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Show REPORT VP THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 55 the rudiments of English some simple instruction in the common in-dustries; but, of course, comparatively little can be attempted or ac-complished in that direction, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. TABLE 5.-PubZio schoob at quhiclr India% pupils wore placed under contract with ths Indian Becreau drcring thejtaoal yea+' ending JtLne 30, 1893. Califmia: Pupils. Albion school distriot, Carbon, Shasta County. .......................... 9 Helm school district, Warner, San Diega Coonty. ...... .,.. .............. Round Valley aohool district, Inyo County .............................. Minnesota: School diatcot No. 4, Richvood, Backer County ......................... Nebraska,: School district No. 1, Pender, Thurston County ...................I .. .... School district No. 6, Pendel, ThThnrston County .......................... Sohool district No. 10, Plum Valley, Knox County.. ................. ,.. . North Dakota: Tomship No. 1, St. John, Rolettm County ............................... Oregon: . District No. 52, Seeton, Lane County .................................... Utah: District No. 4, Cedar City... Iron County. ................................ District No. 12, Portage, Box Elder County.. ............................ 39 Washington: District No, 1. Klickitnt County ........................................ 15 \Vi-~iiiconsin: Ashland district, Ashland Connty.. ..................................... 10 Ronnd Lake district, Hayward, Sawyer County. ........................ -17 Total ................................................................. 212 Reference to the above table shows that during the past year con-tracts were made by the Indian Bureau for the education of 212 Indian pnpils in the public sohools of the West. The number thus provided for during the year ending June 30,1891, was 100, showing avery gratifying increase. I hope that when this policy of the Government comes to be understood there will be a very considerable number of pupils admit-ted to the publie schools, and thus be brought into close contact with the white children, with whom they are to be associated in the future. What has already been done in this direction has appp;trently demon-strate& the fact that there are no insuperable obstacles in the way of the blending of Indian children with white children in the common -8chools of the country. This is an exceedingly important point in it. 'self, in view of the fact that thousands of Indians are now taking their lauds in severalty, and thus becoming citizens and entitled to thepriv-ileges of tbe common schools. They are destined to be largely, and in many cases wholly, dependent upon them for the training of their children. - |