The San Francisco call., 1899-07-11


Teachers Institute, that to-day met
in session in this city, marks new
epoch IN the Indian service and from IL
will date a radical departure from former
custom, in the holding Of yearly gather
ings of those who are consecrating their
lives and ambitions to the upbulldlng Oh
the Indian race.
These Indian Teachers Institutes are
the outgrowth of the energy and execu-
tive force of Miss Estelle Reel, the hrst
woman to hold the Office Of National Su-
perintendent of Indian Schools. In dis
charging the duties of her office by IN
specting the Indian schools in Kansas,
Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico, W ash
ington. Oregon and California during 1897,
Miss Reel became familiar with the needs
of the Indian and as a sequence endeaV-
ored to bring about a broadening OF the
minds that directed the educational
branch of the Indian service. Having this
in mind, Miss Reel recommended that an
institute for Indian teachers be held
where, emulating the practice of the
teachers of colleges and normal and pub
lie schools, these Government teachers
could meet, become personally acqualnt-
ed exchange ideas and offer suggestions
that would prove beneficial in their voca.
ton. The convention last year was held
in Colorado Springs, Col, ana demon
Strated the wisdom of establishing theSe
Institutes.
To further aid the teachers in the In
dian service Miss Reel suggested to the
department that the institute for 1oe9 be
held in Los Angeles at the time OF the
National Educational Association conNen-
tion. The central idea that governed TINS
impulse was embodied in Miss Reefs
language: I'VE believe that every teacher
can learn. and l think that when the
teachers who come from every section OF
the United States meet in session 1t Will
be possible for the teachers employed IN
the Indian service to be able to study
method by hearing eminent scholars dis
doc
is for the better, and our teachers will he
made stronger and become imbued with
a higher conception of their calling.
Hence the Indian Teachers Institute will
this year become, during the daily ser
vices of the National Educational Asso-
citation, a part of that natioual body for
instruction, advancement and improve
ment.
dian Teachers Institute was this morn
ing called to order at 10 o'clock by Miss
Reel, who introduced the Hon. Thomas j.
Kirk. State Superintendent OF PUBLIC In
struction. Professor Kirk delivered an
address of welcome on behalf of the
State. Hon. Fred Eaton, Mayor of Los
Angeles welcomed the teachers on behalf
of the municipality, while DR.. George w.
White president of the University
Of Southern California Dr. r. F.
Pierce, principal OF the Normat School,
ent of the public schools of Los An
geles, welcomed the delegates on behalf
of the school interests of the, city, county
Guiding with an address by DIR. Irwin
Shepard general secretary of the Ma
tional Educational Association, who well
coined them on behalf of the teachers of
the nation and bade them hearty well
come to the National Educational Asso-
citation convention.
The responses were made in happy
vein, and when Hon. A. c.; Tanner, As
sistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs of
Washington, D. c., replied, he did so on
behalf Of the Government. and expressed
qualification that the teachers In the di
rect employ of the nation should be well
coined to the Golden State with hos
pitality that was characteristic, distinc-
tive and PRONOUNCED.
Major r. H. Pratt, Superintendent of
the Carlisle (Pa.) Indian School, spoke in
behalf of the Eastern schools and S. NJ.
MCGOWAN in behalf of the Western In
dian schools.
credit upon Miss Gertrude Carpenter. su-
perintendent of music of the San Francis
co public schools, who had it in charge.
The band from the Indian school at Per
ris and also the girls mandolin club from
the same school, won credit for the sew
eral selections rendered Several of the
bows have recently been selected to form
part of the band the Government pur-
poses sending to the Paris Exposition;
The convention closed with the after
noon review until Monday, July II, when
the work will be resumed.
The programme for the institute is as
follows:
Music-Directress, Miss Estelle Carpenter
Number and form work-Miss Flora E. Har-
vey, Phoenix Industrial School, Arizona
Kindergarten-Miss Lizzie NJ. Lampson, Po-
juaque Santa Fe. New Mexico.
Language and lterature-Miss M. j. Sher-
man. Hampton Normal and Agricultural
School, Virginia
Drawing = Miss Frances E. Ransom. New
York Training School, New York.
Writing-Miss Georgia McMannis, supervisor
of writing Colorado Springs, Colo.
History and geography-Mrs. Jesse w.
Cook Carlisle Indian School, Pennsylvania
Afternoon session, at 2 o'clock, opened with
music
Round table discussions: Superintendent s
section-Chairman. S. M: MCGOWAN, superin-
tendent Indian School, Phoenix Ariz.
Matron's section-Chairman, Mrs Fannie D.
Hall, Perris Indian School, California.
Sloyd manual and industrial sections-Chair-
man, William ]. oliver. Albuquerque Indian
School, New Mexico.
Weinright San Jacnto. Cal.
Classes in cooking will be conducted by
Mrs. Emily L. Johnson, Haskell Institute.
Lawrence. Kans.