The Arizona sentinel., 1889-11-23
MODEL SCHOOL.
Visit Of Los Angeles Delegation to
Yuma.

VlSlG VI hoS hLSO1Oo OO1OSoI1ON w
Yuma.
Under the guidance of Colonel Tommy
Gates, number of well known citizens of
Los Angeles, who happened to meet in
Yuma, three days ago. were escorted to the
buildings on the old military reservation
this side of the river. These buildings have
been fitted up by the Government into
school rooms for the education of the chill
dren of the Yuma tribe. The visitors con-
sisted of General E. E. Hewitt, of the
Southern Pacific, H. J: Woolacot, J. w.
Haverstick, Captain A. w. Barrett, Ben.
E. Ward, Captain P. NJ. Darcy, and J. W.
Scott, of Santa Monica.
They found the school, which is in charge
of the Sisters CT the Society of st, Joseph, a
model of neatness and good order. There
were ninety children receiving instruction
in the four different rooms. They are
separated into two grades, the primary and
upper grade, and whilst all of them show
| advancement in their lessons, some of the
larger children exhibit a proficiency in
reading, arithmetic, and penmanship, which
would be creditabIe to white children in our
best schools. One large boy, who is the
son of chief, and manly looking fellow,
showed astonishing proficiency IN all the
branches taught The rapid way in which
he solved examples in fractions, made some
of our smart delegates wonder what would
be the outcome if they were put to similar
tests.
The young Chief of the Yumas takes a
deep interest in the school, and visits it
every day. He has appointed one of his
men as diciplinarian, who, whenever any
of the larger boys are obstreperous, or un-
ruly, brings them to terms in double quick.
| But the visitors were assured that infrac-
tions of he rules were no more frequent
there than in white schools, and that the
behavior of the aboriginal scholars was
generally good. The Sisters are greatly be-
loved by their young charges, and acts OF
insubordination are therefore very rare.
| IernapS Cue IdCG bHdI CliC AlaCANO PNAANOA'0'N
stands ready to enforce discipline has also a
restraining effect upon, the larger boys
lately gathered in from the wilds; but on
the whole the good order of the entire school
is attested by the teachers
The ladies who have charge of this In
dian seat of education, are: Sisters Ambro-
STA, Superintendent; Alfonso. Principal, Ed
mund, Assistant Teacher, Desidera, Assist
ant Teacher of the girls; st Martin, Matron;
Mary Joseph, Assistant Matron, and Amisla
Seamstress. DR.. P. G. Cotter is physician
of the establishment.
The visitors, after examining the school
rooms, and hearing the several classes &C
through their lessons, came away deeply
impressed with what they had seen. They
were unanimous in their declarations that as
large percentage of the Indian children
trained and educated at this school viii
turn out good and useful members of the
community as white children who are ed
ucated in our common schools. This is say
ing a great deal. Here are children whose
savage nature comes to them by inheritance
who, under the mild discipline of the ex
cellent ladies in charge, are falling into the
line of civilization which is the result o.
centuries of slow but steady progress.
Oranges are ripe and sweet in the Yuma
d. gardens-L A. Herald, Nov. TO-, 1889.