Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-05-11
SUMMER INSTITUTES.
Prospective Gathering of Indian
School Teachers at Santa Fe-
Reduced Rail RateS-An
Important Event.

Col. Thomas M. Jones, supervisor OF
Indian schools, in charge of the U. S. In
dian school at Santa Fe, yesterday 20
ceived the following important official
communication from DR.. W. N. Hailman
superintendent of Indian schools, and the
New MEXICAN enjoys the satisfaction OF
first placing 1t before the reading public
of this territory:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
Office of Sup't. of Indian Schools,
Washington, D. c., May 2, 1894. J
l. Under the authority of the commits
sioner of Indian affairs and the approval OF
the secretary of the interior, l have the
pleasure of announcing to you that dur
ing the summer of 1894 there will be
held five teachers institutes for superin-
tendents, teachers, matrons and discip-
Librarians in the Indian school service at
the following points and times:
Chilocco, Oklahoma, from July to 7.
Santa Fe, New Mexico, from July 8 to
II.
Salem, Oregon, from July 23 to %.
Helena, Montana, from July 81 to Au-
gust 4.
St. Paul, Mimi, from August IL to IS.
.. Should the department fail in max
ing satisfactory arrangements for rea-
sonable railroad rates and rates of enter
tainment at any one of these points,
other points more favorable in this re-
spect may be selected.
5. You are hereby directed to invite
the employees above indicated under your
charge to attend any or all these instl-
tutes, notifying them, at the same time,
that those who do attend will draw pay
for the time consumed in travelling to the
institute, in attending the institute, and
in returning from the institute to their
schools or homes, and that the time thus
consumed will not be subtracted from
the regular leaves of absence to which
they are entitled.
4. 1t is provided, however, that all who
do attend the institutes will do so under
the authority and with the consent OF
their respective superior officers. In
the case of agency boarding schools, this
authority shall be conferred by the agent
upon recommendation of the superin-
tendent of Indian schools; in the case of
bonded schools, by the superintendent OF
| the school.
5. 1t is furthermore provided that at
no time all employees invited in this call
shall attend any one of the institutes, but
that at all times number of teachers
and matrons sufficient to attend to the
interests of the school shall be detailed
to remain at the school.
6. You are kindly requested to senc
to the superintendent of Indian schools E
list of persons in or out of the Indiar
service who can profitably be called upor
to prepare papers on pertinent subjects
indicating at the same time, the subjec
to be assigned to persons SO named.
7. You are furthermore requested tt
furnish to the superintendent of lndial
schools names of persons, who, in you
opinion, are competent to give series o
lessons on the subject of singing, draw
ing, sloyd, or other manual work.
8. 1t is provided, however, that NJ
persons engaged in the Indian service
and doing work at the institute shall
draw additional pay for such work.
8. You are also requested to furnish
the superintendent of Indian schools thu
address of persons of influence at thu
various points at which institutes are te
be held, and who may be asked to assist
in efforts to secure reduced rates of trans
portation and entertainment.
10. You are furthermore requested tt
invite friends of Indian education to at
tend the institutes, extending to them thu
privilege of availing themselves for thi
purpose of whatever reduced rates o
transportation and entertainment may b.
secured. Very respectfully,
W. N MAILMAN,
Superintendent of Indian Schools
These institutes are new departure
recently decided upon by Supt. Hailmal
and cordially approved by the commits
sioner of Indian affairs. No such school
of instruction have previously been hell
in the country. The selection of Santa +,
as suitable place for the holding of on
of them was agreed upon some weeks agt
at conference in Albuquerque ATTENDED
by Supt. Hailman, Col. Jones and othe
supervisors. 1t is expected that fully 15
persons will attend the five days session
of the institute in this city beginning o.
the 9th of July.
An application for reduced railroa,
| rdG6S WILL D6 udu6. DCuDtloSS ~ Will ~
cheerfully granted, as the managers o
both the roads leading into this city ar
deeply interested in and always ready t.
encourage everything that aims to pro
mote the interests of this region, and Ger
tainly the education and civilization of In
dams by such methods as are employee
at the large u. s. Indian school here ca
be classed under that head.
Supt. Hailman has intrusted Col. Jone
with the work of arranging the detail
for the institute here, including "definit
propositions for the program of tn
weeks work as we'll as indications of tn
necessary steps for securing reduced rate
of transportation and entertainment.
The good people of Santa Fe, whose er
terprise and hospitality are proverbia
should do all in their power to render tn
task assigned to Col. Jones both light an
agreeable. 1t is safe to predict that the
will quickly recognize their duty in tn
premises and do it without hesitation.