The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-06-18
INDIAN TEACHERS TO MEET
Two Conventions Affecting the
Welfare of the Red Man.

The National Department of Educn-
ton to Convene Mt Detroit July -,
While the Congress of InstruC-
tors Assemblies at Buffalo July 10
Miss EsteIle Reel. Superintendent Of In
dian Schools. has issued from that divi-
sion Of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
circular announcing the programme ar
ranged for the meeting Of me Depart
ment of Indian Education at Detroit,
Mich. July SIP, and for the Congress Of
Indian Educators to be held at Buffalo.
y y July I5-20-
Miss Reel is vice president OF the meet
ings The other officers are De. H. &
Frfsseu, president. and +. F Avery. sec
rotary. Inspectors, special agents, super
visors, agents, superintendent, and other
employees of the Indian service have been
invited TO take an active part in the dis
cussions Of all matters to come before the
sessions The programme for the meeting
of the Department of Indian Education IL
as follows:
Monday. July s, $50 a. m.-MeetiDg call
ed to order by the president. Prayer;
music. Addresses Of welcome by Hon. W
G Mabury, Mayor of Detroit; Hon Del0s
Fall State Superintendent Public Instruc-
ton. Lansing. Mich; Hon. Wales G Mer-
tindaIe. Superintendent of Schools De
troit: Hon Ed 2 MarshRer, President
Board of Education. Detroit Hon Jason
+. Hammond. late State Superintendent
Public instruction. Lansing. Mich Music.
Responses by Hon w A Jones, Commits
sioner Indian Affairs Washington, D. C;
Hon ". y Beardshear, President Ames
College. Iowa Col r II. Pratt Super
fntendent Carlisle Indian School, Pennsyl-
vania. Music DR.. II. 3. Frisseu. Prin-
cfu..I Hampton Navy and Army institute
Virginia: Mr. z. c Nardin. Superintend-
ent Mount Pleasant Indian School. Iichi-
san: Nj n. b PEARS, Superintendent
Haskell II stitute. Kansas; Mr. 8 Nj Nc
Cowau, Superintendent Phoenix Indian
School. Arizona; Miss EsteIIe Reel, super
intendent Indian Schools. Washington,
d. c. Music.
Monday. July S. > p. m.-Music- Presi-
dents address. Learning by doing Dr.
H 3. FTisseH Hampton, Va
Addresses by Hon. Charles r skinner
State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
| ton Albany. N Y; Hon y c Dough
cry, Superintendent or Schools. Peoria
| III.
| What should constitute eligibility for
enrolment in a Government sch0oI?' Dis
cussion by MI. H b PEARS. SupeTinten-
( dent Haskell Institute, Kansas; Dr. VII
/ liam H. Winslow, Superintendent Genoa
/ Indian School, Nebraska
/ How can we secure the systematic
! transfer Of pupils from day to reservation
and from reservation to nou-reservation
! schools Discussion by Mr.. J. c. Hart
Superintendent Oneida Indian School
| Wisconsin. Nj. Ralph p. Collins, Super
intendent Albuquerque Indian School
! New Mexico. M Thomas w. Potter, So
| perintendent Salem Indian School. ore.
gon-
The essentials Of Indian education" 10y
/ Miss Flora E. Harvey, principal teacher
Phoenix Indian School, Arizona Sir. T
G. Lennon. Superintendent Grand juno
ton Indian School. Colorado
Character building through housekeep
ing Papers: Miss Bertha Macy, ma
iron, Oneida School, Wisconsin; Mrs
| Thomas H Breen. matrou, Fort Levi:
Indian School. Colorado
Course Of study by Miss Lydia Z
Kaup, teacher Mount Pleasant IndiaI
/ School Michigan; Mrs Lille mccoy
washington D C
.'Ectter facilities for industrial training
and competent teachers needed Discus
sion by Mr. a o Wright. Supervisor o
lN-lLaL SlLE+t-S- Nj III IAstLsas
intendent PiDestoue Indian School. Min
nesota; Mr. L N Compton Superinten
dent Tomah Indian School, Wisconsin.
THE advisability Of more aH-aroun,
training for the Indian rather than al
attempt to make of him skilled me-
chanic" Paper: Prof Franz, X Rogers
Hampton Institute. Virginia; discussion
by Mr. Dewitt Harris, Superintendent
Pipestone Indian School Minnesota. Nh
J. C. Hart. Superintendent Oneida Indian
School. Wisconsin.
Physicians conference. in charge OF Dr
J G. Bulloch. Cherokee Indian School
North Carolina
How can the Government best end it
providing supervision Of the Indian am
his property by giving back both to hi
own care2" Discussion by Col r u
Pratt, Superintendent Carlisle India
School. Pennsylvania
Tuesday July g. $50 o'clock a m
Prayer. Music
Addresses by Dr. a r Winship Bostor
Mass; Hon H G Smith. N C. Adrian
Mich.
The necessity Of better agriculture
training in the Indian schools" Discus
sion by W H. Johnson. Morris India
School. Minnesota; Z y Allen. Superin
tendent Seneca Indian School, Indian Ter
TitCry.
The need of compulsory education.
Discussion by George W NeIiis, Superir
tendent Sank and Fo Indian Scno0i. Iowa
=. =. PEARS Superintendent Haskell Tn
stitute, Kansas: z. G. Nardn. SuperIr
/ teudent, Mount Pleasant. Mich
How best to provide for the gradua
abolition Of the reservation and ratio
system Discussion by John H. Suthel
land, Agent. White Earth Agency MINI
: Col. r H Pratt. Superintendent. Car
Isle. Pa: Capt W A Mercer. Actin
Agent, Leerh Lake Agency, MINI; job
4 ! Finn. Superintendent Chamberlain u
Z dian School. South Dakota
I Paper "IntrGspectiOn," +. n AlIer