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sometimes they bring in wild cats and coyotes, canght in the 

 same way, but they found none that afternoon. 



About six o'clock a heavy shower came up, and the foresight 

 of the Indian at once showed itself, for every one of them had 

 his blanket with him, while I was thoroughly drenched. As we 

 returned to the pueblo, many feats of horsemanship were dis- 

 played and a number of races run. 



The rabbits are given by the hunters to the squaws, who place 

 them on the floor of the house, with an ear of corn between their 

 paws. Bandelier tells us that formerly these hunts were con- 

 ducted in behalf of the caciques of the tribe, but this custom seems 

 to have fallen into entire disuse.* 



AN EXPERIMENT IN MORAL TRAINING. 



By Dr. MARY V. LEE. 



WHILE waiting in a corridor of the Oswego Normal School 

 building, forty or fifty lads and lasses from the practice 

 school marched in quadruple column past me. They were full 

 of life, observant, unaccompanied by teacher, but attending to 

 the duty of the moment in an orderly manner. The company 

 separated, each division passing to its own room. After a brief 

 interval I followed the band, made up of boys and girls from 

 fourteen to sixteen years of age. I found them conversing with 

 their principal in such manner as induced me to tarry. The 

 experiences of that hour seem so full of meaning as to deserve 

 record and emphasis. 



Evidently the pupils were for the time unconscious that the 

 gentleman before them was vested with authority ; evidently it 

 was his purpose to show no authority, but to talk with the chil- 

 dren as heart to heart, as man to man. Freedom, earnestness, 

 and sincerity characterized the interview ; in fact, the spirit of 

 the room constantly suggested, " Come, let us reason together." 



Below I give a free reproduction of that which I saw and 

 heard : 



Teacher. Several weeks ago I left a question for you to think 

 about. What was it ? (Each pupil raised his hand thoughtfully, 

 and the teacher indicated who might respond.) 



Pupil. You asked how many of us were willing to have those 

 pupils who hinder the work of the class removed from it. 



Teacher. Yes. How many have decided ? (Each of the nine- 

 teen pupils raised the hand.) How have you decided, Henry ? 



* Ad. Bandelier, Papers of the Archaeological Institute of America. American Series, 

 iii, p. 160. 



