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Show 1 I REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AXFAIRS. 129 which appointment has been approved by the honorable the Secretary of the Interior. Chichsaw Nation.-Although the children of this tribe were inter-ested in the royalties arising from coal and asphalt within the limits of the nation, yet the authorities of this nation have heretofore steadily denied the right of the Secretary of the Interior to control their schools. In view of the reports made upon their conduct under tribal control, the Department firmly refused to permit the use of these roy-alties, uoIess the schools were placed under the management of the Government officials as in the case of the Chickasaw Nation. These revenues were not alone sufficient to maintain a system of schools, and therefore have not been expended. On the other hand, out of their own' revenues the Chickasaw Nation has attempted to maintain their own system, but with the results which have finally appealed successfnlly to their authorities, bringing forth concessions which should give their nation good schools, well managed, and economically administered. The betterment of these schools was thesubject of considerable cor-respondence and conference, until finally an agreement was effected in this city on April 11, 1901, between the Secretary of the Interior and the principal chief of the. Chickasaw Nation. This agreement is aa follows: As applicable to the disbursement of the Chickasaw coal and asphaltum royalty fund for educational purposes in that nztion, the following regulations are herehy approved by the Secretary of the Interior and the Chickasaw Nation by its gov-ernor: 1. That a board of examiners, one of whom shall be deaignated by the Secretary of the Interior, shall be appointed by the duly constituted authority or authorities of the Chickmaw Nation, among whose duties shall be that of examining applicants to teachschool in said nation, with a view to ascertaining their qualificationsin every I respect for the performance of that duty. I 2. That after the close of the present scholastic year, to wit, June 30, 1901, no person shall be eligible to teach in the schools of the Chickasaw Nation who has not ~ been examined by such board of examiners and received a certificate from such board as to his mental, moral, and other qualifications to teach, which certificate shall expire one year from the date thereof. 3. That no act of mid board shall be effective for any purpose unless concurred in by each and erery member thereof. 4. That said board of examinem shall have authority and it shall be their duty to revoke and cancel the certificate of any teacher who may by said board be found guilty of any act of immorality or any conduct which, in the judgment of said board, renders such *her an unfit person to have charge of a school or to be associated therewith as a teacher, and it shall be the duty of said board to take jurisdiction of any complaint in that behalf which may be made in writing against such teacher. And the decison of mid board Eelative thereto shall forthwith be reported to the bard of education of said Ohickassw Nation for appropriate action. 5. The school o5eials appointed by the Secretary of the Interior for the Indian Territory shall at all times have access to the schools of the Chickasaw Nation for 8593-01-9 |
