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Show 390 REPORT OF WPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN 8CHOOL9. since 1879, and during this 7e riod 3,923 young Indians have passed out of it. The present enro lment is 1,027, makin a total of 4,960 who have enjoyed the privileges of the Carlisle ~c%oofl or a longer or shorter time. Of this number 416 are raduates. Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va.-The &ton Institute is one of the best-equipped manual-training schools in the United States and has a corps of able and efficient instructors. The trade school is a special feature of this institution and the Indian boys who desire to become proficient in any one or. more of the 18 trades taught are given every opportunity. They al'so have exceptional advantages afforded them for acquiring a practical knowledge of gardening, farming, dairy-ing, poultry raising, etc. The girls receive thorough instrnct~onin sewing, cooking, washing and ironing, and general housework, and before raduating are required to be able to perform all the.duties of a good f. onsekee er. The work in domestic economy is especial1 .fine at this school. '!here are also special classes in lace making and pot-tery for the Indian girls. In addition, they receive instruction in agricnlture in the class room and are required to perform the actual work of tending the garden under the direct supervision of the class-room teacher. The academic department offers upils every facility for acquiring a good English education, the wort being correlated with the indus-trial training. Pupils who devote the entire day to industrial work attend the evening sessions in the academic department. I t is the aim of this institution to fit for snecial work among their people those Indians who have received elementary training% the I western schools. and before being admitted a~olicantsa re reanired to ! pass an examination showing thgt they have 'received the decessary preliminary training. The record kepc of returned students is the most complete in the service, and shows that 146 are rated excellent, 336 ood, 152 fair, 42 poor, and 8 bad. Hampton students are scatteref throughout the country, demoustratiug in various ways what a practical education like that received at this school will do toward enabling the Indian to become self-supporting. Tomah School, Tomah, Win.-This school is recmited largely from the Chippem and from the Winnebagos of central Wisconsin. A few years ago these Winnebagos did not send their children to any school, but nearly all of their children are now attending school, either atTomah or at wittenberg. The old prejudice a. ainst education has largely disappeared. The Winnebagos have ma f e good progress of recent years in the adoption of civilized ways of living and are able to su port themselves without assistance from the Government. The schoo? has a good farm, with a tine silo and barn. A dairy building is in course of construction, The school herd contains a number of good cows, and they intend .to make a specialty of dairying and agri-culture. The buildin s are all in good repair, and the general condi- tion of the school excef lent. The hterary work is unusually good, and the industrial work is also satisfactory. The girls' dormitory should be enlarged to accommodate more pupils, so that the number of boys and girls could be more evenly divided. An employees' building would be an excellent addition, and more 'and can be used to advan-t a ~ ei,f the superintendent's ideas in regard to dairying are to be car-ried out. There never has been any difficulty in filling the school, |
