Review of reviews and world's work . - spoils systems in theIndian service, and it is time they should take a moreleading part in the cause of Indian civilization andcitizenshii). HASKELL INSTITUTE AS ILLUSTRATING INDIAN PROGRESS. BY PROFESSOR F. W. BLACKMAR, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. OXE of the best ways to ascertain the progressmade in Indian education is to examine the workof Haskell , Lawrence, Kansas. Haskell In-stitute was founded in 1882 through the agency of C. Haskell, whose memory every Kansan de-lights to honor. The citizens of LawTence donated 280acres of la
Review of reviews and world's work . - spoils systems in theIndian service, and it is time they should take a moreleading part in the cause of Indian civilization andcitizenshii). HASKELL INSTITUTE AS ILLUSTRATING INDIAN PROGRESS. BY PROFESSOR F. W. BLACKMAR, OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS. OXE of the best ways to ascertain the progressmade in Indian education is to examine the workof Haskell , Lawrence, Kansas. Haskell In-stitute was founded in 1882 through the agency of C. Haskell, whose memory every Kansan de-lights to honor. The citizens of LawTence donated 280acres of land for a site, and Congress appropriated $50,000 for the erection of buildings. The school wasformally opened in 1884 under the supervision of Marvin, with seventeen pupils enrolled. Itnow has over five hundred stiidents in actual attend-ance. It may be said that the institution is only nowwell started, after eight or nine years of earnestendeavor of its many friends. At present the school 558 THE REyiElV OF SUPERINTENDENT JIESERVE, OF HASKELL INSTITUTE. is under the efficient management of Supt. Chai-lesMeserve. The educational work is under the imme-diate direction of Principal H. B. Peairs, whose skill and exjierience are manifested in the good results ofevery department. There are three large dormitories,two for boys and one for girls, one school building,four industrial buildings, a lamidry, boiler house, ahospital and an office. Grardening, farming, the careof stock, carpentering, blacksmithing, wagon-making,painting, tailoring, baking, shoemaking, and allkinds of hoiisework are taught. At Haskell, as in all Indian schools, the students arerequired to engage in manual labor half of the time,but not all leam trades, although opportunity is givento those who desire it. All are taught farming andgardening. The students are changed from one em-plojTnent to another in order to give them a varietyof occupations, and thus fit them for the commonaffairs of lif
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