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Show : 7 60 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. \ gress has recently authorized the erection of thirty day schools for the ' Sioux at a cost of $1,000 each. . A residence for the teacher adjoining each aaY school, with provision for a midday meal for the pupils and for a simple form of industrial training, mill equip these institutions for excellent work. , New day schools needed.-I am of opinion that the time has now come for the multiplication of day schools, and during the next gear I think s oonsiderable number of new schools should be estab:ished and special efforts made to bring into them the younger children. Wheneverprac-ticable, kindergarten methods should be adopted and everything possi-ble done, not only to supplement the work of the home, as is done in white communities, but to take the place of systematic home instruc- . tion where it does not exisc, as is generally the case' among the Indians. EXPENSE OF BOAIlDING SCHOOL BUILDINGS. , . . One of themost embarrassing things connected with the establish-ment of Indian boarding schools ea well as day schools has been the limitation placed by Congress upon the cost'of buildings. Formerly this was fixed at $10,000, including furnishing. This limit was raised in 1890 to $12,000, excliisive of furnishing, but it is still so low as to make it absolutely impossible to do what ought to be done. The first and absolutely essential condition for est+blishing an Indian school is the plant, consisting of ground and the necessary buildings. Fortunatelgin mostcases all the land necessary for schools on reserva-tions is readily obtainable withont expense to the Qovernmeut. Every-thing, however, needed in the way of buildings in most instances has to be created. As this is a vital matter I have prepared a statement showing the ' outlay for establishing a new school. In order that there may be a, ': standard of comparison I will assume that the oBce undertakes to es-tablish on some reservation remote from civilization a boarding school , for100 pupils of both sexes. To afford the needed accommodations and . facilities for pupils and employ6s the following are absolutely essential: Sqnm feet. Dormitory for 50 bo.vs (4.5 sa.aare feet esah) .................... 2,250 Dormitory for 54 girls (45 square feet ewh, .................... 7,230 Dining-rooru for 100 p.u .pi ls (12 ayuare feet anch) ................ 1,200 .................... . . Kitchan,psntry,snd dish closet (10 bg 30). 600 Sitting and reading room for boys (30 by 25) .....:............ 500 Sitting and reading room far girls (20 by '25) .................. 500 'Sewing room (16 by PO) ....................................... 320 Five store rooms for bed linen, olathing, school books, and food sopplies (10by 10 each) ...................................... 500 Lanntlry (basement, 20 by 20) ................................. 600 EmployBs' quarters: Mesa kitohen (12 by 12), mess dining room (16 by 20), superintendent's offioe (15 by lG), witting room (15 by 16), bed room (15 by 16), matron's mom (15 by lG), indus-trial teaoher (12 by IS), three teachera (3rooms each, 12 by 12), . , cook (12 by 12), lanndress (12 by 12), seamstress (1'2 by 12), reoeption room (15 by 18) other employ68 (2 roams, 10by 12).. 2,978 |
