Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1911 — Indian President of a School Board [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Indian President of a School Board

LAWTON, OKLA, —Firmly convinced that the futl-blood Indian can never be induced to attend school with white children long enough to get an education, Congressman Scott Perris of the Oklahoma delegation is drawing §, bin that will perpetuate the exclusive Indian schools. The plan Is to have those Indians iWhom the secretary of the Interior considers Incompetent segregated and have a portion of the fund set aside as a permanent fund to establish and maintain schools for these Indians, from which all other children will be excluded. Chief Quanah Parker, the half-blood ■'' - * - - ’

Comanche leader, is a strong advocate of “mixed" school, where his children may attend the same Institution where their white neighbors are educated. Lnat fgll Chief Parker was instrumental in having a public school district formed which Includes his handsome resldenoe In the foothills of the Wichita mountains. He donated a large tract of land and subscribed to s fund for maintenance of the district. He was chosen president of the board. government maintains romanced Indian school one mile from Lawton, Chief Parker has never taken very kindly to sending his sons and daughters to the tribal school. For one year his son attended the white school at Cache, IE miles west of Lawton and near his home, but the other families strenuously objected. Then the chief reluctantly kept his koy out of school. This was Ui ttb oentlve in establishing the new dl» trict In western Comanche county.