Education
Schedule
American Indian boarding schools were run in a strict military-style.
"Cushman Indian School, Tacoma, Wash.
February 1, 1912
Monday
February 1, 1912
Monday
5:45 A.M.
5:55 to 6:10 6:12 6:12 to 6:45 6:45 6:55 7:00 7:30 to 7:35 7:35 to 7:40 7:40 to 7:55 7:55 8:00 8:50 9:00 11:30 11:55 12:00 12:30 12:50 1:00 P.M. 3:30 4:30 5:15 5:25 5:30 6:00 6:10 7:15 7:25 7:30 8:15 8:45 8:55 9:00 |
Reveille.
Setting Up Exercise & Drill. Air Beds. Recreation. First Call for Breakfast. Assembly. Roll Call. Breakfast. Care of teeth. Make beds. Police Quarters. Industrial Call. Industrial work begins. School detail at liberty. The use of this period is at pupils' discretion. The more studious at books; those inclined to athletics make use of this time for practice. Some pupils practice music lessons, etc. First School Call. Roll Call and Inspection. School. Recall. Pupils at liberty. Assembly and Roll Call. Dinner. Recreation. School and Industrial Call. Inspection. Industrial work and School. School dismissed. School detail at liberty. Time spent in same general manner as morning detail utilizes period from 8:00 to 8:50. Industrial recall. Drill and Gymnasium classes. First Call. Assembly. Roll Call. Supper. Care of teeth. Recreation. First Call. Roll Call. Inspection. Lecture. This period varies in length. Men prominent in education or civic affairs address the pupils. Call to Quarters. Older pupils prepare lessons; intermediate children play. Tattoo. Pupils retire. Check. Taps" (Marr). |
The Curriculum
"Language, religion, family structure, economics, the way you make a living, the way you express emotion, everything."
- Tsianina Lomawaima, head of the American Indian Studies program at the University of Arizona.
- Tsianina Lomawaima, head of the American Indian Studies program at the University of Arizona.
Students learned U.S. history, geography, language, arithmetic, reading, writing, spelling, and performed essential work.