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Show CONTRACT SCHOOLS. The following table shows the amount of money set apart by the Indian Office during eight years to va,rions individuals, churches, and other orgauizations engaged in the work of Indian edncation. TABLE 6.-An~ounf~ 8et aya1.t for sdous religio.8 bodies for I+tdian sduoslion for ern71 of thejisoal yeam 1886 to 1898, inclusive. Tom for / 1836. 1 1387. 1 1888. / 1880. 1 1890. ( 1391. / 1892. ( 1803. 1 R7ears, ---------- Roman ........ ........... ........ ...... ....... Kiddletuwn. Csl ................ Unitaribn ....................... Lntheran. Tittonberg, v i a ................................... Methodist ....................................... MTSL.. B. m g g ~ t t Miss Eoward ................................... Appropriation for in- ooln Institation ....... 33.400 33.400 33,400 33.400 Appr~frintionf~Emp ton nstrtote ......... ZO.Or0 ZO,D?0 20,040 20,010 ............. I 1 - ~ Romsn Catholic. ........@ ll8,343a 0 4 835r$2?1. 189!$347,6721$356, Rj?l$393,340!$394,756$360,536$2,366,416 Presbyterian .I 32,985 . 37:010: 36.5001 41.325 47.650: 44,350 11.310i 29,040 315 080 CoO e stlonsl .. 16 121 26 696' 26 0ZOl 29.310 28,450 27.271 20.146 25,73d 208:819 Idar~&&, .%:::::::I 5 4 1 4 0 7500: I ..............I. ................ 2 3 , m Alsaka Tramin8 Sohool. 4 175' 4 175'. ....................... 1 ........;....... 8.150 E Ei smpal ....................... 1.890' 3(690' 18 7~ 24 %16 29 910 23 220 4 880 1 0 7 , l l ~ Fr~mds.. .... :...... .... 1,980 27.8451 14:4601 23: 333 23: 383 21: 743 24: 7431 10: 020 150,537 Mennonite ...................... 3 340; 2,500 3,125 4,375 4,375 4,375 3,750 25,340 gi{dktuwn, Cal ............. 1 5 2 3 . ..... . ..I. :. .: i . 1.. .... 1. 1.523 5,4001 5,400 5,400 5,400 5,400i 5,400 33,750 I *Oiaoontinuad. t This contract WBB made last Tear with tho Board of HornsMissions of the Xetltndist Episaopnl Ghururh. As that organization didnot wish to rnlrlte any oontraots for the current &sod yeor tile cuu. tract was renewed w~ t hMr s. nnggctt,. . . When I entered npon my duties in the office I found this policy in active operation. From small beginnings it had in a short space of time grown to large proportions and was rapidly increasing. The policy seemed to me to be an unwise one, partly because it is using public funds for sectarian uses, which is certainly contrary to the spirit of the Uonstitution and directly opposed to theletter of many of the State constitutions. Much of the work attempted by contract or ohurch schools is distinctively missionary work, designed primarily to promote the interest of the particnlar church engaged in it. In many of them the chief aim of the inetructors is to propagate the particular form of faith held by the chprch responsible for the sel~oolw, hile the work of affording such a training as would prepare the pupils to &rn an independent livelihood is necessarily secondary and remote. None of these schools can be brought under the same sort of inspec-tion and control that is extended over the Government schools, and oon-sequently many things which the Indian Office regards as abuses or deficiencies can not be corrected. It is difficult to exercise any kind of supervision over such institutions without giving offense to those in charge of them. To avoid such friction it seems best to me that the work of ed~ca~tiothnr ough public funds should be confined entirely to the Governlnent schools, where it can be under the absolute cohtrol of the Indian Office. |
