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Show 382 REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN 8OE00LS. The teaching of cooking to the Indian girls has not yet reached a satisfactory degree of excellence in all the Indian schools, but better efforts are being ut forth each year in this the most important branch of a girl's ezuwtion. NEWSPAPERS AT INDIAN 8CHOOLS. The industrial departments of nearly all the larger Indian schools are equipped with printingpresses, either hand or power, and cam lete sets of type. These are of educational value to the students, and t fl e plants are utilized for the printing of school blanks and periodicals. The editing of these journals is supervised by'the superintendent or rin cipal of the school, assisted by some of the teachers, hut many of the articles are contributed by the students. In some of the schools much of the work of getting out the paper, including typesetting, presswork, and writing special articles, is done by the pupils. The following is a list of Indian school pa ers The Red Man and Helper, Grlisle, Pa. ; The Farmer and Stock Jroier, Chilocco, Okla.; The Indian Leader, Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kans.; The Native American, Phoenix, Ariz.; The Chemawa American, Chemawa, Oreg.; The Indian News, Genoa, Nebr.; The Word Carrier, Santee Normal School, Nebr.; The Oglala Light, Pine Rid e, S. Dak.; The Chip ewa Herald, White Earth, Minn.; The lieveilf(e, Grand Junction, &lo.; Tlie Indlan Advance, Carson City, Nev.; The Pu et Sound Indian Guide, Pu allup School, Tacoma, Wash. ; The weeby %view, Flan-dreau, S. gak. MODEL INDIAN SCHOOL AT ST. LOW EXPOSI&N. A model Indian school will be carried on at St. Louis during the pro revs of the e osition. It is desired to enroll about 100 selected stu f ents, most of 7' ull Indian blood. In connection with the school, and forming a part of it. will'be an Indian band composed of students from the various schools. The students will work certain hours per day at their trades. AlonT id.e the students' workshops will be arranged booths for the accommo ation of selected Indians, men and women, who will be at work at their native arts and indu~tries including basket making, blanket wewing, silversmithing, beadwork, carving, manufacture of articles from leather, stone, birch hark, clay, etc. These artisans will be selected on account of their skill in the respective industries. Every feature will be eliminated that has no scientific or educational value. The strictest disci line will be maintained at all times, over both the old Indians and & e students. The design is to show the public just what the Government is doing for the lndian, and to illustrate not only its policy but ib methods. TEbOIIWQ AQEICULXEXE AND 80XE OF THE RESULTS. Of all the occupations open to the Indians of this country, that of farming, including dairying and stock raising, easily takes first place. Bs most of the Indians own land and must de end on the cultivation of the soil for a livelihood, it is essential that t% ey .be taught to farm in a systematic manner. To make the Indiaq boy a successful farmer he must be tan ht something'of the composition of soils, how different kinds of soils s f ould be treated, the selection, planting, and cultivation |
