Popular science monthly . he front row of the audience a clerg^-man arises, signals the multitude to itsfeet and a prayer is offered. The bandthen renders a li\-ely selection, the schoolsuperintendent extends a cordial wel-come to all, and graduation is on at theIndians greatest school. The platform isoverhungwithacanopyfrom the cari>entcr shop, made from lum-ber and resembling the roof of a porch ofa residence. A girl steps to the platform,and curtains near the back of the stageare suddenly drawn. If she is a graduate in nursing, other nurses step out withtwo patients and illustrate her ta
Popular science monthly . he front row of the audience a clerg^-man arises, signals the multitude to itsfeet and a prayer is offered. The bandthen renders a li\-ely selection, the schoolsuperintendent extends a cordial wel-come to all, and graduation is on at theIndians greatest school. The platform isoverhungwithacanopyfrom the cari>entcr shop, made from lum-ber and resembling the roof of a porch ofa residence. A girl steps to the platform,and curtains near the back of the stageare suddenly drawn. If she is a graduate in nursing, other nurses step out withtwo patients and illustrate her talk. Ifshe speaks on housekeeping, such ascene as is pictured is presented to theaudience. If she tells how washing inthe home should be done, other girls arethere to help her illustrate it. If it isdressmaking or millinery, the Indianmaiden gives you the theoretical knowl-edge while assistants supply the Indian lad graduates in has his charts of farm lands withplots to illustrate the methods of. Indian lads arc taught blarkNniUhii;l; • ! i li to commencement oratory thespectators at the graduation exercises watch tlic Indians make horseshoes and weld iron tires no Popular Science Monthly scientific farming. Another boy is aplumber, and while he is telling of histrade helpers are putting togetherbathroom fixtures and sections of heatingplants. Dairying from beginning to end isdescribed by another boy while prettyIndian milkmaids churn real butter andplace it in molds for marketing. Howto furnish a home is explained by anotherlad, while girls help him arrange variouspieces of furniture in sectional is a splendid house model and hereis a boy telling how it is erected. Helpinghim are other carpenters and the houseshown is completed on the stage so faras the woodwork is concerned, even toplacing lath for plastering and erectingthe inner staircases. Blacksmithing is another trade taughtat the Carlisle school, and the trade hasgraduates.
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