| OCR Text |
Show 8UHMER SCHOOLS. can get what he wants when he has it, hnt the thought of jndicions nse of it is something that will never come to him as long aa he gets it without hard work. It seems to me that some way ought to be devised whereby injndicions expendi-tures could be controlled. But to me all these things may be summed up in the words, "Be auefnl of the idenis taught." The fist and highest ideal that must be held nu to them la that they mnstearn an honest limng. Just how they shall make it de ndn upon cir-cumstancea hot let that he presented ns the firut,last, aild best tEnght of their wlrolo laves. Kwt, it continnallv before them in some form:. thev. can not be too thorough1 steepid in the idea. - These, tien. are the thoughts I wonid offer for your consideration: That we endeavor to instill into the Indian mind ideas of the inevitableness of coming change, of self-reliance, of foresight, of choice, of perseveranoe, of thoronghneas, of the value of money, that he may he prepared to meet these changesas they come, and, above all, to give him suitableideaa, thosethatare fitted to hisstation, those to which he may one day hope to attain. [C~AnneC. Covsr.1 Enforced attendance at school is not a new idea. It goes back to the days of Joshna and haa been nsed to a greater or less extent by the most progressive nations since that time. At present, in this conntry, 29 States and 2 Territories have laws requiring attendanoe, Western State? being in the lead. These laws are made for the parpose of traimng children to be better oiti~ens, and apply to the Indian as well as the white. Those who have been in the service the longest period of timeare most strongly in favor of oompnlsory ePuca-tion, and a11 agree that the same objects desirable in the white child are desirable in the Indian. That compnlaory education is a success among the Indians is shown by the faot that among the pupils of Pine Ridge and Rosebud, where edu-cation is compulsory, 86.4 per cent of the pupils enrolled are in attendance, while among an eqnal number of Indian children of New Mexico, North Dakota, and Wiaoonsb, where ednoetion is not compulsory, the average attendance is only 57.4 per cent. This pa r wae discwed by Mr. Ashworth Heyes, who said that the question of compxory education is not one of right, bnt oneof policy, and that it is easy to enforce a compnlaory-education law where there are rations which may be withheld if the Indian refusea to send his child, hut difflcnlt where there are no rations. TEE A D O ~ E NOFT S CHOOLROOmMS~ SCEOOLP REXISES. [E. M. KEITH.] In the matter of sohool decoration the onteide of the building is the first consid-eration. It should he of some c eerfnl color other than red.'. The woodwork of the inside should be of some color that will nor stain easily. The ceiling should bo whitewashed and the walls naoered or calcimined. On tho malls there should be srme a id approPriak~pi'ctnras,anc~nlr tainsshonid hang before rhe win. dows. The mndnws should be no arrmged that in summer their silld crrnld hold pretty flowering planm. The stove .ihould be alwxya well blncked xutl the floor scrubbed at least once a week. Tho ground, around the ~~hoolhonmsou be made very sttractire with a com- ' pnrnrively s1nall amouot of work. n'oodbinc and wild hops can be easily grown nod lna shorr timawill makeanvnlaee benotifnl. A few flower beds can hecared forwithout anypmtamonnt of iabor.rhr most eNort baing~pentinw areringthem. Ir i* objected that tho traneient tag of the reacher makes this laborof but little valuc. Tho wme rninht be sail1 with referace to 1111 nor work. Do not make a mistake. ~ e s n i tisn && l ~ nwe ill be secured and retained even more effectively thou in my other edocationnl direction. The diwnasion wm led by Yr. .I. W. Lewis, who said that pictnnn, are a qeat helr, in svhuol work. We should U30 blackboard and othwdecorations to Dromote thdwelfareol the sohool, bat civilization is promoted more by teaohingoI&linsas then by any of these. |
