The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-09-09
FEDERAL AND STATE
EDUCATORS DISCUSS
indian INSTRUCTION
Seek to Coordinate Work to
Bring Education Closer
to indian
Officials of the federal Indian Edu.

Officials of the federal Indian Edu.
cation service were comforting here
Saturday with Superintendent Arthur
E. Thompson and others in the state
Of public instruction on
methods Of coordinating their work
in North Dakota.
Heading the group of federal men
was DR.. w. Carson Ryan. Jr.. director
of Indian education from Washing
ton. Assisting Thompson was r. B.
Murphy, deputy superintendent Of
public instruction. Others attending
were Samuel Thompson, Washington,
public relations expert in the Indian
service, L. G. Lippert, Fort Yates, SUI
oerintendent Of the Standing Rock
agency: o. G. Gray, superintendent
at the Fort Totten agency: F. ]. Scott,
superintendent Of the Belcourt agen-
cy; N. B. Kinds, pincipal Of the In
dian school at Fort Yates; G. H. Belt
vel, principal at Fort Totten; Seth
Wilson, principal at Belcourt; Miss
Fitzgerald. social welfare worker at
the Belcourt agency: and Sharon r.
Mote. superintendent Of the Bismarck
Indian school.
Closer To Indian
The purpose of the government
Ryan explained. is to bring education
closer to the Indian. In connection
with this effort many schools which
require students to 60 long distances
from home have been closed and the
attendance at others has been re-
auced. The Bismarck Indian school,
is not Immediately affected by thi.
program and decision regarding 1t Il
being held up pending the outcome Of
other plans. Some Of the Indian
schools are being used as centers fo1
special education and this is posi-
bility for the local institution. Ryan
said Is boarding schools have been
closed or curtailed during the last
year.
The nub Of the proposal under dis
cussion Is to turn education of Indian
children over to the state government
with the federal government supply
ing all or most of the money. This
would be done by paying tuition for
every Indian child Of quarter blood
or more.
This principle was set forth by
Ryan as follows: "As fast as the states
develop needed types Of child care for
rural populations. including Indians.
the Indian service will cooperate with
the state rather than maintain
separate facilities, provided, Of course,
the welfare Of Indian children is
safeguarded."
100000 In State
As an integral part of this program
the government will spend approx
mately 100000 OF public works money
in North Dakota for new buildings
operation of which will be turned over
to the state.
OF this amount $4,000 will 60 for a
central assembly community school at
Elbowoods and $4,000 for schools or
the Standing Rock reservation. Or
the latter reservation the principal
new building will be an ultra modern
four-room building at Cannon Ball ia
cost about $4,000. In addition to the
classrooms it will have facilities fol
teaching manual training and home
economics. an auditorium and q
teacherage.
About $4,000 will be spent In the
Turtle Mountain reservation at Bel
court, in addition to appropriations
already made for sewer and water in
stallation there. Not included In thu
public works program is 5000 for q
nurses quarters at Fort Berthold.
Ryan said this apportionment 81
funds probably will be followed by ad.
ditional federal appropriations with
= view to bringing Indian education
closer to the home Of those to be
benefited.