, 1885-09-16
AN INDIAN SCHOOL.
A DESCRIPTION or THE INSTITUTION
At LAWRENCE, KAN.
Children OF the Red Men Travelling In this
white Mans characteristics
Of the Indians Pupils at
DiAner.


Kansas Cor. oouriar Journal
We reached n circular Enclosure OF
Sc eral acres. and (. ON the opposite s'do
from that which We enter are three large
stone buildings several stories high. aud
arranged In sem circular manner. The
center building was the school the one GU
the left contained the dining hall. kitchen.
woreing rooms aud eeping arartmsnts
Tor the ttmales. The right hand building
,ontaiaed he superintendent 5 o ces anil
apartments for the males. This Is a beau
tiful one overlo king The va ley Of the
Makarusa The view re called a W de
stretch OF gently undu ating prairie,
which with It's wealth OF Negetai on.
lighted up by the MONDAY sun. D. eseDled
a wonderful var ETY. OF rich color NJ
rom the various elds Of gram there
came the hum of bus liar .estcrs. while
from the green hedges tue birds poured
forth 4 melody us pure A..d free rs the
air
The school farm extends down this
eautlful valley aud C insist Of ~ acres.
This IS Gu iivated ~ The Ind ans under
the direc ion o. n PRACTICAL farmer. the
pupils Oeiug required TO work o. G hal OF
rncn day. earning how /, work Is one
OF the principal lea ures of the school,
and lor the males. IN add lion 10 the
farming. they have ilncAsmithi0g, shoe.
making aud carrentering. The females
are lnushl all kinds Of cooking. house
keeping. row ng. c. IN the school the
course will be progressive. but now in the
Leginning is of nccess ty con ned 10 the
ommon branches. Music is very popu-
lar win them. and they are yer eager 10
study drawing. in which they exhibt
very deciued Initiative powers. some Of
the pictures OF the backb ard were OK.
celient, particularly those oil ANNA
TIN gphun1 lenurlnneut Ia rnnducted
very abb, by MIR. oseph Du Mars aud
wife and sts as sisiauls There is a de-
llghtiul gentleness and kindness OF man
ner about Mr.. and AlrA Mars which
gives them u peculiar fitness for the di 90
suit task before them. The Indians seem
To have warm aAection and profound
res Get for them. Mr.. u Mars also holds
the res onsible position of disciplinarian.
next in authority 10 the superb .tendent,
and attends TO the wants OF the little sin.
juns" when they need punishment. He
told us that way down deep In the base
ment wa, a dungeon for the larger In
dians, when dis Oedient. but that very lit.
tie punishment OF any kind is e.er nee
essary.
yer 300 were In attendance last
year. and among tn number about
10 remain duri g the summer vuca-
ton. the Indians are very much de
lighted with their new s ~tuation, and
highly appre late the opp l~rtinity II orded
them The change from the old ways Of
living is a very rad cal one indeed. AID as
he sclo1l has been in operation but one
year. il is III cult TO determine upon re-
sulis. The Indian chiefs and fathers are
very much in favor of having their
Oh ldren educated, and advise them to lind
the - white man 5 path. " rs the call 1t. as
quickly "a possible, for tie old ways
vail no longer do The school Is sup
ported entirely by the government The
buildings cost $50 00l. the land LAYING
been donated by private citi IN There
is nn u preparation Of 10 n year for
each pupil. which pays their way en- '"ly.
even to railroad fare to and from cir
homes. The pupils are obtained through
the efforts of the o GERS OF the inst'tu-
ton. and The & VERNE I agents in the In
d an nation. So il 5 irtually a rea hing
out after them by the governmei 1t, and
tegg.ng them TO come In and be bene-
flied. and they are gladly coming.
Tie indians are moro sent mental than
We commonly suppose, They shed Tears
at parting with their children. and the
latter remember their rude homes with a
tender ness that refinement will never ex-
tinguish They part very reluctantly
with their long hair which according 10
the ru es Of the Institute must be neatly
trimmed. We were told OF a touch NJ
incident in connection with this Asirong
Dung chief begged that his locks might
e spared. for they had been his glory and
pr de. but yielding 10 the stern re uire.
mcniR Of his stait toward Twill alton.
which al ever rep must sacrifice loved
customs of the past. lie buried his face In
his hands aud submitted. As the shears
rudel severed from him that which
he had So much revered. the hot tears
came trickling down. Who knows how
much II cost him To SUBMIT We have
profound respect for honest tears. How
peaceful beyond all comprehension and
how far removed from eartniines s. OF
else how cold and heartless is a fearless
fe, Ii is either ange ic or satanic and
has in il little Of humanity.
The dinner hour IS announced. and for
an instant al Is Confusion as the Indians
"fan in " The line is formed n front of
the dining hal. and then. with orderly
step and per ect IA ct. The scene of battle
IS soon reached and the enemy {. 20.
liiel sanuuished. The dinner was OF
good substantial food. and psrtaken
of with manners that would
do credit 10 any board. Before
eating. the entire assembly. W III
bowed heads and reverent a manner,
joined in singing grace, The pupils ms
sumo tew names when ther enter the
col eve. and s'eAd II "a lite Turtle. "
oiiawatomie " e lack Hoof. - ong
Tail " etc we see " alter Scoit. Brutus.
Oscar Wide. av { ould. etc. fter
dinner we witnessed a very practical
broom drll. Tue bro m brigade. viii
TroIer o GERS. marched out into the
grounds surrounding the college and
made a vigorous attack on dirt and ri
bish OF every kind.