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Show EZPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAY(8. 53 afforded employees of hearing the prominent educators who ad-dressed the Indian meetings, and also those who spoke at the general sessions of the Association. This touching of elbows with persons engaged in every line of educational work suggests new ideas and methods which otherwise might not occur to the Indian workers, many of whom are practically isolated from civilization the greater part of the year. An interesting feature of the Cleveland institute was a talk enti-tled My People," by Elizabeth Penny, a full-blood Nez Per4 and a member of the 1908 graduating class of the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian School, where she contributed this feature to the commencement pro-gramme. She explained the customs and ceremonies of her tribe, which were illustrated with native songs and danoes by a band of Kez Per4 Indian pupils in full tribal costume. The exercises illus-trated the striking contrasts between the old and the new life, and were a forceful demonstration of what education is doing for the civ-ilization of the Indian. Another interding exhibition was a demon-stration in rug weaving by two pupils from Carlisle, under the direc-tion of Mrs. Angel DeCora Dietz, showing what that school is doing, through the young people gathered there, to preserve the aboriginal arts and crafts. Demonstration lessons with classes of Indian pupils from Mount Pleasant, Mich., were presented by Alice M. Kingcade, principal teacher at that school, for the purpose of acquainting visit-ing teachers with the Tuskegee and Hampton methods of instruction particularly adapted to Indian school work. A part of the Jamestown Indian exhibit, supplemented by speci-mens of native industries, classroom and industrial work from a num-ber of the schools which are specializing their work to fit local condi-tions, was inspected and studied by .thousands of educators from all sections of the countq, and was an object lesson to those still unac-qnainted with the progress the Indian has made along educational lines during the last few years. APPROPRIATIONS. The following tables show what appropriations for the Indian service were made in the regular Indian appropriation acts for the fiscal years 1908 and 1909, and what amounts were contained in other acts : Appropriations made bu regular Indian 5Pproprialion aots. - 1 Total ............................................................ 1 10,123,188.06 1< ,ZSS,M.S~ |