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Show UOMMISSIONEB OF INDIAN ARFAIES. 113 The usual teachers' normal school was held and enrolled 815 teach-ers. The session was unusually profitable to those who attended. Superintendent Benedict has established a system of certificates for teachers which has been of material help in raising the standard not only of the Indian but of other schools. At the beginning of the last school year a uniform course of study was adopted by Superin-tendent Benedict in agreement with the Territorial board of educa-tion of Oklahoma, which is now used in the schools of both Terri-tories. As nearly as practicable the schools of the several nations are wn-ducted in accordance with the tribal laws. A brief summary of educational work in them will be given. CRmOIlW NATION. Conditions were favorable in this nation, and considerable progress was made. There were 89 schools in the wuntry districts, maintained and open to noncitizens on payment of a nominal tutiton fee, and also 117 free public schools open alike to citizen and noncitizen chil-dren. Supervisor Coppock reports the total expenditure on account of educational purposes during the year as $144,016.10. Brief statistics are presented in the following table: Btatistice as to Cherokee sohoola. Name of sohml. I E ~~F?F~ /ofa~cohnoothl ,s 1 Annu111 coat. /Ayem@lNnmhw cost er of em- DUD%. olovees. Total .......................... 1 '1,0801 3,n41 .......... 1128,068.881 .......... 1 .......... a l e Seminary ..................... Femls Seminsry ................... 0 hsn Aeadem K ................... aer'oc ~ i g sho ool ............... 117 dspschwls ...................... 4 negro schools 112 exclusive Cherokee ............. C-SK NATION. Facilities for education in this nation have more than doubled for the year. This increase is due entirely to the special Congressional appropriation. The supervisor reports that "the study of the ele-ments of agriculture has aroused much favorable comment, and while a great deal has been accomplished in this line during the past year, much more is expected for the coming one." The supervisor calls special attention to the pitiable condition which will prevail at the Creek Orphan Home at Okmulgee and the Colored Orphan Home at the old agency if support is cut off next March. He says that "there are more than 80 of these children who, under present conditions, get absolutely no benefit from their allotments and will not be able to care for themselves properly on the closing of their homes, a few IN -D1 105 245 la3 58 2,181 .................................................... 4.315 105 1BB 81 b5 1,m 2.a1 9 . 9 9 9 8 .......... s18e06.88 333943.08 la 82j.13 5'@~.81 32:310.68 1,360.88 a6.5fi.m u73.3.40 la.% 1~1.93 1 ~ 1 . 8 5 28.75 18.31 18 19 T 11 117 .................... .......... |
