The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-21
TEACHING INDIAN SERVANTS.
How They Acquire Industrious
Habits at an Arizona school.

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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 and
some of the boys are employed as house
servants. The large boys are employed
I'm various capacities on farms. The girls
are employed through the chief matron;
the boys through the Observation-Disclosures
under rules issued by the superintendent
There are constantly from 100 to 300 girls
enjoying outing benefits. The demand for
boys is not so great. The wages the pu-
pills receive vary from 80 per month FOR
small boys or girls to So per month for
the large and more capable. Fhe out
ing system is controlled absolutely by
tae superintendent, who can call every
pupil in at anv time desired. What a
howl would go UP from the residents OF
this valley If the superintendent should
exercise his authority.
The highest wages ever paid to any
lndlan pupils are paid by the superln-
tendent. He now has two boys work
ing for him at $50 per month. Besides
this $50 in cash per month, he pays for
their board and lodging. He has, at
various times. employed boys at from
lie pays his laborers always according
- their worth. and If boy is en-
ployed at so cents per day and earns
81 per day, he is paid 81 per day. The
superintendent has always employed
a house maid, though he might have
had all his house work done for nothing,
He has paid as high as SIS per month for
such service and boarded the girl besides,
although he could with perfect propriety
have sent the girl to the school dining
room.
No; every applicant can secure a pupil
from this school. il is keen pleasure TO
accommodate the worthy. But when a
girl is sent out, compelled to do all the
dirty work of the house. kept toiling from
early until late never given word OF en-
enlargement, never permitted to enter
laa.1 Twin - NDl "a
to always eat her meals from plate In
the kitchen alone, permitted to leave the
house unattended at night and return
when she pleases, so she is there to begin
the drudgery of the next day, and then
offered payment in cast-off clothing-the
superintendent, when he discovers the
slavish condition of the child. utters some
pretty strong anathemas to the invisible
spirits of the air ami brings that girl
back to school.
There are not many such.
At the end of each month the matron
and disciplnarian collect the pupils
to clerk in the office who receipts Tor
same. The money mother" deposits the
money in the bank, entering the same
In the child bank book This bank book
is kept exactly like similar books of any
other person. A child is compelled to save
at least one-half of his earnings When
his savings have amounted to s.. interest
is paid at the rate of per cent When
a child takes final leave of the school his
money is paid in full. These, accounts
are kept in proper ledgers in proper
form and are inspected at the same
time. and in the same manner as other
school accounts. By the system of checks
by pupils. matrons, disciplinarian. cash
clerk, chief clerk and superintendent-all
of whom are inspected by Government su-
pervisors, special agents and inspectors,
mistakes and errors are practically i'm
possible and detection certain.
Some of our children are white? Are
you allowed to take white children into
Indian schools?' eaf
The Government does not authorize the
admission of white children into Indian
schools, except the children of school en-
ployes. Every Indian school. however,
has enrolled some children as fair as any
child born of white parents. These are
the children of mixed blood. Children pos
sessiag a one-tTiirty- Second part Indian
blooG are entitled to school privileges.
Until recently. since the development of
the school into an Institution of the first
rank, there were few lght-colored In
dams in the Phoenix school, now. how
ever. there are about 100 of the 700 who are
of mixed blood. Nearly every child of
mixed blood now attending the Phoenix
schools has been transferred hither from
Indian schools in other States and Terri
tories. y