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Show 4'12 REPORT OF EIUPEEINTENDENT OF INDIAN SUHOOL8. edncation, of tribal and national interconme, em. Write np the stories of William Penn, of Pocahontas; and othera calculated to remove prejudice and establish a feeling of confidence and good will to* our Qovemment and onrnel~es. I am well aware that some of yon mll not agree with me hera Yon are dip Doeed to think that the children shonld know as little as oossible of the Indian hiatory, and that they shoold cherish no Indian heroes. . Such a <:oorsb I am 1101 approve. Cm yon secure a feeling of self-respect and eelf.rol~anceh v vlsiurr the 111tIinnb ov to underrtnnd that vou have no resnert for ~ ~ ~ ~~~~~~ =--- --- his father or sandfaher; that you <ward them as worthless and too degraded to he worthy of rccognltioni L)o& tho T.ommaudluent, ..Honor thy futlieF and thy mother,"not apply to lndinns? C'an you esIlect to cultivate it spirit of loyalty, -re-v-er-e nce. and chivnlrv in the hearts of Indlan vouthv whu ma tsoaht to foract ..,r.-u .... ".-"-. -. There ia ~llrntyo f ~ o o dlit eratore touching tho finer characteristics of the red mall wlth which to make up tho Indian readers. Think of Charlea Sprape, Feuiinore C'ooner. Harrictt Huut. Catlin. Londellow. and otl~ertso o numerous to ....., But I have *:lid enough in reference to the peonliar character of Indian text book?. I donbt if beyond our Brat and second readers we have any books ~uitnble for us0 in HII Indian commnnity. Let Shakoaware and Tennvsun and Browning - Whatovrr tho strong pain< is or promire; to he most he squarely and directly recu~miaed in tho imlustriill training. So such general oultnre over several wide fieldsof onirereal industrv isclven thest. L o u M~ a nna1 Trainine"S chool would ~~ ~~~ be at all appro~riatefo r 1idian Gouth. Of course, the th&iand nse of the tools in common-use should be tauaht. with the >t,ltletl points of iethotl and prccis~ou. andall npou the ruaterlals at hand. iToueehul~lf omitnre,plain housrs and barns and sholtcra. fonces and gates. culvert9 and mooden bndues. the woodwork of wagoua and varrs, the \\.m;d!~~rk of agricnltnral implomenti, tho making of boats andcauoas-such work ~houldb e within the reachof aponngmtan pn,perlv trnine,l in an Indian co~umnnitr-i. c.. onc or morn linenof nuch work-and the shon\vork of an Indiansehcol of boys from 14 to20 years of age shonld be planned accordingly. Of course, as a part of the exact and systematic work, the simplest rudiments of drafting should be taught in even step with the tool work. Another very imoortant snbiect. and one never vet introduced into a school. is that of a syste&sti om of such hardware a+ i4 nee>& in the building of a wooden honse or in the repair of implernenta and tools. Costly art~cleso, ven in a white oommunltr. are thrown swav and luat because the owner is unnble to rennlr a ~~~ ~ - -~ = ~~ - ~~ ample br&k which one famiiiar with tools and supplied with a little hardware would completely restore in a few moments and at slight expense. There is |