The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-07-24
INDIAN TEACHERS, AS SUCH, WELL
COINED WHERE BLOOD ONCE
8ATHED THE SOIL.
ST. PAUL ENTERTAINS THEM
AS GUESTS OF THE CITY AND
OF THE COMMERCIAL
CLUB.
Music, EIoquence and Refreshments
COmmingIe in Happy Pro-
gramme for the Visitors.

The entertainment tenderd the dele
gates to the Indian convention in the
rooms of the Commercial club last
evening opened with the singing of
America by every one prcsnt. c. w.
Horn presided, and somewhat long
but thoroughly enjoyable programme
of music, readings and addresses was
given. Prof Dellafield and J. Fen
wick contributed to the programme
Prof Ryder gave a number of pleas
ing mandolin numbers, and the char
acter songs by Chas. Tenny were en-
joyed and encored. Maj. w. w. Cooley
gave a couple of readings in a pleas
ingly natural manner, Chas. Fairchild
read two selections and Miss Griffith
sang. Capt. H. A Castle was present
and said that he considered it very
appropriate for the convention to be
held in st. Paul, midway between the
East and the West. He said that it
has taken the government many years.
and at a great expense, to find out
that 1t is cheaper to feed the Indian
than it is to fight him. But he con-
sidered it still better that they are at
last on the right track by teaching
him to feed himself Capt. Castle said
that every mile that the Indian has
been forced back from the Atlantic
shores has been marked by blood, Gull
minating even SO late as '63 in the
bloody massacres in Minnesota. But"
he said, happily the time of massa-
cres is past and we have you to thank
for your noble work. Our people are
following it with keen interest and
fully appreciate the unselfish charac-
ter of your Efforts
E. w. Peet and Theo. L. Schurmeier
spoke few words In behalf of the
Commercial club. and DR. Mailman, of
Washington, made a brief address
Mr. Caswell, a full-blooded Indian
from the White Earth reservation.
and teacher at Belknap, spoke and
told some Indian stories At the close
OF the programme every one arose and
sang Aud Lang Syne, and then re-
freshments were served in the dining
hall
At yesterday mornings session of
the Indian convention Supervisor
Rakestraw introduced DR.. Martha NJ
Waldron, of Hampton institute, Vir-
ginia, who read a paper on the rela-
n6dlIn
question. Dr. Frederick Freon. of the
Crook Creek agency read a paper on
School Sanitation. Educational Train
ing was the subject of paper by J.
M. Hessler, of Mt Pleasant. Mich.
The paper was read by Supt. Ark
wright, of Tomah, Wis. Book learning
alone, he commended, is not sufficient
to educate the child, and he gave a.
brief sketch of manual training from
the time of it's first adoption by the
schools. The aim of educational man
ual training is to utilize the educa-
tional force which lies in rightly di-
rected bodily labor as a means of de-
veloping in the pupils physical and
mental powers which viii be a sure
and evident gain to them for life It
seeks by means of the exercises it af-
fords, the development of the pupil in
certain definite directions. Some of
the more important of these are pleas
ures in bodily labor, order accuracy
attention and industry; increase of
physical strength, development of
the power of observation in the eye
and the execution in the hand.
DR.. Mailman was to have spoken at
the afternoon session at the capital
but owing to some misunderstanding
failed to do so. The teachers meeting
was also postponed to today. At 4
o'clock Prof. Thompson gave a lecture
on physical culture.
The industrial section met in parlor
B, at the Windsor hotel in the after
noon. The superintendent meeting
was also resumed. The programme
carried out at the first named consist
ed of discussions on three subjects, as
follows: How can Industrial training.
for the boys and girls be improved 2"
Should industrial teachers have any
thing to say about material used and
should they have full management of
their work?'
At the general session this morning
officers will be elected for the ensuing
year and the convention will come to
a close tonight.
One of the interesting features of
yesterday mornings session was the
exhibition of fancy and useful articles
made by the Indian children at the Diff
ferent points where manual training
is taught. Some of the articles were
exceptionally fine workmanship. and
showed genius and skill. A full
equipped carpenters bench with all
the necessary accessories, was placed
in the chamber close to the presidents
chair &ei5aoT
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