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Show Choctaw Nation.-The schools of this nation are supported from roy-alties on coal, which are ample for all purposes. There are 4 acade-mies, in which 483 Choctaw pupils are enrolled. Ten amall boarding schools are maintained, in which 447 Choctaw children are educated and supported. In addition 3,068 Choctaw children are enrolled in 175 day schools. This nation takes great interest in the education of its children, but, as usual with Indians, many parents fail to see the necessity for continuous attendance at the school during the term. Calvin Ballard is the Uhited States supervisor and Eli Mitchell rep-resents the Choctaw Nation. In his report Supervisor Ballard says: I desire to express my gratitude to Mr. Mitchell, the Choctaw representative, who has so ably and harmoniously worked with me in the management of the schools. The educational interests of the Choctaw Nation are greater than they have ever been, and the prospects for next year's work are very flattering. The following table gives the enrollment, etc., of these schools for the past year: T~n~~.l'i.-ijWi8tiacs to Choctaw schoola. - Choctaw schools. I I I I Chickasaw Nation.-While the reports of scLool maaers fr:m the other nations indicate a flattering condition of affairs an inharmonious note is struck with these Indians. In discussing the Chickasaw Nation, Superintendent Benedict sums up the situation very tersely as follows: The Ohickwws are still allowed to control their own expenditures for school purpoeea, and their school finances are in a deplorable condition. Their council makes no appropriation for school purposea at the beginning of each year, but per-mits their achool authorities to continue incumng indebtedness, regardless of their ability to pay. Nearly all of their boarding schools are conducted uponthe contract plan, the contractors agreeing to furnish board and teachers at a stipulated price per month for each child in attendance. Some of the contractors boastingly assert that they are to receive the full amount provided for by their contrads, whether few or many children attend their schools. Another extmvagant feature of their school nlanagement is apparent in their - attempt to pay the board of all the children enrolledin the day ~choolos f thenation. In many instances parents are allowed from $10 to $12 per month per child, for hoarding their own children. Notwithstanding the fact that their share of the accumulated coal myaltiies ha6 been paid out upon their school indebtedness, yet their outstanding unpajd school . warrants now amount to cousidembly more than 8100,WO. While whole families are maintained out of the allowance made for hoarding their children, yet the -- -- Armstrong Yale Orphan Academy ........ Wheel& Female Orphan Aeademy ..... ; Tushke.hom& Fe.m..a.l.e. .A..e.a..d.e.m...y. .................... .. ~ones~cademy AtOksAc&demy.. .......................... 9 ernall bosrding schools. .................. 151 day sehools ............................. Tuition Choetl~w pupil8 m Ohichaaw Nation ................................... Total ................................. 119 89 141 134 71 370 2,689 879 8,W8 94 70 110 1~ 60 265 1,666 275 2,629 9 9 $ 9 9 9 9 8 ........ 116 678.W l i s s 8 . w 1 6 ' 4 6 4 . ~ 1 4 : 6 ~ 7 . ~ 8 W7.W 15:344. w .%,7%3.W ----4,67-0.W -- 119,661. W 5165.47 1~1.76 140.69 147.42 137.57 67.90 21.71 1660 .......... 13 10 12 12 6 IS 151 151 222 |