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Show 92 REPORT OF TEE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. must hereafter naturally follow, is unheard of in their scho~ls. It is unquestionable that the breakingnp of Indian Territory and its resolu-tion into the condition of the remainder of the country is only a matter of time, aud then these boys and girls must receive a proportion of the public domain for their separate use. The course of study pursued at the various schools is in the line of training for a collegiate course look-ing to a professional life. Girls, instead of being taught the dome~ti~ arts, are given a course of Latin and mathematics, while such simljle arts as sewing, cooking, and other branches of domestic economy are studiously neglected. The dignity of work receives no attention at their hands. Although each of their boarding schools has a farm sur-rounding it, no attention is paid to teaching the boys to become better farmers or stock raisers, either with an educative value or as a matter of reducing expenses at the school. In other words, at the present time these schools are not in line with the best thought so far as educational matters are concerned. The laws, customs, and statistics relating to the who01 system in each of the several nations are briefly as follows: Cherokee Nation.-The schools in this nation have been under control of a board of education, consisting of three members, all of whom are appointed by the principal chief, which board appoints all teachers, fixes their salaries, aud has general supervision over all schools in the nation. There are four boarding schools, as follows: National Male Seminary, Natioual Female Seminary, National Orphan Asylum, and Colored High School. The Male Seminary is probably the oldest school building in the Territory, and has accommodations for 175 pupils. The following table shows for the past year the enrollment, average attend-ance, etc., of the schools of this nation: Chootaw Nation.-The control of the schools in this nation has been nuder a board of education, consisting of five members, the principal chief, a superintendent of education, and three district trustees. The entire control and management of the schools in this nation have been surrendered to the Government and the principal chief, who is a pro-gressive Indian, interested in the welfare of his people, seems pleased at his release from responsibility. The three trustees, who have been w h controlling one.third of the schools, are intelligent Indians, and loyally supporting the efforts of the General Qovernment for their bet- Male Sominary .......................... Female Seminary ....................... Orphan Home.. ......................... Colored High School ...................- Total ............................. 90 125 129 25 18 105 110 20 368 313 9 48,625 155 9 0 0 9 50 P----- $11,825 18.5W l5.000 3,500 5149 178 138 175 13 15 15 -7 |
