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Show motions may be noted emly in this grouping, as under, in, an, eta., these objects being a source of vmiety of expressions 'ving an abundant training for the eye, sense of touch, and bearing. Among this class of otcets is the sand table upon which can he constructed the various land formations, creeks, rivers, hills, valle s, eto., the c h i l d r e n k g these terms as a part of their growing vocabulary. The doll fiouse with its furnishings, all of whioh can hs made by the children, is a necsssaIy part of the day-school apparatus. It affords . an &bundam of manual training for bath boys and ' Is ss well as giving them a command of many English words. Certain children may be %,?led to care for the diEerent rooms, %mong which there should he at least a kitchen, dining room, and two hedohamhers. Reg-ular days should be set apart for the various household duties-washing on Mondays,ironin on Tuesdays, hhking on Wednesdays, oto. A free eonvers%tional use of the names of %! objects employed snd the actions performed should always be insisted upon. The free and abundant use of the means or a aratus within the reach of the day schools dl in n great measure solve the problem of Eglish talking amo? the children during their play and at their homes.-[It is ho ed thst all day schools w ~ f f o ltlhi~s m~ e thod.4w~nIN-TENnaNT OF INDUN ~oxmLB!j BYNOPSI9 OF REPOBT OF COPKITTEE OI. DL-BCHOOL TEACHERS ON IXDUBTRIAL WOBK IN DAY SCBOOL8. WBlCR -AS T7NANQIOVSLY ADOPTED. The work is divided into two general divisions: First, that whioh is necessmy to the propes.; of 111e SCIIOOI and in-trurrive; scrund, r l l n t ahzclo is l~r r l rin srrucri\.e. Under the fircr llcad cuu,esgardrnirrg. ~eaould.sug<e-t tflnt \<hen thespritlgcomesewh child he riven a dot of moulnl, ur leas1 20 let1 stiuat.c. ~ m r he i> t u ~,lanrc,a re idr unril mat"rit<and behest. "1n addition, w e s a e s t that &oh day school shouldplant one-half sore of ' <,tatow, <,or-fourth arm of unioni, o r ~ ~ ~ f o uacnreh sweet corn, abd rucl~m rly vogctal,Lr as eat, hc pmfetahlr ur+d duru,;: tl,r qclrod year, thc reeds 1.r bc. immiilted l,y thv Guvrmmenr. T l ~ cb w s ma r be tnudlr tu ran, solit, nnal ainrk woud: to cnt nud rake wee& and grass: to keep"ththe soh001 ya;d neat and ittkctive, aria their'ywd at bome in the same rGndltion, ii fa-ail>le. Tl,:~rli sl.ould be tnupl~r ga~.o.mt ru<tiliy and f i r l i y . wain<, mrrldlug, ere. TI,*? should hc r u u ~ l ~int r ook wI.oI~.~c~mfueu d rind dl11vrent ways of orana<ua r r l , same anielc of t<lr~l.T IIVYrn ar LI. tatlnht horn*>,. lcnninz and eleiruliursa in 'c~~kine,~wa.hinstga,r ching, ironiw, a<d ot"her worE which is n e c e s h to civilised housekeep'i. - . . Under the second head should come that work which may be done during the severe win-ter westher, when outdoorwork is impossible. The bogs may he taught drawing and srchi-tecturs in s. limited way. They may be tauught the use of oarventer tools, the use of the squsrc, and ir izw simile nrln-or p~ul~l~~ms ; i r~iniwinutc~rur'orn ay hr rv~artrul.ttds; ome carving d,>ne, nnd nltnlug nud using paints. \Yirndo\r ganlcnoig ~rtny he profitably dono lo teach rlla moarll ana dt.vrl~,om,~nro f the e!nlr!o. rhr ellnuc~elt hrourb nllicl. dants are ~~~~ - fed before roots &; and thk leaves unfold, a<d dhe manner in wbi& the saie thing is Resolved, Thst the female industrial tawhers (&o known as field matrons) be pl-d under the su erviaion of the day school inspector, to the end that more effective work om be aceomp]isRed in the dierent school, camps by their efforts being in h a m y with and su plementing the work the day school teachers are doing. %solved, That it is the desire of this institute that the above resolution have the indo-ment of Day School Ins ctor Squires, Indian Agent Carignan, and Supervisor Wright, and be forwarded to the 1nGn Office. Resolved, That reading oircles be established, e ~ b rmi n tgh e reservation in three divisions: First, Grand River B o a r d i School; second, Agricultural Boarding School; third, Agency Boarding School and the several day schools, and that a. committee he appointed by the Chair to adopt s. course of reading. DEPARTMENT OF INDIAN EDUOATION. pstiond Educational Issooiation, Asbury Park and Ocean Grove, N. J., July 3-7, 1905.1 After music by the Carliie Indim School hand, Rev. A. E. Bdard, vicepresident of the Orran Grdva Cimp &leering hucierrun, esr<,n,lrd a J t a l z y grcer"~ ro tlternrmbrrs of rho deparrmmt. Hon. T. Frank Applrhy, on brllhlf uf the r<la.voro f Asbuy Park, pr ious ly nelromcd the lnclisu t rwl lm, er#rndtop lo rLrm rile frrrrlom of the rltv, end sw.in e: " "I wmt you to feel for the t h e being tlat you own a part of this eomm&ty." |