Ethnological
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| Alternative names | Indian School |
|---|---|
| Location | Anthropology Area |
| No. of Buildings | 1 |
In the western part of the World’s Fair grounds, is the United States Indian School.
Before the Fair
Description
The building faces upon a large plaza where Indian sports and games take place from day to day. At one corner of the building, illustrative of the Alaskan Indians, is a great totem pole. Every afternoon a band composed of Indian boys rendered a program in front of the Indian building. Within the building is conducted an Indian school composed of pupils of both sexes. Special attention is given to branches of industrial education. The boys carry on woodworking and iron working. They make furniture; they construct farm machinery of the more simple kinds. The girls cook and are trained in housekeeping. A corps of teachers drawn from the various Government Indian schools is on duty. Visitors traverse the hall the full length of the building. Upon the hall open the various class rooms and work shops of the school.
