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Show INDIAN SCHOOL INSTITUTE8. 437 (pointing to it), "3 feet; 51 yards in one rod." (He measures, counting one, two, three, four, five and one-half, and states whether it was too long or too short) Q. Leada, pass to the board and tell us about the first topic.-A. There are 160 square rods in an acre. Our farmer says that with a good team and plow it can be plowed in four hours. It is then disked and harrowed. The furrows are about 4 inches deep and 3 feet apart. Q. Pass to the hoard and work the first problem. (Problem:) I bought 1 sack of flour at $1.25; 1 sack corn meal at 35 cents; 8 pounds bacon at 121 cents per pound; 3 pounds coffee at 25 cents per pound; and 3 pounds of sugar at 3B cents per pound. I gave in exchange 4 sacks of potatoes at $1 per sack. How much change did I receive? (Solution:) One sark flour, $1.25; I sack corn meal, 35 cents: 6 pounds of bacon, at 121 cents, 75 cents; 3 pounds coffee, at 25 cents, 75 cents; 3 pounds sugar, at Sf cents, 25 cents; total, $3.35; 4 sacks potatoes, at $1 each, $4; $4 less $3.35 equals 05 cents, amount of change. Q. Roy, you may tell me what yon hare learned. in the garden about the second topic.-A. (Picks up potatoes and knife.) Potatoes should be planted in March. If you have plenty of small ones plant them whole. If not, cut them in pieces wrth two or three eyes to each piece. (Ckts potatoes.) Q. Edna, what have yo11 learned about the third and fourth topics?-A. They should be planted in the furrows, about one foot apart They should be culti-vated several times during summer, and the weeds kept out. Q. Roy, what have you learned about the last topic?-A. They should be dug in the fall before the rain9 come. If we hare a good crop there will be 5 tons to the acre. Q. Edna, what is a ton?-& A ton is 2,000 pounds. Q. How many pounds to the acre?-A. Five times 2,000 equals 10,000-num-ber of pounds to the acre. Q. Leadn, how many sacks of 100 pounds each to the acre?-A. One hundred pounds, 1 sack ; 10,000 pounds, 100 sacks to the acre. Q. Edna, how much will they bring at $1.50 a sack?-& One sack, $1.50; 100 sacks will bring $150. Q. Leada, if you sell 2 sacks of potatoes at 95 cents each and you are given a $5-dollar bill, how much change musr you give?-A. Ninetg-five cents and 95 cents equals $1.90; $5 less $1.90 equals $3.10. Edna reads her story, and Leads explains her problem. The progressive teacher mill originate many other lessons along these lines adapted to the needs of her children-teaching English, spelling, geography, numbers, and how to live--as each day's lesson progresses. TEACHINO COOXINO IN THE OLASS BOOM. [Presented by Mrs. Nannle A. Cook, teneher, Puyallup School, Tacoma, Wash.] NOTE.-If we would keep abreast of the times we must have cooking taught in our class rooms as is done in the most advanced public schools in the country. The foundation for cooking can be lafd by the class-room teacher by using IJractical subjects when teaching English, and these cooking subjects can later be developed by the domestic-science teacher should pupils be so fortunate as to receive advanced training afterwards. I have selected a lesson from the coolting pamphlet for my class in order that we may have the benefit of the suggestlons of Miss Reel while she is with us, In assisting to adapt our work to the needs of our pupils, and that we may better follow the metfjods for Indian education outl?fed for us by our Commissioner In his articles Outlines of an Indian Policy and "Improvement, not Trans-formation," in which he directs that our class-room work must be practical and that we must teach our pupils useful work in order that they may be pre-pared when leaving school to take their places in this world as citizens. If we can teach lessons in economy and industry, with reading, writing, and num-ber work, we are working to a greater advantage. The most important part of an Indian child's education is the art of making a living, and as we are laying the foundation in this grade, it is especially important that we emphasize these points. Q. How many of my little girls wish to learn how to cook?-A. (Pupila) I do. |