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Show , , 102 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. I \ . contrast it with the betterfuture that is within their grasp. The new era that has come to the red men through the munificent scheme of , . education, devised for and offered to them, bhould be the means of awakening loyalty to the Government, gratitude to the nation, and I hopefulness for themselves. Everything should be done to arouse the feeling that they are Ameri-cans having common rights and privileges with their fellows. It is more profitable to instruot them as to their duties and obligations, than asto their wrongs. One of the prime elements in their education should bea knowledge of the Constitution and Government under which they live. The meaning of elections, the significance of the ballot,. the rule of the majority, trial by jury-all should be explained to them in afamiliar way. (5) A simple system of wage-e.arning, accompanied by a plan of sav-ings, with debit and credit sorupulously kept, will go far towards teach-ing the true value of money, and the formation of habitsof thrift, which are the beginnings of prosperity and wealth. Every pupil should know . something of theordinary forms of business, and be familiar witli all the \ common standards of weights and measures. (6) 'No pains should be spared to teach them that their future gust depend chiefly npon their own exertions, character, and endeavors. They will be entitled to what they earn. In the sweat of their faces mnst they cat bread. They must stand or fall as mpjo and women, not as Indians. Society will recognize in them whatever is gnod and true, and they have no right to ask for more. If they in remaining savages the world will treat them as such, and justly so. Their only hope of good treatment is in deserving it. They must win their way in life just as other people do, by hard work, virtuous conduct, and thrift. Nothing can save them from the necessity of toil, and they ' . . should he inured to it as at the same time a stern condition of success in life's strnggle, and as one of life's privileges tbst brings with' iti its own reward. (7) a l l this will be of little worth without a higher order of moral training. The whole atmosphere of the school should he of the high-est character. Precept and example shbuld combine to mold their charucter~in to right conformity to the higheat attrtinable standards. The school itself should he an illustration of the superiority of the Christian civ~lisation. The plant required for a grammar ichool should include suitable dor-mitories, school buildings, and shops, and a farm with all needed ap-pointments. The cost of maintaining it will be approximately $175 per capita per annum. The final number and location of these schools can be ascertained only after a more thorough inspection of the whole field. At present the schools at Chilocoo, in the Indian Territory; Albuquerque, N. Mex.; Grand Junction, 0010. ; and Genoa, Nebr., might be organized as gram- |