The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-19
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SCHOOL.
4. Il. ShulI and His Work Among the
Indians AT Sifka.

T. p. Shull who has been In the city
during the past week. has lately resigned
his position as superintendent 90 the in
dustrial training school al Sitka, Alaska.
and is en- route to his home I'm Los An
geles Cal. Mr.. Shull has been temporarily
succeeded by Judge William Kelly, who
will act until the Presbyterian board OF
home missions has appointed Mr.. Shull's
regular successor. Judge Kelly was for
merly United States commissioner at Fort
Wrangel, Alaska.
The institution is a denominationsl one.
as the relation 10 the Presbyterian board
would show and up 10 1894 received gov
eminent aid or a Federal subsidy amount
ing TO 900 per aunum. This subsidy the
Presbyterian board OF home missions re-
jecied owing to the attitude taken by the
church In opposition 10 governmental aid
10 UNCONVENTIONAL institutions al the time
requests were proffered for such by the
Roman Catholic church. Mr.. Shuil dis
cusses the work OF the church interest
inTly, and during his incumbency Of the
Office OF superintendent he studied the
habits and earLf social systems OF the ma
tives. preparing. in the meantime, notes
for a number OF interesting lectures on
the subject % Alaska and the native Alas
kans The branches Of work that are COW
cred by the Presbyterian school OF which
Mr.. Shull was superintendent we're educa-
school was in close alliance with the mu-
semi conducted by the Alaska Society 81
Natural History ard Ethnoiogy tho col
lection being the property Of Rev. sheldon
Jackson In this museum. says Mr.. Shull,
are many priceless specimens and ethno-
logical records that could not be replaced
II lost.
The system Is similar % ~ apprentice
ship the boys and girls being indentured
Tor terms 0f years that viii slow the for
ruer 20 reach the age of = years and The
latter = Years Many % these pupils. ac-
-ording 10 Nr Shun are apt and bright.
he chief difficulty being 10 get them away
from cd habits and tribal cusfo They
are not very patient In acquiring nsw
methods and caliings for instance, iu TIRE
shosrnaker's frnde which Is one Of the
branches taught. yet an Indian boy or
ran sill 20 into The forest. select tree.
and. after Telling IT, work labori0usiv wifA
The cru8es- implements in faShioning
canoe This axes long time. bat IN
sleh q hereditary calling she creates pa
tfprce Is displayed The girls are taught
domestic arts and economy. and soma q
.hem take = course a. trained nurses.
Nest Of tire native Alaskans stick 20 old
sr3aai customs. particularly Is relation 20
marriage ana burial Marriage are YER
1zf ccnrracts entered i0ro br the parents
~ the high contracting part}cs.~ usually
a.iu93 ar cif. - blankets from the
ercam's family IN fact. tha arrangement
e the rareuts must receive tire sanction
"a the uurles z there b any. an uncie's
authority baior grea.e~ than that q the
father or noshs~ In fhe event 81 an m
rle's death a vcurg buck must marrE
ass aunt .he rsltct ~ the uncle THIS
act IS. og course. dependent upon the VIII
~ ere auug. bus she usually desires u, affi
&c ls M. an un1sua} ihing 20 find an Old
s4uaw warming fbe slippers and brushing
Up .hs haar-hsto-e-r-stapho rically--of her
Eepa.V- ssstsard.
Tre rnortasry ceremony has gradually
changed 1t used 20 - ore Of cremation.
attended BY faaxts and o-giss BOW il -
burszI ceremony. but me fsasts s11 or
Eies are retained as a part 81 g.
NJ Shuu was IN charge % the school
r-r r1ree ve4rs Previous 20 going north
20 vras tae principal q tire hign school a.
WIcaits Kan tie wsh return 20 es3uca-
.sutaal Nork Bes36es fhe school AZ SttEa.
IRE Presbyterian hoar3 a. home missions
II New 1oEk coalE0Is sS-0o-s 80 Peat