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Show COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 55 ! -er indine corn and makin-e wafer bread in the old-fashioned manner; the next booth contains Geronieo working in#Justriouslyo n howeand arrows which he sellsrendilg; then come thr Purl>lo vortcrv rnakm, Pueblo \r.eaver?, the crlchratcd Porno Laskct makers, the famous Pima basket weavers, the Maricopa pottery makers, the Navaho blanket weavers. the Sioux d-o.est one workers, the Sioux bead and buckskin workors-the Jiearilla a ache basket makers, the'eelebrated Navaho silversmiths, the Chip, pewa basket, bead, and mat workers, the Wichita and Pawnee head and buckskin workers, m'd the Cheyenne head and buckskin workers. On the o.o. w site side of the hall we have, in contrast to the old-time corn grinders and breadmakere, arnoderndomccti(~w irnredepartmenr, includin&!la~~n~lryk,i trhen, nral dininc room. runclueled entiwly. hy. Tndisn pirl +tndenrs. The fnn~itnrri n tllis departmeit was made entirely by Indian boys. he kitchen is equipped with splendid ables. euohoad. sideboard. etc., all of solid oak, the dining room with mahogany furniture, including a large round table 8 feet in diameter, 12 upholstered chairs, parquet floor, etc., all done by Indian boys. In this department the girls give daily demonstrations of work in laundering, cooking, and dining-room service. Next we have a fully equipped printing department, in which is published a daily paper called the Indian School Journal, copies of which are given to visitors. These departments attract an immense amount of interest. Then comes a waeon makine de~artmenta, blacksmithine department, a carpenter I - . - . and manual-trainin;: department, a sewing department, and a harness-making depart. ment. all fnll.v eauioued.. in dailv. ov.e ration, and conducted as they are at our schools. In the assembly hall a kindergarten class recites morning and afternoon, followed hv a class of seventh-erade students. Band concerts are given from the porticofrom ' 9to 11 a. m., and from 1.30 to 3.30 p. m., each day, and; literary and musical prc-gramme is rendered by the students daily from 4 to 5. This is the daily program: MORNING. Reveille ................... 6.00 Flag snlute ................ 6.45 Breakfast.. ................ 7.45 Children's irrigated gardens. 7.30- 8.30 Band ewqert .............. 9.3&11.30 Industrial work.. .......... 9.30-11.30 Kindergarten.. ............ 9.30-10.30 Literary class work ........ 10.30-11.30 Dimer .................... 12.00 APTERNOON. Band concert ............... 1.30- 3.30 Industrinl work.. ........... 2.W 4.00 Kindergarten. .............. 2.00- 3.00 Literary class work. ......... 3.W 4.00 Literaryandmusicalprogram. 4.W 5.00 Flag salute and dress parade.. 5.30 Supper ..................... 6.00 Taps ....................... 10.M) The old Indians live in homes constructed so nearly as possible in realistic fashion on the plaza in front of the school building. Be-x innint-. at the left of the semicircle I we havea native bark house constructed by the Kickapoo from Kansas; next aPima (Arizona) native home; then a Maricopa (Arizona) abode; three Navaho (New Mex-ico) hogans; a group of Arapaho and Cheyenne tepees; a Pawnee ceremonial inud lodge; a Wichita grass lodge, etc.; the Acoma Pueblo; the Pomo (California) home; the Ran& Clara (New Mexico) pueblo house; the Jicarilla -4pache house; the Sioux (South Dakota) village; and last the Chippewa village. These native homes attract a meat deal of attention, especially the Kickawo, I Navallo, Pawnee, and Wichita. houses, and present a strikini illustration of theald-time Indian ideas of architecture and construction, besides dvine a strong contrast 6etneen the old and the new. In fact the entire exhibit is one that excites wonder, which grows rapidly into absorbing interest. As one watches the faces of visitors one can almost see the scales drop from their eyes. Prejudice against the Indian disappears, and as the visitors pass from one side of the hall to the other, observing |