The Democrat du lieu suivant : Wichita, Kansas • 52

THE MIRROR. Otoe Indian School Continued. school and which furnishes ai abundance of nice milk and butter for the use of the school children. There are three teachers in this school, viz; Miss Maud Black, Miss brought about from the fact that all children of school age on the reservation have been brought in and compelled to attend school. The enrollment is now 108; 55 males and 53 females.

This is an excellent The Ponca Indian School. This school is one of the three Indian reservation boarding schools of Ponca, Pawnee, Otoe and Oakland agency, and is located at Ponca agency. The school was organized at its present location in 1882 for the use and education of the children ot the Ponca. tribe of Indians, who were moved from a reservation in Nebraska, to the reservation they now occupy in Oklahoma, some time in the spring of 1877. Previous to the organization of the boarding school, a day school was Lou Pyburn and Miss Lincoln.

All are well fitted tor the positions they hold, and are thoroughly interested in their work of teaching the young Indian ideas how to shoot. Some of the other employes of this school are: Lucy E. Strong, matron; Mabel Bee, assistant matron; Sadie A. Woolsey, seamstress; Frances Eddy, assistant laundress, and Alberta Four Eyes, assistant seamstress. There is another position of assistant seamstress but the place is vacant temporarily.

All of these employes are well qualified for the positions they fill and have showing for the school and for those in charge of the same. While the agent supervises the work of the school in general, the internal management of the same is under the immediate direction of a superintendent. The present incumbent of this office at this school is Mrs. Kate W. Cannon, who has but recently been transferred here from the Pottawatomie Indian school in Kansas.

She starts out well, and a very successful management of the school affairs by her is expected. She has been in the In- taught at the agency, but there were too many Ponca children to be handled successfully in this manner and the Ponca boarding school was founded and buildings erected, hav- Adams, principal teacher: Anna I. Denting, teacher: II. II. Miller, industrial teacher: Bessie Ansley, matron; Minnie A.

Kennedy, seamstress: W. G. Deason, farmer: Alice G. Haynes, cook: Francis Robinson, baker: Lucy Kitto, assistant seamstress: Julia Ogee, assistant matron, and Ida Sphtlog assistant laundress. Every one of these employes is personally interested in the welfare and improvement of their school and to the good work of each is attributable the success that has been attained by the school.

The farm ts conducted on business principles and is one of the very best and most successful in the Indian service. Mr. Miller takes great pride in this part of the work, as in fact he does in all the departments of the school. He is an untiring worker and should be credited with much of the good that is being done. lie would make a good superintendent.

Mr. Miller is ably seconded by Mr. Deason, who is a practical farmer and never knows when he is tired. He takes much pains with the stock ot the school and knows just-how to make the A V- 1 1 1 i i -iff, a Ha 5c: 9901 i LJ JO II i cows give a fine quality of milk and an abundance of it. The school room work is well conducted by the two teachers, Mrs.

Adams and MissDeming, two women who are interested in the Indian work and who lend all of their energies to the improvement of the same. It is impossible to say too much good of the employes one and all, and we can only wish for them continuance in their different positions both for themselves and for the good of the Indian service. We do not want to go any further in this article without mentioning Dr. Turner, the agency and school physician. He is a man extremely well fitted for the place, and the uniform success he has had ever since he has had the sanitary welfare of the Indians in his charire demonstrates the fact that he is truly the right man in the right place.

He is very pleasant and agreeable and counts his friends by the score. His handsome face nnr1 PONCA INDIAN SCHOOL AT PONCA AGENCY. added very materially to the good management and success of the school. They teach the girls sew dian school service since September, 1889, having entered it as a teacher in the Quapaw school. She has taken no backward steps, but every change made has been a promotion.

Under the skillful direction of Mr. Wr. W. Bee, the industrial teacher, the work and the results on the farm and garden show continual improvement. The little Indian boys are given practical lessons in all the branches of farming and leave school fully prepared to-successfully conduct farms for themselves.

Mr. Bee is very ably assisted in his industrial work and instruction by George Howell, the school farmer, who is a Pawnee Indian, and one of the most intelligent and energetic we have ever seen. George's special charge is the herd of nice milk cows which has but recentlv been added to the ing a capacity to accommodate 100 pupils. This, together with the 100 or more Ponca children who attend the training schools, provides amply for the education of the young Poncas. This school, like others of this agency, is under the supervision, in a general way, of the United States Indian agent who has charge of the agency, and much improvement has been made in the line of Indian education at this place under the management of the present agent, J.

P. Woolsey. New buildings have been erected at Ponca, which, not only relieved the crowded condition of the school but made it possible to comfortably care for several more children than it was originally intended to accommodate here. The need foi more room for pupils was ing, cooking, general housework, ard farcy work. J.

R. Dobbs does the baking in excellent style while his wife has the cooking for the children well in hand. The laundry work is under the supervision of Ann W. Ham-mack. Many improvements have been made about the buildings and on the farm during the past year.

A new bath house was built with complete plumbing and equipment which gave additional and much needed room for boys' lavatory. A handsome new commissary surmounted by a guest chamber and sewing room is just receiving the finishing touch. In fact Ponca school is in good working shape and is doing a great work for Indian education. pleasant smiles win for him the universal admiration of the fair sex. The doctor is all right and his whole soul is in his work.

While there is much that is pleasant in Indian school service, there is much that is unpleasant and many are the discouragements and disappointments that come to tlje well meaning and conscientious worker. The worker in the Indian service should be a person who loves the work and wants to improve it..