Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1897-09-22

ernment, which he deiies every day."
Then the report continues: "Jemez-
Number of school children, 1O9; enrolled
At; average attendance, boys 10 25 so
girls 81 1881; average attendance of botf
sexes, 81 As 81; average age, years.
"This school is distinguished by being
the only one attached to the agency whsrt
the regular daily attendance exceeds th,
capacity. There is a pretty good plant
here, capable of being enlarged sufficient
ly for the accommodation of 100 pupils
The census shows between 1876 and 15(
children here of school age"
The report discloses the fact that the
buildings here are owned by the Presby-
terian board of home missions, but the
site thereof is owned by the Indians, and
an effort to buy the same is recommended.
The agent adds: Dancing largely pre-
walls in this pueblo, which, some years
since, was the scene of the murder of a
San Juan Indian, for attempting to pry
into the mysteries of one of these secret
orgies.
ga short time after the teacher, Miss
Dawson, arrived in the village, the head
mem visited her, with the information
| that she must lock herself in the house
and net come out until it was all over.
This impudence naturally aroused Miss
Dawson's spirit of American independ-
ence, and she very pluckily, as we'll as
properly, told the visiting delegation to
mind their own business; that this WAS
her house, and that she was going in and
out of it whenever she pleased. Since
she took this stand she has not been
troubled"
"Laguna.-Numbe of children, 79; en-
rolled 23; average attendance, boys,
liza; girls, 10 So 64; average on both
sexes, Is "a; average age, years.
"The condition of this school, though
better than some, is adequate only in
size. The teachers residence is about
three.fourths of mile from the school
room. * Both the school house
and the teachers residence leak, and
afford but little protection from the
weather during the winter SHOWS and
summer rains.
"The missionary here, who misrepre
sents the evangelical body to which he is
accredited, has set himself up as critic,
and censor of the governments policy.
According to his dictum, the Indian
should be taught in his own language,
and children should never be separated
from their parents; the transfer of chill
dren to reservation schools is, there
fore, cruelty Consistently with some
of his avowsls, he has constructed ritual
in the Laguna vernacular, divine worship
being celebrated accordingly, whenever
he car prevail upon any one to listen
to him. Ten pupils we're reported as
eligible for transfer from this school,
but owing to the influence of this mis-
sionary, not single case of consent
was recorded. And Lagnna is considered
as being among the foremost in ADVANCE
ment of oil the pueblos! " y
"Pahuate.-Number of school children,
II; enrolled, 20; average attendance, boys
s75.1000; girls, 326-1o0; average of both
sexes, SO; average age, years.
81 reached Pahuate on June 18, and
proceeded Immediately to the school
house, where l was met by the teacher,
Mr.. Moll. Seeing no one in the school
room, asked, is your school not in ses
sion Mr.. MollT For answer, he pointed
to one solitary little girl about eight
years old, whom had overlooked, and
said Yes, sir; school is in session, but the
scholars are absent
"Santa ra.--Number of children, 79;
enrolled, SO; average attendance, boys,
z 8 80, girls, 27'32; average both sexes,
II 7-18; average age, years.
"The condition of this school is rather
encouraging, due almost wholly to the in
huence of the lieutenant governor, him.
self educated at the Albuquerque board
ing school, ana to former teacher, now
married to one of the Indian women, and
a resident Of the Pueblo.
"Santo Domingo.-Number of school
children, 154 number enrolled, ~; aver
age attendance, boys, 232, girls, -;
average age, II years.
The establishme ment of this school, effected
on the 5th of April, was stoutly resisted by
the Indians, and the agent employs ener-
getc and fitting language in describing
the troubles this particular band of gov
ernment pets caused him.
"San Felipe.-Number of children, 81;
enrolled, 80; average attendance, boys,
IA 5-32, girls, -; average age, 10 years.
"No girls attend this school, but for the
same reason as that assigned to Santo
Domingo cannot be learned. The people
are great dancers and very jealous of the
secret mysteries enacted during the
progress of these ceremonies. When
dance is about to come off, the teacher is
notified beforehand what he shall do; If
it be an ordinary occasion, he is locked
in bis room until it is over; if of deeply
religious character, they compel him to
leave town entirely.
"San Juan.--Number of children, 81;
enrolled 23; average attendance, boys,
9-128, girls, 5 65-12s; average Of both
sexes, 12 81 81; average age, s years.
"The usual complaint of non attendance
prevails at this school.
"Taos.-Number of children, 76; en-
rolled, 81; average attendance, boys,
10.s1-S4; girls, 5.29 65; averages of both
sexes, Is 21 80; average age eight years.
"The teacher of this school having
been appointed superintendent of the
school at Fort Defiance, A. T., leaves
vacancy here, which should be filled by
lady" = r
"Zuui.--Semi boarding school. Num-
ber of school children, BAT; enrolled, 81;
average attendance, boys, 81 54-64; girls,
10 IL 64; average of both sexes, 80 1854;
average age, 2 years."
This school is moderately commended
by the agent and an enlargement of the
"plant" is recommended.
NEW ENGLAND HORRORS RECALLED.
Captain Norstrom graphically con-
tinues: "The village of Zuni was recently
the scene Of an occurrence, recalling all
the horrors of the days, when our God
fearing ancestors of New England, piously
devoted their neighbors and friends to
the stake.
"a poor old woman IS or 80 years old,
having been reported as WITCH the
society of the Priests of the Bow or
dered her tortured, until she should con-
fess. The emissaries of the society ac-
cordinglY went to her house in the dead
of night, dragged her from her bed, and