The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-09-15
INDIANS AT SCHOOL.
THE NURSERY OF ABORIGINAL SLIPS
AT LAWRENCE, KAN.

aud W"rk-Their PecuIiaritIc~ and
2r"EreSs-tircakiul; Down Tribal Clan
nishncss--t Marked Difference.
The Haskell institute cares for nearly 100
pupils, about uue-thirI Of whom are girls
There j. II very considerable group Of build
ingS forming the institute, which consists OF
large and gapaciouS structures for the school
rooms, d"rmit"ri'~ and living purposes of the
pupils, and additional buildings which are
uSSl for shops StorrhouSes Of various kinds
and which constitute a little settlement
Ihcrc l. a'~o a Large farm attached, on which
the boy ar taught farming, gardening and
III" hNc. nal which j. considered not the least
valuable Il a. ust.uctive agencies To which
they ar, -uais ej,-L
IT,. o. i:I'inn Is under the management of
s'i..'i'' a., 1t AMI large staff OF teachers
and "a '..' Is of various kinds. The number
of tri..- !'.'--,"t.yl in the school Is nearly
or e.. .a.g.y, and includes the names Of
ma e. m'~t famous lighting bodies, rs
". b.. Ia = not ~ well known in history
'... have any difficulty arising from
tia. 1! -.. ,ll-'inction~:' was asked of the
SUPP. .,t,'nt
"tt'.,- las been good deal, as | under
stand. G...i'r prior homogeneous, but l have
sui t.lniialiy elaborated it under the system
which have adopted. There Is an intenSe
clanni-lm"sS among the boys on their arrival
ami Ia fact their tribal affections are never
ohliteratcl; and Yet it Is at least kept well
in the background during their stay in the
institute"
BREAKING DOWN CLASNIsHNEss.
How do You bring this about:7
Il arrange them into companies, selecting
them with reference To- size, putting the tall
est boys ON the right, which, of course, pre-
liz.
are also mixed ut the tables, and the com
panies are roomcd together in the various
dormitories, and thus, by these and other
means, the tribal relations aro weakened 10y
disuSc, if not wholly obliterated."
do you find any intellectual difference ia
the various tribcs-that is, are some of tbs.
children of certain tribes brighter, quicker
to learn, more or less docilc than others.'
There i not much difference in that dircc-
ton, the children of one clan are about tho
same in intellectual qualities as tho re
maindcr do find an inequality in one re-
spcct, and that Is that | think find more
tractahility and ambition among those pos
se~>cd of warrior blood. | had much rather
teach the children of blanket Indians than
those of the more civiliDcd. As to the chill
dren here, while there are twenty nine tribes
in all represented, there are more Cheyenne
and Arapahocs than all others combined"
la reference To the control of the boys tn
manager said that he has great sucrcSS in ap-
pcalinS To their manly sentiments. Ii Is
enough Ia say to an erring boy. ~ brave man
would not do thatl The son of a warrior
would not do thisl' When one Of them give;
his wort on anything or shakes hands on it,
ne regards his pledge as inviolahlc, and never
"gocS lack on II, = in the words of the super
intcnd,'ut.
y trip through the shops reveals the huVs
engaged ia various occupations. In the rooms
devoted tp shng making, there were four az
five young men Of from Is to ~ years of ape
engaged ia repairing foot furniture. Some
specimens Of their work We're shown, amt
Will" they were not just what would be pro
6lu-cl - a cosmopolitan artist they were ut
lna ~, ,litahlc To- the locality and the uI,cr-
ata,. ,E'y handed out their work for in
spc,..sr, and seemed shecpishly pleased at
H." s".uuuidation which their lahurs
elicsaI
tn. a., wcr- several young fellows at work
in t.,c carpenter shop who showed the plane
and handled the mallot and chisrl with as
much c;Irlcs=.no-s rs il they were white men.
The exhibit ia The blacksmith shop WAS rs
crc,li;ahlc rs that of the other work places;
and, in short, i'll all the mechanical depart
mcnts the boys seemed as much at home as il
thCy were Injured to the business by genera
tions of training.
POINT OF DIFFERENCE.
There was, however, n point of difference
between these young men and the same mum
her OF white BOYS. There il in the face of the
thoroughbred mechanic an expression which
seems To Toe III entire harmony with his ocsu-
patton. There was n lack of this in the faces
of tho young Indians. They were at the
bench and forge, and yet from their Countc-
nanccs they seemed to be far away. They
worked, Is it We're. mechanically, perfume
torily. They seemed one thing, and their
surroundings SON r..-.sr else. They We're like
al Ilhar...uni,'u Il .;,nt in the scene; as If
two q,i.:c !aIisC tlIuE> had been thrown to-
gcth... Their expression was solemn, stern
and G.yi, l,iiuC During the entire visit of
Inspection there was scarcely such thing as
a sInIlc u be sen on the faces of the boy or
girl This is not owing to anything like I'M
happiness over their situation, but rather To
the pccuIiaritics of their race.
Each young Indian who was at work sug
gcsted some wild animal tanned sufficiently to
perform domestic service; something like a
wolf broken to harness, doing the work well,
but yet very much out of place with bit,
traces and collar.
That the Loys retain much of the old war
rioS leaven i constantly shown. They evince
il in their fondncSs for military trappings and
parilcs They are excessively fond of listen
in. Ia variations of heroic deeds. Talk to
Us. they Will often say to the superintendent,
.of the warriors of Europe," They listen to
battle accounts and incidents in the lives OF
"A at soldiers with an interest intense beyond
description. With such sentiments pervad-
ing thuir natures, il is not likely that they
Will IiaLt ilrst-clIsS, plodding mechanics
They ma uut know why they do not love
the occupations 10 which civilization has
si.ncl them; ia fact, they may fancy that
they do like their civilized trades, but beyond
question there Is something in these labors
that i at war with their Instincts y genera
ton or two later may afford q difference, and
they may take kindly then to what they now
.pply themselves as duty or a tlsk-Cor.
CHICAGO Times.
One source of sickness
y very curious epidemic, resembling
typhoii fever, broke out ON Washington