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Show ~ 1'38 REPORT OF THE OOM~SSIONER OF INDIAN AFFBIBS. The following table shows the public schools of the Territory: T a s ~ ~1%c- Table of public 8chook in. Indian Ternitmy, lomiion, en~ollmento f whites, Indians, and nepoea, and awmye attendance. SOhW1. Rush Springs .................................. M.triett~.. ............................................ Ardmore .......................................... Ckickmhs ............................................ M!%rlow.. ...................................... Paul& Valley ......................................... Pllreell ........................................ Com~noh.e. ........................................ Claremore ............................................ Nowata ............................................... South McAlenter ...................................... Tulsa ................................................. Eufnula ........................................ Cheeotah ............................................. Wegoner .............................................. wy~meww.d. ..................................... Muldmw ........................................ McAleter ............................................ Vinifn ................................................ Total ........................................ Enrollmcut. Total 1 RYeIBge Private schools.-The smaller towns of the Territory usually have private schools for the whites during a portion of each year. Super-intendent Benedict calls attention to the fact that "it often happens that incompetent teachers, those who have failed in examinat~ons0 1. have been unable to secure positions, drift into these towns and 'keep' school as long as the people will allow them to remain," but their terms are usually short. The principal schools of this class, at which there is coeducation of the races, are shown in this table: TABLE19 .-Enrollment and a8aag.e attendance at piuivate schools in Indian Tmitnry. 99 191 921 373 234 246 427 .......... 166. 153 362 294 113 144 .......... .......... 1Ml 1'22 525 4,302 Whites. 192 241 964 653. 458 351 499 261 322 164 666 250 146 235 324 400 170 254 219 6,789 Kame of school. - CTehdedmo Hbliigoh Sehaol ............................................. Soh001 .............................................. West~ilieS chool .................................................................................... El Meta Christian College ...................................... Pryor Creek Academy. ......................................... Total ...................................................... Indians. 9 19 20 1 6 22 .......... 79 17 51 21 31 .......... n 30 26 2 533 Scholastic population.--The scholastic population of the Five Civi-lized Tribes is reported by the superintendent of schools as about 156,416 between the ages of 5 and 20 years, divided as follows: Whites, 119,144; Indians, 22,390; negroes, 14,888. Eurollment. Tot&I Negroes. .................... 214 58 .............................. 85 .................... 15 16 158 39 60 .......... 61 70 .................... ---106 -- 886 average Total. 1 61 . 60 123 98 178 ea 1 5 289 Whites. 89 72 95 140 396 Total. 201 260 1,198 717 464 a61 MB 251 337 269 341 340 2?7 266 385 493 2W 310 552 8,258 Indians. 53 ......... -I- 28 38 119 |