The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-12
TEACHING THE RED CHILDREN
sess New PoInte - the Reiatios or Kessr-
vatIoa TO TrnisisE Schools.


walton to TrnisisE Schools.
WASHINGTON March 11.-One OF the exhibits
at the Chicago Fair which attracted great at
tention was that OF the schools OF the Indian
Bureau. held In unpretentious building.
and planned to show how Indian boys and
girls study. work. cook. and otherwise occupy
them selves In . Govern ment boarding school.
1t was buitto accom- modate thirty pupils and
six Instructors and other employees. with
rooms for teaching. eating. sleeping. aud in
dustrial tasks Successive delegations from
various schools occupied the structure.
The spectacle. accompanied as 1t was by
specimens Of the handicraft of the children.
was very interesting. and all the more SO in
contrast with the neighboring wickiups. wig
vans. and bark tents in which other Indian
families exhibited the ordinary life Of the abo-
rhymes. With its desks. work benches. sewing
machines. its displays OF maps. drawings.
needlework. and various manufactures. aud
sometimes with the Indian brass bands which
accompanied some OF the schools. 1t furnished
an object lesson TO the visitors In the great
truth that the regeneration OF the red race Is
TO be sought for In the education OF its youth.
The fine parade of the Carlisle school pupils.
both In tho Colu m bian exercises at New York
and aftsrward at Chicago had a like influe co.
The question as to the proper system OF
schools for Indian education Is one of great
public interest ommissionsr Browning has
occupied himself with It. aud in his annual re-
port came to some noteworthy conclusions.
One is that the twenty training schools. with
a capacity OF 4. 700. an snrollmsnt last summer
OF 4.346 pupils. and an average attendance of
1921. should bo regarded more strictly than
heretofore as higher grade institutions. to be
supplied With pupils from among the most
competent Of the boys and girls attending the
reservation schools- The system 10 not only
more in accordance with that OF the public
school system for the white population, but
wli give more earnest class OF pupils. better
able to use ErottAbly the very ex sellent adyan-
iagss which these schools offer. old enough
when they come 70 engage in regular shop or
Iuired character and habits Of sufticiont
OF reservation and tribal infiueneeS" lie adds
that this System will also have a favorable sf-
leet upon the reservation schools. Dy giving
them an aim toward which pupils and teach
srs alike can work thereby increasing their
fSs t ann proeres. i1sm t6s n 70 mgsh
the intermediate and 70 the high school
" course. there VIII be some drawbacks to
this avail enthusiasm Of the reservation
schools for such system. They will have 70
give up their brightest and most interesting
iust At the time when they are beginning to
reflect the most credit on the schools to which
taken great pains With them. In their places
aust come othsTs VINO have everything to
leaFDs anu WHO Nhu8 pFlnk uONn the average OF
attainm emit in the school It Is rot surpTisinE
TO ind that In some Of the reservation schools
10 SEND away the least. rather than the most
traetAbls and promising pupils to the distant
allowed under the plan Of progressive eduea-
ton with the training school at the tor.
A Second move q the Commissioned. OF
which mention has heretofore been made. 10
that OF refusing TO send children to the distant
schools away from the RESERVATIONS. without
the consent OF their parents. In general there
IL little difficulty In obtaining this consent.
aud often such education is ask % for as Z
privilege while IL Is Believed thai 10 many
Instances pupils Of the training schools on re
turninE TO their homss freely give testimony
the ground that apart from the doubtful sx-
psdieney Of enoroAehiug upon the don ain Of
eomDnlsion are 80 sxAggsEatsd IN Esport that