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Show 454 REPORT OX SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SOHOOL8. the rooms sweet and fresh. Various systems of ventilation were explained. Matrons reported great difficultyi n breaking pupils of the habit of sleeping w~ t he ads covered. Topic.-"The great necessit for makin the school a home." Mrs. Johnson feels the faizre to do %is is the rush of business at all times. Children have to be left so often. All the matrons have sittin rooms in their schools. Most of the school6 have fame8 for parlor and lawn, A?! agreed that it was pleasant and profitable to have oys and g.lrls meet at certain tlmes and have an opportunity to cultivate the social side of Life by spending a pleasant hour together, properly chaperoned. Topic.-"In teaching fancywork, are claraes formed for re ular instruction under detail, or is it done at sukh ttlmes as will not interfere with o&er regular work?" Miss Little, of Rosebud, S. Dak., stated that she had classes at night, and later, when the winter clothing was made, she devoted Saturday mornings to embroidery, stitching, etc. The seamstrees at Tomah, Wis., sells the work, reserving the bare price of the materials and giving the balance to the pupils who did the work. Some sehools reported that they sell th6 work and uae the money to purchase more material. The matrons reported great satisfaction expressed by the parents when the children returned home able to do this kind of work, and it often affords a means of ~naking money. Topic.-"Is the dormitory work performed by detail or by ex6 individual? And also the method employed in keeping sitting rooms, halls, lavatories, etc., clean and tidy at all times." All of the matrons felt that rooms rather than dormitories were to be desired. Many of the matrons have special details who do the dormitory work, while not a few prefer holding each child responsible for the appearance of her own bed. One matron has drills in bedmaking for the little ones. Topic.-"At schools where the outing system is practiced, what di5cultiee are encountered and the greatest good derived?" Miss Bryan reports satisfactory work done by the pupils in the "outing" system, as practiced at Grand Junction, Colo., and boys and girls are constantly in demand. Topic.-" What recreation or regular ouUwr exercise is pntcticed by the girls?" Many of the schools are supplied with games for both in and outdoor exercise for buy? and girls. Croquet, nhiiuiy, hankrt hall, bwcball, arrrl tennis are thr nlopt pop-ular. Walking is very popular at all srhoolr, and %ornetlurebs oyliand girls take long walks togctllrr in snlall numben, pruperly chaperoned. Topic.-"The cultivation of rholesome social relations with thc opposite sex." That it N ~ hJig hl~es ?cntinl to rultivare the social eide ui lifv was the opinion of thoje wescnr. Son.c schools nenuit hovs to call on the rids Fridav eveuinlril itr tltr emplo?ees' room. Some ha% from fik to ten boys G11 sundaG aftemozns aft& eer\,iree, thus giving- dmwirlproutn lrclona. Hrcrkcll llratirute afio\rs ..nr a~<.iaal ruolrth, nr whicll fancy uran,bing is always a prouir<rrrt ieararc. It is the rernr.t desire oi the l!wtrou 1., irltro.lna.e intellwrnal mmea aloouz the ol~lcrn unils durine ~ ~ ~ - ~ ~ ~~~~-~ the coming year. In vacation the schools genirallY have Gorefrequent socials t h g during the school year, and usually lawn socials before dark. Topic.-"The importance of im rasing the dignity of honezt work. How can all work be liftedout of drudgery anBmde a means of growth? The matrons felt the necessit of incnlcatin a spirit of he1 ing others among their Indian protAghs, of being thougxtful and han%y, and of not Eellug above any work, so long as it is honest. T&.-"House cleaninn: what it means." Tht. opin:un ~ Z P I I W111 &ail tlrat tlre huuuc should be kept in such order tlmt no pafti~ulavr leaninc woull Lr n e c r ~ ~ r yaunty parlic~latrl ~nrdfr he year, cxrrpt when lalnr~rlgw, lnitr\vaill:ug, ctc., an. to be done, and when blanket-wuhiogtimearrives. !&pic.-"Use and value of decorations." An atmosphere of home is the result of decoration. Children look upon the school as home if permitted to take r t in decorating it. Mrs. Hall gave an interesting account of the decorations in er school. The matrons agreed that the pleasureof being able to show the pupils' rooms in " apple-pie" order at all times must be -i-ficed t~ give the pupils the pleasure and comfort of living in them. |