The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-10-16

NNHt hANA ANAA ~ AnAN
esteem the character OF the In
dian OF New Mexico; who consid-
CT him an idlcr or a charge upon
the government. and who look
askancc at the splendid effort
being made for his education and
advancement, are advised to ccn-
slider with care and thought the
exhibit of Indian handiwork;
the products Of Indian fields and
grazing areas; OF Indian looms
and FORCES. aud especially the
products Of Indian schools, which
for the past six days have been
On display in the exhibit hail at
the New Mexico state fgir.
4 careful Inspection of those
exhibits leads us to pause aud
wonder whether were altogether
right 10 looking on the Indian.
whether Pueblo, Zuni OF navajo.
as "a curto. or whether u wouldn't
be best Tor Us to revise IA views
"a bit, and find out at least IL the
Indian isn't "a regular human be-
ing. having not only the muscles
OF the Finest, but brains that
measure up fairly well with
AAANnt VI HIS ANAAi~Nh NlAA'N NlbAAfAH
There b. a lot Of room for
thought ABOUT the Indian. and
his future, and the means the
United states government Is taxi
INK To insure that future and
make II worth while for the In
dian as well as Tor the nation.
The exhibit at the state fair gives
me plenty to occupy that thought
room. hundreds OF people who
have seen the fair exhibit this
week are thinkins, too. and their
opinions of the work h icdctal
government Us doing, through
aulc, earnest men and women 90
the Indian service, have been re-
viscd into an enthusiastic belief
In the value OF tnat work. no
matter what their opinions were
before.
Here ia Albuquerque, where we
before our eyes from a end
60 year end the splcndidly efficient
United States industrial training
for Indians and where we
more or less intimately the
work and character Of the work, be-
iug done under =upcryisiuI of super
i|ut,udcut ~, IHcl Perry, the state
gtir Indian oAnIuit was not "a great
We expected something nno
iu this notable new feature of the
fair. and We got IT,
But To- the rest OF the state. "a ,h,
eastern sections C~spctl4iy. the In
dian exhibit has u,.n "a revelation and
a great delight 10 is ds picturesque
a. could be desired. ,oiorfll and
brIght-huod ana typically Indian. II
De- al the same time q Showing of the
utility side of the Indian agency aud
tn Indian school hat les an eye
opener.
ln fact the Indian exhibit has made
e bis hlt with thousands OF New
Mexico people that mo- future tate
fair management will dare attempt e
iiir without such an exhibit, and tho
effort in AN probability viii Doe to sec
cure approval 300 future years fur a
lar more extensive shuwtnE.
Five mcn assembled this years In
dian exhibit. II wc have missed one
u. two iu the count they VIII excuse
O. in the hurry of the closing ot "a
state fair week, when newspaper
time has been al % premium These
men are Mr. Perry of the great Albu-
puoruuc school superintendent w. 4.
shelton. the builder ot the wonderful
SAN Imam school at S%hiproCk super
lnttndcnt StiChcr OF the crown Point
Navajo agency, superintendent Rou-
man of the Zuni reserve and pnilip
+. Loncrgan, the high-powcr engine
of efficiency who manages the Aihu-
qucrquc Pueblo agency without 1u
exception all pf these men Will tell
you that thcy could have prepared ID
much finer and more extensive oX-
hibit DO they had had the means. and
that their shuWings would ave been
better had more roo been provided
ana better quarters than % cirCu.
tent.
% was not the fault OF the fan
management that "a better hall wut
not provided The fair management
did the best 10 could and Us resource,
were limited. BESIDES The exhibit b
thoroughly good from start To finish
and needs NO apology or excuse.
The Albuquerque school.
Take the showing OF the AlDuaucr
que school for instance. Here IN Al
huIuorluc We know what hat sChuo
is doing. but the visitors from uthe.
parts uf the state have cXcluiWo,
loudly at complete, highly finished
sets of harness. samples ul what b.
being turned out regularly Tor IN.
government service ON contract; a
furniture from tine carpenter shop
that looks ts DO kurpyu had built %
classic 900 Dos lines and perfect iu b.
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