Show 11 t Indian School at 1 t J Whiterocks White rocks Has Hast 3 Enrollment Enroll fo a 1 vm Vs v c rH i m The Indian School at Whiterocks was wal organized and opt op op- J I t eft Jt e d to in the fall aU of 1903 1905 D in Its ta pre pre- Want v t location o being moved e f from from frome I L The Th school was wu opened t e for for the purpose of educating educating the Indian children on of the reservation reservation reserva reserva- tion non and was waa made nude a boarding i j t school for far the reason that a large I number of Indiana lived in to a e r r 1 rd td sections of the reservation e a who could not reach a day school aa or a ora ora a public school At the time of its Ita opening there ere were only two t teach teach-I teach 1 era but It has grown U until today f there are seven not including two f advisors who are ere In lD one sense of oft t word the teachers 1 1 6 State sate Course Coarse ot of Today there re are re children enu en- en en it u rolled About half balf of this number i attend the boarding school said Ind i yes the other halt half the day day school The Th state abate course of study with reference refer refer- t V 1 ence to the academic work is followed fol fol- fol II lowed as al closely u as is practical to toJ too J o the school breaks mab away from the regular classroom work In order to give alve the older students some come IOme training in home care cue arts arta and aDd nd crafts sewing cooking stock- stock i raising farming fanning gardening and u agriculture Vocational teachers b S 1 are employed on one for r the boys J fn- fn and one for the girls to Instruct t In Tn this type of work The Indian i children compare quite favorably j with the children In public schools with regard to progress and abilIty abilIty ability abil abil- ity to apply themselves Buses are used to transport the day school schoolchildren schoolchildren children to and from their hom homes Melt Adult Indiana Like Uke The adult Indians generally speaking are proud of the school and want their children to get let a at ILl education as possible however how ever there are a few on the reservation res who are opposed to edu education education cation and refuse to place the children in lD school under one con c ld e ration tl aking th e d y ape I Imade are aro welt well Pt pleased pleased with P the progress made by the children and they I like Ilke to come to the school for programs pro pro- grams and entertainments 1 Many Mally School Activities I The students student In the school engage engage enlace en en- gage lace In a great many activities In Including Including In- In Bo Boy Scouts Old Scouts li-H li I ll clubs club athletics music campIng camp camp- In-I In log Ing and reading re The outdoor ac- ac I particularly appeal to the Indian boys boYI and girls and special I emphasis Is Ia placed upon such luch ac toe ac- The school employs well qualified teachers and at the pre pre- sent time six aix Ix out of the seven I teachers have bave their degree ee and a aI I number are about ready to receive I their Muter Masters degree ee |