Arizona republican., 1890-12-17
 THE INDIAN SCHOOL An Energetic Meeting Held
 Last Night. Arrangements to Secure the
 Institution. Professor Rich Explains the PrOposi- tion-A Subscription List to
 Be Circulated.

 zens was held last evening at the Court House to discuss the matter of en- couraging the establishment of an ln- dian school near Phoenix.
 Charles Goldman was selected as chairman, and, after announcing the purpose of the meeting, introduced Professor M. Rich, superintendent of the school, who explained the intention of the Government in the matter.
 The Professor said that it was the policy of the Government to civilize the Indians and to make them, not only self-supporting, but useful citizens. To do this it had established system of schools much after the English school system, where the pupils were instructed in the different branches and trained to domestic labor. The girls were taught cooking, sewing and general housework, and the boys were instructed in me- chanics, csrpentering and farm work.
 There are two or three grades of the schools, the first being the elementary, where they are broken in. Then they go into what is termed the industrial training scnool. Here they spend about half their time in studying aud the other half in training in the different voca- tions. The Professor assured the people that while it looked unreasonable that those blanketed, painted, unsightly specimens that are seen upon our streets daily could be made useful and valuable tottY AF hnl, Nl.A fn. .,5 harvesters, in the orchards and vine- yards, in packing, drying and canning fruit, and in the houses, as domestic servants; that it had been demonstrated as not only possible, but eminently practicable.
 It settled the harassing problem of apportioning part of the public domain and guarding and pampering them at great expense to the Government to no useful end. By this system of schools they became self-supporting and re. spectacle citizens.
 The Government is expending large sums of money on this work at the pres ent time. There are large central schools in different parts of the Union, One of them is at Carlysle, Pa., where there are several hundred pupils and where the Government has expended about $80,000 this year. Another is in Kansas, one in Oregon, another in AL buquerque, N. M., and more are about to be established in California. These are the schools to which the pupils from the different agency schools are promoted for training, and it is one of these kind of schools that is contem- plated establishing here.
 The original intention of the Commis. sioner was to establish the school at Nc Dowell and Appropriations were made for that purpose, but after General Nor gan's visit out here last summer he was convinced that Mcdowell was not a proper location for such school, and so recommended that if a site could be ob- tained near Phoenix that the change be made.
 It was suggested to him while here that school section near the city be set aside by the Government for that pur- pose, if it could be done, and the prOpo- sition was submitted to the Secretary of the Interior by the Commissioner upon his return to Washington, but from un- official information received Mir. Rich believes that the section is not available.
 The question now is how to procure a location for tins school. "I have re- ceived telegram from Commissioner Morgan" said Mir. Rich, (which reads as follows: Submit immediately in writing proposition from the citizens of Phoenix for the donation of tract of land, if not less than eighty acres, for the establishment of an Indian school. The citizens here are interested in pro- vi oa ha as it will be of great financinl benefit to the city. The supplies will be pur- chased at your home and a market will produce. Besides that these Indians will of great help to you, as the develop ment Of your valley proceeds"
 The Professor gave many strong reasons why active interest should be taken in the matter and advised that whatever was done be done immediately.
 Mir. 'Millay was called upon for his ideas and said that while most of the romance that had actuated certain phil anthropic sentiment in his heart about the poor Indian in his nursery days, had been pretty we'll cooked out of him by associating for several years with the original type upon the frontier, he was convinced Of the great benefit that would accrue to the community by the estab- lishment of the Indian school here and was certainly in favor of taking such action as would secure such establish ment.
 Discussion was then had among diff ferent gentlemen present as to the best plan for action, and it was decided that list should be circulated to be signed by at least forty responsible men who would guarantee the donation to the Government of a tract of eighty acres, with water right, to be selected from different offers, by the Government agent, and also list for subscription to fund for the payment of the cost of such tract.
 The guarantee list was started and will be circulated today by Messrs. Charles Goldman and II. E. Kemp for signatures. When i. is complete it will be submitted to Professor Rich, who will transmit it to Commissioner Nor gan, and the matter will be immediately acted upon by the Interior Department.
 J. Y. T. Smith made an offer of eighty acres with half water right, about two miles southwest of the city, as executor of the estate of John George, the tract being a part of that estate, for $2700, and MT. Rich will go out today to look at