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Show number of children, possible enrollment, with excess of children over capacity, and vice versa: Tnnm No. 13.-Distribution qf children of nchool age, and the capacity of ~ohools,1 90e. I I 1 I 1 The Stateshaving the largest number of children in excess of the capacity of the schools therein are as follows: Arizona, 5,101; Nevada, 1,288; Michigan, 895; Washington, 666; California, 584. , The States where the capacity is greater than the children are Penn-sylvania; 1,020; Kansas, 628; Oregon, 553; South Dakota, 460; Colo-rado, 278. This is readily explained by the fact that large nonreser-vation schools are located there, which draw their pupils from other Statea and Territories. The capacity of Government schools is 22,518, and mission schools, 5,506, a total school capacity of 28,024, while the enrollment at a11 schools is 28,610, being an excess of 586 over the capacity. Attention was invited in the annual report of last yearto needs of the Indians of Arizona, and especially those on the San Carlos, White Mountain Apache, and Navaho reservations. These are wild Indians, living on reservations of vast extent and maintaining themselves by ): herding principally. Upon the Tongue River (Northern Cheyenne) Reservation, in Montana, there is no Government boarding school, and it is the only reservation of any size upon which the Government does not have a boarding school. The excess of children who oan not be accommodate~~isnch ools as now provided has been the subject of careful consideration. The best resulb of modern educational methods are shown in the children of Arimona .................. -1 40 189 Galifomis. ................. 11:431 Colorado .................. 996 ldaho .............................. . 1 396 Indian Territory 1:616 Iowa ...................... 385 KBnm .................... 1,211 M~ohigsn.. ................ 7 667 Minneota. .................................. 8:036 Montana .................. 10 076 Nebrasks 3'854 Nevada .................... 8:321 New Mexico .............. 8 480 North Camlim ............ 1'376 North Dakota ............. 8:276 Oklnhom...s. ................................. . 13 926 . Oregon 4:063 Pennaymanla ...................... south ~&kotB.. ........... 19 212 1 UWtsahs h.i.n.g..o.n... ........................... . 21116 9:827 Wiaeonsln ................. 10 726 Wyaminp. ................. -1:6-42 Total ................ 175,607 . ' 2 ,o 4 '2 g U rr .g a , , %gs 2 % -r 08 .,i.d * k o 2 0 State. 1 $2 ~2 -. 0.- -9 . ~ j f ------- & , -- -a"as" 2s a $ . g 4,. a 8 2 5 % . ir. _ o...az -"O , "d " .* g.a ' &=- eaa yaa8 W I |