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Show Onghly. Boys frequently like the work also, and become excellent bakers and secure lncrative positions. Pupils must wear proper clothing in the bakery, of washablematerial and scrn-pnlously clean. Special attention must be given to washing the hands thoroughly and cleaning the nails. Give talks on the different grades of wheat; the properties of flour made from winter and from spring wheat; the fact that wheat is the most important cereal; making of yeast and its influence: setting sponge: mixing the dough: molding loaves. biscmts, rolls, etc.: bakina the bread and the treatment of theloa~esw hen takrn from tlreovou, and tl,.tt th<loavcs should 1,eoi suvh lorrn tllat the heat will readily 1 cuerr.rte to thc: center and couk the :Parch rhoroughly: m;rking dirf~reut kinds of !>reada nd the makine and bnkin-e of n- ies. cookies.snd caken. themr t~ioc - -- and frying of crullers and do<ghnnts. The care of tho fire and oven is un importarlt lrssorr thnt must bo impressed; nlsu the care of bl'e:td paus, savks. h,nrda, aud i.ora3. Every (nrl must be rnnaht hc~wt o c5.t Iread into niuty, thin sll. rs and p l ~ co~u lp lates in a nest, attractive manner. BASKETRY. Correspondence is invited eith this oftice from agents and superintendents repre-senting the weaver and potter tribes of Indians, recommending native teschers in cheae arts. It is desired that the tribes that make especially good pottery, weaving, or basketry, teach the children of the tribe the art, and equip them with the ability to put on the market as useful, durable, and beautiful articles as could their ancestors. The Indian students who have attended the nonreservatiou sohools know the needs of the marketa in many places, and are the ones to show their people how muchthey may contribute to the world of workers in giving theirwork in a Larger way. Of all Indian work, however, basketry must take thelead, since thedemand for thia artic1eisgreat.everywhere. Inevery school where the children are descend-ants of a basket-making tribe and where suitablematerials are obtainable, a good teacher of basketry should be employed, and all the children must learn the art, sillce very many skilled workers are necessary to supply tbe demands of the times for these baskets. The French peasants supply our markets with braids for making hats. Why should not our Indians do this and make other greatly needed articles in straw? With the returned stndeut as the connecting link between the Indian at home and the needs of the world, the Indians as a people must be led ta see the impor-tauoeof developing the work they are so gifted in doing,and to help supply.the market's demands, and thus takea long stepin thedirection of self-support, whlch, after all, i8 the end of all Indian edacatiou. First year.-Lessons in basketry may be helnfnllv eiven the children the first vear in scho;,l. The tcachbr w~l lfi nd wiliows, r&ds,pfaascs, cat-tails, or some toiyh. liexlble groarlr near tho school \\.lrirh can be ut~llred1x 1 weaving baskets. 1.90 the rnaterlal dam11 alw,\.s. .\lnrs luav be wove11 for the tnblea and tloors. snlall baskets woven, d d l furniture made, aid also many other thing-s . Second year.-The second year's work will be acontiunatian and extnnsion of the work outlined for the first year. The children will be able to do more accurate work, make better and stronger doll furniture, good mats for the floor, and put aeata in old chairs. The school and agency farmers will be expected to plant and raise such grasses and materials aa are suited to the local conditions and areneededinmekingbaskets. Work in cane-making bottoms and backs for chairs-is excellent in connection with basketry and develops finger skill. - mrd year.-At the schools located among the tribes of basket-making Indians the native brisket maker w~ l tle ach the children basketry, thus perpetuating the art and endeavoring to show the children of a race, the ancestors of which excelled in makins baskets. that they. a- ossess the ahi1it.v and can acouire the skill to make baskets of great value. BLACKSMITHINGI. It is intended that all the boys in the school shall receive some instrnction in blacksmithing, snfficieut, at ieaat. u, enable each to shoe a horse well, to set a tire on a wheel, to make the various pieces of ironwork that can be made by a black. smith, and to be generally capable of repairing implements of iarming, dairy-ing, etc. |