The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-06-05
THU INDIANS CELEBRATED

The industrial school for indians
at Fort Hall agency celebrated tn,
close of the school year last Friday
with field day exercises, exhibits O.
their handiwork and feast of goot
things, together with a general visit
of everybody in the big grove and OF
the campus.
This school is conducted by the
Indian department of the fedora
government, and was first conducted
at Fort Hall on Lincoln creek, but
in 1904 it was moved to the new
buildings erected on an eminence in
the great plain half mile south of
the agency, on the line of the rail-
road. the Yellowstone highway and
the irrigation canals then being ex-
tended to the lower reaches of the
reservation and to the farms in the
segregated strip at Tyhee.
Trees were planted in 1905, fine
farm was developed, stock and poul-
try were bred, laundry, a bakery
sewing rooms and other lesser in
dustries were conducted to supply the
needs of the Indian students and
teachers and other employees. The
industries were conducted as much
Tor teaching purposes to learn the
modern ways of living as well as for
the material needs of the people at
the institution. Goods were bought
in large quantities and the manu-
featuring is done by the students to
meet their needs.
The students take care of their
respective dormitories, and it is said
that the boys excel the girls in
making beds and keeping things spic
and span. The boys do the farm
work under the supervision of a
white man, and all of the care of
the stock falls to them Cooking
and laundering and the sewing and
making things for identifying the
home and for dress are taught the
girls. The Indian band and orches-
ira is boys organization and theatre |
zeal activities are shared by both boys
and girls. The amusement hall Is |
adorned with pictures of great Am
orleans and religious leaders and en-
Sblems Of Christianity. On the oc-
casion of last week, the white globes
of the large electric lights were trim
med with smilax, and the walls bore
sections OF exhibits Of art needle |
work and art in crayon work, with |
a large American flag draping the
stage.
In the different departments from
the first grade up to the seventh,
were samples of their work in crayon
and paper, showing fine array of
objects well made to show many
activities in the objects made as well |
as in the schooling of those who
made them. All of these things COM
pared well with the products of |
schools attended by the paleface
Besides the sports in races and the
fire drill there were contests in drills
and marches by four classes of boys
and girls exhibiting on the campus.
The prize for the best lineup in
marching and execution of maneu-
vers for boys was awarded to the
smaller boys and to the larger girls.
The fire drill was spoken of as
water fight, and was contest be-
tween two sections of the fire brigade
with an empty barrel as the object to
be governed and sent across the line
as the winning score.
The rule of action seemed to be
that all movements of the barrel
must be caused by directing the
stream of water against it, and this
brought the two squads face to face,
each directing it's stream at the bar
rel to drive it back to the line.
Much of the time the barrel lay
still, and at other times it whirled
round and round under the thrusts
of the stream shot from the nozzles.
Sometimes the nozzle missed its aim
and shot the stream into the faces
of the opposing squad, and in turn
sometimes braught retaliation from