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Show 322 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SCHOOLS. As to tlienumber of Indian employees in the school service the follow-ing is of interest: Out of 1,774 school employees on November 10,1897, there were in the service 648, or over 37 per cent Indians, against 28 per cent on September 15,1896. Aimong this number there are 89 laun-dresses. 76 seamstresses. 74 cooks. 73 teachers. 69 assist.ant rna.tronn. 37 ......... ......... bakers,'30 industrial teakhers, 27'watchmen, 26 farmers, 22 day so602 housekeepers, 20 shoe and harness makers, 19 disciplinar~ans, 14 eugi-neers, 9 tailors, 9 carpenters, 7 nurses, 7 jamtors, G clerks, 6 teamsters, 6 female industrial teachers, 4 gardeners, 3 blacksmiths, 3 firemen, 2 kiuderga~tners2, librarians,' 2 orinters, 2 band teachers.. 2 laborers: 2 ~~ ~~~ herders and bitchers, and l'makual trr$ning teacher. ~ h e s neu mb& do not include general Iudian assistants and apprentices. CIVIL SERVICE. The effect of placing the employees of the Indian schools in the clas-sified service has been quite salutary. Therc is a marked increase in stability of tenure, efficiency,a nd real devotio~to~ the work on the part of the service as a whole. Wit11 reference to ir~creaseds tability of ten-ure, which has been questioned in various quarters, the following tables are offered as proof: TABLE No. 1. This table contrasts stability of tenure during the period of 1888-1892, when there was no civil service, with the stability during the period of 189%1896, during which civil service was introduced into the Indian schools. The order placing superiotendents, matrons, and teachers nuder civil-service rules was promulgated in March, 1892. TABLE NO. 2. -- ~ ~ ~ Remal inin~g in ~1892. e~~~el~~~~~R~e maining ln 1896. in 1883 in 1892 SO~OO~. r e ~ d r i n g rdc8ceiaing ,"f"ir2Numtrba r. Per aent. ,$%tt:r Number. Per cent. more. more. -- - Cnrlielo Pa ......................... 40 22 55 52 21 ~mke l iL, amnre, Xnns 40 ........... 42 5 12 42 19 45 Grand Jnnotion,Colo ............... 26 1 4 18 7 40 Port Yoma, Cal ..................... 1 11 3 21 7 40 Keams Canyon, Ariz.. .............. 12 0 0 17 4 21 Salom.Oreg ......................... 4 13 32 3 9 C1riloooo.Ind.T ..................... 1 4 29 3 10 ~~~uqusnlue,.~.....~..e..x.... .. o u 40 , 2 5 It will be noticed that in this table, in which the operation of the civil service in eight of our larger schools with reference to stability of tenure is revealed, there is a loss of stability only in two schools for local reasons, for which, however, the civil service is not responsible. In all other cases the table reveals a decided gain in favor of the civil service period. |
