Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-07-08
THE CHlLOCCO SCHOOL

An EAGLE representative, accom-
panied by Mr.. Charles Paullin, gen.
tleman from Springfield, Ohio, visited
this training school last week to sec
the workings of the system designed
by the government to aid in civilizinr
the remaining representatives of the
once powerful tribes of natives. The
location Is six miles south of Arkansas
City, the tract of land fenced, living
adjoining the Kansas line. A large
area is enclosed, and near the center is
large three-story stone building,
substantially constructed, and six cot
tages near il; besides out-buildings
needed for the farm, for this is indus
trial as well as literary in IFS origin.
a nice herd of calves of domestic stock
were near the lane, and large fields of
oats and corn and newly broken
prairie, indicating good instruction.
as the work is all done by Indian bows
under an instructor. Their crops
were well tended and looked well.
AT the door of the main building
they were met by Miss Carrie B. |
Pierson of Champaign, His, a teacher
in the school, who kindly offered TO
aid them in the object of their visit
upon their introduction.
The term closed on Tuesday and all
out twenty or twenty-five of the pu-
pills had gocc home for vacation. The
building is designed to accommodate
16O. but the last term 203 were crowd
cd into 1T. There are dining, sleeping,
play, wash and school rooms for the
pupils. The boys care for their own
rooms. keeping them in good order.
They sleep in large rooms along the ,
sides OF which are ranged cots similar |.
to hospital. One room is now used
Tor hospital, but next year one of ,
The cottages will be used for the girls =
and another for the boys hospital.
People from Arkansas City who at
tended the entertainment at the close
of the school year were very much
pleased at the rendering OF the pro-
gram, which was neatly printed and .
arranged with care. Ii consisted of !.
songs, Rotations, dialogues, tableaus,
etc, as IN other schools and was well
executed BY the courtesy of the
teachers they were shown the cxam-
nation papers of the pupils at the y
close of the term. In penmausbip u
grammar and mao u
drawing their average would be diff :.
cult to excel. even by the best classes
in graded schools of white children of
similar ages. Many of their papers ~
we're perfect and few fell to eighty -
'er cent. In sentence writing they
lid well, and wherever originality is "
they are apt. Pupils range Vi
rom SIX to thirty years Of age. The
iris are taught needle work aud do a.
nestle duties also. ~
The school was established Jan. lst.
SSi, and if teaching the savage "
hildrcn of the forest TO adopt civilIz- ~
d ways of living and learn the litcra-
urc of mother England is success.
hey are successful. One of the most
lriklng characteristics is their aptness 10
drawing Some really
ne crazy work was unon ocl
he boards presenting animals and III
irds in outline aud colors. a group COZ
children were around their teacher vi
/ the school room rs the visitors en- pc'
red, but they did not pay the least eau
-teniion TO the intruders, seeming A'
osorbed in some instruction she was -"
wing them They do not mar the oa,
esks or building SO badly as white WI
,ys. Miss Emma Deknight, of Pitts we
Irg, Pc, add Miss Alice Melvin, OF
ildwin City, Kansas, are the other '"n
achers, and DIR. III. j. Minthorn. "P
perintcndent. He has d wife and W.
20 children, and ~cupics one of the Jus
ttages. licwas in town. SO the Wis ="
,rs missed seeing him. They came ''i'
way much pleased at.thcir treatment, me-
d satisfied at the results of INV
c policy of educating the Indian. 'he
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