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Show 430 REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SCHOOLS. a wheel. bolsters. ~o o d e nax les, tonglles. thilla, and wagon boxes ;<nds eats. Have the boys make a comp'cte wagon hor tor n farm wagtjn. ltlcluding nelt and side-hoard4 ior increasin .e irr cao-ac!tv. Third year.-The instruction this year will include the following: Drawing cast steel and introducing tempering in making cold chisel: forging and temperiqg flat drill; forging and tempering hammer; drawing. bending, puilching, and tern-pering archspring: forging and tempering lathe tools: welding steel to iron: forg-ing blacksmith tongs and other tools; a study of the reading of drawings: the constrnotionof iron, stee1,etc.; thestudy 0". fuels and their combustion; the study of tools, their names, uses, and parts. Impress upon the boys the intensity of thesuffering inflicted upon the animal by poor shoeing, and also how this lersens h i s v a l~a~ned working powers. Whenever prmticable teach also the shoeing of oxen and mules. I€ there are none avail-able, at least show the boys the manner in which the shoeing should be done and how it may differ from horseshoeing. The work in wagon making and repairing will he very important in this year's work. The pupils should now be s:<illfnle nough to make almostall of the iron parts required for a farm wagon. Mnch practioe must he given in making the various wooden parts of a wagon, commencing with the spokes and felly for the wheels. Before the close of the year it is desired that the class make a complete light farm wagon. The pupils will a!so make and iron completely wheelbarrows and other useful artic!es. The boys shonld now be skillfnl enough to make or repair almost any farm implement that can he ma48 by a blacksmith, and at every opportnnity practice in work of thiskind shonld he given them. Aocustam them to making old iron and cast-off scrapsof nse in the construction or repair of useful articles. Give instruction in constrnction of a bellqws, showing the proper size, how to bane it. etc. 0 . CANING Practical basket makers kegin with sqnaremats. The teacher will find that by having squares of cardboard or pasteboard prepared with holes pnnched aronnd the edges the child will have a substantial foundation upon which to learn to weave cane. In preparing pasteboard mats for the cane to be strung through at first, to give the children an idea of the work, the board mnst be very firm and strong. The holes should he very far apart and an open pattern made. which is easiest for the child to handle at first. Cross weaving may also he taught. This is the first lesson and gradually leads np to cham caning. The next lesson will be with a frame of wood, which the boys can prepare in the class room, with holes in the edges. The cane mnst be used damp, not wet. It is not easily spoiled by moist or soiled hands, can he easily threaded and drawn firmly by the child. With such substantial frames many patterns of beauty and use may be wo1,en. These wats must be kept. and with a little instruction from the carpenter the boys can ensily make little chairs for use in the kindergarten or first-grade class room, and the school will not have to call upon the office for little chairs, as has been so extensively done. The chair pattern isvery easy. Two rows are stretched at right angles and parallel with the sides of the frame (use cane damp), then two rows interwoven diagonally with the first two. Leave the endsof the diagonal rows loase and just long enough to come to theedge. When the fonrrowsareput in t h e m h i s laced around the edges. Let the rnsh and the cane used to lace with he jnst damp, not in the ieast wet. In fixing the stretched strands it is never necessa.ry to tie the cane twioe, for a knot once tied and flatten05 with the thumb will keep firm and flat. Most of the cane chairs on the market are in this pattern. It is one that wears well. The diagonal rows are pnt in last. The lacing row, as the fourth is called. need not be pushed down the side holes, these ends and those of thediagonala and the edges being covered with the rush. If we weave themat needle at first, wesee the path for the cane. but the fingers must thread it, any stiff strand heing lifted with a pin to al1. l~th e weavin" thread to go nuder it. Knowing these patterns, the children can cane all chairzin the school neatly and in a durable manner. CARPENTRY. Firnt atspa in woodwork.-Do not think it impossih!e to do good work in wood because the school does not happen to he equipped with a lot of tools and spe-cially constructed benches. With some lumber. a few jackknives, a few planes and saws, a hammer, try-square, and pencils you can make your own benches and many other things you need, thns teaching the pupils at the beginning a |