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Show . REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SCHOOLS. 431 1 haw the honor to rppon that since the beginning of the pwacmt 6wal year I have n~adcutticiali nspertion of tl~efollowinpnawedp ,.ho~l.+a,n d jobrnittml tlrtililed reports to the Olfrre of in\, okr\,ations at each nlact., namclv: (Juilrntc Scbool. W-dl.; Grand Jur~ctionC. ulo.; Ilaskrll, h a . ; Ki<kap&, K H I ~F;ir t I.rwis, ~01u.i San Jnan Kavilho, S. hlcr.; Soutlbrrn Uk, Colo.; Scger (!oli,ny, Okla.; H4-1ncoon, Okla.: Cantontncllt. Okln.: Fort Sill. Okla.: Rainv Mountnil.~. O. kln.: Sl~nrneeO. klu z .~~~~ and ~iveraideO, kla.; besides being& dr i ly id; chargeof Neah Bay, Wash., super-intendency to July 20, Sac and Fox, ~ k E h oms ,O ctober 9 to November 12, and Fort Lapwai, Idaho, from April 1 to date. A beginning has heen made on a new school for the Nawho Indians at Sau Juan River, New Mexico, and it is expeeted that the Fort Lewis school will he ahle to accommodate a large number of Navaho ehildren, hut even with these schools filled there will he manychildren on the reservation without school accommodations. Sinm the destruction of the Shawnee school by fire last January the pupils have been housed in temprary quartera. The school has an excellent site and a good farm in the midst of a thrifty community, and should he rebuilt as soon as posalhle. At the other laces visited accommodations have been provided for about all the scholastic popnition available. With one or two exceptions, the actual work of the schools was found to he pro-gressivs and the employees faithfuland efficient, with few exceptions. The influence of returned students is becoming more apparent each, year as their numhem inerease. Generally, they are educating their children andu ng others to do so. Fn? Lewis School, Colo?ado.-This school is locate%abo~~5t miles south of Hesperus, a station on the Rio Grande Southern Railway, and in the La PlataValley, at an ele-vation of about 7,800 feet. The country about theschool is arid, makin tt necessary to depend entirely upon irrigation to produce crops. Some of the hui?dings are in fairly good condition; others will reqmre considerable repairing. The sewer system is in good condition and adequate. The attendance at the time of my visit was 160. The school has 6,360 acres of land, partly under fence. The crops raised last year were: Forty acres of oats, producing 1,516 bushels; and 17 acres of garden, produc ing a. fair crop of potatoes and small vegetables. The school stock is in good condi-tion and consists df 13 homes, 100 head of cattle, and 11 hogs. The boys' clothing and shoes are repaired in the tailor and shoe shops in c h k ~ e of young Indian employees well quahfied for their positions. The supehtendeut seems to he a man well qualified to build up the school, and he is working ener-getically with that end in view. Seger Colony School, Oklahoma.-With few exceptions, the Indians at Seger Colony are self-snpportint The principal products are corn, oats, and hay. Fair quantities of vegetah es can e produced. The school is located in a grove of native trees on Cobh Creek, 15 miles southeast of Weatherford, Okla., and possesses an abundance of good farming and grazin land. The huildinqaregenerally in good repair. The water is pumped from a we71 30 feet deep into a tank on a stone tower 50 feet high. The sewer is in good condition. An acetylene-gas plant is being installed for light-ing all the buildings. TheIarming operationsand stoek rakinga-8 of this school. Theyraised last year 1,000 hushelsof wheat, 700 hnshelsof oats, 1,400 bushels of corn, 150 bushels of rye, and about 300 tons of hay. The general tone of the school is elevating and the relationship between employees and pupils excellent. Red Moon School, Oklahoma.-This school is located 20 miles north of Elk City, Okla., the nearest railroad and shi ping point. Forty-two pupils were in school at the time of my visit. I have no dverae criticism to offer concerning the class-room work. The domestiu affairs are very well man d. The buildings are clean, and the pupils are supplied with proper food and alxing. The school has 1,280 acres of land-about 300 excellent soil and the remainder good grazing land. Superintendent Blisb appears to be doing good work. The moral atmosphere of the school ia excellent. FSWRT OF SUPERYLSOR M. F. HOLLAND. LhnaOilla Sehwl, Orepqn.T-Tbe general tone of the school was found to be poor, caused principally by nctron between employees. The industrial work was at a very low ebb, the litera being a little better. The buildings are good and ample, the only additionxone needed being a dairy and meat house and an addi-tion to the laundry. A mission school on this reservation was found to he doing good work. |