The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-12
EDUCATION OF INDIANS.
Miss Reel, Superintendent Il Schools, Makes
Valuable Suggestions
industrial EAacaticn II = Necessity.
Hotter Factlitics for workshops
Are urscntiy Needed.

WasHs18ton. December 11.--Miss Reel
superintendent Of Indian schools, in he
annual report makes a strong plea for the
Z inuusgiai feature Of educational wori
among the Indians. Niles Reel Is the firs,
woman who has been a, the head OF thu
government Indian school service. In he,
report she says: The government. has upon
hs various reservations about $50 cay And
pcsTr-ns schools, in whiSh there are owe,
SNoo teachers employed. In the schools the
work Is dividsd between the hours Of study
aa,a INDUSTRIAL dudes. The girls are taught
aside from the common school branches. 10
pecome good housekeepers, and the boys
farming and the ordinary indus. r.ul arg
BESIDES these reservation Schools others
teach une higher branches OF the scientif,c
'raoes These schools have graduated q
large number Of theh pupils, OF whom bur
eonlparalfyely few have rcairnei to Oh d.
Wy manner OF Ewing, Whine the great ma
!orny are making 45od citizens. There q
stiil, however, room .pr Irn.,royenan, am,
vae aims OF the young dndsan must be mad J
aisuea ne must be brought INTO touch ana
AePt an contact with our crvif.sM. ion. VIII re-
AVoes OF bnuaans have been surroun led nv
good class OF white settlers the leoasing
eneets OF camp life have been ended.
Inc placing OF Indian boys and girls at
service IN families of Farmers, althotIlsh
iof Jew months only-the girls Instructed
Va me i'ractacal eeonomy OF Siie fanny lille,
tae boys IN farming, gardening. sock rsls :
ing, etc.-lhas met with abundant success a /
uarlisle, where the plan originated"
industrial educator and THE necessity OF
furnishing employment for The Indian stu
- f,.. - !. 49, II
upon. compulsory educat.on and more at
tea'ion 10 manual training are strongly
urged
Continuing. Mics Reel says: II desire to
emphasize ohe statements OF numerous In
dian educators that industrial training
sEodld have the foremost place In Indian
eduaNr!on. for 1t Is the foundation upon
wihiyt The governments desire for the inn
provemtdDi of the Indian is built. The con-
sensus of opinion of the supsr. mt snde at
the last summer schools shows that TOO lit
tie attention Is paid to this flsld a %,
and 1t was understood that batter fac "a les
wor workshops and teachers be provided,
tlhet this work upon which the civilization
OF the race depends may not suffer.
Industrial training should be In line
with the work that students will find on
their reservation and should tend TO tea h
them to become self supporting. The
backbone OF an education is the ability to
do something; that large majority OF the
Indians must labor with their hands and
that the methods adopted should be hose
which will teach him to do that and to
enable him to understand exis ing condi-
lions and to adapt himself to his surronud-
ings."
Miss Reel ALSO pleads for industrial eiu-
cation fer young women, on the theory that
when you civilize the wife you oivilize the
home," and that sewing, cooking and a
course OF economic housekeeping shall be
leading factors in every Indian girls edu-
cation