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Show The school watches with interest the careers of its returned Indian students, and closely follows their history after leaving the institu-tion. These now number 792, and their records are as follows: Excellent, 164; good, 338; fair, 2 4 0 ; 4~1,; bad, 9. Of these, 132 are young women who are marrie and livm in good homes of their own, 172 are young men who are making a k i n g from the soil, 28 are engaged in stock raising, and 65 are agency employees. One of these returned students, a full-blood Onondaga, made an inter-the commencement exercises this year, describing himself since graduation by his trade as a attained great skill. PbllALLUP SCHOOL. This school is located near the city of Tacoma, Wash. The plant consists of eighteen frame buildings. Most of them are in a good state of repair, three being new ones recently com leted The general condition of the sohool is greatly improved. 50th knroll-ment and attendance have matenally increased. The health of the K up& has been generally' ood The school force is escient, and armony appears to prevaif ' AGRICULTURE AND GARDENING. Efforts have been made to put agricultural instruction on a prac-tical basis and to ive to both boys and the training which will be of most use to t 51 em on returmng to homes. At the Indian school institute of 1898 much attention was ven to the subject of teaching agriculture, and the following res$ution was adopted: "We ask that a systematic and aded course in agriculture and industrial training be inauguratefin the Indian schools." Since then much has been done in this direction. In the "Course of study for Indian schools" marked prominence was given to agricultural training, including farming, fa rdening, dairyin and nature study. From time to time teachers ave been assistefin carrying out the outlined course by personal supervision and suggestions and actual teaching in the various schoolrooms, and b the issuance of outlines of Sam le lessons, and also of circulars laving a direct bearing upon !It e work at hand a t each season. -Deeming preliminary class-room work of the utmost im ortance in leading up to the work in the fields, we have endeavore g to helo teachers 'to Eonduct their courses of a&cultural instruction so as tb give the upils the necessary training to fit them for actual farming work. lPhe majority of teachers in large boarding schools know little of the home life of the Indian, and need assistance in understanding the children's needs upon leaving sohool. The following is an extract from a circular sent to agents and superintendents on this subject: Your attention is called to the importance of providing cl~a9.mmte achers with suit-sble land for giving pupils practical mstmotion iu gardening. A eo 7 of the accompany- 3mtlines has been sent to each of your el-mom teachers, m$~t is hoped that you m have them instruct pupils in practical nature study and at liast to the extent suggested therein, and thst the inst~uotionw ill be earriey$$%$ hrther as may be deemed advisable and as the circumstances will permit. It is intended that these out-lines shdl serve as s. guide to teachers in formulating lessons, which should be adapted to meet the requirements oi existing local conditions. The interest of pupils in nature study snd gardening must be sroued by giving instruction in the dam mom prepsratorg to actual participation in tbe practical outofdoor work. |
