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Show REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 5 The following is a table of school appropriations for a series of years: T A ~ 4E.-A nnual appropl.intiors made b y the Gocernmw~ts inoe thefiscal yeav 1877 for the su~p o rot f Indinn schools. It could not reasonably be expected that a,ppropriations for Indian schools would corltinue to increase indefinitely; and to-maintain a school plant of Course does not cost so much as to establish it. But the Indian school plaut is not yet fully established. There are gaps and omissions in all directions. For insta~lcea, t several agencies the school accommodations of all kinds are 60 per oent, or less than that, of the school population, as follows: Per oent. Colorado Riper. Arie.. ......................................... 50 Tongns River. Mont ........................................... 50 Uintah and Ours)., Utsh ....................................... 47 Eastern Cherokees, N. C ....................................... 44 Western Shoshone, Xev ....................................... 41 Nevede, Nev ................................................... 41 Moquis, Ariz .................................................. 30 Pima. and Papago, Aris.. ..................................... 30 8an Carlos, driz .............................................. 25 Navajoea, Arie ................................................ 04 Jicarilla, N. Me= ............................................... 0 Southern Ute, Colo ........................................... 0 Many other tribes have but little over 50 per cent of their children provided for. A series of five institutes for workers in Indian schools has been held during the past sumuler at Chilocco, Okla. ; Santa FA, N. Mex. ; Salem, Oreg.; Helena, Mont.; and St. Panl, Minn. They continued for one week each, and were arranged and conducted by the superintendent of Indian schools, assisted by school snperintendentu and employes in the field, and others. Details as to these institutes, which proved to be of great interest and value, will be found in the report of the superin-tendent of Indian schools: on page 360. Many other subjects of interest and importance connected with the Indian school service, plans for its advancement in the future, with |