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Show OOMYI88IONEB OF INDIAN AHFAIR8. 115 applying the Congressional appropriation. When new schools were established there was, therefore, little of the cooperation contemplated by the law. The bases of these schools were the private subscription ~choolsta ught by itinerant teachers. From about 200 of these neigh-horhoods many petitions were presented for aid in sustaininp free schools. The supervisor was directed to proceed to establish schools, but a halt was caused by the Chickasaw legislature, then in session, requiring that it should have an opportunity to take action in the matter. Up to this time 100 schools had been approved, but after the adjournment of the legislature no more were established, as the nation had, in effect, declined to cooperate. As to conditions, the mpervisor said he had no teachers, since no examinations had been held except those under the Chickasaw tribal board, who persistently refused to cooperate with the noncitizens. He was therefore placed in the position where teachers could not be secured for examination and qualification; and even if they could, he did not have the time to examine them. Applications for positions were coming in from a11 parts of the country, and before he could answer definitely many made other arrangements elsewhere, and those who were finally employed were taken on their credentials. Notwithstanding this gloomy report, the supervisor believes that the grade of teaching has been raised and a healthy sentiment aroused in favor of more and better schools. No summer normals were held, as in other nations, last year, but this year the Chickasaw Teachers' Association, a noncitizen organization, invited the tribal board to unite with them, with the result that 150 teachers were enrolled. The general school conditions of this nation do not compare favorably with the other tribes. Either the Government should be given com-plete control of the schools or no attempt should be made as at present. Owing to the fact that the Chickasaw authorities have failed to furnish statistics in full, the following table is merely an approxima-tion: Btatistics a8 to Chlolcaeaw 8chools.a / Enmll. Avem e Months Average Nomber merit. 1 / of Annoal ooat cast er of em-aohml. I 1 1 an&. mlo~ees. ~Buperlntendento f schools made no fortbar report on these schools not hsvlng the data &om the tribal authorities on hand at the date of the report. ~ h ;ab ove schools were maintained out of tdbal hlnda and Congresstonal appropdation. The Government has had no control, directly or indirectly, over the schools of this nation, and statistics are so fragmentary as to be of no value. When the Congressional appropriation was made this nation was placed under the supervision of the supervisor of the Chickasaw |