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Show ........ 1: XV! XEPORT OF THE ~ 0 ~ 1 3 1 1 8 8 1OF6 ~IN~D~IA N BFE7AIR8. , . . ngcs of the grippe vere very distressing. There were tho1isnn~lso f cases of it, nncl rrhere it was not necessary act.ually to snsl)e~~tchle schools tho :. : number of pupils in attendance was verylargely docreasell. The Indiana . , i , as a whole suffer especially with p~llmonnrytr oubles, sore eyes, and dis- ' t ; eases of the skin; and it must be conce(1ed that tl~exec onditions offer one .. : of the ~uosste rious obstacles to a regular, uuifor~ns chool attendance. )' Another hiuclimnco is, very naturally, the failure of parents and i children alilrc to apl)reciate.the nature ancl importance of education. < They call not see for the~nael~casn, d it io diflicalt to make thew. nn~ler. I btaud all it means for them. They either ignore the school entirely or .'. c s ~ e citt to accomplish wonders in a brief pcrio(1. Three years they >6 consider nrery long time in whicli a boy or girl shouldnot ollly fully , :' master tlie English language, but acquire all the acclunulated 1~arlliIIE : , of the white man. Happily, a great ollange in this respect is taliiug . . ,:'.: . place, autl there is n growing clesire among pareuts as well as auioup ; children that the education may be more coml~lete. i . If the Gorernu~entw ill provide the meaus to establish and maintain . 8 . ' schools in accor(1auce with the' systein laid down in my snpplemei~tal j. ! report of last Fear, it is only a qnestiou of time-two or three years I j think will suffice--when all Indian youth of scihool age and of suitable . : ' health can be put into school. :. ,$ . . TKe folloaing ta:.les, taken from that report.antl brought down to ., - (late, shon- the niunber of Indian pupils who hare been attending school ' , . , since 1852 and the appropriations which have been made for Indian ' . i'. education siuce 1Si7. , , , ; . . , . . TABLE 4.-Shotoiag Irtdia~t aebool afle,~dnncs from 1852 to 1800, bolA incluaire. : -, Totals. , '. j. Boarding aehoola. Dny achook. I(. . Year. k; . . I I I I TABLE5 . -d~~##uaall, p,r.ojriatiowr nlade by ilte Gore~nmcnts ince ths fiecal year 1677 fop , : anl>yorl of I sdiar~a ol~ools. /r i , . . , i, ,, Tear. blr / p e r w ~ [ Year. APP?a' Poefr cien~t :. , ,,. ,.; . i.. printlon. C &:",, priat10n. -- I I- i. . :. $a2o0 ,0o0o9u ......s.o. .. I 1Ir8a8n5. . ............................................ 1 60~000 lo0 I887 ............... -.- ...... 15,000 25 lf88 ....................... 15.000 .......... l8i9 ....................... 135,009 189ll .............................................. Id91 615,200 38 |
