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Show 10 REPORT OF THE COIIMIBSIONER OR INDIAN AFFAIRS. NON-IEESEBVATION GOVEIENazENT XE(EO0LS. The location, date of opening, capacity, number of employees, enroll-ment, and average attendance of the various boarding schools not situated upon Indian reservations are shown in detail in the following table: TABL5~.- Locatlon, awaga atta&%ce, capaoity, &a, of nonresmation training sohools dvring thefinon1 year ended June SO, 1896. Carlisle,Pa ..... ...- .............. NOT. 1 1RW Chem&wq Oreg ..................... Feb. 25: 1880 ChiIocco.O!d& ....................... Jan. 15 1884 Uenoa,Xebr ........................ Fsb. 20:1884 Aibuqoerque N.Mex ............... Ang.- I884 ~ 8 a k c l i h s t i i u t e . ~ & m n o e ,~~e~p .t ..1 :1884 (inmd Junction,CoIo ................ - ,1880 S~n'aEe. NXex.. .................. 006. -, 1890 FortMojsve. Aris ................... Oot. - 1890 Carson Nev.. ....................... ~ e o -. ' 1800 Pierre.k. ~ a ..k... .................. Feb. -: 1801 Phrenir. Ariz ....................... Sept- 1891 For t 1.awis.Oola .................... ~ a r-:.18 82 FortSb&w. Mont ..................... Dea. 27,1892 Ferris, Cal .......................... Jan. 0,1803 Pllmdreau. S.Dak. .................. I Mar. 7,1893 Pipestone, Minn ................... .I Feb. -. 1893 hlounr Pieasan$. Mioh .............. i Jan. 3.1888 Tomah.TVi~is. ....................... Jan. 19.1893 Remona,SsntnFB N.Mex ........... bJuiy11.1895 wi t t enbe~gw, i8.L .................. b a n u 1805 Greenville. CaJ ...................... bsepf:25;1805 I I I a1,500 with outing system. bPrevioolly s contract school. i There were in successful operation during the year 22 nonreservation boarding schools, an increase of three over the number given in the last annual report. This increase was brought about by leasing schools at Wittenberg, Wis., Greenville, Gal., and Santa F6, N. Nex. (Ramona). For various reasons the Ramona school has been discontinued and the pupils divided among other schools. The other two were leased from their omers, who had given up contracts with the Government, and were continued with practically the same corps of employees, doing as good work as formerly. Many of the nonreservation schools have been enlarged and more adequately fitted with modern imppovements for education. Great stress has been laid upon industrial training, and this branch of modern educative methods has been considerably developed. It is soarcely necessary to present arguments in its favor. Its advantages and the good results eonsequent have been amply and practically dem-onstrated in those communities where it has been introduced in the public schools and its incorporation into our Indian school system will undoubtedly result in equally beneficent effects. The best thought of the country has reached the oonolusion, amply fortified by practical experience, that while the very best instruotiou should be atlorded in the literary branches which are taught in, the common school system |
