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Show 1NDI.m SOHOOL INSTITUTES. THE INDIAN'B NEED. Arthur BenselZ (full blood Indian). Bi l~tzR essrvation, Orevole.-The Indian needs homes, cattle, food, clothing, etc., hut he must be taught the necessity before he will use other than the food and clothing. He must he taught how to buy and sell, how to work, and how to take care of his health. Then he will - know how to live. NATIVE INDIAN MUSIC. Harold A. Loring, sllpervisw of native Indiaa music.-Song is to the older Indians the direct means of communicating with the Great Mystery or Great Spirit. Their music is a part of their very lives. At times of going to war they have always chanted songs appropriate to the occasion. Songs were sung on the selection of the horses, the preparation for battle, the return from war, in honor of the chiefs and of those who had distinguished themselves by acts of bravery, and at ail dances. The time has indeed arrived for conserving, so far as fa possible, that which is most worthy of preservation in this vanishing race. ROW CAN WE BEST HE- BETUBNED BTUDENTS. James W. Reynolds, cleric, Moqui school, Arizona.-The dignity and necessity of labor must be borne in upon their minds until they become the fundamentals of their creed. We ought to keep in touch w~ t ho ur returned students. Talk with them, encourage them, help them out of their difficulties. Lead them to feel that you have an abiding interest in their welfare, that you are watching their progress, and that you expect rich fruitage from the seed yon have sown. PEBSOIVG RYQIENE. Dr. E. A. Pierce, Oregon Btnte bonrd of health.-It is the duty of each indi-vidual to maintain hnbits of personal cleanliness, to regulate his diet, to take sufficient exercise in the oDeu air, and to %a his system in nerfeet working O ~ ~ P tLl~. r unur. Digestion k i n s in rlle nloutl~\rirht he r!tuatir;;tion ancl iti4nli-ration of the food. It is of grcnt iruporronce that tilort, atfentiun sh<,uld ibe civen to the rnre of the teetil. Caw slln~lld he taken to orevent nrlr ol,qrrucriun courazed. In or& for the child to thrive mentally he most he-kept in a phys- Resolved, That we, employees in the Indian scllool service, and delegates to the Paclfic Coast Indian Teachers' Institute, believe that the gatherings of this and kindred organizations could be made to contribute materially to the de-sired end by having a portion of the time of the meeting devoted to normal work in agriculture. Resolved fzrrthe~T, hat, whereas farming at Indian schools and in the Indian country is largely by irrigntion, it would be helpful to the cause of Indian edu-cation and advancement to have the Indian Service reppesented at the irriga-tion congresses by duly accredited delegates, to the end that this service may he directly benefited therehy ; and That we helieve that these meeting3 of superintendents and employees In the Indian Senice are of incalculable benefit both to us and to the Service, and therefore recommend that a11 persons engaged in Indian school and reservation work he urged to attend such meetillgs each yenr; and That we express our hearty appreciation of the administration of Commis-slouer Francis E. Lenpp, and assure him of our support in "improvlng. not transforming," the Indian, and commend his day-school policy as outlined in the public press; and That we express our deep appreciation of the valuable assistance given us in our moriz by Superintendent Reel; and That we extend the thanks of the institute to President E. L. Chalcraft and Secretary John J. McICoin for the excellent management of the affairs of the meeting, and to the Chemawa Indian band for the music furnished. |