The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-21

candy. This was an example of the
uplifting of a childs moral nature by
the use of cooperative efforts to make
surroundings beautiful.
The idea was further developed by a
description of az actual exhibition Of
work in the school room. Stress was
laid on the influence Of co-eDera tive
work in the schoolrooni as elsewhere
1t fosters comradeship. Summing I'D.
DIR. Hailmann said the common sense
methods of education in Indian schools
require that a child be physically
strong. sensibly thorough: that is, with
senses sharpened and acute to the
meaning facts of his surroundings
Furthermore, the child must be taught
earnestness and cheerfulness and
should be sympathetic and helpful. as
we'll as efficient, in his intercourse with
others.
Some practical advice was given on
methods of teaching spelling. In read
ing. be sure that the child sees accur-
ately and comprehends the written
wOrd-that he does not slur over it.
The grouping of miscellaneous words
not Illustrating any photographic prin-
ciple is a waste of time. His object
lessons were rather opposed 70 the
system Of teaching by discretional
markings.
SCHOOL EXPERIMENTATION.
Charles D. Rakestraw. supervisor of
Indian schools. spoke of school orna-
mentation, considering under two
heads-the exterior and interior-the
large thing. and the small every day
things. Especial stress was laid on the
Importance of little things If we
must have a barbwire fence, let US at
least saw off the posts" He noted the
marked Improvement in this line ell
over the country.
Numerous subjects which would not
suffer BY ornamentation were noted.
including grounds, walks, fences and
the typical school team
The pupils should be taught that the
property is their property
Numerous laughable stories were in
terspersed with the paper.
The sitting room. dining room and
other interior should be ornamented.
Don't use that miserable blue color
so much; don't paint the buildings all
alike and don't fail to give them
proper trimmings. Pictures should be
carefully selected and artistically
placed and the cigarette picture should
be banished as it has now been in
some localities.
At the evening session Superintend-
ent s. NJ. McCcwan. of Phoenix. Ariz.,
read a PAPER entitled The Most I'm
pcTldNJ PRESENT lSCQ ulItllcHtS OF HI
dian Education" In it he criticized
severely the supervisors Of Indian edu-
cation, stating that only nine men Of
their number knew anyfling about the
business and that competent supervis-
ors could not be had as long as politics
entered so largely ineo their selection.
On the Ctler hand he cutiined some of
the difficulties the supervisors have 10
contend With. They are KEEP co1tinu-
ally on the move, one week they may
be in the frost ard snow of Montana
and the next in New Mexico. waere it
IS so dry they have to soak q hog over
night to make him held stil
BY way Of enlertainmelt Mss Bessie
Dean Allison sang a composition b.
Lacshorni entitled For All Eternity"
and Mesdames 10ut. Anderson and
FerIin SANG ito which was entors1.
Arrangements have been made Tor a
trip I'D the canyon this morning. leav-
ing the Reed hotel at a. m. and re
turning TWO hours later.
The programme for tnis evening has
been atalooned SC as 10 give III teach
ers an opportunity 70 attend the Bryan
lecture.