Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1898-02-19
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
THE OUAPAw MISSION.

day in the government school at
the Ouapaw mission. We were well
coined by Mrs. Cochran, wife OF the
superintendent, he having gone to
the Quapaw Agency. We found her
very affable and our ladies enjoyed
her society very much. She is the
matron of the school and lady OF
excellent executive ability. We
spent the morning in the school
building with the fifth, sixth ana
seventh grades.
Miss Alice Kingcade is principal
and lady that is master OF her
profession. She has spent five years
in government schools and is
teacher of experience, born and ed
ucated in Illinois. Every recitation
and all her work was up TO date and
first class. AT ~ o'clock we saw the
children march into the dining
room in perfect order, taking their
places and at a signal, all seating
Themselves at table very quietly.
II was a pleasant sight to see the
habits of neatness aud cleanliness
that have been cultivated in those
unsophisticated Indian children.
Miss Burnett, the cook, is a young
woman thoroughly adapted to hei
place. No mother ever taught their
daughters with more pride and
success than she has instructed
those girls in all culinary work.
Every third day she will bake from
IS to % ioaves of bread and every
day for supper the girls will assist
her in making. some 800 or NOR.
biscuits. There were 90 children
aroun. those tables and perfect or
der aud good manners prevailed
throughout the meal.
At 1870 p. III. all the various grades
gathered in the principals room
where they are taught to sing and
are instructed in morals. The story
of the life of Abraham Lincoln was
graphically told without naming
the person and at the close an Indi'
an boy steppd up TO the blackboard
and wrote in plain letters the nam'
of Abraham Lincoln.
We next went to the kindergarten
department where Miss Emma
Johnson presides. We found there,
genuine kindergarten work. 1t was
no attic mpt at what was not under'
stood, but il was the grand thoughts
of the great German Froebel July
comprehended and applied to chilo
nature. Miss Johnson is OF the Pot
tawatomies, educated in the terri
tory, then at Carlisle, and iastl,
spent two years at Mrs. Van kirk's
kindergarten school in Philadel
phia.
fanny of our friends would like TO
see genuine kindergarten work,
take a ride seven miles TO the Qua
paw mission and there you will
find il.
We next visited the intermediate
department., presided over by Mrs
Dorcas Johnson, u woman OF hne
physique and doing excellent work
in the school room.
Mr.. Johnson is the industrial
teacher and deserves much credit
for the manner in which he trains
the bows in their industrial work
and the perfect order of everything
on the grounds. They are OF the
Wyandottes.
Mr.. ", d. Brice is the farmer and
Mrs. Brice is seamstress. Each 10
well adapted TO his place. Miss
Lockhart, Iaundress, had force OF
10 or more boys aud girls assisting
in the laundry.
As the time drew near for our de-
parture the superintendent was
seen coming in the distance by his
frau and we then concluded to
await his arrival. He expressed his
regret at his absence, but we had
found his wife a good general in
his absence. The superintendent,
Mr.. Cochran, is very popular with
all the employees and he may well
congratulate himself on having
such an able corps of assistance.
We have been frequent visitor
at the Quapaw mission for many
years, but have never seen every de-
partment in such perfect working
order as at the present time, and
the six tribes of Indians that are
now represented in the school
should be thankful that their child
rem are now enjoying such privil-
eyes, as no white children in Kan
sas can enjoy.
All our party felt the day well
spent, and express thanks to super
intehdent, wife and teachers for
tmauy kind favors. -"
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