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

At $50 yesterday morning. when the
newspapers containing accounts of the
previous session of the Indian Service
Institute had been on the streets but
| short time, the teachers were con-
vening for the morning session. The
numbers were considerably augmented
during the day by late arrivals, and
more are expected today. About 125
were in attendance yesterday. all local
tiles of the country being represented.
The session got down 10 business, and
kept at it with intermissions for dinner
and supper only. until nearly 10 o'clock.
Education for True Manhood and
Womanhood," was the subject of a
scholarly paper by Superintendent c..
V. Goshen of Uintah. Utah. He en-
phasized the need of a proper ideal TO
direct the attention of pupils to. Moth
ing stirs like example, but, unfOrtu-
nately, the physically perfect man is
lacking, perhaps. in spiritual or intel
lectual power. and vice versa
An Indian is the truest of patriots,
and the modest of the free. He cannot
be enslaved. and almost without hope
Of success. will die for liberty, but his
The Indian is a natural imitator LAS
his fathers were. so is he" The need of
morality and its constant enforcement
in little things was emphasized.
Throughout the paper the need of
teaching by example was emphasized.
The mental food should be seasoned
with spiritual. The need of firmness
was emphasized, but a firmness which
is no barrier 10 kindness. The Indian
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onion was wrong when he said. Spare
the rod, and spoil the child The IN
dian has spared the rod and spoiled the
child. No h2bitual prevaricator, even
a prevaricator in fun. should be given
q position in the Indian service
The discussion was led by Superin-
tendent Pears. and conducted 10y others
at some length. and with lively inter-
est.
school Bathing" by superintend-
ent = H. Vieti CT Cheyenne, Okla. was
q comprehensive, scholarly paper on
hygiene and cleanliness in general
CLEANLINESS AHEAD OF GODLI-
NESS.
The speaker asserted that in the In
dian service Goodness is next TO clean
Iness." an epigram that met with gen.
eral approval
'.Sloyd" was discussed by Miss Jenny
Erickson of Carlisle. Pa.
'Sloyd'' is a Swedish term. the near
est translation OF which is manual
training" and the growth OF industrial
methods in education We're traced down
to the present day, and their uses and
abuses considered, with especial refer
ence 10 Indian schools.
Miss Erickson is on the programme
10 continue the subject a little time
each day Of the session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
In the afternoon, DR.. W. a Hailmann
spoke of common sense in the school
room. defining the fundamental prin-
ciple OF Indian education as physical
soundness and vigor. He emphasized
to his work. by reason of the cOntir-
ual scrutiny 10 which his conduct is
subjected. and the great influence for
good or for evil which he Yields.
The sekoOlrcom should be made
beautiful and attractive. but the Orra-
mentation should be done by the pu-
pills themselves. This room. he said
lis too beautiful for primary work. II
is all right for high school work but
sch0Oiroom should he put into the pos
session OF primary students for their
own ornamen.atlon."
A story illustrative of this point was
told OF 4 Pupil who had unmOved a bit
from some decorative work fashioned
44o.s4 4o-e-.ses. On seeing nov the
work was ma-red by mis- se,fshness,
the lad at once returned the bit OF