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Show 38 REPORT OF THE 0 0 ~ 8 8 I O N E R OF INDIAN AFFAEB. citizens, and the children are wunted in the scholastic population, it is but simple justice that these children should have the same privileges as the whites. The great benefit accruing principally from placing Indian youth in white schools, comes from those places where preju-dice does not exist, and where only a small number of Indians are enrolled with an overwhelming number of whites. Contracts have been requested at places where the enrollment or number of Indians asked for greatly exceeds the white wntingent. Such schools are held to be practically Indian schools, and the very purpose of coeducation in white schools is defeated. There is also great difficulty in maintaining an average attendance upon these schools commensurate with the enrollment. This is illustrated in the following table: < TABLEN- o. 8.-Numbev of dirtrict public schools, showing number of Imvpila mntraeted for, m~ollmenla, nd average altendancefiom 1891 to 1909. Tasm No. 9.-PubZic schools at which Indian pfi were laced vmder conhact with the Iladian Bu~eaud uring f i cd year ended d w 3 0, 1909. Number Yesr. of ~ ~ ~ O O I B . 16 21 98 6 98 31 36 22 19 16 The places where contracts were awarded during the year are shown in this table: Contract number of pupils. 91 212 268 7h9 487 558 584 340 869 176 121 110 Enmll. 7 190 nz W4 Sl9 413 316 314 526 24G 267 189 Average attend-ance. ---- 4 la3 1% 101 192 294 196 177 167 118 131 gS Ratio of t,,E,,l ny t, -enmll. ment. PTr Cent. 57+ M - ss + M - @+ I n + 62 - 57 - 51 + 48 61 - 52 - |
