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Show REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN 80HOOL8. 415 work is well done, and practical instruction is given along ir~dustrial lines, including farming and irrigation. Nambe and Tmquepneblos, li. Me%-Two good day schools are located at these two pueblos, which are 18 miles from Santa Fe, N. Mex. Eastern Cherokee, North Carolina.-This school is well filled with bright children, but there is a lack of facilities for the teaching of industrial work, especially the trades. If a factory for the manufacture of wooden articles could be established here. much eood would result. as ~~~ ~~ ~ . rhc, count ry Ilns a" ebuudance of water aui niate6il. Enco~lragome~~t ~l io~i Il)do ~i \ . e nto the milking id native pottery and tht. uwaving of \\,illowl >;~sk~bt..T he urdnofartll~orf cane-seated chairs voulal also hu made a-source of profit. Chilocco, 0kla.-Chilocco has a capaoity for about 400 children. The =n nnx ils receive instruction in both literarv and industrial work. The sckiool farm, consisting of 8,640 acres, isi*he largest and most valua-ble tract of laud in the servic6. This could easily be made the great-est agricultural school in the service, as the climate is favorable to the raising of cereals and all kinds of fruits and vegetables. Kaw Subagency, Okla-About fifty pupils are. attending this school. The buildings, though old, are kept in good condition. All the employees a& giving practical instruction in the branches assigned to them. Osage Agency, 0kla.-The buildings are in good condition. The gar-den managed by the boys is progressing finely, and thevarious depart-ments of the school are doing satisfactory work. Salem, Oregoreg-Thiiss one of the largest and best equipped schools in the West. The course of study outlines advanced work in all that pertains to general knowledge sufficient to prepare pupils for the everyday walks of life. Wagon making, blacksmithing, painting, harness making, shoemaking, carpentry, engineering, gardemng, stock raising, and farming are taught in a practical manner. Uue of the finest hospitals in the service is located here. Siletz, Oreg-The Siletz school is situated 9 miles from the railroad. The Iudianli on this reservation are quite advanced in civilization, most of them being s e l f - su~~or t iannpd taking an interest in the edu- A - cation of their cgildren. parmiGg and gaidening are extensively carried on, as the soil is productive. Facilities for teaching the trades are very limited. glamath Agency, 0reg.-This agency, 85 miles from the railroad, oon-tains two schools, the Klamath school being at the agency and the Yainax 40 miles distant. Both are doing good work. Carlisle. Pa.-This is the lareest Indian school in the United States. the r:nn~llinr~b~ritn g over 1,0000. ~xcellelrtt rainiug i* giver1 in 111; lirernrj. and industrial bmuche~. The scliool is adniirably cq~~ipped, n ~ tdht. literarv and i ~ i d ~ ~ t rtlieanla rrmeuts arc oresided over bv a competellr curlkof teac11t.r.i. Vsrf;l trades are talight the hop, while the girls nrr trained iu the tluties of houri.keeping. I'ractictrl iustruc-tion is also ol~tainedt hrough the c~~lrinsygs tenl, which had its origin with Col~rl~Ir'lr att. Ky this xysteiu the yrudents are employed iu good white families during a portion of the year. I ~oRpe ratio11 has hcen ao ~urcolisful that a nnnlber of other schools have introduced it,. The management of the school is excellent. Hampton Institute, Virginia-Hampton is an admirable school in everv resoect and offers solendid o~wr r tuni t iwfo r eivine aractical inst,&ctio'n in industrial and literary work. The keygo& of the institution is "learning by doing." Agrioultu~e, dairying, and the |
