The Wrangell sentinel., 1920-12-02
NATIVE BROTHERHOOD
Confinnea from tiysf bage

reau of Education who were scheduled to speak Friday night had not arrived. A number of resolutions were adopted at the afternoon gathering. The first one was in regard to an amend ment to the constitution of the order concerning the dues for the Grand Camp and assessments against the subordinate camps to meet expenditures approved by the convention. The second was a resolution which the convention had drawn to send to Delegate elect Dan Sutherland, endorsing his prediction pledges to work for Territorial control of Alaska fisheries, or, failing in this. to se- cure the appointment of a con- mittee of seven, three fishermen, three cannery men and one sci enlist to control and regulate the fishing industry, said committee to be appointed from Washington. The Brotherhood asked that one of the fishermen appointed be a Native and that this organization be allowed to recommend a com petent man.
 The thanks of the convention for the courteous treatment ac. corded them were extended to the following Wrangell organizations and individuals: The Sisters and Brothers Society, the Sisterhood, the Presbyterian Church, St. Phil ip's Church, Wm. Tamaree, Char lie Jones, Chester Warrington, MT. and Mrs. Thos. Jackson and MT. and Mrs. George Shakes.
 The subject of Friday evening s session was, 'Should the Native be Free to Choose His Own School?" The first speaker was w. F. Paul who gave an excellent address. He dwelt on the Indian s tendency to retard his own progress and told of some of his own personal experiences at college. It was his opinion that the prejudice against an Indian does not exist because of his race but because of habits which are peculiar to him. On his visit east he had found no race pre- iudice but a great amount of pride in Indian blood on the part of peo- pie who could lay claim to it. In closing, he dwelt on three means by which the Native can come into his own, - moral integrity, im- provement by education and a for getfulness of the restrictions which have been imposed upon him. He dwelt upon the relation of Christian. ity to life and the value of organi- zation.
 Mir. Corser was the next speaker. He praised the address ot MT. w. L. Paul and the good, hard sense which it contained, and especially its note of hopefulness. He said he was aware of the difficulties un- der which the Native had labored and the Encouragement which, though temporary, is part of any transition period. While he dis claimed knowledge of the work of the Bureau of Education, he spoke of the various phases of Native life which have bearing on the edu- eating of their children, such as the necessity for remaining out of school for much of the year and the effect such absence would have up- on the work in the white schools. The fact that English is also un- known to many beginners among the Native children and the fact that they get more individual in- struction in the Government school was brought out. MT. Corser ex- pressed the belief that not a white school would refuse to admit a Ma. tive who was able to do sixth grade work for by that time, the English language would have been mastered and the Native child would be able tO conpefa mith tho uhito child