In the direction of the proper education of the Indian woman lies the hope of this and kindred [similar] schools, and without success here the whole effort must fail. Certainly, without any desire to disparage [criticize] the work on the reservations by many thorough, conscientious, and competent Indian agents, still the fact . . . remains that it is impossible upon the reservation to cultivate the moral sentiment and purity of life, and so lay the foundation for the true home.

—Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs to the Secretary of the Interior for the year 1882, p.189