The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-06-16
LARGER INDIAN
SCHOOL FOR CITY
Congressman Hernandez
Tells Of Trip of House
Committee

The Indian school In Albuquerque
should be enlarged "a accommodate
about i.ooo pupils Instead Of coo, ac-
cnrdinE to Congressman y. g Her
uunde1 who has rcturnrd to Albu-
oucrQue from a "trip around the
country with the House Committee
on Indian Affairs, This View he said
was shared by other members u the
committee.
The schuol here should 7be made 70
Accommodate more NnvujoS. who are
in Grcafcr need OF rducation than my
either tribe. Tho committee, Mr..
HernandcE said. ~ % the opinion that
the school should be almost cxclus-
lively Tor the Navalos "a they think
That many u the pueblo Indians In
other districts IN the state are far
enough advanced 10 be accommodated
IN the public schools.
Mr.. Hernandez aays the committee
was convinced of tho necessity OF
drainage IN this part Of the state "
that such a recommendation would
be made.
Exhaustive Inquiry
The trip which started on May Z,
was not completed until June / ard
was one Of the most exhaustive IN
quifics into Indian affairs ever made.
The committee H. now starting
work on it, report which will be sub
nntted 10 the session OF Congress
which meets next December. The
report probably VIII make a book OF
1900 pages and viii be. IN fact. a
history OF the indian people for the
last rs years.
The trip was made following ex-
haustlve hearings In Washington
which lasted more than six weeks
aud In which officials of he indian
bureau were questioned. The idea
was not to criticiHe the methods Of
government administration but to
find out whether some Of b activi-
Ties OF the government could be dis
penscd with. n was thought that
the expenditures had been too great
in the last ten years. or h a the In
dlans were not getting the full hene-
III OF the money expended FOR them.
said Mr.. Hernandez today.
.The inquiry has developed che
fact that funds have been %squander-
"a. or rather spent IN irrigation
schemes n which n Indian was 70
have the benefit. but did not said
Mr.. Hernandez In the last ten
years the government has expanded
$4,000 goo IN irrigation projects In
behalf Of the Indians, all of which
il supposed to be reimbursed ny
mems on iAmNh lnf ANNANW NAa ~
heneftted a. much as he might have
by these projects.
I'm an educational way he found
that the Indian Is making good pro-
sress. but there L. stiii chance Of I'M
provemcnt by consolidation OF
scheols We found that the gov
could have saved money ny
making contracts for education uf
Indians IN public schools. The states
are very friendly to the Indians and
are willing to make contracts FOR
their education IN the public schools
that are accessible.
Stop Ia Oklahoma
The first stop the committee made
ON its tour was at MuskoEee, Okla.
the home office Of general superin-
iendent }. y. Parker 81 the five civil
Lied tribes. ConEreee os about TO
wind up the affairs Of these lO5 .Oon
Indians II l. the largest agency IN
the United States and only one-third
Of the Indians are still restricted 10y
the government.
The committee sought to learn
whether Il would not be possible Tor
the office at MuskOEee 10 handle az
the business ~ the tribes instcad OF
having to get the approval Of the
bureau In Washington for n busi-
ness transaction that II IN excess "i
$50.
In this connection the committee
sought 70 determine whether II would
not be better 10 have the Indian hu-