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Show REPORT OR THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 17 era1 line of policy is pursued as at the nonreservation schools. Fre-quently located far from the centersof civilization, conditions are dif-ferent, and their conduct must be varied to suit their own special environment. Many were formerly mission schools and army posts, unsuited to Indian school purposes, but by constant modification are being brought into general harmony with the system. Elabolnte lit-erary or industrial training is not attempted, but the work accom-plished is far-reaching in its results. They stand as object lessons among the homes of the Indians and present them with ideals for emulation. The parent can visit the child, and while it is not always considered for the best interests of the child, it may visit its home and friends during vacation. Wherever possible the agency shops are coordinated with school training, and while learning to shoe a horse the education is turned to the practical benefit of the old Indian. These schools do not exceed and only rarely come up to 200 capacity. In the small school more individuality of treatment can be given the child and its traits more closely studied than in large schools. For reservation schools it is believed the capacity should ran'ge from 100 to 150, and it is preferable to build other schools rather than to exceed these limits. There were established during the year boarding schools on the Colville Reservation, Wash.; Tort Berthold Reservation, N. Dak., and Vermillion Lake Reservation, Minn. The following day schools were discontinued and converted into small boarding schools: Blue Canon, Hopi (Moqui) Reservation, Ariz., and Little Water, on the Navaho Reservation, N. Mex. The following table will give brief statistics concerning the Govern-ment reservation boarding schools: TABLE6. -Locolion, date of qening, capacity, arollment, and average atlendaneeqf Gov-ernmw reamatton boardzng schools durzngfiscd year ended June SO, 1900. MzOn8: Colorado River ...................................... Mar. Keams Cenyon ...................................... - Blue Canyon. ........................................ lJuly Namha .............................................. Dec. Little Water ......................................... lJuly Pima ................................................. Sept. san Carlos ................................................................................... oet. ...-. Feb. ~t Yum& ........................................... Apr. -, 1884 OPS. Valley ........................................ Jan. 2l 1893 v e y . . .......................................... 1 8 1 B 1 -a"..-. .......... Quapaw .............................................. Sept. - 1872 Seneoa,Shawnea, and ~ y a n d o.t. ................... June -j187z Iowa: Sank andPox.. ...................................... Oet. -. 1898 1 FTeviously a day sehwl. 6266-2 |