Show f LiT Ui3Hw RED PUPilS I Provisions for Educating i Wards of the Nation II I I FORT HALL SCHOOL PLANT I II I Now Buildings to Be Erected Near I the Center of the Boservntion 1 r They will Bo Modern in Every I Particular with a Sewage System Electric Lights Hot and Cold Water Branches Taught Sufficient to Convert Indian Into a Useful Citizen How Work Is Divided I TRIBUNE SPECIAL f Fort Hall Indian Agency Idaho 3opu 17 Complete compliance with the I only stipulations of June 6th 1900 f vlll result In the establishment of anew a-new school plant for the benefit of the pTannock and Shoshone Indians of the Fort Hall reservation Idaho and the consequent abandonment of tho present plant This treaty provides for a new ichool to bo located near the center iof the reservation and steps are now being taken towards Its early cnnstruc illon It will he a modern plant In every ev-ery particular with a etc system electric lights with hot and cold wa ter cr S WAS ORIGINALLY A FORT > t The Fort Hall school to ho abr n fdoned was originally a fort and under the War department It was built In Die early seventies and continued In P aye for military purposes until ltd when It was turned over to the Inter or department and through the Indian a In-dian bureau converted to the more I peaceful plan of civilizing the Indian by O4cx f rL education Instead of bullets Since 1SS2 It has been constantly In use asa as-a school and under the efficient management man-agement of sundry superintendents It has accomplished much good The present superintendent Hotci Locke has been In charge since ISOS and under un-der his care the school has steadily grown In popularity and usefulness CURRICULUM NOT EXTENSIVE The curriculum of an Indian school Is not extensive still Il embraces sufficient suf-ficient l branches to convert the Indian I Into a useful citizen The emulations of the Indian office rcrjulrc all children I chil-dren betwon the ages of 5 and 16 to attend at-tend school where facilities are provided pro-vided The average Indian boy or girl Is I not a particularly promising subject when Introduced to his teachers However How-ever I all not excused on account of poor health arc rounded up bjxtho Indian In-dian police and taken to the school where the civilizing Influences of soap and water work a marvelous change In a brief space of time DIVISION OF SCHOOL WORK I The school work Is divided so that a pupil spends half the day In the school room and the remainder at some form of industrial work All the boys are given pretty thorough training in everything pertaining to the farm such as stock raising Irrigation seeding seed-ing and harvesting of small grains etc Those who show evidence of mechanical mechani-cal sclll arc taught at least the rudiments rudi-ments of carpentry blacksmlthlns hoe and harness making tailoring engineering en-gineering printing etc and It Is astonishing as-tonishing what apt pupils they prove and how proficient they become income In-come of these trades The girls bcre a similar time In tho school room and in addition they arc detailed for duty In the kitchen laundry laun-dry bakery sewing room dormitories and hospital where they become familiar famil-Iar with every variety of house work I Certain of the larger girls are given charge of one or more of the smallest children acting as little mothers to them and being responsible for the cleanllncKS and neatness of their little I charges at all times Indian girls seem to possess an especial aptltudo for nursing and those detailed for hos 1 14W I fk 1 > f I r Indian Pupils on Arrival at tho School = 4 < LC t 0 > i rY e 1 T il 1 > l E ff > > I fL i mfK it i A4t 1 I Y j > l J r 4 y f a i I utt 1 lf f I L 1 t 1l ri J o r iJ i1j 1 r iA r i 1 7 iEpr 1 I rnt L fI 1J r I J > i i o f 0 > I PT v ik r f x > > 0 < t L 1 I J tr w scwa + i 1 L + SJ tfr t Nnt t itfZ lu y S 7 a ry y R + l t r t l 1 N 1 J h i1 V t M t M1211 rl r The Fort Hall Indian School Idaho pltal duties very frequently adopt and follow nurIng PS n profession ARE APT SIJOLARS On entering school tho small children chil-dren hi fact any who have never at i tcnled school arc placed In the kinder 1 I gnrlcn room where the y are taught j English by means of object lessons and It s surprising how lapldly they pro I gross due laigely to Uo facts Tn the first place they are bright quick and willing to learn In the second I place they are not at all bashful at Is the cauewlth older children but will cheerfully tl1 their English on any one who will listen and will laugh just as = < O r = tJ r r I artily as any ono at a conversational error RECREATION AND AMUSEMENTS ProvisIon Is always made In the Indian In-dian schools for recreation and amusement amuse-ment the Great Father fully realizing real-izing that all work and no play makes the red boy us dull as a similar course renders his while brother At least as frequently as twIce a month all the older pupil meet at the assembly hall Mu < < lc IR provided they play games and at many of the schools Indulge In dancing danc-ing The superintendent and a number num-ber of the employes are always present pres-ent and take part In everything Near rrti ti = n t1Qot t ly I all the larger schools have tennis croquet and ping pong as well as facilities fa-cilities for many of the athletic sports EVERYTHING PROVIDED Food clothing school room supplies etc are abundantly jrovJdcd by the I government A well equipped hospital with a nurse and resident physician Insure care and comfort to all the sick and Injured Pupils undergo a thorough thor-ough physical examination before admission ad-mission and any who would likely suffer suf-fer from the confinement Incident to school life are excused Rigid sanitary measures are enforced and In a general way the health of the pupils In these r4 u o t311 schools will average with that of similar 111 simi-lar schools among the whites Where practicable gardens and orchards an maintained most of them furnishing all the fruit and winter vegetables required re-quired Not a great deal In the way of discipline Is I necessary the children are unusually obedient and anxious to perform per-form such tasks aa arc given them Altogether Al-together the red boys and girls of our country do not have half a bad time w1l1l0 their ideas are cither germinating germinat-ing or growing |