To Educate American Indians : Selected Writings from the National Educational Association's Department of Indian Education, 1905-1909 / edited and with an introduction by Larry C. Skogen ; foreword by David Wallace Adams.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Adams, David Wallace, writer of foreword.

Skogen, Larry C. (Larry Clifford), 1952- editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Series:

Indigenous education

Book collections on Project MUSE.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education and state--United States.

Education and state.

Indians of North America--Vocational education--United States.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Cultural assimilation--United States.

Off-reservation boarding schools--United States.

Off-reservation boarding schools.

Indian youth--Education--United States.

Indian youth.

Indians of North America--Education--United States--History--20th century.

National Educational Association (U.S.) Department of Indian Education.

National Educational Association (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (378 pages): illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2024]

Contents:

[Volume 1.] 1900-1904

[volume 2.] 1905 to 1909.

Machine generated contents note v. 1: Foreword, by David Wallace Adams

Part 1. Charleston, South Carolina, July 7-13, 1900

1. What Is the Relation of the Indian of the Present Decade to the Indian of the Future? / H.B. Frissell, Principal, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia

2. The Indian Problem / H.B. Frissell, Principal, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia

3. The Proper Relation between Literary and Industrial Education in Indian Schools / A.J. Standing, Assistant Superintendent, Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

4. The Training of Teachers for Indian Schools / Charles Bartlett Dyke, Director of the Normal Department, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia

5. Teaching Trades to Indians / Frank K. Rogers, Director, Armstrong-Slater Memorial Trade School, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia

6. The Training of the Indian Girl as the Uplifter of the Home / Josephine E. Richards, Head of the Indian Department, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia

7. Practical Methods of Indian Education / John Seger, Superintendent, Seger Colony School, Colony, Oklahoma

Part 2. Detroit, Michigan, July 8-12, 1901

8. President's Address: Learning by Doing / H.B. Frissell, Principal, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia

9. Civilization and Higher Education / William T. Harris, U.S. Commissioner of Education, Washington DC

10. The Reservation Day School Should Be the Prime Factor in Indian Education / C.C. Covey, Teacher, Pine Ridge Indian School, Pine Ridge, South Dakota

11. The Unification of Industrial and Academic Features of the Indian School / O.H. Bakeless, Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

12. What Shall Be Taught in an Indian School? / Calvin M. Woodward, Director, Manual Training School of Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri

13. An All-Around Mechanical Training for Indians / Frank K. Rogers, Director, Armstrong-Slater Memorial Trade School, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia

14. Practical Methods in Indian Education / Joseph W. Evans, Teacher, Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco, Oklahoma

15. Character Building among Indian Children / Cora M. Folsom, Teacher and Indian Corresponding Secretary, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia

16. The Day School: The Gradual Uplifter of the Tribe / Macaria Murphy, Teacher, Odanah Day School, Odanah, Wisconsin

17. The Necessity for a Large Agricultural School in the Indian Service / C.W. Goodman, Superintendent, Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco, Oklahoma

Part 3. Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 7-11, 1902

18. President's Address / S.M. McCowan, Superintendent, Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco, Oklahoma

19. The Value of an Agricultural School in the Indian Service / S.M. McCowan, Superintendent, Chilocco Indian School, Chilocco, Oklahoma

20. The Value of the Outing System for Girls / Laura Jackson, Girls' Manager, Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

21. What Is Our Aim? / E.A. Allen, Assistant Superintendent, Carlisle Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

22. Needed Changes in Indian Schools / A.O. Wright, Supervisor of Indian Schools, Washington DC

23. The Value of Day Schools / James J. Duncan, Day School Inspector, Pine Ridge, South Dakota

24. Newspapers in Indian Schools / W.T. Harris, U.S. Commissioner of Education, Washington DC

Part 4. Boston, Massachusetts, July 6-10, 1903

25. President's Address: Our Work, Its Progress and Needs / H. B. Peairs, Superintendent, Haskell Institute, Lawrence, Kansas

26. To What Degree Has the Present System of Indian Schools Been Successful in Qualifying for Citizenship? / H.B. Frissell, Principal, Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute, Hampton, Virginia

27. An Alaskan Start toward Citizenship / Sheldon Jackson, General Agent of Education in Alaska, Washington DC

28. The White Man's Burden versus Indigenous Development for the Lower Races / G. Stanley Hall, President, Clark University, Worcester, Massachusetts

29. Heart Culture in Indian Education / Charles F. Meserve, President, Shaw University, Raleigh, North Carolina

30. Tenure in the Civil Service / John T. Doyle, Secretary of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, Washington DC

Part 5. St. Louis, Missouri, June 27-July 1, 1904

31. Efficiency in the Indian Service / John T. Doyle, Secretary of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, Washington DC

32. Indian Music and Indian Education / Natalie Curtis, New York, New York

33. What's in a Name? / Emily S. Cook, Office of Indian Affairs, Washington DC

34. Indian Names / Alice C. Fletcher, Ex-President of the Anthropological Society, Washington DC.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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9781496244659

1496244656

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Publisher Number:

90102803798

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