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Show 438 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN 80HOOLS. Have the children oheerve the phenomena of nature, day and night, bright and clondv davs. rain and snow. hail. frost. dew. eivine this ~nformationi n a aeriesof talks.-nhkh may he writtou on the b&rd lnUseut&ces and used as a reading lea. son. Consider man's dcpentlonce~~ptoh~ela nd for his dailv hread, how fiel8l~lunst be plowrd and plnrrled toy man. tvaterod I,y rain nr by irrigation, aud cnltivated cnrcitillv that they may vield an almn laut harvest: how thacorn or wheat after polng t&ro#lRhva ;ioosl~toertees is osed to malio hiead. Give a wries of les~uns In bre3cllnuking in thorlass room. The wheat that is uor nc:edrd for broad forthe fnlnilv is to l,cl sold to nalrchl*t, orher I I + C C S B ~ ~ ~ ~ S . GI& Du~llaa thorouih understanding of the e e o a a ~ h oyf the reservation. The gaocrradhy presented tothe ppil tnu3t bc that-of%i<euvironment. 'The geogra-phyof rhs, reservat:on will le.rd up lo that of thestare. Pnpilsmost atody the nrt~closn f conallmution .ma1 comlurrco thdt car. be ~ ~ ~ c c c s s fandl ln~ro fitablv produced in the ioculir). ill question. Impreas up011 pnp11q that if each ode labor.; to obta~u;I gc nd horn+. be selfsuppclrttt!g and ~udepezrdeut,a nd endeavors to itnororehis home aud a~nelioraret he con~l~riooui t hosearound him. ho will have discharged the duty which he owes to mankind and be a credit to hia'conntrv and his race. Explain how fresh air and sunshine purify om homes and keep away disewe, and how necessary it is ta have our windows open often to let all the sun possible into the rooms daily. Ober-re the yellow, unhealthy appearance of plants that have been in the honae where they conld not get the sunhght. Dwell upon the importance of the difierent industries in localities where farm-ing is not possible, show the advantages of herding, and,if possible, how dairying may be profitable. In looalities where mining is the industry, the lessons on the work of the miners will form an important feature of the geography taught. At sohools located neargreat bodiesof waterfishingis an important industry. Should large manufactories be near, the children must be shown that the rawmaterial as it comes from the earth is usually unfit for use in that state, henoe the work in auch manufactories. Study the roadsof the school and reservation and the facill-ties for transportation, also the products that are sent out to the markets of the world and what is received in return.. It is a good plan for each school to have a colleotion of the soils and minerals fot~udo n the reservation and of the ga ins raised, also a oollection of paintings and drawings of the fruits and regetahles raised on the school farm, as well as models of tnese in clay. If the tribe he that of potters or blanket or kasket weavers, pupils should make drawingsof the designs, shapes, colors, etc., used in the work in question, using the old and artistic designs and the colors as made by the Indians. Such a collection of drawings will be valuable aids in teaching the native arts. Pupils most study the earth with reference to its fitness to helping them to make a living. Study those crops that will bring the best results in the environment. L'onsider the surroundings carefnlly, and show that the industry that pays best is the one for each to follow. Show that a county progresses most that has the best xgricultural feittures: that it pays to go, oarefuly, into the raising of fruits and vegetables. Remember that the Indian child at home has fewer advantages than the average white boy upon the farm, and he must he given every opportunity at home to broaden his range of thought. He inherits a love of out-door life, hut lacks the faculty for constant application to daily tasks. He must be taught that the law laid down bv St. Paul. "if auv man will not work let him not eat.". a-~o.l ies twlay. Every boy and girl should have eufficient knowledge of tools, agricoltura, and imsiuess toapply it practic&lly to the btrttermant of the homeandof thocrolls raixd. Thevshonld sep the need of mtting rld of Door gradeaof anirudls and gottixra aood onei, aud that a part of themoncj receivGd frotn crops, pur k k iu io the-farm. will pry interest on the inveatlnmt. l ~ n p r e sth~o importanceof always potting away n l~ttlen, o matter how small the incumc. Show pnp~lst hat tosteal tlre ndcvasitto~o f ltfe iq to Ira11a urilninal career; to :ive uban the rarnlt ot otbera' toll ir tobecorne a parasite: tvhilc the only honorable way hy which these tlunb* xre ohtnined is bv hnnest toil, and rrnlombnr that the education that docs not derelou one's powersbf usefulness is of little value. EARNESS MAKING. Teach the essnutinl principles th8t.nnderlio a nnrnber of trader, and ahillty to do manv kinds of work rather than gve tlre boy a trade. See that he has gained intellieout ideas of tools and them uses. thelaws ot mechanrsm. the Dronertles of wood,';lron, leather, and other materials. Teach system and priircisio6. ' |