Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-15
BURNETT BOOSTS FOR GENOA
Senator Finds No Provision for
Nebraska Indian School.
BILLS IN TO ENLARGE SCOPE
Asenator Warren Introduces Measure
20 owl for Disposition Of
Surplus Water Under
Reclamation Act.
BILLS IN TO ENLARGE SCOPE
CFrom a staff Correspondent

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WASHINGTON, d. C., Dec. 14-(Special
TeiegramD-Scnator BurRett is dcter.nincd
that the Genoa indian school. instead Of
being wiped off the map, figuratively
speaking. and abandoned to coretaEers,
mice and bats. shall become a real vital
non-reservation school and one Of the very
best in the country. It. will be recalled chat
the Genoa. school was recommended f7r
dlscontinuance by the secretary Of the In.
terror last year. but that BY earnest Of
forts on the part Of the Nebraska senator's
an appropriation was made for its continu.
ancs this year.
In tho letter Of estimates from the Treas.
ury department for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1911, the Genoa school Is again un-
provided for. tbs, however, the Indian
office explained as a mistake and an effort
will be made TO restore 1t to it's old status.
Senator Burkett is not satisfied with this
condition Us is evidenced by bills he intro.
duced today for new buildings at Genoa
one to build a new, general workshop
$4,000; ap%propriating $1,000 for a new set Of
employees quarters, and 5000 for a new
superintendent house.
When Senator Burkett inspected the
school at Genoa. ne found the employees
6omicIled with pupils In the dormitory and
he takes the position that employees should
In no wise be quartered with students but
be wholly removed from them. Mr.. Bur.
kett maintains that Indians must be edu.
y Cated along practical lines and most
largely in trades. There is contiguous
to the Genoa school a splendid agricultural
section and he contends that there ars
enough Indians in the immediate territory
70 raise the complement OF the school from
ZOO pupils to 25OY and he proposes to in.
crease 1t to that capacity, IL possible.
GenOn's Location ExceIIent,
Tn reservation schools, Nebraska's
senior senator contends. cannot keep up
a regular attendance of Indian pupils and
oven parents seem powerless to compe!
their children's attendance upon neighbour
hood schools. Reservation schools lack
facilities for teaching practical things.
such as a central school provides. In this
instance Genoa is a ron-reservation school.
The senator believes farming should pe
taught at the Genoa school. together with
trades like blacksmithing, wheelwrlghting
and kindred occupations, and Il will be his
effort to make the Genoa school second
10 none In the c~ountry.
Senator Burkett was advised today by
lstter that a delegation of Omaha Indians
IN anroute to Washington to take up mat
tErS OF legislation pertaining to their in
terestz- Senator Burkett has twice passed
a bin through the senate giving t he
Omahas the right to go into the court OF
claims and settle an old time controversy
between them and the government with
reference to lands taken by the govern
ment. for which aymen was never made
these lands having been taken when the
Omaha Indians were removed from tht
northern portion of the state to theii
present reservation in. Thurston county.
Senator Burgett win appear before ,hc
judiciary committee of the senate tomor.
row in support OF his bfl to prohibit h,
transmtasion4 by tsiephone, telegraph or
man Of race track and other gambling in.
formation across the boundaries Of states
Warren's Water Measure.
Senator Warren today introduced a bill
authorizing the secretary Of the interior
70 provide for the disposition of the sur
plus waters Of the projects under. tn,
reclamation act to irrigation systems .op
Grated under the Carey act or under law
of any state or territory, the water herein
provided for to be delivered to such per