Arizona silver belt., 1901-10-31

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 All of the adobe buildings are pias- tered inside and out, the outside with s white finish.
 X year ago the whole farm was a thicket of mesquite, but thus has all been grubbed out and now You eau see the Bermuda grass peep,ng mp ail over the campus, which ia about four acres, while barley, alfalfa and corn fields surround the school on all sides Five hundred trees have been planted and consist of the pepper, umbrella and native cottonwood. The approach to the school already begins to look like an avenue. X large rose gardeu has been made in front of the em- ployeS' quarters, and the roses arc al. ready blooming profusely, while the murning glory and wild cucumber vines trailing over the wide porchcs make a very Cool-looking retreat.
 The water for irrigation purposes comes from the San Carlos river threo miles above the school.
 The school has a capacity oi POO pu- pills. There was an enroliment last year of 2l9 pupils, abont equally d. Vided between boys and giriH. he Apaches have not had the adyan Isige of school privileges that a great man. other Indians have had, as ther. are about 2, 600 Indians on the reservatloh and 900 children oI school age. Unnl last year the only school for them Was the San Carlos school, with a capaclt, of 100 pupils. Of the 2l9 who entered school last winter only two could speak English {; the rest did not undeI- stand a word that was said to them. A stranger passing through at that time might easily have mistaken the school for deaf and dumb asy lum instead of an Indian school, from the various motions and signs and antics which the employees went through in trying to show the children how to do what they wanted them to dc. But the Apache lads and lassies are very bright and quick, and in the seven months oi school last year most of them learned to understand English pretty well and by the time school closed you cOu,d hear them calling objects by their Fog fish names, on the playgrounds.
 On account of non-arrivai of sup plies, school was not opened until the lst of December, therefore last years E work was nothing more than teaching the pupils to speak English however, they showed great fondness for music aud singing. The industrial work the children all seemed to like, and they are all good workers, the girls show ing preference for the kitchen, which is d good thing, as their camp cooking is yery crude indeed. There is no doubt in the mind of Superintendent Cochran that the Apache is more pro- gressive, more industrious and great deal better than most of the Northern and Western Indians, who have had the advantage of more government beip.
 Following is the list of employees at the Rice Station boarding school: Rob ert A. Cochran, superintendent; James w. Balmer, clerk; Alice M. klngcade' principal teacher Emma D. Johnson, ,acher Minnie Schifloauer, teacher 1; Ruth II. Irwin, kindergarten ElAle B. Cochran, matron Carrie M. Ham in, assistant matron Wilheimlna Brandherm, assistant mstron Ellen C. Bale, seamstress Theresa C. Fur long, laundress William c. Compton, baker; Ahce 0. McNabney, cook {; Alice Mahseel, assistant cook James Furlong, farmer; John D. Bale, car penter Melvin Scisito, blacksmith 1; Herbert A. Gordon, engineer Mark Hopkins, Indian assistant.
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