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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. CLXIX pose. If it is not practicable l~ have each cllild plant a tree, eacl~ class may ho in-terested in one or more trees. You will advise t,his office what day has been selected as Arbor Dnr, and nfter the day has passed yon will report to this office how it was celebrated, inclosing a. pro- -sr omme of the exercises and e i r i l r a s~~aouha gestiona a s may occur to yon in regnrrl to the futnre observaoee of such oeciaions. Interest may be added to these ooessians by giving names to the trees planted. When enoh child plants a tree i t may be known sa be longi~gt o hilu. \Vhcu trees are planter1 by classes they may be known by the name and year of the claes. and x.w .h..o n.. n.n..l a. .n. f.e. w 1..7 .0e .s a re nlanted thev mav be eiven the names of the Indinus n-horn ~~~ ~ " " .. t1.v c ibildic~l wattld Iw gr:s;iticci;ht>n to hunvr. Aftvr the trees an, plnntecl the claildron mast be reqsircd to mn. for tllem ind ill-atr! wtr.l :,* !.,I. =llrou~or ~i~~- c ; I l~oof dtrar n cultor". and it mn,r be 1113dn the tlllts Of Rolne 011s to see that the trees are not neglected, bdt that they are watered, protehted from injorg by persous or saimds, mulohed,wmpped, fastened to supports, etc., as the 1oc:rt.ion and oiroumstanees mav demand. LETTXR TO STATE SUPEErNTENDENTS OP PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN REGARD TO ADMITTING INDIAN YOUTH IXTO TEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND REPLIES THERETO. OmIoa OP INDIAANBP AIRS, Tashington, D. C., Attgtrst 15, 1890. Eon. Sr&perintmdent of Puclic Ittstruotion of $710 State of -: SIR: It is the prime PII~POSB of the present administration of Indian Affairs to bring the Indian schools into ralstion with the public sohoola of the sevoral States and Territories in which Indian re~nrvetions are located as rapidly a8 practicable. To this end I sm modeling the ~chool su nder my supervision sfler the public echools na Car ss possible. Jo 10~091a Cthn Stntes and Territorira whore there are Indiana, autue of tlwm or0 lomte~nl mnng tbowl~i lea utrlrra, nod wl.itu s n r t l~~mu n t n g c~~r(s.r~ro~ulnI tyl 1111. rmnr- ~atiotor. I denm i t extrelo,elv desirable Illat ~11t~mvcp.rru etidal>la the cl>ildrvnu f Iudienaresidingon resersstidns or among the whites heiidncad to attend the public ~.L""l9. 'Th+ will l e m tho ways of eirilirntinn atld acquire tllc 1angu:~gbz nucll mom rup-idly if arsaeirtteJ with \vl~iter 1,~ldn.ni l r the pnl,l~ca clluularlbnn in 3°F OLIIPP WR?.. 'I.1.t.w lndi>~np9i ty 110 1Bhe8, 111tdi n inall) irlbrrnconrr, '5itllc.r too puur or loo iadif-for<, nrt o p1itl.e rh,,ir cl>ildn:~ail l rcllool. DI:LI~$r ;cboul c1~stri~~t~;rcljt;ot~ 1~ncdni.ttn rca-ervutiotoa or cnnrrining Ittdinnnllot~vdl nnda nn. prevented t ' r ~ ~inoa~in rnntng e1.1!on1R Lr rllo i,rerenet.of rhe 1ndi.ma \vho do nor cc,~ltrilmto in any wsy toward rhe bn8~1)ol.t |
