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Show . 314 'REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SCHOOLS. . tary of the Interior what, in his jndgment, are tba defects, if sny, in euy of them in syritem, in administration, or in means for the most effaotlve advanoement of the ohildren in then, toward oivilieation and elf-mpport; aod what changes are needed to rgmedp suoh defeots as msy exist ; and shall, snbjeot to the approval of the Sec-retary of the Intenor, emplay and dtscharge ~upcr~ntendentste, achers, and any other person uortoeoted with the sohoolx whollv suuoorted bv the Govemznent. and w~rlhI Tku approval olnka allfh r n l ~ san d ragttl~ritnl;s'fnrt he "undttrt uf docb +chuuls as iu hln jtid~#l~nrralt~ ~ ~ i r g omoady requlr*. ' l ' h~J e e r e i~vu~f. t be I umr ~ ~ r s h aPlRlI IW to be dotsilad ~ ~ S I I I I tllr elo~Ioy6so f hna 1)rvilrta~norr ueh nri~ranrtarr td shall f<rrni*h suoh facilities a8 ahall be 8ecessory to carry out the foregoing provisions respecting said Indian sohools. Section 10 of the act approved March 2,1889, reads ab follows : SEC. 10. 1'hS.t there shdl be appointed by the President. by and ivith the advioe and oonsent of the Senate, a person of knowledge and experience in themanagement, tpainianndf p raotioaledncstion of ohildren, to be Superintendent of Indian Schools, whhse nty. i.t shall be to viait and inspect the sohoola in which Indims are taughtin whole or in part from sppropriatiuus from the United Stntes Treasury;and report to the Cornmiesioner of Indieo Affairs what, in his judgnlont, ;are the defeotn, if any, in any of them, in system, in admioistrafioo, or in means fim t4e r,matetieotive advance- . ment af the ouoila therein towarn oivilization and aelf-ao.n.ao rt.. and what chances ' are nu,.clc.d 3 rimrdy *url ,it f c r rb i.3 III;&$ PX141, autl 10 ls~ctbrml ine11 o r l l t~i l t t l w ~ i ~ rontlecticen with 1 1 ~ d ~dnCnlfO U;d':l.l v~utyb e prerrribnl Lg the Secretary uf rho Interior; and aerrioo elghr of the set aotirlvd .'Au act lnnking app~opriatiour for the curront aud eontiogl:nr ,,xpeoRc* of the ludina i)eoart~o~e$ntntc l for li~lAllingf r ~ ~ a t y ~ t i p u 1 ~ tious wi t l~v arions l~~r l ixtrni1 ,t.s ti,r tlw yvir,~taalinr:Jsn\cth irfi..tb,eiyl~l*dhtl~~ odrod auld aiulrrs-uine and 1i9r i,tIt+.r i,uri,osua." avurou,,d Juur rruurv-niuth.. et-c hteen hundred ind eightg-eight, is heroby ;spe.l@.-- By examination, it will be noticed that all of section 8, 1888, exclu-sive of such parts as are specified in section 10,1889, was repealed. Analyzing the two sections, it appears: (1) That by the statute of 1888 the Su~erintendent of Indian Scllools was amenable directlv and wholly to t i e Secrefurj of the It~terior,r oported to l ~ i n v~ a, s s;bjeet wh~rlljto his dir~0ti011a, nd excreisrrl his power of appointoleut, ntq., xr~bieett o the ~nnror aolf said Seorrturv : bur ac.cordinr. to the statute of 188g the superi;kendeut is directed to keport to thg%ommissioner of Indian Aftairs, while he may, nevertheless. be ralled '' to perform such other duties in connection with Indian schools as may be prescribed by the Secretary of the 111terior." (2) That power to "employ and dis charge ~uperiutendenta, teachers, and ot.her persons connected with the sch~ols"a nd to "make rules and regulations for the conduct of such schools" is taken frqm the Superintendent of Indian Schools. (3) That the present duties of this offioeC are- To visit and i u s~e ctth e schools in whioh Indians are tsneht in whole or in ~ w t From the 1:nited Stiitea Trcwury snd report to the Comm;&iuni+r of lodisu ~ffairn wl~ata re, iu Ilia j u d ~ w n r r,h a drfc.crr, i f any. i n any oi tho!!^, i n anb~il~iatratlooor, in means for the mwt utiectivc udraucurncnr ot'rha n s ~ i l x t h n r t~ow~air~d ~ri viiirxrion and self-support, and what changes areneeded to rbm'edy suoh defeots as may exlsa. In 'sho~th, is duty ia to visit and inspect Indian schools and report to the Oommissiouer of Indiau Affairs. Beyond this, his work is advisory and suggestive. In entering upon my duties, I first inquired to what extent the Indian schools had been visited b.v my predecessors, andascertained thatwithin the last two or three years very few had beep personally inspected, the other duties of the office havine euerossed attention. I found it the conviction of the Department tgat t"h most nrgenttask c~unectedwith the Indian school service was this work of visitation and that my time and strength could not he better employed, at least for a long period, than in the field, in conqectiou with these institutions. I therefore entered at once upon the work of visitation. I had purposed,and so declared, to take my wife with me in this work, at my own expense, thinking that it would enable me to get access to |
