The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-03-29


 llr year. lady teacher wac employed. In Octo- hef. l.sI, school was colutacDce4 ut a Maricots Yi..aEc--f four and a half miles from the agency Toe building tlefe vas put up by the lndlaus, sDd though beiteF than none, prcstd inadequate tO ttep out s-ud stOfms oT lhe cold. Al rsescut, atl lad Go 0e atle Go statc large aud c0lni0fta- t.r loom L4s been completed there. Tue Pima trcu WhO attend sC4Ool si tle agency, have Co come distance Cf two and onc-haif miles and o'es, ilis Wiih other circumstances. bas caused ftf1 iIre2liar att ntaucu. aud thOugh ihe teach. sfs haze furnished the scboiars a daily Iurch of bread we have found ii Impossible thus far to se- cure regular aitcudsBct b,Te ss al Harieola Yil- Iasc To ths credit of tb, Hmas, however, musi saa, tb3t they have offered several times 10 build a acboOi housr. uear thcir homes as good ss they A0eN how have been informed that i is tte intention Oi t4e gOyeruseni agent U have a suit able school house erected in .Ihc SautAu village early next Spring. When thi is accomplished. our advantage Nill be much better than they have been thus iar.
 The average daily aiteulance for ls7l, was s5, aad d5Hus Inc hfst bali oi this year, siAty.fOur The average daily attendaDce is about sixty per cent of tlg whole number enrolled
 Concerning their advancement, ] would say that IAli2u children, nke otbers dter a. Co their apt uess Co acquire an education. Some learn fapid. D, Otuefs s.OU all can learn. Some have mct oar expectations; among tbOse that have not, if. regular attendance lts been the uiaiu c4u-r The interest manifested appears 70 be as good as st hfsi We Feel encouraged, tut believe, hOWcvgr. that more patience and labor ne requisite than among white children.
 As lo splritual progress I eau say bat little lne school children receive regular instruction more especially at Sunday school which thc bar. eEts sometimes attend 1 think some ltile i'm. bryNcfncui ls pefceptible at tEc Maric0pa yllagrs especially co Jar as decency and shalnc-facedness arc concerned. To do much for their spiritual welfare, besides slowing good example. it Is necessary to be well cOnycrsaut With their Ian. guaEc We shall take care Of the young and do 'II "e can for !he old Oar rules and modes Of teaehIhe are Do not keep the children more tban thfee aud one-hali hours der day except the girls when ai sesiHg, until after they can read well: prepare lessous before school hours: see that they are adapted io the capacities Of tue sehoiars use objects wbeu practicable: treat all alike: Ice Kind cheerful patient, and look for help and guidance from above.
 As io our resCufecs and expenses. am but poorly informed. In my estimates our total ev ! PsNe- TOT sesy pHi poses for one and half years Nil n0t exceed Sz.sOo; a portion of this incluJ' lnS salary oi assistaut teacher, was furnished uv | ;bc Reformed Church To givc the majority or children on this reserve common school educa. dOni would require at least four or five schooi aolses; and an annual expenditure Of about SlO- tV Niih Ibis stun, properly husbanded no l,,. .Bsn 4OJ children could and ought 10 be educated
 All our wants ln connection witt the school i'm operation, excepting tlc schOOi building have te.u applied by Kind friends casi, and some few 10 ihis Territory have aided and gncJurag,.d ma h, 'uf "ofA- They have sent us a fine or,,an and ieiped us 70 improve tue outward appearance of tN NaNAfA anu AANe ElFfu Us a chance. n ewing to Inc girls, for which they have our 'armest sympathy and thanks. : Very respectfully yours, C. H. Coos.
 Nlth pleasure bear testimony to the zeal 1 nergy and special capacity Mr. Cook has dis 'layed m the cause. With him it is and Ina, S cen labor of love, cndeayoring 10 raise to selulness deprayed and uncivilized race u 'ai' "ork he has been faithfully supported Il y Agent Stout and his good wife. it i, to a e hoped tbat philanthropic and Chris,;an c eopie, who have the means in the eastern s' ates, and the government, will give the nee " 'sary assistance, so that all the children on ls le reservation may be instructed p The Papago Indians are the most orderly il 'I Industrious Of all the tribes in Arizona n ha probAoiy none would more readily accent p nd appreciate school privileges than they II he following letter from Dr. R. 4. Wilbny o' lii explain the prospects of schools among tc iem: d,
 OFFICE OF TIE PArAGo iSDIAN AGrNcr. oi
 ICcsoS, 4. T., Dec. 3l, 1872. { ilon; A. r. h sahord, Kx-o;iicio Superintendent ge PnbHe Instruction. Sir: In answer 10 your SC inmGnieatlon respecting information Of sbat hi llohi Ii any, bad been taken 10 establish .chools lOng the Fapago Indians, haze to say tlat ., @ 0e ny appontment 70 the position Of Agent for i' zee Ihaans, have felt the deepest sollctude 10 Ye schools established amOug them aud 1 have ria !Ad an earnest desire tbe part Of tnc U,ren fla, nave the children Of tbe tribe educated 1 have ,Li my reports, called tbc attention of my supcrjnrs " 'be subject and urged its necessity wa was informed, some time ago. that S5 ODO had as ID appropriated 10 establish schools anlopy bo, Ih, qua at once made conditional arrange. fen nib Tor school house and teacher. Ln, Iss,. " yet received official information tbat tbe ,,t,,, ei , suDlect 10 my disposal. hope bpwry,r he1 . To be authorized 10 use the amoupt sn.ciGs pol am satisfied that the children wil not onJy Ter
 , senooi, out arc susceptible Of great cultya- be ana improvement The ] industrious, and yiriuOus people Nany nr 1'o 1'o Il have embraced the Catholic r.lioio,, ,nd exc ' eaucation, can be raised 10 q high order og sup Hauon and usefulness. the
 Very respectfully yours. WL
 R. A. WILBUR pur
 S' o. Indian Agent for the Pugagos. ,,ro,
 Yuma County. co,, accepts rom all sources up to Dec. Q 1870. van poftioheh from the Territorial treasure, mad 4 %oj county school tax, Sl.75C Gl sub |, pllon, slOo; making a total of S2 5Ig iz Crie, Disbursements were: Paid to t.acba,s co,, '1l 1o rent, 800; furniture. S3s4 0a neri 'oi house and repairs, S3OG 9l; incidental. in A making the whole expenditures, Sl.- teac os, and leaving an unexpended am0u,,t yea, "Ef 70. school was begun at Arizona iairI 1 h distnct No. ], Feb. l5, 1872. The out le huunDer oi pupils that attended school men ng the hrst quarter was 40. and the ay- the
 
 {, ,L 1i' - "Hihhef was employed as teacher. thro the school soon became so large that as, a mo nee was necessary, and therefore Miss of tl ois V. Bishop was employed. The suner- Sine ident and parents speak in the big6es, scho
 tNS" iuaiihcatioD, as well as the at- then yh tnese teachers gave the school. and dial hlade Dy the pupils warrants each ligh estimation of their services. This alI V q was continued for three and oue-baIfl ment hs, when it had 10 be closed for want Inf hath, !, It was opened again October %, 1872 arge Of Mary E. Post, most excellent CT. The citizens Of this district have ructed school house at an approximate J sl ,OO and paid for it mostly by sub. Ton. lt Is comfortably supplied winb ure purchased in San Francisco and 'd to Arizona City by the Colorado ;aS haylga'lon ,l Company, free of charge, lieh they are deserving of our thanks. ehooi was opened in district No. 2. at berg, On May 6, 1872, with Miss Mary C e