St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-18
INSTITUTE At AN END.
Indian Compulsory Education
Favored in a Strong
Resolution.
AN INDUSTRIAL LEAGUE
To Be Establish I'd in Minns-
sofa to Help Indians
From Sch oolS.
NoN-RESERVATION SCHOOLS
Are in Great Danger Of Being
Cut Off by Congress
Soon.

ne lnulan institute came 'O u ch'-t
last evening, the closing beng an all
dress by DR.. Treon. of the Crow Greek
agency. At 9o'clock this morning the
delegates will be tendered an electric
car ride about the city. A special train
of electric cars will be found side
tracked on East Fifth street. between
Cedar and Minnesota streets, for the
use of the company.
Yesterday forenoon the institute ap-
pointed a special committee TO draft
plan for branch of the Indian Indus
trial league. the Headquarters of which
is at Salisbury, Mass, where it was or
ganized by Frances E. Sparhawk, the
present secretary AMI treasurer. The
committee appointed to draft the plans
for the branch league is composed of
Supt. H. E. Wilson. of the Red Lake
agency; Rev. J. S. Gilfillan, supern-
tendent of the Episcopal mission work:
Supt. James E. >. Bell, of Nebr sska;
Sister Wilhelmina. of Blyield, Wis,
and Supts. Burletts and Pierce.
a plan was soon reported and
adopted. 1t contemplates a state Or
ganlzation, the officers of which will Or
ganjze a branch society in every CITY
and town in the state, the whole wJrk
to be under the direction of the national
league. The purpose is to care for the
Indians as they come from the schools.
to find employment for them. and to
keep them away from vice. Another
purpose is to baild up Industries on all
the reservations. The main object in
view is to make the Indian an in1e-
pendent citizen.
Rev. Gilfillan delivered an address in
which he advocated a system of Indian
schools similar to the district school
system for white people. He thought
religious training should be made a
more prominent feature than it is.
Supervisor Helneman took issue on
the latter point. He thought the policy
cf the government in leaving religion
out of the education the correct one.
Mr.. Heineman followed this position
with an address on the inferior bygen;c
arrangements of the Indian schools.
Sister Vincent. of Bayfield,. gave an
address on the instruction in house work
given the Indian girls. She said that
the Indian girls are remarkably apt in
learning housewo ueedlework and
other duties pertaining to women. She
gave some admirable exhibits of
IL edlework done 10y the girls.
The afternoon session was opened
with paper on the Evils of Political
Interference With Appointments in
Indian Schools" by Supt. Davis, of
Flandrau, S. d. He SAID that this inter-
ference has been very disastrous, but
that matters are now som 4what i'm
proved by the enforcement of civil
service. The address was discussed at
some length. Then various topics We're
proposed and discussed.
The most important topic discussed
was that of compulsory Indian ednca-
ton. Commissioner Painter thought
that the Indian children should be re-
quired between certain ages TO attend
somewhere, but that they should be left
to select the school they desired to at
tend. The general expression was in
favor of compulsory education, and the
thought was finally crystaliZed in the
adoption of resolution favoring the
idea.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported a series of resolutions, which
were acted upon separately.
One resolution extends thanks to the
various commissioners. SuperintendentS
| and teachers attending the convention
| for their able efforts; to the state of
! Minnesota and Gov. Nelson for the use
| of the capitol and for other courtesies
| to the city of st. Paul for hospitaiitieS
! avtopdod. m tho HoDomaroioI oluh for
| its attentions and c0urleSies. and to
| various other persons for courtesies.
A resolution commenting Carlisle,
| Hampton and other non reservation In.
! dian schools called out deal of discus
| sion. Some of the superintendent
! thought that the reservation schools
| should not be omitted from the compli
ments. This brought several to their
| feet consecutively TO say that the reser-
vation schools owed their existence to
these non.reServation institutions, and
! that the expression was given to
| show to the authorities at Wash
| ington that Indian workers felt that it
| was ali-important that the non-feserva-
tion schools should be kept up. Com
| missioner Painter showed in business
way how he had labored with congress
| sional committees to keep them from
! dropping the Ton-reservation schools
from the appropriations. There is a
| constant tendency down at Washington,
| he said, to cut these schools off, and II
would be done unless a strong expires
Sio n of sentiment came from the in
terror Indian regions. The resolution
finally carried unanimously as at firSt
| presented.
a resolution was adopted settinl
forth that the institute views witt
| reprpt tnp great reduction in the IndiaI
appropriation by the present congress
and that it feels that the Legislative
body has failed to carry out the noble
| cnntirnantS px nrasspd hv PraSidan