Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 25 : Section 272


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 272. Superintendent of Indian schools

      There shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice
    and consent of the Senate, a person of knowledge and experience in
    the management, training, and practical education of children, to
    be Superintendent of Indian Schools, whose duty it shall be to
    visit and inspect the schools in which Indians are taught in whole
    or in part from appropriations from the United States Treasury, and
    report to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, what, in his
    judgment, are the defects, if any, in any of them, in system, in
    administration, or in means for the most effective advancement of
    the pupils therein toward civilization and self-support, and what
    changes are needed to remedy such defects as may exist, and to
    perform such other duties in connection with Indian schools as may
    be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior.



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