Chilocco Indian Agricultural School - Chiloccoan Yearbook (Chilocco, OK)

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Cl--lll...CJC1CCJg!XlNlg ORGANIZATION OF DFPARTMENTS 1 W i t HE SUPERINTENDENT is the administrator of the school, and is directly or indirectly responsible for every boy and girl, man and woman f E, attending school, or employed on the reservation. In direct cons nection with his office is the oflice of Business Affairs. This ofiice, g ms- W under the management of the Principal Clerk, Assistant Clerk, and three Junior Clerks. takes care of the numerous business affairs, such as the considering of applications of would-be-students, the buying and issuing of supplies, the handling of funds for the children, and the paying of salaries. Seven other departments form the remainder of the plan. From each oi these departments come the Principal or Head, to make up an Advisory Com- mittee, whose duty it is to aid in keeping the whole uniiied. Scheduled meetings are held, with the Superintendent in charge, each member bringing the prob- lems of his department for the consideration of the vocational placements, the major behavior problems, student attitudes, and maladjustments. The instruc- tors of each department are responsible to their respective principals or directors Thus the whole plan is systematized, and the Superintendent is enabled to keep in touch with even the smallest details of the school. The Academic Department offers the work of grades seven to twelve, in- clusive, and is supervised by the Principal of the Academic Department. Four- teen teachers take care of the class room instruction in English, mathematics, rhe social sciences, and physical sciences. There is a well equipped library in charge of an efficient librarian. The Principals secretary looks after the oiiice work. The Principal of the Academic Department also supervises the work of the Xrt Department, which includes vocal and piano instruction, given by the music teacherg band and orchestra instruments, by the orchestra leader, and the fine and applied arts, by the teacher of Fine and Applied Arts. A second division of the administration is that of Agriculture. The Di- rector of Agriculture supervises the whole of it, but there is an instructor in direct charge of each sub-division. These include the poultry units, dairy animal husbandry, slaughtering and meat cutting, and field crops. Classroom instruction in the theory of farming is given by the Teacher of Agriculture. The Home Economics Department offers both theory and practice in all phases of home making, foods, clothing, child care, family relationships, home nursing, interior decorating, and vocational guidance. There is a Principal .if this department, and to assist her there are four other teachers. Under hei general supervision also, are the kitchen and dining room, although the cook and her assistant lc-ok after the food preparation, and the dining room matron and her assistant have charge of the serving. The work of the laundry, the bakery, the sewing room and mending room is in charge of the Laundress, the Baker, the Seamstress, and Mending Room Matron, respectively. The head of the Vocational Department supervises the work of all vocations under the respective instructors. The sub-divisions are: construction carpentry repair carpentry, painting, masonry, brick and stone work, engineering, auto mechanics, blacksmithing, shoe and harness making, plumbing, and printing The actual work is correlated with classroom instruction, the theory of trades he-ng given by the Instructor ol' Shop Subjects, u.,,,qi,,,....g .,,, ,,,,m. --H,,,,,,,. g,,,.i,.,,-'

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