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Show REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SCHOOLS. OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDEONBT I NDIASNC HOOLS, . Washington, D. C., October 20, 1901. SIR: The nineteenth annual report of the superintendent of Indian schools is herewith submitted, together with the proceedings of the department of Indian education at Detroit, Micb., held in connection with the National Ed~icationaAl ssociation; the congress of Indian educators, at Buffalo, N. Y., and the summer schools at Reams Can-yon, Ariz., Pine Ridge, S. Dak., and Pnyallnp Agency, Wash., and extracts from a number of papers presented at these gatherings. Only such matters as have come under my personal Obse~ation while in the field will be noted in this report, as the report of thehon-arable Commissioner will contain the statistical data relating to the Indian schools. During my three years' incumbency of the office of anperintendent of Indian schools, the greater part of each year has been spent in the field, ascertaining by personal observation the needs of the Indian, and the conditions, requirements, and defects of the Indian school service. During the past year I have traveled 24,493 miles by rail and 269 miles by team. In the three years I have traveled 65,900 miles--63,544 being by rail and 2,356 by team-inspecting schools (some of them several times), as follows: Arizona.-Phoenix, Pima Agency, Gila Croesing, Hackberry, Supai Canyon, Kingman, Fort Sofave. Ca2ifmia.-Perris. Colwado.-Fort Lewis, Grand Junction. Idako.-Fort Hall. Indian Territory.-Seneoa, a achoole at Viuib, male and female seminary at Tahlequah, 2 schools at Fort Ctihaou, 2 mission and a public schools and 1 college at Muskogee, in the Creek Nation. Iowa.-Sank and Fox. Kansas.-Haskell Institute. Michigan.-Mount Pleasant. Nebra;rka.-Genoa Nevada.-Carson. Few Mexico.-Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Nambe and Teauque. North Carolina.-Eastern Cherokee. Oklahoma.-Chilocco, Osage, Raw Subagency. Oi-egon.-Klamath Agency, Yaimx, Salem, Siletz, Warm Springs. Pansy1vania.-Carliale. Virginia.-Hampton Nomal and Agricnltnral Institute. Washington.-PuyAlup, St. Qeorge'a Miasion, Skokomiah, Chehalis, Nesh Bay. Talalip, Port Madison. Wiseonsin.-Oneida. Wf,omi?~g.-Wind River, St. Stephen's Miasion, Shoshoni Mission, St. Xsvier'a Mission. SYNOPSIS OF REPORTS OW GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS VISITED. Phoenix, Ariz.-Phoenix is one of the largest, best-equipped, and best-managed schools in. the service. A number of large buildings have lately been erected, and all arc in good oondihion and well oared 412 |