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CREEK SCHOOLS TO CL09ECouncil Makes No Provision for Them After Tribal DissolutionOKMULGEE: The Creek nationalcouncil, now in session here, has acted in direct opposition to the recommendation of Chief Pleasant Porterin bifi message that provision be made for continuing the (Telt;$,schools after March 4. 1906, and has passed a hill directing that the schools of the nation be discontinued at that date. This action has caused some surprise, as the council In the other Indian nations have enacted legislation providing for u continuation of their school systems until some form of statehood government is secured. Unless theCreeks change their attitude there will be no school privileges, in the Creek na'ion after the fourth of next March, unless the United States government steps in -and bears the entire expense of maintaining them until statehood is secured.The school system of (lie ('reeks embraces national, hoarding andrneighborhood schools, with several thousand pupils enrolled. Included In this system are several charitable institutions, which must close with the expiration of tribal government. The bill provides that when the schools shall have reason to exist, with the dissolution of tribal govern-Tlie principal chief, by the act of the council, is authorized to dispose ^of all the movable property, .including . furniture of all the Schools, after it is appraised, and turn the proceeds over to the United States Indian agent, to be placed to the credit of the (York nation. Provision is also made for the sale of all the school%buildings, with the school land that goes with them, in ih“ same manner.The bill finally provides that $45.-881 be appropriated out of the school j funds for the maintenance of the Creek schools from September 1. 19b,’. to March 4. 190(5. Of this amount $7,901 is to be used in suppoit of the neighborhood schools: the balanceof the money is to be distributed as follows: Wetumka boarding school,$5.4(10: Eufaida high school. $5,400; Tallahasse boarding school. $5.40(1; Euchee boarding school. $4,320: Creek orphan home. $4,000; Nuyaka boarding school. $3,300; Coweta boarding Rcohol. $2.7bo. Weal aka boarding ■ school. $2,7oO; Pecan Creek boarding school. $2,700; colored orphans' home $2.0oii.SECOND BEST GRANITEICompany at Tishomingo Made GoodExhibit at St. Louis jTISHOMINGO: The Harris Gran- 1 vlie company has been officially noli- ' 8 fled that it has been awarded a di- i n
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Checotah Enquirer
Checotah, Oklahoma, US
Fri, Oct 27, 1905
Page 3
Full Page
Clipped by
Stephen M.
NA, 16 Apr 2019
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