The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-22
HARD AT WORK.
Indian Service Employees Discussing
WAYS and Methods


The teacher of the Indian service in
stitute were up bright and early yes
terday morning for the trip up the can
yon- TIE start was made about
O'Clock AID the drive extended past the
/ power house 10 the overflow fall afford
ing glimpse CT the greatest Dipe line
in the world and bits of Ogden CANYON
scenery. The falls tumbling from the
pipe line level to the gorge below. 40
feet, were much admired. The insti-
tute sessions We're held as usual except
when Superintendent William Allison
OF the city schools, was 10 give the
principal address The abandonment
was for the purpose of allowing the
teachers 10 hear Bryan.
Inc morning work began with the
consideration of returned students
The first paper was by W. p. Camp
bell. Of Shoshone. Wyo.. who considered
The Relation of Returned students To
Reservat ion Schools and Reservation
Life
Ine cToseness of this relation. he said.
depends entirely upon the corps of
teachers They can make the influence
OF the school felt in every tepee. or they
can nullify that influence Teachers as
rule do not follow closely enough the
career of their returned students.
Lack of interest in returned students
evinces a lack of interest in the teach
ers' work Frequent changes in the
schools was put down as one cause for
this lack of interest. These charges
prevent the pupils from becoming ac-
quainGed. This constant change pre-
vents the teacher from gaining the con-
fidence.
To be successful the teacher must
not only educate the Indian pupils but
must also demonstrate TO his white
neiShboTs that the pupils have been
made useful. The returned student is
nCf treated fairly in the press. II one
of them commits a crime he is heralded
in glaring headlines all over the conn
try as returned student, a graduate
of an Indian school. Such prominence
IS not given TO the mlsdoings of Har-
ward or Yale students.
The home customs of the Indian are
hard 10 CvegcCme, but they must be-
The blanket stands between the IN
dian and work; feathers and paint in
cite 10 wild dances and these things
must 60. An experiment mad teen tried
at ShoshOne Of having monthly msec-
lngs CT returned students. The showing
was very satisfactory.
The numbers constantly increased
and II was observed that the pupils
were advancing 10 civilized customs. A
LITTLE sctiOol paper. The Indian Guide,
had also proven successful at SnOshone.
OF the 1900 acres of land under culf-
walton the SihOshone reservation more
than half is cultivated by returned stu
dents.
GOOD SHOWING FOR HAMPTON.
Returned students OF Hampton were
told about by Cora NJ Folsom of
Hampton, Va. 1t was comprehensive
paper showing by theory, statistics and
individual examples that the work done
by Hampton students is an important
work and that Hampton students are
filing important places in the working
world
Especially interesting was her expla-
nation OF the method and the result
Of preparing and preserving data con-
corning pupils. The paper should be
printed in pamphlet form and freely
circulated.
The discussion over the preceding pa
pers was lively. superintendent Mead
Walker. MCGOWAN and others taking
prominent parts.
Superintendent Viola Cook of Wild
Rice River. Mimi, was the author OF
an instructive paper on The Reserva-
ton School and the Indian Home"
Jenny Erickson of Carlisle, continued
ner discussion of Lloyd" Illustrating
her interesting talk with tools and bits
II Indian workmanship.
In the afternoon Dr. Mailman gave
another talk on Common Sense in the
School Room" and H. 3. Pearls dis
,ussed Reading Circles and Other
Means for Improvement for the
School Employees