Sherman Indian High School - Braves Yearbook (Riverside, CA)

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CLfSi5' UF 19674 e . V ,,g1,, ., Top row: Zhealy Tso, Fredrick Casero, Ella L. Morangofdeceasedl, Anderson Mesket, Benito Amago. G ,lliddle row: Flora Howard Qdeceasedj, Faustino Lugo Cdeceasedj, Rose Linton CMrs. Randolph Meservayl, Thomas Ramires, Mystica Amago Cdeceasedl. Lower row: Christina Curo CMrs. Iohn HutchinsonD, Harriet Iamison Qdeceasedl. ivof in Piclure: Ellen Henley CMrs. Poej, Harry'1ngraham. ' - ii-0 'il- The reason that Sherman can accomplish so much with so little is because of her wise and efficient use of vocational training both for instruction and in caring for the needs of the school. For example, the students in the carpentry class do practically all of the school's carpentry work and this in turn provides the students in the carpentry class with real, practical laboratory training and job experience. Sherman Institute is both home and mother to her students. She is in- terested not only in their character, academic and vocational training but in securing for them profitable employment outside theschool during holidays and after graduation. Anl Outing or employment system was established in 1909 to secure em- ployment and place students in work for which they are best qualified. The Outing Agents supervise the collection of the student's wages, two-thirds being held in trust for the student's personal expenditures during the school S d ' year. tu ents earnings under this supervision have ranged from 310,000 the first year to 361,000 in 1928-29. This year seventeen Sherman girls have been living in private homes, earning their way while attending publioschool F . or many yelars thi number of students living in private homes while attending bli l b pu c sc oo s as een much larger. However, this plan has worked well only for carefully selected students. ' . Until 1916 academic training at Sherman included only .primary to the eighth grade. At that time an improved course was adopted which added two ,TS-ilgs oillpghgsclaool. As a consequence there were no graduating classes in an n 1926 the high school course was increased to four years. A . Sherman assists her graduates in every possible way to go forward to higher education. For instance, this year a scholarship appropriation of 31,200 in casli, and room and board, is enabling 25 selected young men and women to attend the Riverside Iunior College A Throughout the high school years vocational training runs parallel to the academic work At present five to ' f ' . - ' ' k Eighth grade and thlou 'h h. h h lsix years o wor are offered at Sherman , ' g lg sc oo and one or two years beyond. Time 1, divided equally between academicancl vocational training. S -- Twen ly-

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rand were 'il in and and lay- umni cr l, clpecl it ar- Xlfen, :r re- Jfiicc living icrris .sv by L new .Wag- 'stone 'itract , 1901 . llall llall ' with k and :using ,fnflus mcnlw, Cali- eal ln- agfm, urs of - were nslilu- .' that - furl- mwlll 'AV Cx- was lf' lynflfm nflllll' l4lm'Ill5 ill' IN THE EARLY DAYS '.x. . ' JA ' Q . 1 ,A,4A V' g l -.Q U. ',,. ,W - Q-v 'vig A single student, Romaldo LaChusa, constituted the class of 1905. En- rollment the second year was 500 and the third 450. School was continued at Perrisfuntil after' the second year at Sherman. On April 1, 1909, Frank M. Conser became superintendent. Mr. Hall was promoted to regional supervisor and years later took charge of the Salem Indian School in Oregon. After the death of Superintendent Conser on No- vember 6, 1951, Carl Moore, supervisor, took charge until the appointment on April 1, 1952, of Superintendent Donald H. Biery, who is now in charge. Sherman students have actually built the institution. lnspired and trained wisely they have constructed, remodeled, enlarged and kept in repair the 87 buildings now on the campus and farms. They have built much of the furnishings and equipment. The first twelve buildings alone were let to con- tract. Uncle Sam's books show the following total capital investment for 1955: Buildings and equipment . . . 5B411,187.02 Lands, 256.17 acres ...... 89,097.20 3500284.22 Had these buildings and improvements been built by contract they would have cost the government more then two and one-half times this amount. This is shown in part by Superintendent Conser's Annual Report of 1928 summariz- ing in detail buildings and improvements for the-period 1910-1928: Cost of buildings if done by contract labor . . S578,800.00 Actual cost of materials ............ L 145,777.84 Credit to vocational students .......... i'lS255,022.16 Vocational 'training in addition to its instructional values also serves to enrich the students' standard ofliving and to reduce the student per capita cost. Prior to the World -War the per capita cost averaged S200 or less. This was later increased, for example, in 1951-52-1285 students - i p295.86. This cost is remarkably low when compared with similar cost of educating high ,school and Vocational students in public schoolsg especially so when it is realized that the Sherman cost includes many items in addition to teaching, such as board, room, clothing, amusements and recreation, medical care, transportation to and from home, guidance and placement, summer care, and repairs and improve- ments to grounds and buildings. Many public high schools with programs no better than that offered at Sherman spend as much for classroom teaching alone. -lvin fren-

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VSOH 1ton e ec muse L n ntrx It es 'mc 5 In In em e 11rc S UO U tht been r 11 n un Y C, U SLS ln i . Sherman Institute has graduated more than eight hundred students since 19051 I10f counting the.Class of 1955. In the main, these students have won success wln h t f ' ' - A I C. 1S gra 1 ying to all friends of 1nd1an education A report ot reser- vation superintendents on 127 graduates and former students in 1915 showed the following results: Character: Excellent, 295 good, 795 fair, 125 poor, 7 . . , 127 Industry: Excellent, 255 good, 925 fair, 85 poor, 4 . . 4 . 127 Qf' the 76 academic graduates living at the time only two werel reported poor in lndustry and character. Of this number 18 were living on the reservations. The others. were all taking their places in modern civilization. Similar results have been found in check-ups which have been made throughout the years, the latest having been completed March 1, 1955 through correspondence with the young men making up the graduating classes of 1951, 1952, and 1955. This survey showed the following status of these alumni: Employed in the vocation for which specially trained . . 57W Employed otherwise . . ' ............ 44W Taking further education ............ 15W Unemployed , , , 0 Deceased 0 In hospital 0 100W Tribes from California Arizona Nevada Utah and New Mexico have always predommated at Sherman The main tribes included are the MISSIOIIS Paiutes Klamaths Miwoks Hoopas Utes Shoshones Hopis Navayos Pueb los Apaches Pimas Papagos Yumas Havasupais and Mojaves However students years ago came from nearly all reservations of the western states and a sprinkling from the east In 1951 52 the year of largest enrollment W1 th 1 285 84 tribes 16 states and 44 of the 58 counties of California were repre sented In earlier years many students at entrance Were totally ignorant of the ways of school and were unable to speak English The records show many Pap agoes enrolling about 1915 the greater number being virtually young men and women who had never attended school They became successful vocational students In 1920 Chief Hosteen Pete who had to converse through an in terpreter brought a partv of 24 boys and one girl from the Navajo reservatlon ranging from 10 to 18 years of age none of whom had attended school or could speak English These boys and girls were good students and some of them are representative Sherman alumni In recent vears the area of enroll ment has been restricted At the time of the World War Sherman students were quick to volunteer The Sherman Service Flag bears 82 stars for students Their military training at Sherman proved a b1g advantage and many quickly became petty oflicers Eight paid the supreme sacrifice Many were wounded in battle Without exception they bear a clean cut record of service for their country Military training upon the advice of the Indian Office was discontinued in 1952 and the council system was introduced Sherman ideals rehgious influence of both the Catholic and Protestant churches which have well equipped buildings adjoining the campus vocational training with emphasis on industry and thrift therein lies the school s suc cess surprising beyond anything expected save those who had confidence in the native worth and ability of the Indians Sherman Institute blessed by a far seeing leadership in its found1ng and subsequent d1rect1on bears fruit well re paying Uncle Sam for the investment K ?'5ls'k if 2 31 'H-1 fm ,F 5 4 Twenly one . . . . . , , , 17 . . . . . . . . 2 7 . , . . . . . . . . . . . 17 X l I ' I i ' 0 A n 0 I ' 7 f . . . , L I I 1 1 1 1 1 1 ' 1 I P - 1 . 1 1 1 - 1 V n Q I V I V I - , 1 1 1 ' . C Q . x l - l 1 . . . 1 , ' , , . . .- l - - 1 ' A 5 ' C . . . I I n 1 I i ' ' , , ' 0 u , , .nt 1n , - . d o 1 2 . 0 Q ' , . 7 ' . - fl'-h ' ' l ' l ' ' ' ' ' ' . . . . I - . -h I . ' , , . - - Q . I . A . , , , . - p 1 G ' ' . u 9 D ' . 4 l 0 , ' . . . . . . . ' 1 ll Q , . . - . . . - - - f I a ' . , , . . o 1 ' 0 I 1 tl1 - . . . . . - - 1- - - - 1 l Ln . - - . l' S . ,, ,1.-:L-- ,1,-I'1g5A, V A x 1 wg?--1511---54,g?5 i 1- N :fl U' 1 +-.tf?11f- - ea -27-'Wwi-.-., I -. 1:-?.,.Zv,Jr, . 1 A dz if .' Jflhzg. I f :.a:1M ,-4 H-1:1 iv, -1 2115.316-fx, - ,,r- 414- I ,-wvlk-1111-fav. - . tg 5 -'TZ 1 . 351'-':1,1'4f J'-f, lL'Il - 1 . ,114 231.65 -1-, v.s,f9a,,, xl 'H ' 7 '4f.Y i!14: '-..-1.9.5 ' , - 5 1, , 1 1' :. ls , , - IC ' 1,3,. 'E .- Y' ' 4' 'f' , LH t --. A- ,,1:L.1:,ELL.z-:I1 is , , , 1 ' -'V , H ai., , . V, ., . new V? F H' fl' ' 'Sas ' ' , ., . . ' l -P1 fra .,-k, 1-jg.:-. V '51-3' '- ' ,- 3, -'- 1, f,1,2':'QQ-.wif L -' 'A inc is . . 1-. 'fi ' 'iii 7 x '1i4i1f51S1' Mvfw- rm c .1 , -