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Show I BEPORT OP CODbXISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 138 herd,, consisting largely of Holstein stock, of mdk and butter, the handling of which excellent training. The girls are and sewing, being taught to prepare appetizing and economical meals for a small family, as well as t~ cut, fit, and make all clothing worn by pupils. This department was especially well managed. Teachers are becoming more familiar with the policies you h?ve outlined, and instead of requiring an Indian boy to solve hypothetical problems in arithmetic, or study the geography of countries he may never visit, we are endeavoring carry out the thought expressed in your 1905 report-that he " IJ tter equipped for his life struggle on a frontier ranch when he can ead the simple English of the local newspaper, write a letter wK is intelligible, though maybe ill-spelled,, and knows enough of ! gures to discoyer whether the store-keeper is cheatin him "-by grounding him in those fundamentals necessary for selfsupport. Both superintendents and teachers have been instructed to ascertain the principal industries in which pupils, by reason of home surroundings, will most likely embark after leav-ing school, and give them a practical drill in such occupations, cor-relating the class-room,work with the chosen industry. For example, as you are aware, Indian pup+ at the .Mount Pleasant. (Michigan) school have a splendid opportunity to become self-supporting by assist-ing in the cultivation of sugar beets, because of the preeminence of the industry in that State, while those attending the school at River-side, Cal., are taught fruit growing, and find employment on the fruit ranches in that section. Many students from the different schools, through the employment bureaus you have established, have obtained work during vacation months in beet fields, on railroads, and ranches, and they are almost invariably reported as rendering satisfactory service; and this is the greatest step m advance made in Indian education for many years. I DOMESTIC SCIENCE. The study and practice of domestic science and allied household subjects are steadily increasing in favor with Indian girls, and the effect is visible in many homes on the reservations. The mere fact that class-room teachers have followed to sqme extent the pnactice in vogue in some of our best schools of teaching the theory of cook-ing in the class room-for instance, of teaching pupils a pract!cal recipe in place of ancient history--has a tendency to make the girls realize that culture can be obtained as well through the knowl-edge of how to make a p- um-p kin p.ie as i t can by stud.y in-g Greek mfthology. The schools are beginning to see the wisdom of your advice regard-ing the training that an Indian girl should have to prepare her to be the '' mistress of a log cabin," and we have urged teachers to read and study your 1905 report, and not to foster erroneous ideals, but to encourage wholesome rivalry among Indian girls in feeling justi- |