St. Paul daily globe., 1894-08-16
of the state. he welcomed the visitors.

of the state, he welcomed the visitors.
Continuing, he said:
IL Lave not come to make any formal
address. but just to welcome you on
behalf of the state. and to bid you God
speed in the great work which you
have in hand. 1t is very appropriate
that you should meet in this state. which
was at one tin c the battle-ground of
the ChippewaS and the Sioux. and il is
to be regretted that some historian has
not written the stnry of these early
struggles. The Indian problem used
10 be approached much in the same way
as the mission: approached the
heather in foreign lands. You teach
ers, have solved the difficulty. however.
by striving to make out of the
Indian good American citizen, anu by
teaching him to take the Responsible
ties of that citizenship upon him.. HIS
eXcelancy then referred to the law or
the land which makes an Indian citl-
zen just as soon As he cuts loose from
all tribal relations, and consequently
gives him all the advantages, educa.
tional ami otherwise, that belong to the
white man. lie urged the teachers
present 10 encourage their pupils 10
take advantage of the higher Oppor-
tunities 10 be had III the university, the
state agricultural school and the dairy
annex, painting out 10 them The benefits
10 be derived therefrOm. Concluding,
he reminded them that there was room
for all the educational institutions. state
and otherwise, and that they should see
to it that the Indian takes part in all
the privileges for which he could fit
himself.
The remainder of the afternoon ses-
sion was devoted 10 listening 10 Supt.
and Mrs. W. S. Hailman (who were
obliged TO leave for Washington last
night on points of interest in educa-
tiOnal work.
BE ore adiourning the institute, by a
rising vote, expressed its gratitude to
.nr. ana Mrs. Ilaillnau Tor the help and
encouragement they have given the
workers by their advice aud instruction.
Commercial Reception.
The Commercial club, in its usual
hospitaDle way, opened its doors to the
visitors last evening, and between the
hours of and 10 O'clock received the
teachers in attendance at the institute
in an informal way. Vice President
Chittenden presided at the opening
session Of the evening. at which several
called upon to say Few words regard
ing the work of the Indian teacher.
With few remarks, in which
he welcomed the guests of the city, MIR.
Chittenden introduced Supt. c. ID. Rake
straw, who. IN few words, referred tO
the meeting of Indian workers and a
representative commercial body as be-
ing eminently appropriate, as the teach
Of tl,a. tt,ta h.,h haI, NIL
support of people in the business world.
Supervisor Helnemann and Capt. r. H.
Pratt followed. The latter gentleman
said that the great necessity in the In.
dian work was TO make American citi
Zens of the Indians. and that this would
| aid in the development of the nation
more than anything else. Supt. Bell
| of Genoa, Neb.; Miss Collins, of Da
kota. and Rev. Mr.. Bryant. of Hampton
Va, all gave brief addresses outlInine
| the work. Miss Mosker, of Bismarck
| n. d., gave an interesting sketch OF hel
! work III the reservation school at tina
| point.
| c. c. Painter, a member of the boarC
of Indian commissioners. spoke of tht
difficulties that the commission had EN-
| countered, especially in the way o
| finding honest men TO handle the prop.
|
! ever, has been overcome, largely by ap
| pointing supervisors of the work. Capt
| Pratt, of the Carlisle school in Penusyi
vania. brought to the institute mes
sage from the great friend of the lndiaI
in Minnesota, Bisnop Whipple. whom
he met recently at the Yellowstone
| park. The good bishop sent words o
encouragement to the teachers. an(
| bade them take no backward step in tht
great work which they have in hand.
After this portion OF the evening pro
gramme had been handled by Mr.. Chit
| tenden, in his usual graceful style, al
adjournment was made to the dining
| room, where refreshments were served
| All the guests expressed their hearty
| appreciation of the courtesy shown
| delightful evening.
List of Delegates.
The following is a complete list or the
| delegates present., with their residences
w. N Hailman, superintendent o.
Indian schools, Washington, D. c.; G
d, Rackestraw, supervisor of In !ial
schools, Lincoln. Neb.: A. h. Heine
man, supervisor Indian schools, Chi
cago, lii; James G. Dixon. specia
agent. Washington. ID. c.; Mrs. W. N
Hailman, special agent. Washington
ID. c.: S. G. Sanborn. superintendent
Tomah, Wis; Mrs. Laura Plger, su,
perintendent. Quincy. H.; Mis-,
Martha E. Pilger. superntend
| ent. Quincy. ILL.,: Henry N
n. Shaw. teacher, Keshena. Wis. Mrs
| Z. G. Nj. Shaw, matron. Keshena. Wis.
John A. Oaklin, superintendent, Pous
ford. Mimi; Marguerite Fitzpatrick,
Chicago, ILL.,; Laura Holly, st. Paul:
Sister Wilhelmine. superior, Keshena
Wis; Sister NJ. Amoiza, Fort Yuma
Ariz.; Sister Agatha, st. Paul; Sister
Saraphine. teacher. Red Cliff, Wis.
Sister Vincent. teacher Bayfield,
Wis; Sister Lucia. Joliet. Ill.
Wis.,; Miss z. E. johnson, teach
er, Sisseton Agency. S. D.; Agnes
j. Lockhart, teacher, Forest City
agency, s. D.; Ella II. Gilmore, teacher
Forest City agency, S. D.; Alice NJ
Nugent, teacher, Forest City agency, s.
D.; Thista Nulson. teacher, Pine Ridge
S. D.: Anna Gordon, teacher, SiSSeton
S. D.; Marcia De Venney, teacher,
Forest City agency, s. D.; l.. A. Rich
ards, teacher, Lower Brule. s. D.; Min
ME Phillips, teacher, White Earth,
Mimi: Leslie Watson, superintendent,
Keshena, Wis: Hlldreth W atson, assist
ant matrOn, heSnena, WIS.,; 4. spencer,
teacher, Keshena. Wis; c. d. Wood
superintendent. Yankton, S. D.; A.
Oster, superintendent, Clontarf, Minn.:
L. NJ. Scharff. I:iatron. Kickapoo, Kan.
Nora Morgan, teacher, Lac Courl
Oreilles, Wis; Mary E. Wood, teacher,
Yankton, S. D.; Flora Mccormick
teacher, Stockbridge, Wis; Emily E
Peake, teacher, Leech Lake, Mlnn.
Eta White, SeamStresS, SiSSetOr
Agency, S. D.: Louise Cavalier, teacher
| Fort Bennett; Emma NJ. Jeffries, mat
ron, Pipestone, Mimi; NJ. l.. Smith
matron, Fort Bennett; Mary Jackson
teacher. White Earth. Mimi; Viola
Cook, superintendent, White Earth
Mimi; Ruth Ii. Edelin,. principal
teacher, Genoa, Neb.: Maud Mosher.
principal teacher, Grand River, S. ID.
Edith w. Collins, Pierre, 5. D.; John
F. CorsOn, teacher, Forest City agency,
S. D.: William +. Garfield, superintend.