Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-24
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LrNINII. Feb. -. $50.


One hundred and sixty years ago
today the great and noble Washington,
who has been justly styled "the Rather
of our Republic was ushered into the
world. Most tittingly has this day
been set aside by the government which
he so fearlessly defended, as a national
holiday, that laying aside our gen
eral routine of work we may think the
more Of his heroic dust, in defense of
the glorious stars and stripes which
float today in every city and hamlet
in the union.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs b. \.
McDonough has been confined to her
room for the past week with an acute
attack of neuralgia.
Mrs. William McCloskey, accom-
panied by her three sons, arrived from
Tulalip on Tuesday last on a visit to
her friends here.
Mr.. J. l.. Hurley, government farmer
Of the reservation, will move into the
newly fitted up building on the reserve
this week.
At the last meeting of the blue rib
bon society a resolution was passed ten
dering the sincere thanks of the society
L L y 8
which presented them with a package
Of neatly printed pledges.
Perhaps some of the many readers of
your paper would be interested in a
few facts regarding the recently estab-
lished day school at the Lummi Teser-
walton. Many people have an idea
that an Indian school is something Of a
very different nature from the ordinary
day school. | suppose this arises from
the fact that the majority Of Indians
whom they have met are those who
unfortunately had not the OppOTtuni-
/ ties that their children have Of receiv-
/ ing an education, consequently giving
! them an unintellectual appearance.
! The Indian boy of today and the one
of twenty, or even less, years ago, are
very different types. The education of
the latter consisted chiefly Of leading
| the boy on to the first stepping stones
/ Of civilization. The schools paid more
attention to manual labor, giving them
only the simplest primary lessons in
reading and writing. To have at
| tempted more would have been folly.
! The mind was not capable of grasp
ing the advanced branches which the
! Indian boy of today does. The schools
] W IlCl dlt INV supporter ny lLt gov
emmeHt for their advancement no
! longer limit their courses to the pri-
mary grades but are equal, many of
them, to the high school standard of
our city schools. The Lummi school,
started for the first time last October,
embraces a course of studies equal to
any of the ordinary schools of our
county. The senior class of the school
will this year complete the practical
arithmetic and will be ready for the
elementary lessons of algebra The
daily courses of study consist of United
States history, English grammar, civil
government, bookkeeping, physiology,
physical and descriptive geography,
also including the other ordinary
! branches of a common school, Nat
urally they do not grasp as readily as
white children the more difficult sub
jects, but once understood they are in
delibly printed on the memory. The
children are indefatigable workers at
their books and strive to their utmost
endeavor to conquer the tasks given
| them.
! Fortunately the Indian schools
under the supervision of the Tulalip
agency have in Agent Thornton one
who has their interests at heart and
endeavors to make the Lummi school
second to none of the many Indian
schools in the state.
BRYCHEINIOG.
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