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Show immediate and direct control was vested by the Curtis law in the Sec-retary of the Interior. There are 5 academies and about 160 day or neighborhood schools successfully operated. The academies or boarding schoole are con-ducted by contract, the superintendentsfurnishing the food, clothing, text-books, and all things necessary for the maintenance of the school, except employees. The supervisor for thik nation says: Manual labor 6as been one of the prominent features. The bop are taught the we of tools, and seem to take quite an interest in makingvarious articles. The girls are taught how to cook anddo general housework, besides given practical instructions in sewing and fancy needlework. This is an innovation in the curriculum of schools when under con-trol of tribal authorities. Most of the neighborhood schools opened September 1, 1900, and were in session nine months. The following table shows the enrollment, average attendance, etc., of these schools for the year: TABLB 12.-Enrollment, merage aliendance, ete., qf schools in C h o w Nation, Indian Terrilory. 1 Mo,"Ith8 1 Annual Aversge Number &. 1 cost per / ance. of em- sohmls. pupll. ployees. Jmes Academy .......................... 142 101 9 514 755.75 5146.10 IS nlshkahoma Aendemy .................. 129 99 9 1d351.88 144.97 . 13 ArmstrongAeademy ..................... 97 E7 9 12,263.97 140.85 9 ~ h e e l o c kA c~dem ..................... 108 92 9 11,M18.26 126.18 8 AmhaBaptist Aca emy ................. 55 61 9 5,SW.W 1W.M .......... Total ............................... 625 450 .......... 63 469.34 136.98 43 16lneighborhood schmls. ............... 2,879 1,924 .......... 54:391.W2 1". 87 169 47 nei~hborhood~ chw181... ............. 305 MI .......... 3.147.70 16.66 47 IChoetaws who attended public and private sehoola in the Chick-w Nation and whose tuition was paid st therate of 12 per month for esoh pupil. On July 5,1901, the inspector for Indian Territory forwarded cer-tain correspondence relating to the control of schools in the Choctaw Nation, in response to papers.submittecl by the Department on May 21. Superintendent Beneclict on June 29 reported the result of a conference between himself and the principal chief of the Choctaw Nation, recommending ceitain modifications of existing school regula- - tions so far as they pertain to this nation, and providing for the appointment of a representative of the nation to act with the United States supervisor of schools in all school matters. In view of the statement made by the superintendent of schools in Indian Territory that some dissatisfaction has been manifested by some members of the tribe concerning the conduct of the schools hy the United States Gov- |