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Show REPORT OF THE C~MMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 61 Under this legislation, lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, in block 17,-of the "Biverside tract," being a subilivisiou of lot 11 of Rancho Sau Jacinto Nuevo, San Diego County, Cal., containing 80 acres, were selected and donated to the United States on the 4th of November, 1891, and the deed of conveyance was approved by the Department of Justice, Feb-ruary 10,1892, as to the validity of title, and has been duly recorded. THE INDIAN EXHIBIT AT THE O O L U M B I ~E XPOSITION. Arraugements for an Indian exhibit by this Bureau at the World's Columbian Exposition inChicago are beginning'to take definite shape. Insnfiiciency of appropriation makes it necessary that the office confine its exhibit almost exclusively to a presentation of the educationd work now in progress among Indians. Aocordingly a location has been assigned the office near La Rabida, between the lagoon and the lake, upon which is to be erected an Iudian industrial boarding school building, sufficiently large to accommodate 30 pupils and half a dozen teachers and employds. This building will be occupied at various periods, ranging from two to four weeks, by del-egations from different Indian boarding schools. Several Government schools will be represented, and different religious societies engaged in Indian school work have also been offered the use of the building for specified periods. Schools represented will exemplify at Chicago the methods which they are accustomed to pursue in the training of Indian youth. Pupils. will recite in the school room, boys will work at their trades, girls will be employed.in domestic sltaira, and, so far as practicable, the usual school routine will be carrieil out. The building will he decorated with specimens of Indian minufao-twe and handiwork and with scenes illustrative of Indian life and sur-roundings. An attempt will be made as far as practicable to give some presentation of the work accomplished in Indian schools generally througho~~thte Indian country by specimens of compositions, exami-nation papers, articles made by the pupils, etc. An added attraction will be the occasional presence of an Indian brass band. Altogether it is expected that the exhibit will give a graphic and impressive showing of what the Government is trying to do for Indians in the way of education and civilization and of the capacity and readi-ness shown by the Indian to improve the opportunities thus offered him. This picture of the Indian citizen in embryo ought to be offset by another view of the Indian as he appoared when America mas discov-ered or as he is still found in places where advancing civilization has , made little impression upon his primitive manners and customs. This exhibit will be made in close proximity to the Indian school building |
