Having heard report of Com. on Indian School, on motion of O. Dickinson & H. Lyman:<br/><br/>Resolved to accept & adopt a synopsis to Sec'y of the Interior, U.S.:<br/><br/>Report of the Committee to Complete the Plan of a Prof. of Military Tactics in T.A. & P.U. [Tualatin Academy and Pacific University] & to supervise the Indian School established by Capt. M.C.W. [Wilkinson] under U.S.A.<br/><br/>Your committee have had in view the condition & needs of the Indian School & have made several visits to the grounds & buildings. They have examined all the Departments of the boarding house - dormitories, dining room, kitchen, sitting room - school room - & also the work shop & the new building for boys. The work done is begun in fencing & clearing the block.<br/><br/>They are glad to report:<br/><br/>1st That Capt. M.C. Wilkinson has wrought a better work with the funds - $5000 - & the means in hand than we dared to expect in the short time of about 8 months. <br/><br/>2. We find a building 30x60 - rough lumber - two stores 12 & 10 feet high - strongly built - well floored - partitioned into seven rooms below & 16 bed rooms, with good foundation & roof.<br/><br/>3. We find order & neatness in all departments.<br/><br/>4. We find the matron - Mrs. Huff - well fitted for her office & we hope she will continue in it.<br/><br/>5th We find that Mr. Boynton seems to do good service in training the children mentally & industrially.<br/><br/>6th We find a new building for boys 32x60 feet of two stories, built wholly by the Indian boys.<br/><br/>7th We find a good & convenient carpenters' shop & store room built by the Indian boys under the care of their teacher Mr. Boynton.<br/><br/>8. We find a well & drain begun.<br/><br/>9th We find two gardens planted & tilled by the Indian boys.<br/><br/>10. We find these boys & girls orderly, & neatly clad, at church & in their Sabbath school classes, & attentive & able to understand preaching & singing in English. <br/><br/>11. We learn that by their good conduct, intelligence and skill they command the respect of the community.<br/><br/>12th We learn that they show much religious interest in prayer meetings with their teachers.<br/><br/>13th We think well of their industrial progess, & its hope of increase & of special value, in cultivating in them respect for their own rights & duties.<br/><br/>14. We see the need of continued care & watchfulness over them.<br/><br/>15. We judge that [even?] 100 more can find room & work & good ease in this industrial school. The present number is 26: 16 boys & 10 girls. <br/><br/>Respectfully submitted,<br/>A. Hinman, G.H. Atkinson } Committee

Part of Pacific University Trustees 1880 meeting minutes on the state of the Indian Training School