The daily sentinel., 1907-09-10

no Indian child is an Indian in the
eyes of the government. He is the
son of an American citizen and shall
have all the rights as such. The
government will no longer have the
right to bring Indian pupils from
far distant reservations or states to
Grand Junction or any other non
agency school to be educated II
cannot do this legally any more than
it could bring the children of Ari-
zona white people to Grand Junction
and put them in a special school to
be educated. Therefore, If the gov
ernment finds itself in a position
where it can no longer bring Indian
children from considerable distances
to a non-agency school then It will
surely not need that non-agency
school"
THESE STATEMENTS BY SENA-
TOR TELLER FORM ONE OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT AND VITALITY
INTERESTING ANNOUNCEMENTS
MADE IN GRAND JUNCTION ON
ANY IMPORTANT PUBLIC MAT
TER IN YEARS.
But few people in the city or coun-
ty had any idea regarding the Indian
school other than 1t was fixture
for many years to come. consequent
ly the startly import of this predic-
ton by Senator Teller is difficult to
measure.
The Teller Indian school of Grand
Junction was secured for Grand
Junction through the efforts of Sen
ator Teller some twenty years ago.
1t is located just east of the city on
tract of 120 acres of fine lani,
| Int rIt InVnn n-
ings and all kinds of improvements
and in all about 100000 has been
| invested in the property by the ma
tional government. Just now new
hospital and several other new build
| ings are being completed at a cost
of about $4,000. The school stands
today as one of the best equipped In
the country.
The regular term of school worR
is now in progress with over 200 pu
pills in attendance.
The Indian school has long beer
one of the show places and pride
features of Grand Junction and th'
Grand valley.
However, coupled with the an
nouncement that in all probability
the TELLER Indian school, along will
all other non-agency Indian school'
i'm the country, will be abolished
4 comes another announcement IRON
the venerable senator that will no
only make the people OF TINS CIT!
"sit up and take notice. but Wi
take nearly all of the regret OUT o
the heart of any loyal citizen Una
reads the first announcement ah'
cause him TO expand with Joy.
when asked by The Sentinel mai
made
| the buildings, grounds, etc, OF eacl
1 school. If it is abolished, Senator Tel
Il Ter replied: -,
.sThis matter, of course. came ul
| before the senate committee on In
/ alan AFFAIRS, of which committee an
/ a member. Some members were 10
/ selling the properties and turning th'
j money into the national coners.
/ bitterly opposed this plan, as dld
Il number of other committeeman.
believed that the western states par
1 ticularlv would get no more thai
4 they were entitled to If they were al
4 Iowed to keep these buildings. ! IA
/ ,,ored the donating of the building
aDd nroperty of each school to tn
4 state in which 1t was located to b'
/ nsed for educational purposes alone
Il There were a number of us that ia
I vored this action ana nhaiIy, py az a.
4 almost unanimous vote motloh pre-
1aiied that the buildings and proper
t% " of EACH SCHOOL SHALL Bt
Donated TO THE tn ErE1 STATG TG RI a.
tenn SOLELY FOR EDUCATION
| Al PURPOSES. This action prasGtti
caily call finally settles the matter @. Of d dis s
posing Of the properties 10 lngy Goid GaI nni
tber by the state or the national gov
/ ernment." ,...,,,;-o
This will mean that the building ~
gronnds and equipment of the In
| 5ian school near this city will b'
donated to the state of Colorado an'
must be used solely for educationa
purposes. IT,. ,,,,,,, hoe,
irving to get a normal school, and
would suggest that If the disposition
of the Indian school properties Is car
,ied out according to the wish an'
,,,Iing Of the senate Indian commit
Zee II the school is abolished as
l.