The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-05-04
A NEW SCHOOL FOR INDIANS.
The Plans for the Sherman Indus
trial Institute Completed.

Plans for the new Sherman Industrial
Institute, to be established at Riverside,
Cal. to afford educational facilities for
the children of the Mission Indians of
southern California, have been completed
at the Bureau of Indian Affairs The spe-
cifications are now being prepared, and
bids will be asked for shortly In view
of the fact that the clirnate at Riverside
permits the work of construction to go
forward at all seasons without Interrupt
ton the Bureau expects to have the
buildings ready for occupancy by Janu-
airy l.
The buildings to be erected will form
the first homogeneous educational plant
established for the education of Indians.
While many of the Indian schools repre-
Issent "a greater outlay of money, they have
all grown from more or less small begin
nings, additional appropriations from
Congress permitting Of new additions.
The amount available for the proposed
educational plant is $4,000 and the cost
of the land is a charge against the APP
preparation. The buildings will cost in the
neighbOrhood of St35,000.
Among the Mission Indians there is an
educational population of about 700 per-
sons of both sexes. The proposed insti-
pupils.
All of the buildings will be of brick.
The main school building, with its large
auditorium. will be connected on either
side by ambulatories, with dormitories
One of these dormltories will be used by
smaller boys and the smaller girls will
occupy the other. Two larger dOrmitor-
les, one on either side. will flank the CEN
tral structures. These will be devoted to
the use of larger girls and boys. In the
rear and separated from the main build
ing will be located a large mess hall and
kitchen.
On each side of the grounds, to the rear
of the two larger dOrmitOries will be
erected two buildings which will be used
for the accommodation of the employees
of the school Separate buildings will be
erected for q hospital, steam laundry, a
warehouse. and stables. AT the main en-
trance to the grounds will be erected a
building where the superintendent will
have bis quarters, and another which will
be the office and administrative building
of the institute.
The grounds in front of the main build
ings will be laid out in ornamental walks
and drives. In the centre band stand
will be arranged To the rear of the
buildings are about twenty acres of
ground which will be arranged as an or
ange grove. About three miles distant
the Government has purchased a large
farm which will form part of the institu-
ton property.
Ii is the intention of the Indian Bureau
to adapt the curriculum of the school to
the Industrial and agricultural pursuits
of southern California. The students will
be well trained in the growing of eitrous
fruits and oranges, and in gardening and
dairying
Representative Sherman of New York,
who is Chairman of the House Committee
on Indian Affairs. is much interested in
the enterprise and ii is in recognition of
his efforts toward the education of the In
dams. that the institute has been named
after him. The cornerstone will be laid in
July, and Mr.. Sherman has been invited
to make the dedication speech From that
time the work of construction will be rap
idly urged forward TO completion.