WASHINGTON TERRITORIAL UNIVERSITY.

The university is located at Seattle, on Elliott Bay, Washington Territory, and is of easy access from all parts of the Territory. Seattle is noted for beauty of situation and the healthfulness of its climate. The university buildings are fine and commodious; the grounds spacious.

Boarding pupils will be constantly under the care of the president. Young ladies will have their rooms at his residence and be part of his family. Competent assistants, both male and female, will be employed as the wants of the institution demand.

Hon. J. P. JUDSON, territorial superintendent of common schools, Olympia.

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WYOMING.

The territorial superintendent, Hon. John Slaughter, unable to forward a regular report, kindly furnishes the following brief summary of the chief school statistics for 1875:

Whole amount paid for teaching, (1875)

16,400

32,500

Total value of public school-houses and furniture, (not including land).......

SCHOOL SYSTEM.

OFFICERS.

Here, as elsewhere, these are a territorial superintendent of public instruction, county superintendents, and boards of directors of school districts.

DUTIES OF THESE OFFICERS.

The territorial superintendent has general supervision of all the school districts of the Territory; apportions school funds among the counties, according to the aggregate days of attendance on the common schools; recommends text books for use in the schools; files in his office all school documents; furnishes to subordinate school officers the necessary forms for use; distributes to them copies of the school laws; and makes report to the legislative assembly on the first day of each regular session, exhibiting the condition of public schools and such other matters relating to the affairs of his office as he may think proper to communicate.

County superintendents determine the boundaries of school districts, apportion school moneys among them, examine and license teachers, visit the schools, keep account of the receipts and expenditures for them, distribute to the district officers the forms received from the territorial superintendent, and on the first Monday of November in each year must report to him an abstract of the particulars received from district clerks, and a statement of the financial affairs of their respective offices, number of days of such attendance, with a kindred and yet fuller report as to the affairs of the district in various specified particulars.

Boards of directors for districts consist of a director, clerk, and treasurer, chosen by the qualified voters of the district at a regularly called meeting. They determine, by delegation of the district meeting, the number of schools for their districts; fix the sites of school-houses; purchase or lease such sites; build, rent, or purchase school-houses; keep them in repair and furnish them with fuel; employ teachers; determine what branches of learning shall be taught; levy such taxes for school purposes as the district may direct; and transact generally such business as may tend to promote the cause of education and the efficiency of the common schools.

The director presides at meetings of the board and of the district; signs orders on the treasurer for money; draws drafts upon the county superintendent for money apportioned to his district; and appears in behalf of it in all suits brought against it.

The clerk records the proceedings of the district meetings and of the board; preserves copies of reports made to the county superintendent; files papers transmitted to him by other school officers; countersigns drafts, warrants, and orders drawn by the director; keeps account of expenses incurred by the district; presents the same to be audited and paid; gives notice of district meetings; and on the first Monday of October in each year submits to the county superintendent a report of the number of schools taught in the district, the number of days each scholar attended, and the aggregate.

The treasurer has the custody of all school moneys of the district; pays them out on the order of the director, countersigned by the clerk, and keeps account of the receipts and expenditures thereof in a book provided for the purpose.

SCHOOLS.

The schools of a wide and sparsely settled Territory are necessarily, in the larger proportion of instances, elementary in character; but the law allows the county superintendent, in conjunction with the district board of directors, to determine whether a school of higher grade shall be established in any district, the number of teachers to be employed, and the course of instruction to be pursued therein.

Where there are 15 or more colored children within the bounds of any district, the board of directors, with the approval of the county superintendent, may provide a separate school for such children.-(School law of 1870, with amendments.)

EDUCATION AMONG THE INDIANS.

The following statistics, prepared with great care by the educational department of the Indian Bureau, are believed to embody fuller and more accurate information respecting schools among the Indians than has ever previously been attainable.

ARIZONA.

The Moquis Pueblo Indians have 1 boarding school, with 2 male teachers and 33 male Indian scholars, 29 of whom are boarders. Five of these read and write English understandingly. Allowance for salaries of 2 teachers, $2,100. Control, Presbyterian. The Papagos have 1 day school, with 4 female teachers, 89 Indian pupils, (46 male, 43 female,) and 23 half-breed pupils, (10 male, 13 female.) The average attendance of these is 65 Indians and 16 half-breeds. Of the former, 35 read and write English, and of the latter, 11. Twenty-eight of the Indians and 9 of the half-breeds work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salaries of 4 teachers, $2,400. Control, Roman Catholic.

The Pimas and Maricopas have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 1 female, 51 Indian scholars, (33 male and 18 female ;) average attendance, 39. Three read and write English. Allowance for salary of male teacher, $1,000; of female $200. Control, Reformed Church.

CALIFORNIA.

The Indians of Round Valley have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher, 68 Indian scholars, (43 male and 25 female,) and 14 half-breeds, (7 male and 7 female.) The average attendance of these is 58 Indians and 12 half-breeds. Eighteen of the Indians and 2 of the half-breeds read and write English. Eight of the Indians and 1 of the halfbreeds work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $720. Control, Methodist.

Those of Tule River have 1 day school, with 1 female teacher and 23 Indian scholars. The average attendance of these is 16 Indians. Eighteen of them read and write English. Eleven work in the first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $530. Control, Methodist.

COLORADO.

The White River Indians have 1 boarding school, with 1 female teacher and 11 Indian scholars. The average attendance of these is 8 Indian boarders and 2 day scholars. Four of these read and write English. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $900. Control, Unitarian.

DAKOTA.

The three Indian settlements of Cheyenne River have among them 3 day schools, with 1 male and 4 female teachers and 150 Indian scholars, (51 male and 99 female.) Average attendance, 90. Only 1 scholar in these reads and writes English; only 2 work in the first four rules of arithmetic. No salary mentioned in the report. Control in one case, Episcopal; in another, Presbyterian. There is also 1 boarding school, with 2 male teachers and 1 female, 34 Indian scholars, (16 male and 18 female,) and 26 halfbreeds, (16 male and 10 female.) The boarding pupils here number 11 Indians, the day scholars, 23 Indians and 21 half-breeds. Nine of the Indians and 11 of the half-breeds read and write English, while 9 of the former and 8 of the latter are in the first four rules of arithmetic. The control of the boarding school is Episcopal. It is taught under contract for $800, the remaining expenses being supplied by a society.

Those of Crow Creek have 2 day schools, with 2 male teachers and 1 female, 54 Indian scholars, (29 male and 25 female,) and 15 half-breeds, (9 male and 6 female.) The average attendance of these is 31 Indians and 7 half-breeds. The 2 schools are taught under contract for $600 each, the remaining expenses being furnished by a society. Control, Episcopal. There is also among the Crow Creeks 1 boarding school, with 2 female teachers, 7 Indians, and 5 half-breeds; 5 of the Indians and 4 half-breeds are boarders; 3 of the former and 4 of the latter read and write English. It is taught under contract for $800, the remaining expenses being furnished by the society of the Protestant Episcopal Church, under whose control it is.

Those of Devil's Lake have boarding 1 school, with 1 male teacher and 3 female and 41 Indians, (18 male and 23 female,) all of whom are boarding scholars. Besides these there are 36 Indian day scholars, (17 male and 19 female;) 3 Indians read and write English; 8 Indians work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance, $840. Control, Roman Catholic.

Those of Flandreau have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 33 Indians, (19 male and 14 female.) The average attendance is 21. Ten of these read and write English. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $600. Control, Episcopal. All speak, read, and spell in the Sioux language.

Those of Fort Berthold have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher, 55 Indian children, (35 male and 20 female,) and 10 half-breeds, (5 male and 5 female.) The average attendance of these is 14 Indians and 6 half-breeds. Three of the former read and write English. Allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $900. Control, Congregational.

Those of Standing Rock have 1 day school, with 1 female teacher. The average attendance is 3 Indians (male) and 5 half-breeds, (3 male and 2 female.) No salary mentioned in the report. Control, Roman Catholic.

The Poncas have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher, 69 Indians, (33 male and 36 female,) and 38 half-breeds. The average attendance of these is 63 Indians (28 male and 35 female) and 40 half-breeds, (24 male and 16 female.) Six of the former read and write English. Government allowance, $600. Control, Episcopal.

The Sissetons have 1 boarding school, with 1 male teacher and 2 females, 39 Indian (21 male and 18 female) and 6 half-breed scholars. The boarding pupils include 36 of the Indians (19 male and 17 female) and the 6 half-breeds, (3 male and 3 female.) Nine of the Indians and 2 of the half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salaries of 3 teachers, $1,440. Control, Congregational. There was also 1 day school, with 1 male teacher, 2 Indian children, (1 male and 1 female,) and 8 halfbreeds, (4 male and 4 female.) The average attendance was 2 Indians and 5 halfbreeds. Allowance for salary of 1 male teacher, $600.

The Spotted Tail band have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 2 females, 29 Indian children, (16 male and 13 female,) and 104 half-breeds, (47 male and 57 female.) The average attendance is 14 Indians and 63 half-breeds. Two of the former and 55 of the latter read and write English. No salary mentioned in the report. Government allowance, $1,000. Control, Episcopal.

The Lower Brûlés have 1 day school, with 1 male teacher and 29 Indian children. The average attendance is 15 Indians. No salary mentioned, and no other particulars given. Government allowance, $600. Control, Episcopal.

The Yanktons have 1 boarding school, with 1 male teacher and 1 female and 15 Indian children (3 male and 12 female) and 1 half-breed on its register. The boarding scholars appear to be 12 Indians and 5 half-breeds, with 3 Indian day scholars, making 3 more than the registered number. Of these, 12 read and write English. No salary mentioned in the report. Government allowance, $1,000. Control, Episcopal.

There are also 6 day schools, with 7 male teachers and 3 females, 191 Indians, (102 male and 89 female,) and 21 half-breeds, (12 male and 9 female.) The average attendance is 91 Indians (49 male and 42 female) and 12 half-breeds, (7 male and 5 female.) Thirty-seven of the Indians and 9 of the half-breeds read and write English. Eighteen of the former and 2 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. No salaries mentioned in report. Government allowance, $1,800. Control, Presbyterian.

IDAHO.

The Indians of Fort Hall have 1 boarding school, with 1 male teacher, 22 Indian children, (18 male and 4 female,) and 1 half-breed boy. The boarding pupils are the same. Twelve of the Indians read and write English and 12 work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salary of 1 teacher, $900; for other employés, $1,480. Control, Methodist.

The Nez Percés have 2 boarding schools, with 3 male teachers and 2 females, 47 Indian children, (29 male and 18 female,) and 5 half-breeds, (4 male and 1 female.) Of these, 45 Indians and the 5 half-breeds are boarding scholars, Thirty-four of the Indians and 3 of the half-breeds read and write English. Fifteen of the former and 2 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salary of male teacher, $1,950; female, $900. Control, Presbyterian. There is also 1 day school, with 1 female teacher, 5 Indian children, (females,) and 5 half-breeds, (females.) Five of the Indians read and write English, and 5 also work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salary of teacher, $650. Control, Presbyterian.

INDIAN TERRITORY.

The Cheyennes and Arapahoes have 1 boarding school, (no teachers mentioned,) with 73 Indians (40 male and 33 female) and 11 half-breeds, (8 male and 3 female.) The boarding scholars are the same, viz, 73 Indians (40 male and 33 female) and 11 half-breeds, (8 male and 3 female.) Fourteen of the Indians and 7 of the half-breeds read and write English. Five of the Indians and 3 of the half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance, $3,000. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Kiowas and Comanches have 1 boarding school, (no teachers mentioned in report,) with 58 Indian children (31 male and 27 female) and 3 half-breeds, all of whom appear to be boarding pupils. The 3 half-breeds read and write English. Government allowance, $3,500. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Osages have 1 boarding school, (no teachers mentioned in report,) with 71 Indian children (55 male and 16 female) and 12 half-breeds. There are 52 Indian boarders (40 male and 12 female) and 7 half-breeds, (5 male and 2 female.) Thirty-six of the Indians and 9 of the half-breeds read and write English. Forty-two of the Indians and 9 of the half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance, $1,996.88. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Kansas Osages have 1 boarding school, with 2 male teachers, 23 Indian children, (21 male and 2 female,) and 26 half-breeds, (15 male and 11 female.) The boarding scholars are 16 Indians (14 male and 2 female) and 12 half-breeds, (6 male and 6 female.) Nine of the Indians and 17 of the half-breeds read and write English. Seven of the former and 20 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Allowance for salaries of 2 male teachers, $840; for other employés, $990. Control, Orthodox Friends. The Roman Catholic Osages have 1 boarding school; no teachers mentioned in report. Sixty Indian children (43 male and 17 female) and 22 half-breeds (11 male and 11 female) are on the register, and of these there are 58 Indians and 12 haif-breed boarding scholars. Twenty-eight of the Indians read and write English. Twenty-one Indians and 37 half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance about $5,500. Control, Roman Catholic.

The Quapaw Indians have 3 boarding schools, with 2 male teachers and 1 female, 137 Indian children, (75 male and 62 female,) and 32 half-breeds, (17 male and 15 female;) 99 of the Indians (50 male and 49 female) and 17 of the half-breeds (9 male and 8 female) are boarding scholars; 79 of the Indians and 21 half-breeds read and write English; 48 of the Indians and 21 of the half-breeds work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance, for salaries of two male teachers, $1,100; of 1 female, $250; for the whole working of one school, $5,000. Control, Orthodox Friends. There are also 2 day schools, with 2 male teachers, 36 Indian children, (20 male and 16 female,) and 5 half-breeds. The average attendance is 30 Indians (17 male and 13 female) and 3 half-breeds. Of these, 22 Indians and 2 half-breeds read and write English. Nine of the former and 2 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries of 2 teachers, $1,200. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Sac and Fox Indians have 2 boarding schools, with 2 female teachers, 51 Indian children, (34 male and 17 female,) and 9 half-breeds, (4 male and 5 female.) There are 32 Indian boarding scholars (18 male and 14 female) and 5 half-breeds, (3 male and 2 female,) while 29 Indians (21 male and 8 female) and 4 half-breeds (1 male and 3 female) attend the boarding school as day scholars. Twenty Indians and 4 half-breeds read and write English. Nine of the former and 4 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for 2 teachers, $750; for other employés, $1,000. Control, Orthodox Friends. There are also 4 day schools, with 2 male teachers and 2 females and 71 Indian children, (30 male and 41 female.) The average attendance is 58 Indians, (23 male and 35 female.) Eleven of them read and write English and 14 work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries of 2 male teachers, $1,140; for salaries of 2 females, $1,200. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Wichitas have 1 boarding school, with 2 male teachers and 1 female, registering 71 Indians (53 male and 18 female) and 5 half-breeds, (3 male and 2 female.) There are 58 Indian boarding scholars (42 male and 16 female) and 4 half-breeds, (3 male and 1 female.) Forty-two Indians and 4 half-breeds read and write English. Eighteen of the former and 3 of the latter work in first four rules of arithmetic. Government allowance for salaries of 2 male teachers, $1,080; for that of 1 female, $300; cost for other employés, $1,800. Control, Orthodox Friends.

The Union Agency Freedman's School has 3 day schools, with 3 male teachers and 1 female, and 122 registered colored children, (61 male and 61 female.) The average attendance is 84. Government allowance for 3 male teachers, $3,150, and for 1 female, $500. Control, Presbyterian and Baptist.

IOWA.

The Sac and Fox Indians have 1 day school, with 7 Indian scholars, 4 of whom are males and 3 females, and all attend regularly. Governmentallowance for 1 male teacher, $700; for 1 female teacher, $300. No denominational control indicated.

KANSAS.

The Pottawatomie Indians have 2 boarding schools, with 61 Indian scholars, (27 male and 34 female,) 54 of whom are boarding scholars, (24 male and 30 female.) Of day scholars at boarding school there are 11, (6 males and 5 females.) Forty-six read and write English understandingly, (24 males and 22 females.) Twenty-nine work in first four rules of arithmetic, (14 males and 15 females.) Government allowance for 2 male teachers, $1,080, and for 1 female, $600; for other employés $1,880. Total cost of employés, $3,560. Control, Orthodox Friends.

MICHIGAN.

The Mackinac Indians have 6 day schools, with 172 scholars on their register, 160 of