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Show ~ P O B TOF THE COMMISSIONEB OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 51 Agency, N. Dak., and the Rosebud Agency and Pine Ridge Agency, S. Dak. The general institute was held at Los Angeles, Cal., July 2 to 12, and employees were enabled to attdnd also the sessions of the annual convention of the National Educational Association, which met there July 8 ta 12. Owing to the fact that many of the schools are situated in isolated parts of the country, employees do not, as a rule, have the privilege of attending educational meetings conducted for public school teachers; and the bringing together of those engaged in Indian school work is considered of great importance, in order that they may compare notes and discuss and adopt the most practical methods in giving the young Indians such -instruction as will help them to become self-supporting. All the institutes were well attended, and unusual interest was shown throughout the sessions. Demonstration lessons with classes of Indian pupils were presented by teachers in the Service who had made special preparation, for the purpose of showing other teacher$ how class room and industrial instruction should be correlated and adapted to local conditions and the particular needs of ihdividual tribes. . An interesting feature of the Los ~ n ~ e lienssti tute was an exhibit of native Indian art, prepared by =ss Angel De Cora, a Wiune-bago, and art instructor a t the Carlisle School, Pennsylvania. All . ' of it attracted marked attention, but especially the specimens illus-trating aboriginal ideals in decsration. Owing to the fact that the schools had been called upon for material for the Indian department at the Jamestown Exposition no general request was sent out for material for this institute, but there was a small though creditable exhibit of class-room papers, art needlework, basketry, pottery, etc., which enabled employees in attendance to compare methods and work of the several schools represented, and to obtain suggestions that can not but help them in their respective lines of work. I INDIAN EXHIBPT AT TEE JAMES'ZOWN EXPOSITION. The exhibit of the Indian Bureau at the Jamestowu Exposition differs little from its predecessors at other expositions. It. is mainly an Indian school exhibit showing, by articles manufactured by In-dian pupils in school shops and by class-room papers, the course of instruction given in Government schools and the ability of the In-dians to assimilate it. The furnishing-arved desk, chairs, table, settee, bookcase slid andirons-were made by Indian 'youth, as were the contents of the cases, embracing specimens of plain sewing, dressmaking, millinery, lace and embroidery, uniform suits well tailored, shoes, harness, |