The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-08-31

PUvA11rP TEACHERS INSTITUTE.

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4 PUYALLTP TEACHERS INSTITUTE.
4 On Tuesday evening Aug- 7 tn,
following persons arrived from abroad
at the Skokeuishs Agency TO attend
this Institute
From the Puyallup reservation.
Agent Z Ee1ls, Misses Eva and Nav
Eel1s; Z. L Cha1craft, superintendent
H J. Philips, Head Teacher Miss s.
r Southw0rTh, assistant Teacher,
Rev Mr.. Paumeut PRESBYTERIAN Ms
siona-y- P R Churchward, Industria a
Teacher and Mrs. Churctward; Miss
r McGhie, Matrons and Miss H. NJ.
Miller, Seamstress- From the Che
halls reservation J. f Gordon In
dusrial Teacher; Miss Fanny Van
Eaton. Cook; and Miss Miss NJ. E.
Dohse, Matron. From Port Gamble:
Rev ". Butler. wife and daughter.
From Dungeness: J. z Malone teach
er- From the Ou1aauh reservation
E. ". Agar. Superintendent More
intended TO come With Mr. Agar, but
were prevented by number of cases
of severe and dangerous sickness
From Chemawa, Oregon Mrs L. c.
Walker, Teacher There were also
present belonging TO the Skokonish
Agency R s. Graham, Superintend-
ent; Mrs. Graham, Matron. R D.
Shut, and Miss Shut H. Graham;
Miss NJ Graham, Assistant Teacher,
Miss H Van Eaton, Cook; DR. Z Barry.
Physician, and Mrs. Berry; Rev M
Ee11s, Missionary; Miss Annie vii
Eams, Assistant Cook, forty IN all.
Wednesday forenoon was occupied
IN the school room, Mr.. and Miss
Graham, showing their methods of
teaching, and the visitors either learn
ing lessons from this practical work,
Or preparing 10 offer criticisms the
next day The afternoon was devoted
TO recreation. social intercourse. a game
VI DG-S- Dc44- E11G al -44c ~tIsCllO1 O1 Lit
Indian collection of curious of MI.
Eells- In the evening there was an
exhibition by the the scholars of the
Sk0kornish school, which consisted of
Rotations, Dialogues, music and the
Like, with 4 spanish gypsy and broom
drill by eight girls. The two Latter
took the palm in the eyes of the andi-
anCe. With the visitors from abroad
4 large number of Riverside and
Union City. and the Indians, the house
was crowded SO that there was not
standing room, and some had TO remain
outside.
Thursday forenoon and afternoon
were occupied with papers as follows
T. ". Ager, presiding. Temperance
reading, and what TO do with the chill
dren Sabbath afternoon by Mr. Ee11s;
Teaching the Indians the English
language, by J. E. Malone; Annual
address Hon. T. Ee11s; Pedagogical
Esthetics, Z. Phillips; The Bible as
Z Literary work, Rev. Mr.. Panment;;
Teaching Morals, r. :. Graham; Ho1i-
days Z. L. Cha1craft; School Ground
Decoration, P r. Churchward; The
aim of teaching Rev. W Butler; OBJ
stac1>s in our work, E. w Agar.
These papers were all were all discus
sed7 and some of them quite earnestly
The school of the previous aay was
discussed and some questions from d
question box drawn ont and answered.
From the address of E. Ecl1s We
learn that during the past year the
highest enrolment at any one time in
IN the SIX schools belonging TO the
Agency was 382, the lowest 3O4, the
average attendance 314. The highest
enrolment and average attendance,
lows: Puya11np 117-140; Cheha1is o.
IS; Skokonish 61-51; Ouinault -34-51;
Dungenes 1924; Port Gamble 2413.
The first four are boarding schools,
the last day schools. This Is more
than any year IN the history of the
reservations. Agent Et1ls COntrasted
with his first arrival at Skok or1ish, as
Agent, twenty three years ago when
there were only five boys in school and
the uatr0n cook and seamstress re-
ceived $500 q wear IN green backs,
worth eighty five cents On the dollar
The Indians were then SO afraid OF the
white people, that after earnest work,
he was only able TO raise the number
TO nine in year. The cost during the
past year per scholar has varied IN IN
the boarding schools from Sl29.03 at
Skokonish TO S1S3 66 at Ouinau1t, the
average cost Is 1894 This includes
board, clothes, wages of employees
and all expenses, but excludes all that
Is raised on the school farm at each
agency The Qninau1t agency Is the
most expensive, owing TO the long
hanling of freight on the beach TWEEN
ty-fOur miles. The cost per scholar
for the day schools for teachers Is only
SIS al Dnngeress, and S45.38 at Port
Gamble
In the evening all gathered IN the
dining room of the boarding honsc
and partook of z rich supper and the
evening was spent in social intercourse
and singing Late IN the evening and
early Friday morning the quests took
their departure except Mr. Ager who
remains for a few DAYS for a visit with
the Graharas. the friends of his early