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Show 458 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SOHOOLS. savagery to the civilization of the An lo Saxon should be patient under its difficul-ties, not scorning the old customs whge we strive to iystitnte better ones. We must remember the words of the Apostle to the Gentiles: The times of that ignorance God winked at.' " INDUSTRIAL TRAINING SECTION. An interesting meeting was held by this adion, and problems arising in indus-trial and manual features of the school service were discussed. The unanimous opinion was that industrial training should beintduced and maintained in all non-reservation schools. An exhaustive pa er on sloid by Miss Jenny Ericson, of Carlisle, Pa., was read. She made a strong pfea for the introduction of sloid in all Indian schools, claiming that it should go hand in hand with a11 book studies and be a piled as a means of formal education. Miss Ericson careful1 traced the history o? sloid, its develop-ment and growth in this country. She s%owed conclusively that sloid or manual training is entirely educational and is intended for both sexes, as it assistsingiving them the highest moral culture. She says: "The aim of sloid is the harmonious development of the pupil, by manna1 exercisesgiving him the generrtl training which will mentaHy and physically fit him for an subsequent trainin " Mr. C. A. duTchil1 of Fort ~ a t l d a h op,r esented apaper on "The Use and Care of ,?!ools." He said: In all well-regulated show where pupils are learning trsdes, the hrting point is' to teach the roper names of the various tools, and the different uses and kinds of work far whiz they are intended." Mr. Churchill showed the importance of forming habits of carefulness in the minds of the children, and stated that oodmanagement, $th the knowledge of taking care of what we have, is the rincipa way to succeed. It is not what a man earns, hut what he saves that puts {im in comfortable circumstances." In discussing the "Importance of educational manual training," Mr. Ahner S. Curtis, of Camon, Nev., stated that manual training is very helpful in developing individuality in the child, and this helps greatly in the breaking up of tribal rela-tions. He also laid stress upon its educational valne. William J. Oliver, of Albuquerque, N. Nex., presented an interesting paper on the "Aimsand Resultsof Manual Training." He made a strong plea for manual training in Indian schools, laying much stress on its educational valne as a branch of the school course. He said, in part, that the prime object of manual training, especially in this country is to aid in mental develo ment, and showed that such training pre ared the chiid for active everyday worf in after life, making him a useful memger of society and a good citizen. He related from personal experience that children and their parents are very much interested in the work done. and that the children are """ "" ... The second subject presented and discussed by Mr. Oliver was: "What definite relations can he nointed out between school-room work and sloid work on the o-ne hand, and betwden slaid and industrial work on the other?" Mr. Oliver stated that manual trainingholds a veryimportant place in the ~ r o - gmlnmc oi ervr day xhool work, as iirervl.5 ad a-ronicetixrg iink bcrwccn-the schuolroovn !,.or$ nnll the indmrrial r<,rk (11 thcr wlr<arl. Ir sida in creating an inrcrt,hr in rhc n~lbicctso i the achoolro,,lu il~nlh rrtrr firs rlbc child f ~ arnv and all industrial work. - Swro. The f o l l owi~pa per on sloid was presented by C. A. Kunon, Los Angeles, Csl.: The words old denotes a particular form of manual training. The system is not a modern creation but an outgrowth from many indications. Finland beam the honor of first appiying sloid in the public schools, hut to Sweden we are indebted to clear and definite ideas regarding its educational effects. L'Sloid consists of drawlngand woodwork. The following synopsis represents the work: Graphic expression Drawing " Sloid is [ and [ and Plastic expression. Woodwork. " The woodwork is the making of a definite number of models calling for succes-sive introduction of tools, thus giving grade11 exerrisea. The drawing involves both |