh Bay, Quliishote .................. FlmOm&n ........................... LO Puydlop: Poncs. ........ :... ................... 35 Jameatown*. ......................... Nevada: Port Gamble* ........................ Nevada- Wisconsin: Wsdswortb .......................... 24 Green Bay, 1 schools.. ................. Willker River.. ...................... 24 Ln Pointe, 7 sohools ................... New Mexico: Pt~eblo-coc1, ita .............................. The reservation day school is necessarily avery unsatisfactory agency for the uplifting of the Indians. The chief point which is aimed at in Indian education is the teaching of the English language. Until the Indians are able to oouunnnicate freely with white people in the English |