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Show 130 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OB INDIAN AFFAIRS. the purpose of advising as to the ch&raoter and conduct of school employees, couraw of study, methods of teaching, sanitation, and discipline; and friendly cooperation with anch officials, so as aforesaid appointed by the Secretary of the Interior, on the mrt of school officials. teachers, and other officers of the Chickaww Nation in the betterment of such srhoola is aspured hy Nation; and any information that may he desired by the Pmretarv of the Interior, or lliq re~rraentative, as to the condition or conduct o? anch schoolswill at all timesbe chee&lly furniahkd. 6. That the outstanding school warrants of the Chickasaw Nation legally imed, for the service performed or material furnished for school pnrposes, in accordance with school laws of the Chickasaw Nation since the ratification of the Atoka agree-ment, shall be paid without unnecessary delay, by a disbursing officer designated by the Secretary of the Interior, out of the Chickasaw coal and agphaltum royalty fund now in the hands of the United States, eo far as the same will apply, and anch school warrants as may hereafter be legally issued for snch service or snch material for school purposes, in accordance with snch laws, shall in like manner be paid.out of such fund as shall hereafter come into the hands of the United States, so far as the same will apply, annually, semiannually, or quarterly, aa the Seeretarg of the Interior may determine best, so long as t h w regulations shall be observed by the Chickasaw Nation. Approved: E. A. HITYECOCK, G&ry of the Interim. D. H. JOHNSTON, Uouovernor Cnickoaaw Nation. WASHINGMDN., C., Aprit 11, 1901. Under the provisions of section 1 of the above agreement John D. Benedid, United States superintendent of schools in Indian Territory, was appointed by the Secretary of the Interior as a member of the board of examiners, and E. B. Hinshaw, of Kemp, Ind. T., and William 8. Bourland, of Ardrnore, were appointed as the other members. On July 25, 1901, John M. Simpson, supervisor for the Chickasaw Nation, resigned, and on September 23,1901, George Beck, of Wiscon-sin, was appointed to the vacant position. Owing to the unbusinesslike methods heretofore prevailing in the management of these schools by the tribal authorities, it is doubtful whether the accumulated coal and asphalt royalty of about $100,000 will be sufficient to liquidate their entire school indebtedness. In discussing the Chickasaw schools John D. Benedict, snperintend-ent of schools, in his annual report says: The Chickasaws deserve credit for their liberal appropriations for educational pnr-poses, but their annnal expenses are in excess of their ability to pay. Some of the school employees have been unable to get any money upon their warrants for the past two years without heavily discounting them. Not only are the children in the aead-emiei boarded and educated at the expenae of the nation, but for several yearn past the nation has undertaken to p.a y. the board of children who attend their nei-eh bor-hood whools. Llnder this amrlprnent many parents receive pay for boarding their own children a1 home. Their annuul exwnses ~llouldb e curwiled sndarranmments made so that the contractors who maintain their boarding schools and the teachers of the mtion may receive their pay more promptly. The enrollment, average attendance, etc., of the schools of the Chick-asaw Nation are given in the following table: |