In 1898, Congress passed a bill creating the only ‘Institution for Insane Indians’ in the United States. The Canton Indian Insane Asylum, South Dakota (sometimes called Hiawatha Insane Asylum) opened for the reception of patients in January, 1903. Many of the inmates were not mentally ill. Native Americans risked being confined in the asylum for …
In the fall of 1847, John Harpole Carr was appointed him to superintend the construction of buildings known afterward as “Bloomfield Academy,” in the Choctaw Nation. He was afterward appointed superintendent of the school. This establishment of the first missionary boarding school for girls among the Chickasaws. The Board contributed one third and the Nation …
History of Portland Oregon Educational Institutions: First Schools in Portland and their Conductors – Early Advocates of Free Schools – Growth and Development of the System – Central School – Park School – Harrison Street School – Atkinson School – High School – – Couch and Failing Schools – Course of Study Pursued in Public Schools – Plan and System of Management – – Names of Teachers – City School Officers from 1856 to 1890 – Portland Academy and Female Institute – St. Mary’s Academy – Bishop Scott Academy – St. Helen’s Hall – St. Michael’s College – Independent German School – International Academy – Medical Colleges – Business Colleges.
