Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-09-02
OUR INDIAN SCHOOLS.
Notes Of Interest Ablu, the Dsy Schools
Under Agent valpolt's Lharg..
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS PROPOSED.

The Indian agency IN santa fe under
the imme late chsrga of Hon n. s. Wal
pole, Of Pueblo, c,ll, has some. under
his able Naturalization, into n more
creditable positi n than ever before. says
the New Mexican. But Agent a%alpDlp
IL not satisfied with merely making one
or two steps In advance; he proposes
advancing many more, aud he has asked
the government for 100000 with which
TO erect new aud improved school build
ings, especially for the Jita'illa agency
at Dulce, n. A.. 90 miles EAST OF Dnrango.
Colo. Agent walpOle has under his
charge 1850 Indians all told. sil being
Dulce s~ub-agency Jicarillas. These
latter Indians are supported by the
government whose annual rations 10
them include 10000 pounds Of beef
100000 pounds Of -four, 5000 poun IL OF
sugar, and other staple articles in pro-
portion. But the present agent intends
turning the attention OF these people
toward self-suppOTt, aud a notable factor
In the process OF education will be the
education OF 3jS children OF school z
at the sub agency. In fact the Indians
have promised to lend their active sup
port 10 this measure, which OF itself IL a
great encouragement. The Pueblo lndi-
constituting the great bulk VI Agent
NalpOle's charge sre practically self
supporting, as a tour through the various
pueblos Of the agency will show Pas
sengers do not fail to note ~ they ride
down the Rio Grande valley the thrifty
ludian settlements scattered along,
and the hne crops grown by Indian
hands.
Mr.. Walpole Is very hopeful OF his
wards, and says there is no reason why
ar Indian will not improve and do we'll
IL treated decently. The red man has
rights rs we'll as other people.
When asked as to the particular bent
Of the Indian mind, the agent said 1t was
toward mechanics, a. any one might no
tice on looking through the curio stores
Ia this city where much hsndiwork il
displayed. However, education IN All In.
dian youth IL lost II he Ia allowed to fire.
quent saloons and soak his system In
drink. In fact, In such cases 1.-THE noble
red man sinks lower than he would
we're he not educated. Mr.. walpOle pro.
poses to see 10 II that as far az his
agency is concerned this sort OF thing
shall be- stopped. The Indians will DO
made to stay away from drinking places,
and besides, the arm Of the law will be
stretched out 10 make II warm for yio-
lators OF the law.
The agent is much pleased with the
record OF the Jicarillas he sent to the ex.
position at Omaha. The band consisted
OF seven men and two women, with two
children. The men were az fine specl.
mems Of physical manhood as have been
seen anywhere, and the whole outfit were
much admired. One OF the children at
tracted much attention by his experiences
in hitting a nickel with an arrow at
sixty yards. The Jicarillss created such
such a favorable impression at the great
fair that Agent Walpole has a letter from
the management congratulating him on
their fine appearance In the congress OF
1900 Indians, and stating that their de-
parture was d decentralization among the
others.
Fifteen PueblOs will In turn be sent to
Omaha September o. and lively hopes are
entertained Of their also making a favor.
able impression. The Indians at the
fair represented 90 agencies.
Agent Walpole was formerly state gu
peTintendent Of insurance In Colorado,
where he was prominently identified
with the republican party, and where he
has made an excellent record for him
self. He took charge here July l last,
succeeding Captain G. L. Cooper, Of the
Tenth cavalry. now promoted to be major
in the Fifth cavalry. Mr.. Walpole,
though agent here, still retains an in
terest in the Pueblo banking Investment
firm OF ". 8. Walpole Il Co.
The agent looks for an increase Of 100
per cent. in the general attendance at the
day schools attached TO his charge. There
are two non-reseryatiOn schools within
this agency; the one In this city, now
with $50 children OF 9 to 10 years Of age,
under the supervision OF Superintendent
A. II. Yeitz, formerly OF Oklahoma, with
six instructors and ten other employees.
The other is at Albuquerque with 300
children under the supervision of Super.
i%ntendent X. A, Allen. The agents
charge over these schools goes no further
than to see that contracts an instruct.
ions from the Indian Office are carried
out, the superintendents reporting di.
rectly TO Nashin gtOn.
The agency headquarters Ia this city
are pleasantly located on Hillside ave.
nue., In the northeastern part Of the
tom. Immediately under the agent are
Chief Clerk w., II, Woodward, a bright
young man from NeOsho, No., who ar
rived here December "a last. la the
clerical branch OF the office are also, Mis-
May FanorOte, OF Iowa, field matrOn, 10
Gated AT Zuni, on the Arizona line, where
she has been stationed. She was pro.
mOted from an assistant teaehership In
the day school there one year ago, aud
has been three years In the service. Jose
Valdez, OF this city, Is the acting inter-
prefer aud teamsteT, having bean Dro.
NOTED a year ago. Sabarino COrdero, has
been an employe in this city since No
yember /.
A valuable and very competent official
Is Professor @. X. Burton, the superyis-
Ing teacher OF this agency, Professor
Burton has seen fourteen years as an in
%struetor, aud was the yaledictorian of
his class In the normal school at War
rensburg, Mo. He has been four years in
the service, and came here from Califor.
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