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Show PBOCEEDIXOS OF THE CONQXXSS OF INDIAN EDUCATOBS. [National Edueationlll Aseooi&tion, St. Louis, Mo., June W u l y 1,1904.J S&day, June 26.-Music by Indian scboo!.pand. Invocation by Most Rev. John J. Glennon, amhbishop of St. Louis. Song, This is the Indian's Home," written by Supervisor A. 0. Wright. Addresses of welcome: Hon. A. M. Dockery, governor of Missouri; Hon. D. R. Francis, president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition; Dr. Howard J. Rogers, chief of department of education and director of congresses, Louisiana Purchase Exposition; Dr. Calvin M. Woodward, director of manual training school,, Wash-ington University, St. Louis, Mo.; Dr. F. Louis Soldan, superintendentof instruc-tion, St. Louis, Mo.; Miss Amelia C. Fruchte, normal and high school, St. l.ouis, Mo., and Most Rev. John J. Glennon, archbishop of St. Louis. Responses: Dr. W J McGee, chief of department of anthropology, Louisiana Pur-chase Exposition; Dr. John T. Doyle, secretary U. S. Civll Servlce Commission, Washington, D. C.; Hon. Levi Chubbuck, speiial inspector, Department of the Interior, Washington, D. C.; Supt. 6. M. McCowan, Chllocco A ricultural School, Chilocco, Okla., and Supt. R. A. Cochran, Rice Station Indian ~ ~Talklai~, Ariz, ~ ~ Monday June 87-7.90p. m.-Entertainment given by the Ind~ans tudents under the direchon of 8. M. McCowan, superintendent Chilocco Agricultural School, Chilocco, Okla. Fuesday, June 28-2.50p m.-Efficiency in the Indian Service, Dr. John T. Doyle, secretary U. 9. Civil S e ~ cCeo mmission, Washington, D. C. Round table conference of Indian workera-Dismasion of the educational points acquired from the study of the various exhibits and model schools. !Pwsday, June 28--8p. m.-Reception given to Indian teachers and workers. Wednesday, June20.-The department of Indian education met in joint session with the manual trninin de xrtment, National Educational Association. Thuvsday, June SO.-~ie Zpartrnent of Indian education met in joint session with the elementary department, National Educational Association. Fridql, July 1.-What's in a Name?-Miss Emily 6. Cook, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington D. C. Indian Names, Miss Alice C. Fletcher, ex-president of the ~nthropoloiicaSl ociety, of Washington, D. C. Round table conference, led hy Supervisor A. 0. Wrilht., Subject: Review of edrrctional points acquired from the study of the various ex h t a and model schools and from the joint sessions with the manual training and elementary departments of the National Educational Association. Resolutions were adooted which will be found on page 46. BXTRACTS PROM ADDRB98E8 AND PAPERS. Qreeting.-Hon. A. M. Dockery, gove,rnor of Missouri.-Lon ago in our copy hooks we learned that "education is the chief defenseof nations." %heexoerienceof later years has proved the truth of that assertion. Looking back we can see how, sa vil- Iaecs grew-totovnnand t ~wnt*u ritiva, a broadrraral highereducation wils<I~manded whicl~u plilted the vo~rbu,unitga ud made poaiblr ih ra{~armiorr. Knoa.let1gr i r f our nwds ie the foundnfion lor ~n,vidirleu 1wrr.i tu rlrret Ill~la. Thus Li is tllat thr +plm.lid pnblic ecI8ool eyste;n of thi; country hus TOM 8 , aud dcvclopcd. Here, ar noe.llrrc else, the,l,il<l t.1 poverty i+ the rqllftl o t t ~ mi o re fortunately e ~mowd chiltl oi urnltll, arul 1 1 1 u~r rrngrlr of ln~rltala trairttneltt* is the one ineafure of ahility to rr,rvive tlw edu..ttit>n vl~i r lrl i t ~hi m It, aauirr to tile l~irl~eeittt rsition. \Vitl~out it the poorer classes of the United States would be as indifferenilv informed as are 1 1 1 p~ c mattrs of iorripu lands. St, lad in thi~countryn eed L p nitlnnut fl~er~ali~rrt~nra <.f n gow1 ~ s l u i ~ l nt ni u~ I~Y~I I H~~h, e ~ r t ~ i n s . ~ itht at tr is only limited l,y ),in pc.rrl.vcr-anru i n ~oastrriugi l t r . rvllcgc ccrrivalum which corers tljr whvlc tiehl oi learning. |