Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1886-05-12
Our Agency Indian Schools.

The end OF The present session of our Agency
schools Is dlawing near-only one month and
Z L TX until The school clos =. AS ~ GEMS but
short time since the beginning or Ihe term, thi
seems aim st incredible, but YET IL is true. And
emDlo'eeS and scuOars are now numbering the
rem tnlng days Employees will 90 upon their
tNO IN ntns' vacation. while the scholar will be In
high glee 10 get out once more 10 romp through
canp. Indian children are al the highlh II glOry
When the time comes for them 10 lay of their
school dress TO give place to the camp garb, con
sitting for the most part OF loose calico gar aient
I'm the shape of Il gown. The year Just closn, has
witnessed commendable progress In our schools.
althOu II few changes have taken place In the
corps OF employees, which or course. has hten
disadvantage IN many respects 10 the progress Ut
work. The immediate success or an Indian
school depends largely n,on The experience and
for few years TO get a fair in light of our
schools, and have 10 hesitaGcy in saying hat they
have. as a rule. been fortunate In having earnest
ones nave lately abandoned the held. DR.. A. A.
Whiting. VINO had been six years In the Indan
sch ol eIyice, le sort time since as supelin-
tendent OF the Cheyenne school. Mr.. r. p. Collins.
a young man 0t talent and some experience Ia the
work, is now at thu head OF that important civllizer
of indian youth, Tn9 average attendance IL l 10.
The child Ell are taught English and the common
branches OF study. We AZ farm NJ anu 9th r
indu'trles. They are intelligent. earn quickly and
retain the knowledge At the Araplhoe school
there Is an enrolment or about seventy chi dren.
Mr. W. Krehblel Is supernten tent and Mrs.
ehbiel matrOn They are Mennonites, and re-
lieveh The former superintendent and maron with
the beginning OF Apfil, entering the work with a
zeal tn Is bound to win. Olher minor changes
have ~ o been mHdt on the slate or employees.
ana hIle we shall wait until practice has rpened
Judgment before p Hcing The new ones IN the from
rank, viii say that all are max ng comm ndable
strides. Having drif ed at randO n with our suO-
ject, we wish 10 say few words In behalf OF the
Mennoni Q mission IL iSa ms'i ~ in ict "A, well
by name, where flon forty 10 1lty Indian child
rem are cl thed, fed and educaed The large
brick building WAS bu four years aFo hy the Men
uonite 'hurch. and Rev III. YOth The present
iucumb 1T. placed In charga rs superintendent.
Rev this salary. also those OF The matron e 'on.
~ AID all other employees s paid by the chuich
The tire ense Of the Inst itlti IL deYrayed
bv IN Mennonite church. The people connected
with the ssOn We not engaged tbemse YES in
the work for tie salary they receive or for tenure
ofofiice." Tn y are Dt ope who have been ii ted
expressly for nni siOnary labor. and such ihey
accent II for elT life coup tlop. hRny pupils
have gTaduatrQ from this mission and bean sent
70 higher schools In tha ,tates. The mission also
make speci y ot teaching industry In com
mon vi, 2 The government schools, The Mennonite
Instlqn school closes july for the usual vacation.
Tut thA building Kept open that the pupils II ~ 20
and cpUe az the fancy dictates. All I'm all. the
tdCcaticn6l institutions OF the Agency comp et-
inea successful year, and II ha, been the pleasure
OF the TRANSFORMER TO record many Of them