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Show I REPORT OF THE COM.MISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 93 I terment. The following table shows for the past year the enrollment, average attendance, etc., of the schools of this nation: 1 Creek Nation.-The entire control of the schools in this nation has been under a superintendent of education appointed by the principal chief. This superintendent has appointed all superintendents and all teachers in the sixty-five neighborhood schools. He could remove at pleasure any superintendent or teacher. Although large sums of money have been spent, it is reported that not a dozen pupils could be found in any of these schools who could be classed as high-school students. The following table shows for the past year the enrollment, average attendance, eto., of the schools of this nation: Chickasaw Nation.-The legislature has appointed a superintendent of public instruction to control these schools. Boarding schools, however, are let by contract for a term of five years. This nation has on ita stat-ute books a law passed in recent years which provides that 511 citizens, school teachers who may wish to teach school in this nation, shall not be required to undergo an examination as to his or her qualifications as a teacher before being permitted to teach said schools. The follow-ing table shows for the past year the enrollment, average attendance, etc., of the schools of this nation: Rofanh ................................. I1 9 $9,600 10 Creek Orphan Home. ................... 60 52 8 &~hie.. ................................ Wetomka ............................... Coweta. ................................. Waalakru ................................ Tallahassee ............................. 10 100 50 60 80 Colored 0 han Home 35 Pecan ere% .......... :::::::::BO: ::::xi Nugaka ................................. ! 100 65 85 31 45 66 24 52 88 9 9 8 0 9 0 8 8 7,700 9.600 5,000 5,000 9,600 3,833 5,000 10.500 118 110 135 118 144 8 12 9 8 10 138 100 100 8 7 15 |