St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-12
OPENS IN ST. PAUL TODAY.
Archbishop ireland, Bishops
Whipple and Gilbert
to Speak.
GOV. NELSON TO WELCOME.
Novel Features Of the Alb
origiuss Will Come to
the Front.

Registered at the Ryan are Rev. E.
Ashley, Miss A. j. Stockhart. Miss NJ.
Devenny, T. j. Boehmer, J. F. Carson,
j. F. Estes and r. P. Condman, all of
the Forest City Is. d. Indian agency.
They form portion of the people who
will attend the annual institute of lndi-
an school authorities, which will begin
tomorrow morning at the state capitol
In the representatives chamber. The
session will continue for week. Nearly
every Indian school in the country will
be represented. Addresses on different
topics incident to Indian instruction
will be made. Archbishop Ireland,
Bishop Whipple and Bishop Gilbert.
all of whom take an active interest
in these matters will be present and
make speeches. Gov. Nelson will de-
liver an address of welcome tomorrow,
and Mayor Smith will extend the city's
welcome to the instructors. To add
zest to the institute, as we'll as to furnish
a pleasant relief from routine work.
excursions to Fort Smelling and White
Bear have been planned. and the Com
mercial club will tender them recep-
ton.
An outline of the programme shows
that the delegates come here for large
amount of earnest work. Mondays
opening programme includes such SUBJ
jects az 1.-THE Education of the Semi
Civilized Indian" by Supt. Spencer;
"Home Life in an Indian School," by
Supt. S. NJ. Hume. Archbishop Ireland
will be the subject Of special address
by w. W. Pendegast Monday evening.
At this session the worn for the rest OF
the week will be laid out. committees
appointed and an organization per.
fected.
Tuesdays morning hours will be de-
voted strictly to talks on subjects in
line with the work of the delegates.
But at the evening session Bishops
Whipple and Gilbery will be present
and address the meeting, commencing
at 8 O'Clock. Wednesday will be en-
tirely devoted to institute work, and
in the evening the delegates VIII
assemble at the rooms of theCommercial
club. where reception will be rendered
them in the usual liberal spirit of the
club. The feature of Thursdays SEES
lace making under the direction of
Miss Sybil Carter, (. in which she
will be aided by number of Indians.
In the afternoon Gov. Nelson will lend
dignity to the gathering and deliver an
address. Indian Agent j. Mclaughlin
will have the floor at night session and
speak about the Educational Indian on
the Reservation" This will be fol-
lowed by a general discussion of the
subject, in which all members will par
ticipate. Friday and Saturday will also
I,o Il Il l., III ,Arly NIL. Ia1
egateS can be prevailed upon to forego
some work and take little outing. The
calculations are to close the session on
Saturday evening.
The programme for the week includes
every known subject in the scope of
Indian education. Of late years in
terest in this work has spread with re-
markable rapidity, and as far East as
Philadelphia societies have been formed
to aid in the work of reclaiming. edu-
eating and protecting the few re-
naming red men, who once were
The monarchs of this continent.
Many of the brightest and best men of
the country are now engaged i'll this
line of work and as the federal govern
ment is anxious and willing to lessen
the burdens of the Indians and bring
| them into the fold of better civiliZa-
ton, conventions like the one about to
go into session in this city. will be
| watched with considerable interest
even by the general public.
The sessions of the convention will
be accessible to those who wish to be
present, and it is expected that many
of our prominent people will honor the
members with call. Like conventions
have been held in the past at Chilocco,
| Santa Fe aud Salem. and have been
fraught with vast amount of beneficial
results. 1t is at these gatherings when
the ripe experiences Of the veterans in
the service MAY be given to the new re-
cruits and even pioneers in the work
will find something new to pick up with
each recurring session.