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Show work and have been placed on a firm basis thru the untiring efforts of Mr. Benedict. - The appropriation by the Congress for the current fiscal yertr, $150,000, supplemented by the surplus court fees which accumulated in the Federal courts of the Territory and added to the tribal funds, it is estimated will allow $250,000 for day schools, and justify the establishment of at least 800 of them. This number is not sufficient for the large territory covered .and the population resident therein. However, it will serve as a nucleus for a State system. Incorporated towns in the Territory are authorized by law to issue bonds for building public schoolhouses. Many have availed them: selves of this privilege. Almost every town in the Territory is said to have sufficient taxablqproperty to marrant the issue of this form of indebtedness in order to provide facilities for educating the children. When the Government several years ago assumed supervisory con-trol of these schools, most of the teachers it found in charge were poorly equipped for their work. To improve conditions, the Super-intendent of Schools established summer normals, which have steadily grown in favor and expanded in inflnence until now they are a recog-nized part of the educational work, The normals held during the summer of this year had a total enrollment of 1,066 teachers. Man37 of the city boards of education now require their teachers to attend these summer meetings. \ The teaching of the principles of agriculture in the schools met with scanty response at first, but by diligent efforts it has been wideb adopted. The following tables give statistical information concerning schools in the several nations : Tdhal schools. - Name of school. Total ..................................... CITCr~c llools. Eufeula High pahool. .......................... 7,188.52 138.25 Eochee Bahrd~ng .............................. 1 . 1 I 1 7 4R478 1 105.42 Wealaks Boarding.. ........................... 56 n:w1.59 176.60 -Including amount received for board of teachers. Includinp 8 negro schools. =Also 8 461 white puplls. r ~AISO 5950 white pupils. * lneluiing 17 negro sehools. |