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Show REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SCHOOLS. WASHINWOND, . O.,'Octol~e1r0 ,1894. SIR: I have the honor herewith to transmit my first. annual report. I took charge of the office of Superintendent of Indian Schools January 17, 1894. The honorable Secretary of the Interior formulated my duties as follows: It shall be the duty of the Superintendent of Indian Sohools to administer the oduostionsl work of Indian aohoola; to orgsnize the Government sohoola for Indian youth to examine, select, and assign to duty superintendents, teachers, matrons, and otber employes in the school service; to prepare ooursea of study and circulars of instruction concerning the educational mmsgement of the schools and methods of work; to examine and select text-books and other school appliances; to devise a system of reports from agents, superintendents, teachers, and mstrons concernin the oondnot andpro re88 of the schools; to visit and iuspeat, in person or througg someditod agents, afl sohoola in which Indians me taught, in whole or in part, from spnropriationa from the U. 9. Treasury, and to report to the Commissioner of Indian Affaira ooneerning their condition, defects, and requirements, and to per-form such other duties'as may be inrposed upon him by the Commissioner of Indian Affair% sobject to the approval of the Seoretary of the Interior. For several years the work of the Superintendent of Indian Schools had been almost exclusively that of a cliief school inspector. The addi-tional duties imposed upon me by the Secretary rendered it necessary at the outset to revise the rules of the Indian school service in such a way as to bring me into closer contact with the officials who immedi-ately direct the work of the schools and to enable me to control more directlv the various educational forces that enter into the work. This revisic;~ was aeroluplished wirhont irnpniring the spirit uf tlic j~revious set ut'rules, aud ~ v i t h od~i~sttu rbing the existing or~ariiz:~tiouA. t the same time' the revision 0~e n e dth e way for such modifications and extensions of organizationLas might in "due time appear advisable or necessary. Later on I applied myself to a careful study of the various factors and influences that enter into the work of Indian education. For this purpose I availed myself of the statements laid down in the reports of my predecessors; of accounts given by other earnest laborers iu the field; of the hopes and 8trnggles of the Indian Rights Association and other philanthropic organizations interested in this humane task, as well as of opportunities afforded me by direct observation during a short tnur of inspectiou. The limited time at my disposal, and the great number of matters to be considered, will account for the fact that I shall have no specific reports to make concerning particular schools. On the other hand, I have been enabled to decide upon a definite plan of operation toward a distinct aim. :do |