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Show SUMMER SCHOOLS. The first step in learning ta cultivate the body systematicslly is to learn how to breathe. If the schoolhouse is not provided slth suitable ventilating appliances thnro is themore uecessitv for recnlar rsercise during t h t time. The first stan in THE sCEOOLROOM, WORKSBOP, AND FARM. Dr. W. n. WINBLOW.] What we aim at in the Indian schools is to train boys and girls for citizmahip. We want to develop them into self-respecting, self-supporting men and women. School shonld represent with us home, trainlng in books, and a universal trade. There is no partition between the schmlroomand workshop or between the~choal-room and the sewing room. Nor can the farm be kept out of the schoolroom and shop. Everything connected with the schoolroom should he made an educational factor. A great deal of datamay becollected in an incidental way that will even-tually add to the pupil's scientific training. The structure of wood may be better learned in the carpenter shop than in the collegeclass room. Seeds and grains may be studied in the aohoolroom during the season of planting. The effect of light, heat, and moisture can be studied. This makes a good point of departure for the teaoher on the distnhution of plants and effect of climate on their growth and variety. The vdne and uses of different kinds of wood may be learned in the schoolroom and in the carpenter shop. The skjllfnl teacher can elicit &n immense amount of information from this source. It opens up a world of interest in language study. Children can write of the things within their experience and sever know the hardships of essay writing. Punils workine in clothine should understand the material thev use. what the <.lutliis made o?; ishero it is obt~lz,otl.p rocrss of mannfatnlre, piare where i t is manufactured, uses to which it is put, c:ust, as well as lest way to make sud take careof ement a . Shoernakersshoul~lk now all ;~hontth esoiirrt>.r rocrsa of mauu-factnre>€ leather. and methodof manufaoturinp leather into thehished product. Probiems in ar,thmetit- arc coustanrly comingup in mens~#rrmbstasn d~c~lculn-tioui in tho shop and sewing room. A school vocalrulary m3.v bo roll@crd of names of t<lolsa nd their narts. of rnachioer.r.. of ~ngatables.o f animills, tbnt will greatly aid in language work.' - In following the lines indicated, most teachers will find something new to oc cu~vth eir attention. Thev will observe the stndv and classifv and cull out the cssex;t~alf actsand i~r~nc ipl rukl~i lod~ru~~t ipni~pitllst.e i rT hor;rlll la!trn, as per- La1 s they bare nvrer 1earr.d hetorc, that the scl~oolw ~ r ki 4 a iinlt, and that auy onrr va~n- I ,-t he left oot mlt1,oot weakeninc cite Lorca and lesseninn the ofliciencr ~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ - ~ ~. Lf the whole. A better viewof the entire bork will result. THE RELIGIOUSA SPECTO F THE TEACHER'SW ORK. It is not the direct province of those who compose this institute to teach religion any more thanlam or med~cine. Yet they can not teach at all without imparting |
