The San Francisco call., 1896-08-06
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A LECTURE THIS AFTERNOON
United States Superintendent to Ad'
dress the SchoolteacherS of
San Francisco.

sights of San Francisco and attending
such places of amusement as took their
fancy. The convention will get down to
business again at 8 o'clock this morning
IN the assembly-room of the Board of
Education.
At 80 O'Clock this afternoon DR.. W. n.
Hailman, the United States Superintend-
ent of Indian Schools, will address the
teachers of San Francisco and the conven-
ton in the Girls High School at Geary
and Scott streets. and in the evening in
the Board of Education rooms social
meeting viii be held for the purpose Of
getting better acquainted.
The teachers had a group picture taken
on the McAllister-street steps of the City
Hall at noon.
The morning session yesterday opened
with an address by DR.. Hailman. He said
the educators should be ready to do away
with corporal punishment, and that the
Indian child should not be punished for
things he did not fully understand, for he
was more ready to obey than the white
child.
DR.. a. II. Heineman spoke, advocating
manual labor IN the garden and carpenter
shop for Indian children.
S. P Kimball of the Overland Monthly
addressed the institute.
Miss Jessie Cook, teacher in the Pima
School, Arizona, pleased the convention
with paper on the "Educa ton of Indian
Girls" She said the best results had
come from separating the Indian child
from everything Indian. This was not
possible, however, in most cases. Also
the best results were obtained by begin
ming to teach Indian girls when they are
almost babies. She said many Indians
were on higher plane before an attempt
was made to civiize them than they are
now.
Discussion of the morning papers and
speeches was participated in by A. E..
Nordin, G. Z. Burton, E. T. Thomas, Mr..
Gresham, Miss Julia NJ. Frenchfield,
w. V. Graves and r. P. Collins.
Miss NJ. Burgess opened the afternoon
session by reading an interesting paper on
"The Carlisle Idea" which is the idea of
higher training and education for the In
dian as provided in the Government
school at Carlisle, Pa. She said many In
dians there had bank accounts which they
had accumulated from their own labor,
and that their total savings aggregated
5000. That the system is successful is
demonstrated by the fact that Indian
girls are doing well as domestic servants
and the boys are successful as carpenters
and in other trades.
Discussion OF the Carlisle Idea" was
participated in by w. V. Graves of Green
vile (Or.) school, who said that there was
much encouragement in the reservation
school, though Carlisle was doing excellent
work in its line; Superintendent Potter of
Salem, Or, who said he did not think the
work could get along without either kind
of school, and that it would be good
thing if the Indian could be got off The
reservation, but how was that to be done?
The great point was to get the Indian out
into the world where he could earn his
own living.
Superintendent Calvin Asbu-y of the
Fort Simcoe Reservation, Washington,
read a paper on The Place and Scope of
Industrial Training in Reservation
Schools" He said that the dignity of
honest labor should be impressed on the
mind OF the Indian youth, whereas, he
feared, III many cases the Indian boy
had been led to believe that after few
years schooling he would be able to wear
fine clothes and be superior to the labor
ing man. "All teachers should have an
opportunity to teach the Indian boy farm
ing and the Indian girl how to make her
own Clothes" he said. ION the Yakima
Reservation many Indians are as well
equipped in machinery and live in as good
houses as the white farmer. The Indian
should be made to feel that he is response
BILE for something"
Miss Sarah Il. Morris OF Mission Agency.
California, read paper on miscellaneous
School Work" 1t dealt of methods and
suggestions in regard to work in dav
schools.
Superintendent w. V. Graves of Green
vile (Or.) School presented the subject of
Popular Education" He said kinder
garten work is very useful in Indian edu-
cation. He said: ''The Indian child is
initiative; he is not the equal of the white
ohSld sn inhpnenhonf N
era has dawned on the Indian. Now the
school bell sounds on hill and in valley.
calling him to the hall of learning and
thought" He recommended football and
baseball as sports for the red man. "a
healthy development of body and mind and
soul constituted true education" " he said.
CAPTAIN John Marango of Mission
Agency, California, an Indian of middle
age in the uniform OF the Indian police
made short talk. He said he always
told his people TO urge their children to
attend school so they might be able to do
business for themselves in the future. In
his childhood there was no school and he
had no chance to learn anything. He
thanked all the teachers and the Great
Father. who sent them. He said he was
glad to be present and that his people
were doing pretty well.
Major Joseph Emory Of the United
States Indian agency at klamath, Or,
5a1Q the educators are WOIh IHdl
is telling on the destiny OF the red men.
II believe in the Carlisle and such schools,
he said, .'but in order to uplift the Indians
we must go among them. Therefore be-
lieve that the reservation school is great
,ivilizer. We can improve these schools.
Men and women who teach the Indians
are giving their lives to the uplifting OF
the human race. One evil minded white
man on a reservation can undo tn good
work that dozen have done, ! was going
10 say, for half a century. No people OF
any nation have received the good that
lhese red men have from the UElted states,
md I am not one of those who cry, Lo,
.he poor Indian"
Major William Burgess OF San Francisco,
announced by Chairman Newberne as the
veteran Indian worker of California, was
called on for some remarks: de SAID:
~ still feel great interest In the WORK.
have been surprised to find educated peo-
nIe 90 Iananta hly ignorant OF the Indian