Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-12-07


Some delay has occurred In arranging
the proliminnrlcs necessary 10 the conn
mencoment OF the work on the buildings
Tor the two schools ut Santa ne, n, NJ,
aud Grand Junction, Colo, for which
provision was made at the last session OF
congress. Proposals for the construction
of the buildings for the latter, however,
have been advertised for.
The Forest Grove school, heretofore
located near the town of that nnme la
Oregon, is being removed to its new luCn.
tlon few miles from the city OF Salem Ia
the same state, the site nt that point hnv-
Ing been selected hy my predecessor ns
the most favorable Of those offered under
| the provisions OF the nCt of July 4, 1854,
tApprOprlntlng $50, 200 "iur tho erection
Oi buildings TO be located ON land 10 he
selected by the secretary OF the interior,
II . suitable location and u quantity Of
land NJ Forest Grove or elsewhere In the
state of Oregon sufficient for u farm for
the use OF the school shall be donated for
the purpose"
The site donated comprises valuable
| tract of land containing us acres. The
enlarged capacity Of this school, with the
two new schools above referred to, will
furnish additional accommodations for
about $50 pupils.
The schools established by the Indians
| In the territories of the live civilized
tribes afford conclusive proof OF their
capacity to- educate their children up Ia
tho requirements OF IN advanced clviliza-
| lion. This home education Includes sem.
inarIea for pupils Of the higher grades,
| whore they receive "A liberal academic
course Of instruction, aud commons
school system In which the children IRE
| taught the rudments of mn English
course, Many OF the teachers are
| Indians, some OF whom ARE grad.
uaios from our beat colleges. The
| schools aud many OF the pupils
are supported entirely from the
revenues derived from the United
! States under tile laws that provide foi
! funding the debts due To these several
trihrs TO thoir school systems the i've
trlbos look win great interrst aud pride,
rightly regarding thulr educational lnstl
tutloGsHs the best hope OF their race IN
the future,
These Indian schools can be employed
| with great advantage In the education Ol
the children of the Indians who are less
civilized, occupying the western part OF
the Indian Territory, The semlnarcs nrl
all neutrality-suspicious., aud are provided
with suitable arrangements for the pnr.
pose The children live IN them, aud arr
trained iu domestic dutius aud taught The
habits aud mannrra Of Civilized people
In all their ppointmcnts, unhsN II inaS
\ he Ia facilities Tor teaching mechanic arts
these schools ara ~ well adapted to IN,
education Of Indian youths as those that
are conducted under the authority pf IA,
United States. The chief difficulty II
gaining the consent Of Indian parents /,
having their children educated Ia distant
schools Is their fear thet they win b,
made 10 perform monlal labor Tor whit,
people, They dread this asn species d
slavery, 20 which they nre strongl,
ayerse. This feeling would not exist Il
their children were 10 be educated
amongst the people of kindred race
where no feeling OF caste would doprpss
them or excite their raue ayerslons
The institution Of this system IN N,
Indian Territory would bring the wild
Indians into friendly contact with thost
who are civilized, and would Induce
them TO adopt the course that has I'd
greatly benefited the Ave civilized tribes
| therefore recommend that authority be-
given under which the proper depart.