The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-02
HAN QUESTIONS.
- Shall the Red Men Go
10 School?
- &c LEAnN MONEY VALUE



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xonsrSrou Cfrr. March with the
- a fouy new states and the larger
Ii nfataon Il. congress. which comes
= nv questions Of pecnliar interest 70
1lorfhveet are receiving attention that
~ faen lackiur heretofore. The opening
11vurrl Indian reservations, the taking
r lor6s ii ssveraIty By the red men and
1dffions Il several states OF large
Ss(e '6o - uubIic domain 70 be opened 70
I - - receivfng NOT only the attention
/ - 49,. hut Of the heads OF depart
nS6ln Ara no one question has been
~ aered more carefully and perhaps
- more dfverse opinions than the qaes-
3I{Sa ~ Traian education.
go fheorieu srs advanced which Affect.
m 80 v,ysctice. not only the welfare of the
11i0ion 80 ~ uocketbooks of the white
nSm tvho i've in The states where Indians
-. TIA ouextion Is where shall the red
96on =, - erho,l9 Shall the government
- ~ n6xf sc,re Of wears spend some mill
$50 a dollar. In the West. near or upon
80 Indian lands or shall Il spend this
800 a. fhe Esst2 Shall IL build school
ures. hffe teachers. and send civilization
- ~ Indian. or shall il bring the Indian
~ eixiiixafi0uY t;eneral Morgan. the com
zSin1ioner of iuoian affairs. ssisxected this
1serttou 10 correspondent Of
~ Po~r-frrrr1asgwcys the other
]; ~. He believed that the two
61Sfcnns the Eastern school and the reser-
5000 echoul are not autagonistie. The
(
&n1n6laa uarts Of An education which .
~ 1vnfion achooj can not. ard vice versa.
Al The. Easteru schools, said General
Worenn. ssthe Indian boys are brought
nuny from their traditions. from the hian-
~ ana from the lazy life OF the reseYya-
1Ion. II they are not held East, II they
nre eiven 3 short elimpse at civilization and
ouoe back. they fail into the habits OF
fhetr fathers. There are tao principal
oklactions to the Eastern school, urged By
1foee Who favor reservation schools exciu-
e1Sulv. Fifst they claim that the health OF
~ indlnn Il impaired. The change OF eli
rno1o ana the change Of diet and manner oil
Iloine are =, great that they tell In a lasting
nhx. aeoon,l. they claim that by educating
~ Indian in the midst Of Eastern civil
11nfton. Che red children become forever
df6e6ffsfied with the reservation. with their
knraos md their families, 10 that they
v1Il mt xsturn. This last argument
nfovre no much il IL proves anything. II
= n0t an argument against Eastern schools
hut aeninaf education. II In not the East
6hot opcna his eyes. bat il is education IL.
~ that sets his mind against the blanket.
~ MAKES the short hair Of the white
noon nreferable To the uncouth. unkempt
l6cks a. his father. and that leads him 10
Wnclh Lis face and assume tho habits Of
<lnanliness. which tho white men bore
ne question of health. the com.
rulmuioner SAYS. is easily dispoaesi
a Is simpls arithmetie. Figures
fnken f,om The reports OF Indians sent
auvnv n the Eastern schools and returned
hor1e. show that the visit to the East does
no4 tmpair their health In eleven wears
- heVe been returned hofne from the
Sokool q Hampton. seycnty-two have
40. which i Z less mar cent. Tor eleven
vonrn tl,an has been charged by the oppo.
nonte a Eastern schools for four wears.
n theso seventv-two deaths. all hut six
hnvu heen among those who went 10 the
eokoul during tho first six wears Of its ex-
irannoe. vhen many were sent from
IN canps Who were not in a III
cond,sinn 10 leave. and who wonla no.
hev~ 1,.ec receivnd nnder tbe xvst.n "a
zersmination nov in practice Only three
~. .liea .inr., ,sssi
can IN Indian learn thu value Of money ,
rnn ~ outurow thc trait that was a.
1870, When he traded nj. hsst acre. ard
81. hnshsl. n corn for b~.a. and hr..s
hrttles some hundreds Of wears ago II
IMPRISONMENT. ana yirvinia9 The a.nart.
r,.nt has h~en cons,sisyio, thes. ,,,,as.
ffnrs. II h~lieves that the Indian
mi ma make a valuab,e Amsy,c.p
ritI.er until he learns 81 do thu, n ~.
lssr~s thst a.. lnli.n has r..ch.a o,,,
800 49,, t,~sra s,v;li,.tior .hsn h. ,,,.
.ie-.s. III. IN. pr;c. 40 /, davis ~orl i, .sal
l.,s ana cent. and hno~s sou.shin. ai,a,,,
49, rrls. that y.v.ru .,upls ;r,.r.., T.
s.-,,~. h.rr. Thi. IN. a.,.r,,,,.,, -
ls...s ~. In,.ian "a M. So liz ,iv ~ isar,, :,
a.. ,...,v.tion .ehoal an AZ ths rasta,n
Il -. henn r.. pr.et,es ~ E..,.rn s,ho,Is
- r,t them In uav !.
learn scmcthing At these ,h,nw. fron,
practieal experience. At the Carlisle school
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