Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-02-22
Report OF Superintendent
Friedman Shows That Big
Institution Is Rapidly sOlv.
ing Problem Of What to Do
With the American Red
Man.

fMAtN ~ kNWMAW w"
past four years, and cOntradicts tho
theory that an Indian school. away
from the environment OF tho Indian
Of the west, can not be successful inl
the east.
From the report issued by Mr.. Fried.
man u Is apparent that the school
here. the largest IN the country. lsl
rabidiy solving the Indian problem"
as II ~ called aud placing the abor.
lglnc on basis where hc can conn
pete with the white man.
Enrolment statistics show that ia
1893 only tIG new students entered
the school while during the year
1912, just closed. 3f5 new students
we're enrolled.
The annual report covers wide
scope 81 interest. showing bcsidcs the
large Increase ~ enrolment the cf-
icctiVcncsy OF the vocational oduCa-
uonal system. extensive improvements
To the entire school plant, the intro
duCtiou ~ lessons IN personal hygiene
ana moral training. aud the huge sue
cess of thu outing system" intro
duccd into the indian service q TOW
years ago.
IN interesting aud significant item
H. q paragraph which reads.
Accurate records have hccu kept
q luskiag the past year. aud u has been
found that the value Oi the producid
and the work done IN the various IN
dus,rics OF the school reaches tho 'is-
uificsnt total OF SlOl,ifI.tO.'
\ portion of Mr.. Fricdmau's re-
port reads.
with the opening of tho Carlisle
school. our nation adopted Il saner
method OF solving the Indian prob
lem. The soldier was replaced by III
school teacher, aud the forts were
either abandoned OF utilized Tor
school house and agency purposes.
The guiding motive IN the establish
mcnt Of the Carlisle school was "a
train the Indian youth at both sexes
90 take upon themselves the dutios,
% well - the responsibilities, OF cili-
gcnship This has been done by nv
parting u thorough education IN the
elements uf knowledge. by useful
training in sotno practical vocation
aud by placing the Indian young m'u
and young women In the houses Vl
the best white people ut this ahd
hciS hboring states, aud training them
Ia the habits aud arts OF cNiltIauoh
through Immediate contact.
The FIRST has been accomplish'd
lN means Of a carefully graded nlu'
department at grammar grade. whbh
H. supplemented by Instruction in mu-
sic. public speaking, art, nature stun
md business practice. Tn, sec"u'
has been done most successfully 10y
giving instructiun la twenty trades COT
| a most practical character ana ~
tbe cultivation and training aIioru"u
! nr the farms through the operation VI
4 m, outing system 10y means
which Indians obtain we training
/ civilization 10y living and pract''i"s
civilization. and becoming ucQuHlh'
with the difficulties at connptlIl"h ~
| actually having a taste ~ such com
| n,,iti,n I'm tn various vacations dno
Trades while under the jurisdiction 81
/ the school a..
THE Carlisle school, besides th'
Immediate work OF education, h"'
\ performed an extensive service io'
! thu Indian by educating the Amer
can public to the dCsirabiltty oi lh
.tltutiug rational measures tor lhd'"'
! h,tcrmynt when the school Wa'
! first established the public aulua'
Vas reflected VA the repeat al Nldh
der ia , the only good Indian
| d.i,d Indian" THIS has given va!
| Ito "a manifestation at sympathetic IA
trrrg lu the Indian un the part al
4 the public. The country has come Il
recognize that the indian is Csaun
italy q Naluabl, member of America
society when he ~ properly trained
aud educated.
| Every here throughout th, Natui
the Carlisle graduates aud return Z
students are az work, living right, e
peace with their ncighbors. patriotic
iu their citizenship, out OF n tota
OF $50 graduate, only tive are no
actively engaged IA some uS 'iul u'
Cuputiun With NOR" than 1000 ~
turned students. the most Cat"iul &C,
urdr obtained from indy tduuls STAY
the report. supported by the agent
and superintendent OF the rcscfs d
tions 20 which they hciVns. show tina
% per cent are sclt-supporiing an
self-rtspecting, with good families
good homes aud money Ia the bans
ln the indian country where all"'
Imrnts have been cAtCnsiVCly mode uu'
reservations opened w 10 settlement
educated Indians have prumihrh
vote, la the affairs Ul local uud stat
government, and In the elections re-
Gently held, Carlisle graduate an
returned students were la many ease
Ia communities where there was
large prCpund,ranCc OF the Whli
. | Vow tA'hAHh w lANAANh'NA VIM
one case, one OF Curlislc's graduate
WAS elected state attorney IN count
where the white people numbered &C.
Tot every one Indian.
| Emphasis In laid 10y thc report 90
the idea of Indians for the lndih
service. The report says
The Carlisle Indian school has al
ways chumpioncd the Indians caus
us official workers. when competcu
and has consistently advocated IN
utilization Of Indian talent IN iudia
uplltt one ct the important servo,
rendered hy the school has been
stir up the Indians In their own b,
halt No one understands an India
better thun an indian. When prof.
erly trained they are good worker
loyal. faithful aud honest The "
dian service needs more Of theu
More responsible and wcll.truinud "
dians win give new impetus to a.
Indian service"
The outing system, which permit
indian boys aud girls AT the schO'
? Ia work az the vocations they at
taking up during vacations ut soiccte
z homes or places OF employ mcnt Ia
developed into one of the most ben'
nviul features ~ the indian FcrNc
The report shows that during the ~
cal Year 7i1 students participated
the benefits to Dc derived from rel
idenCe during "a portion Of The yea
49, being boss and 81 girls. m
81 Ina