Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-01-05

AIias Bstelle Rrei. general superln-
tondcnt OF indian schools. has jSst is-
sued her third annual report ON the In
dian schools Of tho United statek IN
addition TO giving much Interesting
data. she discusses In an Interesting
way the conditions, The needs. and the
prospects OF the Indian schools treat
ing the Indian question IN clear
manner and from practical point OF
view.
Miss Reel emphasizes he ovsrsha-
downing lmportanoe OF Industrial train
ING for both boys ard girls. Tho 50ya
should b. taught st0ckraisiBE and
farming and given a sufticisns know
ledge Of tools 70 enable them 70 mnnd
their wagons and farm tmplsmsnls ana
shos thsir horses. and the girls shouid
bs trained la the Rrt % pracucal
housekeeping. The teaching Of the
household duties TO the girls u even
more important than industrial train
ing for tbs boys. says Miss Reel. FOR
With the future wives and mothers
wiz rest the fate OF coming genera
tons. The Indiac child should BE- CIV
ca a knowledge OF the English Ian
glage, bat 60 ~ not wise q spend
years over SUBJECTS for WHOA, In all
probability. he will have no lse In Ia
er life. The problem now before Va
che selection Of tbs best method for
transforming the Indian from con
sumsr into a producer lie must 10
brought 70 the point where he will
have respect Tor the dignity OF labor
and where he Will have the ambition
10 support MS family and not look 10
thu government Tor hslp. The moment
We can induce the Indian TO labor vol
UNFAIRLY for his own welfare, from
that moment hiH future Will ~ assuF-
ed Thls point viii ~ reached only
through patient Application and fAath-
ful work along Industrial Ansa.
Tho superintendent strongly en-
dorses che outing system a. one Of ths
most effective means Of training tils
children In habits OF civsllzed hfe. Ths
euting system, which originated With
Major Pratt. o. the caslis.e schoci.
Pennsylvania. consists IN placing the
Indian children ia E0od white hOnaess
where they will be treated a. onl
the family. ana paid a small SUM FOR
their services Here they ere Constant
~ subject % oiyiliHing tnfinehces Of
the most practical nature ana acquire
habits Of right Twins The property
ownership plan has a prominent plaza
IN Miss Reels system 81 traininE, ana
ths cultivation Of Better crops and
m1gp acres q land - constantly urged.
Miss Reel alaO pleads that q eompui-
sorry education law FOR the indiana be
enacted and enforced she recites the
aihculty and often lmposaibiily u IN
ducing The Old indiaus 20 permit their
| children 10 attend school, AM says
that the faufa % hese children should
not be allowed % b. blasted by the su-
peratitlous iRnOranue and prejudice %
parents
During the twenty -siE months Misc
Reel has been In once she has dsv0tsd
her undivided time snd attention %
he betierment OF the Indian. over
seventeen months Of this Tins shs has
spent Ia the nG,d- Her Plan o. action
has been 70 visit the Indian IN camp
and ia he school. observing The pecui-
lsrlties % the different tr.bes ard en-
deavoriug 20 devise plans that VIII
work the greatest good 10 the greatest
number AMI make them ssh-support-
ing
Travel IN the Indian country - OF
very dlnlcuh and fatigalng charaeser.
/ reservations Ia the west being fer
apart ana located IN via and remoiS
/ regions q the Rockies. ln almost inac-
/ aesalble canyons. or isolated on M
/ bcsom n the vast prairiea To reach
them the superintendent has traYeleo
ass miles. 20sT miles bcinS By wa
Eon or horseback and on foot. la
ereaaod enroalment bettcr accoHatno-
i dailans. greater facilities FOR iniass
trlal tralninE ami grat.fying IMPROVES
ment over previous years are noes4
Tue present territorial snperinten'd-
snt u schools has b. nttle conceptieu
N me public schools, ami cares - ut
ne foF thoif adyancement that - de-
clinea 10 attend the annn4i uieeiAnN -
the teachers az santa " laat weeka
HI once IL In the capital pnitdinG,
where ths teachers held thsir msst-
,nss and be was invited 20 aiteud-
Gallup 70 ne oaly town N New ASA~
leo % aay $50 ~ssAout a chlAanan'