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Show bananas and a little candy being usually the only benefit their guar-dians allow them, while in many cases the orphan's allotment is rich and valuable land, upon which good crops are grdwn and reasonable rentals collected." The condensed statistics of the schools are here presented. fitatistics as to Creek schools, Enisnla Hi h School Wetnmks #osrding.:~~~::::~l~~:~: Eochee Burrdin2 ................... Creek Orphan @me ............... Coweta Bohrding ................... Wedaka Bmrdi TsUshassee ~m,"%:<fl:l::::::~~ Pecan Creek Boadng ............. Oolored Orphan Home ............. Nu aka Boarding .................. 69 &y schwls ....................... Total .......................... 1- CHOCTAW NATION. These schools have made generally a great improvement d m g the year, with prospects bright for still greater improvement during the ensuing year. White children were admitted free to the tribal day schools from September 1 until February 28, when the money available was exhausted. The schools closed May 31. School statistics are as follows: Name of sohool. schwl. OHICKASAW NATION. The other nations, with the exception of the Seminole, had much of the machinery required for caring for day s<hools already in operation when the supervisor was selected, but the Chickasaws had persistently refused to relinquish any part of their control of these schools to the United States iuthorities or to open their day schools to any but members of their own tribe, and were so bound up by their legislature that they could not cooperate in any respect whatever." Owing to these conditions considerable delay was caused in properly |