The daily sentinel., 1899-10-23
INDIAN SCHOOL
TROUBLES
The DenUer Times Charges
Gross Mismanagement,In-
competency and Other
Grave 0tenses at
Teller Institute
EMPLOYEES PRE-
FER STATEMENT T
To Gocernment-SomethingB Back
of the Chargse-Prof Lennon
Has Alaoays Been Regarded as
a Model Superintendent Tile
Sentinel Beieres the Times
Correspondent Misrepresents,

The Denver Times, IN It's issue oI sui
day, contains two column article, re-
citing the troubles that haze been oc-
curing at the Teller institute during
the past six months and the long list of
charges preferred against Prof. Theo,
Lennon by three of the corps of in
structors, Messrs. G. S. Woodin, j. l..
oliver and Allison II. Belts.
There is a column and half OF the
matter written by Times correspond
ent, which in most scathing language
charges incompetency in the manage
ment of the institution and prefers other
grave charges.
From his own knowledge the writer
knows that these conditions do not pre-
vail at the institute. There may be in
stances where there has been neglect
but the article charges that the build
ings are in most filthy condition, that
the lawns, outhouses, wash rooms, dor
mitories and other buildings are in
most wretched condition and altogether
there has been gross neglect,
An investigation has been in progress
at Washington, to which Prof Lennon
was called and the result OF the investi-
cation will be soon known, from the he
port of those having the Investigations
in charge
For some time past it has been known
that there has been much dissatisfaction
and that there had been an investiga-
ton but nothing in regard to the seme
has been printed in the home papers, be
cause the majority of the people here
have thought that the school was being
well conducted and so yet believe.
To show the quality OF the matter that
has been published the Sentinel gives
below an extract from the article.
The charges preferred by the en-
ployees are more damaging than those
of the article which are preliminary to
the matter set forth in the article,
We next visited the dining
room as it was called. There we're
number of long tables, CO, cred with a
black, buzzing, seething mass, which
upon investigation, proved to be flies.
Yes. myriads of them. There were rows
of plates, with cups and saucers on top
all turned downward. 1t was impossible
to stop here and talk, as one would run
the rick of swallowing bunch OF big
green flies il he opened his mouth
Thirty-fiv girls in the school and not
o1e to keep the flies out.
In search of place from whence the
smell of fresh bread came, we went to
the basement At first glance this was
inviting. At second it was revolving
On long table were forty-six large
loaves of sour bread, half baked, and two
pans of biscuits. The bread had broken
apart and flattened out before being put
into the oven. The baker, an Indian
said he baked that much every other
day. When told it was sour he grew in-
digpant and said at was good in his
native, grunty way.
| The boys house as it WAS called, was
more like pen. Upon entering the
door, every visitor in the party Involun-
tarily covered his nose. Here the boys
bathe in long sinks or in dirty bath tnhs
Piles of dirty garments lay about the
| floor, in combination with tufts Il
Indian locks, as this was also the barber
shop.
A more disgusting place for human
beings to make their toilets cannot be
imagined. Up stairs were Numerous
lockers for the boys clothing, Soiled