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Show am sure that my experience hassho\vn me thnr it is possible W do a great deal for them; that it is possible to educate them; that it is posniblu to ,repare them for the furore when tlley. ma.r be able to take their places along wi t i us aa citrrm-ii u this great Republic. He spoke of the work of the teachers, whom he regarded as "human-itarians engaged in the uplifting of the oppressed and the ignorant." The address was one to give hope and encouragement to those present. Mn. Gilbert McClurg, of Colorado Springs, Colo., gave an inter-esting and instructive lecture upon the people of the Pueblos. She described the oroaess in the civilization of the Pueblos and explained their cuswmsr\n;it*hnnlcteriutics. She spoke ui tllerace as r&llrnllY and morally ahuve the platno vf tho no~undic tribes, and chi~racterized them as industrious au?l peaceable. COMPULSORY EDUCATION. It is admitted by all that education is the greatest factor in deter-mining the future condition of the Indian, and compulsory education, under the topic of "Reasons for and against requiring the consent of a camp Indian parent before putting his child under the influence of civilization away from home," was discussed by the superintendents at the institute. All the superintendents agreed that since, under authority from the Indian Office it has become oossible to nlace Indian children on res-ervatiol~ Jin school without filit obtaini~ipi areutx' consr.ut, rhose 111di-aus most bitterly opposed to school8 and civiliz;ltiun :lye losing their intense hostility and hayo reached the conclusion That rhry want edu-cat io~fo~r tl~eirc l~ildrena nd \rillingly seud them to school. Superintendent Sanlin, of Wnrm Springs, Orex., thouyl~tt hat only in conszuw hrsre the ludian i,al.ents are desirous of l~avinath eir chil-dren abandon Indian ways and become enlightened &auld their wishes be consulted, and then only as to the school to be selected, age of entrance. etc. The fact that Indians become ODTMS ~to~ sehodls aftrr recei\~i~brallot~~~le~nutasg,i u~tnhge msel\.e>c it i&ns of tho United States and 111dei)endenot f axr1ir.y lams, is tho beat cvidmeo that com-pulsory school Caws are necessary. Superintendent Looke, of Fort Hall, Idaho, said tthat sending chil-dren off the reservation to school has proved helpful in filling the reservation school, as the cheerful letters written home by absent children influence the parents to send the younger ones to the reser-vation school. Superintendent Harris, of Pipestone, Minn., thought it necessary to have the children in school at an early age, before their parents could have inst,illed into them the principles of Indian life. Superintendent Breen, of Fort Lewis, Colo., considered legislation necessary to secure attendance on nonreservation schools outside of the State or Territory in which the children's parents live. Supervisors Conser and Bauer held that a compulsory school law extending over the day school to the nonreservation school is needed. Superintendent Viets, of Santa Be, N. Mex., believed that when the compulsory law is completely enforced with regard to reservation schools, there will be no trouble in sending children to trainingschools, as they will go notwithstanding their parents' objections. Superintendent Peairs believed a eompulsory law to be necessary to fill both reservation and nonreservation schools. The following committee, to act with the Snperintendant of Indian |