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Show 134 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONEE OR INDIAN AFFAIRS. The following table gives the enrollment, average attendance, etc., at the Creek schools for the past year: TABLE14 .-Enro~~menl, swage attendance, etc., of 8chools in the Creek Ndwn,I ndian Terrilory. In the treaty above referred to only &acres of laud are reserved to each boarding school. As Superintendent Benedict states- After deducting yards, Iota, and orchards, hut little landis left for ~ultivatiou. Each of these schools should have a good large farm, which, if properly managed, u.ould knish nearly all the provisions needed for the maintenance of the schools. It was therefore unfortunate that a larger acreage was not reserved for such purposes. Cherokee Nation.-Under the general supervision of the United States supervisor of schools, the schools of the nation are conducted under tribal laws and by the tribal authorities. The nation school board consists of three members, who serve for three years, but the term of one member annually expires, the vacancy being filled by the council. These o5cials are all bonded and administer the affairs of the schools. As stated by Supervisor Cappock- They determine the qualifications of teachers, appint the eame, revoke appoint-menta for cause, establish and discontinue schools according to law, appoint local directon for primary schools, issue requisitions for warrants for teachers' pay, organ-iee the high schools and supervise the same, settle quarterly with the stewards on the financial conduct of the same, issue requisitions for their warrants, and report snnudly in detail to the council alltheir financial transactions. All school warrants, however, are registered and indorsed by tho United States supervisor before payments are made thereon. The United States supervisor and the Cherokee board of education examine all teachers and other school employees, whose assignment to positions IS subject also to his approval. The special gains of the year are said to be an increased attendance and reduction of cost of maintenance at the high schools, better discipline, more e5cient teachers, and the elimination of much of the 'L baleful influence of politics, favoritism, |