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Show REPORT OF THE CO~88IONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 33 By reason of their location, pupils are brought into contact with white civilmation an4 see something of the manner in which their white neighbors live and work. These advantages are of great benefit, and round out the education begun in the reservation day and boarding scbools. There are 25 of these schools distributed over the country. They I range in capacity from small ones of 50 pupils to large ones where I from 700 to 1,000 are gathered together. 1 TABLE No. 5.-Location, capacity, atdendance, etc., of nonreservation schoo2s duringfieal year ended June 90, 190s. Oreenvllle, Ca1.r .............................. Sept. 26 189s orris. Minn.e ................................ ~ p r . 3:1897 Chambedsin, 6. Dak .......................... Mar - 1898 Fort Bidwell Cd ............................ Apr. 4'1898 ~ a p i dci ty, $ ~ a ..k... ....................... Sept. i1898 aExoludiog thme receiyinp leas than $1W per annum. bl,bW, with Outing puplls. previously h con'sot eohml. RESERVATION BOARDING 80HOOLS. P This type of Indian schools is the most numerous. All the reserva-tions, save two or three, have one or more boarding schools. Their 1 average capacity is about 125 pupils. As a rule, only pupils of the same tribe attend these institutions. They are generally well arranged, 1 with adequate employee force to care for the children attending. Farms C are usually adjacent to these plants, where the rudiments of agriculture and stock raising are taught, in connection with the literary training. The Great Nemaha Boarding School on reservation of same name in Gnsas was discontinued for reasons set forth in the report of last year. New boarding schools were established on the Winnebago Res-ervation in Nebraska, at Hayward in Wisconsin for the Lac Courte Oreille Reservation, and at the Tuldip Reservation in Washington. 9674-0G3 |
