Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1893-08-04
MR.. LaRINER'S LETTER.
He Describes His Indian School
at Carson, and the BeUnties
of L0Le Tahoe.
INDIAN School.

FREE Press reaches us regularly
and is welcome visitor. We look
for it as anxiously as we look for
letters from home. have to con-
fess that we still have a sort of
warming for northern Idaho, the
richest portion of the Gem of the
Mountains" and the Land of Pro-
mise. have now been in Nevada
nearly year and have devoted all
of that time to school work. Have
had 100 to 112 pupils and two as
sistant teachers under my charge.
After the building is completed it
will accommodate about 125. The
school farm contains about $50
acres, most Of it planted to grain
and vegetables. Some cattle, horses
and hogs are kept on the farm for
the use Of the school. The super
intendent also keeps some for his
own use. Have been very fortu-
nate so far with my part of the
work. The pupils, including all
ages from five to 20 years, have
been studious, attentive and ODE
dent. The assistant teachers have
performed their part faithfully and
well, and harmony has at all times
prevailed. These pupils are read
ing in oil the grades, from Chart to
Fifth Reader, and in other branch
es have attained to correspond
ing degree of Advancement. Many
of them show special aptitude
for music, penmanship and draw
ing. Where pupils devote but half
of each school day to study, the
process of intoxicating book know
ledge is somewhat difficult and
slow. But considering the time
allowed them for study, and the
time (this is their third Year, since
their first entrance into school, l
think they have made rapid prog
ress. Sup't. Dorchester and wife
visited us in March and both ex-
pressed themselves as being well
pleased with the work done in the
school room, which was very graft
flying to both teachers and pupils.
We now have a two months vaca-
ton and most of the children have
gone to their homes. About 20 re-
main to cultivate the garden, do
chores, etc. If those at home re-
main there until winter, as many
of them did last year, so much time
will then be required to review and
advance them to where they left
off in their studies at the close of
the past year that but little will
be gained to them the ensuing
year. But if they return promptly
at the end of the vacation period,
not so much will be lost, and the
time, money and labor already be-
slowed upon them will not have
been altogether in vain. We are
also giving ourselves an occasional
outing during the vacation period.
Began by attending the Carson
High School graduating exercises
on July l. Twenty-Five students,
Is misses and four young gentle
men, received diplomas at the close
of a very interesting literary en-.
tertainment. On July and we
attended the celebration andG A. r.
campfire at Reno. About 10000
people were present on that occa
sion. The exercises began by &
grand street parade, followed later
in the day by literary exercises
and a grand ball and fireworks a
night. On the 9th the balloon as
cension and parachute decensior
took place, which was n success
Afternoon, game of ball and u
night the campfire, at which abou
1000 people sat down to lunch, t.
listen to speeches and music and T.
make merry generally. On tn
wall of the great pavilion was dis
played large flag with colors cleo
trically illuminated. One of tn
interesting features of the Rem
gathering was the California con
tingent, consisting of the vetera
guard and the Preside band. Thos
Californians seemed TO be perfect
happy themselves and tried t
make everybody else happy an
they succeeded. Californian's a
ways aim to go the whole grizzly
and that is why California is sue
a great State, because the peopl
make it so. Their coming mic
winter Exposition will be anothc
demonstration on grand seal
that they never do anything b
halves.
Reno is beautiful little cit,
and the busiest in Nevada. 1t
situated at the head of the WashC
valley on the line of the Centr;
Pacific r. Il. 1t has railroad COZ
nection north, south, east an
west. 1t is also travcrsed by Il
Truckee river, by judicious III
of whose waters the citizens hay
transformed the place into a veri
able garden stocked with all I'll
fruits and flowers adapted to Il
climate.
Our next outing was to Lal
Tahoe, said to be the most beaut
full body of water on the globe, al