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Show education of the semicivilized Indians;': by Father Oster, on "The place of contract schools;" by Supt. Dav~so, n "Corporal punishment in Indian schools;" by Supt. Charles F. Pearce, on "Playtime in Indian schools;'? by Supt. James S. Bell, 011 "Nonreservation schools;" by Supt. E. H. Winslow, on "Organization;" bg Rev. Mr. Wright, 5 fi~ll-blood Chippewa? on "Our school facilities;" by Hosea Locke, on L'Corporal punishment;" by Prof. I?. B. Xiggs, on '.The application of Herbartian principles to Indian education;" by Supt. Leslie Watson, on "The outlook for an educated Indian;" by Supt. C. U. Davis, on "The course of study in Indian schools;" and by Miss Blancl~eW ood, on "The importance of Indiarr education." The iustitute was welcomed by N. J. Costello, who represented Mayor S~uitlro, f St. l'a111, and hos-pitably eutertaiued on Wed~~eudaeyv cni~~byg the Oom~nerciaCl lub of St. Paul. It was also f.f.li~oredw ith addresses by Archbishop John Ireland, by.W. W. Peudergast, State superintendent of publicinstruc-tion; by Bev. Fred Smith, by the Ron. Knute Nelson, governor of Minnesota; by Gen. J. B. Sanborn, and by Clapt,. R. H. Pratt,. The following resolutions were passed at the Uhilncco Institute: Whereas, At 3. summer institute and oonvention composed of the superintendents and supervisors of Indian education, Indian agents, superintendents of Indian echools and echo01 employ68, at Chiloooo, Okla., Jnly 2-7, 1894, the eonseusus of opinio<is found to be that the oivilizntion, education, and preparation far citizen-ship of the Indinn seema more assured than at any previous time ant1 that we have confidence in the wisdom and &ot,ion of the honorable Secretary Af the Interior, the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the Superintendent of Indian Sohools, and approve the system of educational work outlined by them. We regrat the action of the House of Representstives in its severe reductions in items of nppropria.tion fbr Indian education, and we lee1 the importance of hearty cooperntion of all Indian age.nt,s, school superintendents, and other workers in build-ing up reservation and nonreservstion nrhools harnlonioosly, and of a helpful encouragen,ent and assistance to all returned pupils. Resolcad, ( I ) That at this time, pending the allotments of lands in severalty to re~erv2~tioInd ians, i t is important in the interests of economy and effective Rerv-ica that liberal appropriations be made by the Government for the support of Indian schools. RemZced (a), That there is'urgent need of efficient and faithful serviceof all school employ&, and that the interests of the Government as well as the Indian demands that no othersshould be retnined in the service. Resolved (3), That no system of Indian eduoation is oomplete without it embraces manual trainink, and that thefntttreof theIndian youtl~reqt~irtehsa t thsybe taught to labor for then own snbsisteooe. Kesolaed (4), That, in view of tho fact that Indian education is largely conduohd through governmental air1 snd instrument&lity and that s strong disinclination prevails on the part of tho parents, groning out of their inability to qpreoiatte its ndvautaxes. to send their children to reservation schools, it becomes necessary to adopt sakemethod of aompulsors attendance at such soho6ls. Kenolvud (51. That. the fnture civilization of the Indinn involves their eradual .. " . PI;, I ~ I I I1I1 :~l; )~.cv 'nud p,w,n;.i cl.:,r:a: tc r nnal ~ ! l ~ ~y. i01r' ~ilcll~. e 111p10~~t9n filX,&i, supplcmcurrd and ~ o ~ ~ s ~ t r n ~bov urhto~ ~j it~li d nnw :~11du l~liitiv~~g thoist. I O I . I U L ~ ~ their e n v i r cmn ~ ~i n~ l~ttt~u.re IIOI,.<*. I : rno l~~~~I;c l,, ' l'l,;lt, . ir 11 ia rlir ol.loiun oirlbe incu.l~.rsor'tl.e cunvcatiun uf lndisu wcrkr l .~:la %* oll~lc.,nl r c. 1111 11 ro rhid m;lnunl rmlrn!ug i i nrt cr-cutial ),;irr o i e~lnos-tioh lur llltlihl~li. $IC ilrcrnll\- re#.llr$l tllnr von,Pctrnr orrautls he : I~,TI , I I I I1~0 (L.I#O~ With these resolutions the followiilg report was incorporated: Whereas the home is the fulcruln of an enligl~teuedo ivilizattion, the safeguard of the nation. and the fb~mtainof all that i n uurest and most sacred in life: and whereas in~t i rut io~1t!r. . i. n r her, n a~ll,stlrtrtur ur:.ho811,.:''an<l mhar~narl tn inrrirttriotn ia ihr the rllilsl~t11 n118li tor rbr cllal<lren~ o~.thei#lrrilnlril:)ttr~ill;, f#~r r lnnr~~\~vnllr~en,: nst he sbolt an ~ia fi?" yem"8Ii i~osrr~ c.liol,s lid exulllpln is not slrllicial,t lo courtfuract |
