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Show XI1 EEPOUT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Lernhi; Indian Territory-Quapaw, Seneca; Kansas-Eickapoo, Potta. watomie, Sac and Fox and Iowa; Minnesota-~eech Lake, Red Lake, White Earth; Wontan,a-Blackfeet, Crow, Fort Peck; Nebraska- Omaha, Santee, Winnebago; Nevada-Pyramid Lake, Western Sho. shone;New Mexico-Mescalero; North Dakota-Fort Sterenson, Stand-ing Rock (2) ; Oklahoma-Absentee Shawnee, Arapaho, Cheyenne,Eaw. Kiowa, Osage, Otoe, Pawnee, Ponca, Sac and FOXW, ichita j Oregon- Grande Ronde, Elamath, Siletz, Sinemasho, Umatilla, Warm Springs, Yainax; South Dakota--Cheyenne River, Crow Greek, Lower Brnl6, Pine Ridge, Sisseton, Yankton; Utah-Uintah ; Washington-Ohe-halis, Neah Bay, Puyallup, Quinaielt, S'Eokomish, Yakima; Wis-consin- Green Bay; Wyoming-Shoshone. Concerning these schools it may be said : They hare been for the most part poorly equipped. The buildings in many cases were small, cheap, inconvenient, often inadequately furnished, frequently very de-ficient, in ventilation, heating, and nater sopply. Many had been grossly neglected and were sadly out of repair. During the past year an earnest effort has been made to improve the,~nby repairs, addition@, or new buildings, and by supplying water or heating facilitiesj as needed. There still remains mnch to bc done, however. If the work is to be made at all adequate to the necessities of the case, there should be a very considerable increase in the number of these schools, and at an early day new schools should be established at. the following places: Arizona-Fort Apache on San Carlos Reservation ; Papago Ileserva-tion, Navajo Reservation, and among the Moquis; Galifornia-aoopa Valley Agency, Mission Agency, Round Valley Agency; Colorado-southern Ute and Jicarilla Agency; Montana-Blackfeet Agency, Toogne River Agency; New Mexico-Zuni Beservation ; Oklahoma- Cantonment, Jesse Bent's ranch, and Seger Colony on Che3,cnne hnd Arapaho Rescrvatiorr ; South Dakota-Pine Ridge Reservation, Kose-bud Reservation; Utah-Ooray Agency ; Wisconsin-Oneida Reserva-tion, and four of the reserves of the La Pointe Agency. The limit heretofore placed by law upon the cost of the buildings- $10,000-has been so low that it has been impossible to provide proper accommodations. To establish a boarding-school involves making pro-rision not only for school rooms proper, but for dormitories, kitchen, lauudry, bath-rooms, hospital, anci other necessary rooms for pupils, and also of suitable quarters for all the emyloy6s, superintendent, teachers, matron, wok, laundress, seamstress, etc. The original cost of ~e plant is a comparatively emall part of the outla~; It is a poor econ-omy to pub up inferior buildings and fail to make proper provision for the work expected, which can not be.satisfaotorily done with such poor facilities. The limit of cost now fixed is $12,000, which is still too low. These schools are surronuded by influences which necessarily hamper |
