COeeffly gbemawa Jimerican
VOL. 12
DECEMBER 31, 1909.
NO. 25
THE SUPERINTENDENTS' CON.
FERENCE AT WASHINGTON.
Over thirty of the Superintendents in
the Service were present at the Wash--ington
conference, called by Commis
eioner Valentine. Among those present
were the following:
Messrs. Peirce of Flandreau, Rastall
of Pierre, Lipps of Fort Lapwai, Noble of
Ponca, Stanion of Otoe, Conser of River
side, Crandall of Santa Fe, Brown of
Ft, Shaw, Perry of Alburquerque, Fried'
man of Carlisle, Goodman of Phoenix,
Asbury of Carson, Wise of Chiloceo,
Reynolds of Crow Agency, Griffith. of
Ft, Bidwell, Spear of Ft, IwisC Dados
of Ft. Mohave, Davis of Genoa, Burton
of Grand Junction, Peairs of Haskell,
Sioklesof Lao du Flambeau, Smith of
Morris, Cochran of Vt. Pleasant, Hart
of Oneida, Brennan of Pine Ridae, Camp
bell of Pipestone( Johnson of Puyallup,
House of Rapid City, Shelton of San
Jaun, Molntyre of Santee, Compton of
Tomah, Randolph of nhpet.on, Bh4 of
u ittenberg, Mortsoft of Hoop.1, Kyelka
of Cherokee, and Chalcraftof Chmnwa
The conference lasted from December
6 to 10 inclusive, and topics of vital in
terest to the Indian Service were discus
ed. The following was the program:
Morning Sessions, 10:00 to 12:00 o'clock.
Afternoon Sessions, 1:30 to 3:30 o'clock.
December 6 Morning session: Address
by the Commissioner, Eleotion of Presiding
Offioer, Organization of Conference. After
noon session: Discussion of nonreservation
school problem.
December 7 Morning session; Adminis
tration of schools, Afternoon session: Day
schools, N
December 8Morning session: 1 Aoademio
and industrial work. Afternoon session:
Health.
December 9 Morning session! : Reserva-;
tion problems. Afternoon session: Miscel
laneous,
December 10 JVorning and afternoon ses
sions: Resolutions and closing work of
Conference.
December 6 Both Sessions,
Discussion of Nonbeservahon' Schools
Is there nay necessity for nonreservflton
schools? If so, how many?
Should nonreservation schools be classi v
fled aud specialized aa to coursetrade
schools, agricultural schools, normal schools,
commercial schools, etc, and prohibit trans
ferof pupUs from on school to another un
til they ) ave completed a course in the school
at which they were first enrolled. Abolish
the conditions that make the school trump
possible.
Should the tittcri 'ance be United and
should enrollment in nonreservation schools
be restricted to definite territory?
Reduction of term to nine months with the