The times., 1901-04-21
TEACHING INDIAN SERVANTS.
How They Acaufre industrious
Habits at an Arizona school.
(From the Arizona Republiean.)

How are the Indian pupils hired out,
and what is done with their wages?
The Indian pupils are sent out TO work
in good families as helpers. The girls ana
some OF the boys are employed as mouse
servants. The large boys are employed
I'm various capacities On farms. Inc slTIs
are employed through the chief matron;
the bows through the 'discipInarian-all
under rules issued by the superintendent.
There are constantly from 100 to 2OO girls
enjoying outing benefits. The demand for
bovs is not so great The wages the pu-
pills receive vary from 50 per month TOT
small boys or girls to so per month Ioi
the large and more capable: Fhe out
ing system is controlled absolutely py
tae superintendent, who can call every
pupil in at anv time desired. What a
howl would so up from the resldeIits Itts.,Ii oi
this valley if the superintendent shouIu
exercise his authority,
The highest wages ever paid 10 any
Indian pupils are paid by the SupeIlu-
tendent. He now has two boys work
ing for him at $50 per month Beslqes
this $50 in cash per month, he pays Iot
their board and lodging. He has, az
various times. employed boys at from
80 cents per day up to SO per month
| lie pays his laborers always according
| TO their worth. and II boy is en-
! ployed at 80 cents per day ana earns
| 81 per day, he is paid 81 per DAY. ! M M
! superintendent has always employed @
| q house maid, though he might nave
! had all his house work done for nothing
! He has paid as high as Sl5 per month tor
/
although he could with perfect proprlety
have sent the girl to the school dlhlhs
| room.
Not every applicant can secure pupil
! from this school II is keen pleasure to
| accommodate the worthy But When a
| girl is sent out. compelled to 90 al @ tne
| dirty work of the house. kept toiilng from
| early until late never given WORD OF en-
| coura cement never permitted 10 enteI
| the living rooms of the home, compelled
to always eat her meals from plate III ~
| the kitchen alone, permitted TO ledVe the
| house unattended at night ana return
| when she pleases, so she is there TO DcSlt
| the drudgery of the next DAY, ana my
| offered payment in cast-oh clothlhg-t h'
| superintendent. when he discovers tht
| slavish condition of the child. utters soint
pretty strong anathemas to the lnVlslpi. II, /
| spirits of the air and brings that eir
| back to school
| There are not many such.
At the end of each month the matrof
and disciplinaran collect the puplls
wages. They. in turn, give TINS none se,
to a clerk in the office who receipts tol
same. The money mother deposits th'
money in the bank, entering the sams f
In the child bank book. This pank Door
is kept exactly like similar books OF any
other person. A child is compelled to save
at least one-half of his earnings. Whei
his savings have amounted TO 70, lhteIes
is paid at the rate of per cent. w nef
| q child takes final leave of the school hi
| money is paid in full. These account
are kept in proper ledgers IN prope
| form and are Inspected au lIle SaiiI'
| time. and in the same manner as otne
school accounts. BY the system Of check
by pupils. matrons, discipltnarlan, casi
clerk, chief clerk and Superintendent
of whom are inspected by Government su
pervisors, special agents and inspectors
mistakes and errors are practically III
possible and detection certain.
Some of our children are whlte! AT AT
you allowed to take white children INT
! Indian schoolsg .a1 -,
The Government does not authorize IN
admission of white children into lnd1a
schools, except the children of school EN-
ployes. Every Indians school, however
has enrolled some children as fair air as an !
child born of white parents. These ar
the children of mixed blood. Children pos
sessing a one-thirty second part India
blood are entitled to school privileges
Until recently. since the development 9
, the school into an institution OF the mrs
rank there were few light-coiored III
dians in the Phoenix school; now, now
ever. there are about 100 of the 200 who az
! | of mixed blood. @ Nearly every child {
mixed blood now attending the Phoenl
schools has been transferred hither froi
= Indian schools in other States and Terr
tories.