The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1919-06-27

SISSETON WEEK
ing succeeded by Samuel j.
Brown of Browns Valley, Mimi.
Mr.. Brown was in charge about
1890.
In 1891 Mr.. J. H. Meter was
principal, and it was in that year
that the school building was en-
larged to almost its present pro-
portions. Mr.. Meter was sue
ceeded in 1892 by Rev. j. c. Shell
land, Congregational minister
Among those who succeeded Rev.
Shetland were Charles l.. Davis
now Superintendent of the Fort
Apache Indian School at White
river, Arizona, Mr.. Macarthur
and j. L. Baker. 1t us during Mr..
McArthur's administration, in
about 1901, that the agency was
closed for several months, Mr.
Macarthur being in entire charge
until the appointment of ,.;lleb B.
jackson as agent on May IL, 1902
Mr.. jackson was the last person
who held the title of agent, his
successors being designated as
superintendent of the SissetOn
Indian School, with principal in
direct charge of the school under
him.
Following Mr.. Macarthur as
principal were, Horace G. Wilson
a few months in 1903; San1lel j.
Saindow, l9O3?19O4; Ross c
Preston, part of 1904, S. A. M,
Young, l9O4-19O5; Phillip H. Say
les, l9O5-19O8; Jesse q. Taylor
19O8-191O; Eugene d. Mossman:
191O-1914, when he was promo.
ted to the superintendency aid
was placed in charge of what is
commonly called the agency; H.
C. Russell, 1914-16; and last but
not least, our present principal:
Mr.. Bert r. Beth, who took
charge November IL (un unlucky
day. 1918, and will have the
honor of being the last of the
principals. AS many of you know
Mr.. Ryder is now superintendent
of the Cherokee Orphan Home in
Oklahoma, while Mr.. Mossltlan
is the superintendent of the Fort
Peck Agency at Poplar, Mont.
The cshool has always been
maintained by the interest on
the Sisseton and Wahpeton fund
and not by direct appropriations
from the United States Treasury
This fund was derived from the
sale of surplus land, and the Act |
of Congress of March 2, ~,
provided that it should be acid
in trust for twenty-five years, at
the end of which period it should
be paid out to the individual mem
Ibers of the tribe or band. That
period of time having passed the
fund is rapid lybeing paid out,
so that there is not now suffici-
ent money to maintain the school
which yill cease to exist after
tomorrow.
Time does not permit me to
tell you of all of the good that
has been done by this school dur
ing the forty-eight years of its
existance, but can not refrain
from mentioning one result that
has been very noticeable to me.
/ refer to the correct language
usd by SO many of the young
educaetd Indians. So many of
the white children in their early
days fall into the habit of using
incorrect English from hearing
it incorrectly spoken at home
and do not seem to have the
pride or ability to overcome this
fault later in life when they have
been taught better. In this
school the young Indian children
many Of whom never heard the
English language spoken at
4 home, were taught to speak
English properly in early child
hood with the result that the
difference in the language used
by them and that used by many
of the white children of this Sec
Etion is very noticeable to an out.
slider like myself.
In conclusion, / want to i'm.
press upon you all, parents and
children, the Importance Of con.
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