The San Francisco call., 1896-07-21
One Hundred and Fifty Coming
for the Convention to Open
August 8
METHODS TO BE DISCUSSED.
An Interesting Programme Already
Announced and Additions to
Be Made Later.

Teachers, doctors and other attaches of
the Indian schools of Washington, Ore
gon, Idaho, Nevada, California, Utah and
Arizona will assemble in San Francisco
for this years annual convention, which
will be held throughout the week begin
ming August 8.
Between $50 and 100 persons will come
from different schools to attend the meet
ings and to take part in the programme
that has already been announced from
Washington, D. c., by w. N. Hailmann,
superintendent of Indian Schools.
A special railroad rate of fare and
third for the round trip has been secured
for all those who shall attend. Arrange
ments have also been made whereby the
visitors may be accommodated at the
leading hotels at special rates.
Just where in this City the meetings
will be held has not yet been definitely
decided. Some of the details of the pro-
gramms have also been left until they
may be more conveniently arranged after
the representatives. have assembled.
Last night David q. Belts and E. R.
and M. J. butchers arrived from Wads-
worth, New, to be on the ground early.
They are at the Grand. Other teachers
may be expected from time to time until
the opening of the convention. Mr.. Belts
had little to say in regard to the work of
the pros spective meetings beyond that out
lined in the programme, which is as
follows:
Monday August 3-Evening session, 8 O'Clock
Address of welcome, Professor Madison Bah
cock, City Superintendent of Schools, San
Francisco; response, DR.. w. N. HsilmAnn,
Superintendent of Indian Schools; "Duty of
the Respective States with Reference to the Ed
ueation of the Indians within Their Borders !"
Hon. G. NJ. Irwin, Superintendent of Public
Instruction. Salem, Or.
Tuesday, August 4-Morning session, 9 O'Clock
Industries of California Indians twenty
minutes each), Captain w. E. Dougherty, act
ing agent Hoopa Valley agency, Cal, and
Lieutenant Thomas Connolly, acting agent
Round Valley agency, Cal.
Industries of Washington Indians twenty
minutes each), Daniel C. Gowan, agent, Tula-
lip agency, Wash; DR.. R. E. L. Newberne,
superintendent Puyallup School, Wash.
present Status of the Round Valley (Cal.)
Indians" (twenty minutesl, Miss Alice Eve
land, seams tress, Round Valley School
'The Moquis" (twenty minutes), Ralph P.
Collins, superintendent Karns Common
school, Ariz
Evening session, 8 so'cloek-"SelfhelpA Among
Indians" (thirty minutes each), Edward
Ament, superintendent Greenyille School, CAL;
Harwood Hall. superintendent Phoenix School,
Ariz.
Wednesday, August 5-morning session,
o'clock-"Education of Indian Girls twenty
minutes each), Margaret O'Brien, principal
teacher. Grande Ronde School, Or; Jessie
Cook, teacher, Pima School, Ariz. Humane
Education in Indian Schools" twenty min
utes), Mary Alice Reason, teacher, Ramona
School, n. NJ.
Evening session, o'clock-''The School
room, the Workshop and the Farm" DIR. W. H
Winslow, Superintendent Fort Shaw School,
Mont.
Thursday. August {, morning session, 9 o'clock.
"School Santa tion' twenty minutes each), DR..
o. J. West, clerk and acting physician, Fort
Lapwni School, Idaho; DR.. A. L. Wilgus, ply
sician Yakima agency, Wash; DR.. A. ]. New
combe physician Fort Mojave School, Ariz;
Lewis School, Colo; DR.. w. s. Johnson, ply
sician Salem School, Or.
Afternoon session-"Common Service in
Education" DR.. W. N. Haitman. superin-
tendent Indian schools This address, at the
request of the San Francisco Board of Educa-
tion, will be delivered before the teachers of
the public schools here.
Friday, August Morning session, 8 O'Clock
"How Can the Dormitory Be Made Cheerful and
Rakestraw, matron Salem School, Or;
Hoda W. Quimby, matron Puyallup School,
Wash. The day school and the Indian home
(twenty minutes each), Helena Nicherson, day
school teacher Mission Agency, CAL; Mrs. N.
Salisbury, day school teacher, Mission Agency,
Cal.
Evening session, 8 o'clock-"Attitude Of the
Sound Indians to Civilization" (thirty mlnutes),
w. z. Weagley, superintendent Quinaielt
Wash tCOun n in
agement" Thirty minutes), Frank Brant Terry
superintendent Chehalis School, Wash
programme for special department
meetings to be held each afternoon will be
arranged later. Such meetings will be
characterized by the fullest discussion of
methods.
Last years convention was held in Ia
coma, Wash.