Omaha daily bee., 1897-07-14

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soi,,i ,ai9 us''s, 'ua1 n ~" ~, Lnor,oSse
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tior =, ,.as ,,o,e.s,-, 80 Load no ,nniIs
g. gi,,io ,bajr t,,,r,.Ji.yo oryi,anua,ts rbe
,nodast piant mar grow nv the school room
door contained ali botany Every science
was guroa1 out before ms hv nature and the
text book should be considered as merely
an Illuminating measure for the experiences
that lay around them. The pupils should be
taught to be eager to see for themselves ana
to use the book as an accessory to enable
them to see more thoroughly,
STIMULATE THEIR CURIOSITY.
Another poini which supefIn,endent Hall.
mann brought ont was that the practice Of
continually asking questions of the pupils
should not be followed TO excess. The chill
dren shouId he taugbf TO ask qucstisns for
the teacher ia answer This would stimulate
tboir curinyit, ana avalon i'm them n desire
for knowledge Uipb IDEALS should be iDcul-
Gated but thcy should be brought before the
child In such form as to appear attainable
10 bie unde,stsndinp
The only otbor address Of the afternoon
was bv charles u Rokastraw superyia,r OF
Indian srbnois who smoke ON "Srhool Orna-
mentation Mr. Rakestraw said that the
ideal conditions had not bsep reached a.
sor 40 big euhioct ,yas concerned II was
the real conditions that mnst be dealt with
apa In do;ry en- bo ala mot n.opose to theor-
lie, Dut 10 suggest some OF lhe IHtdH ne uau
snotber Irirst nj ali he advised the aboli-
zion ~ bsrh ',,i,o foncas which stiI dis9gured
son,o of ,tc school grounds ANY sort Of
m inexnensive hoard fence was better, and
tho cbanga rn,,d no made II n was set about
with a sufficient degree OF determlhatIoh'
tifving Tho gronnds the unsightly spotg
o,,iI ~ r,,'sSrr,,,od i,'tn attrarfive lawns
ond with ,Yo,, L"nt walks would add ma.
teraly to the external appearance OF the
schools The trees should be Kept well
trimmed and the trunks painted. The run
bish pile should be relcgatcd TO some place
where it would not be continually forced on
the observation Then attistUc painting of
the buildings made all the difference between
uglinees and attractvencss.
The speaker paid his respects at some
length to the ramshackle vehicles which
were attached TO some of the schools and
entertained the delegates with a humorous
description of some OF ms experiences IN
that line during ms VstS, .-.,. -,
In speaking OF interior o. o'ha"leu'at'ou l
Rakestraw sald mat the science conSiS'vu ,1,.',u
largely in the study OF ltte lhlnss' NnIl'
elaborate furnishing was out VI tue I"es
tion in most places there were many SchooIS
in which beautltul ehecls hau neel seSuIep
by simple devices which had m.de 'he ROOMS
attractive and homelike. simple aaorhhieht
Of the tables and walls could be accom-
plished at no great expense whlch "ouIa
produce "A great difference in the appearance
of the schools.
The session closed with general discus
sion of the IDEAS brought out by Superlh-
tendcut Hailmann and supervisor RakestraW,
Superintendent Il. O. Garrett OF SpeafhSh
S. D.. was on the program of the evening
session last night for a paper on "Patrlotlsm
in Indian Schools" but ne was not in at
tendance. and Rev. DR.. Riggs of the Sautee
agency, S. d., was called on Tor a lew re-