This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...from the beginning. He came to this work as General Armstrong's assistant only two years after its beginning and thus was one of the originators of the great experiment of Indian education. Later on, as Principal of Hampton, he developed and adapted that education to the rapidly changing conditions of the race. Like ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 Excerpt: ...from the beginning. He came to this work as General Armstrong's assistant only two years after its beginning and thus was one of the originators of the great experiment of Indian education. Later on, as Principal of Hampton, he developed and adapted that education to the rapidly changing conditions of the race. Like all his work it was done on large lines, and three principles stand out pre-eminently. Dr. Frissell taught the Indian that he was not a being set apart for admiration or outrage, but one among other races. He taught the value of law to a race of warriors and rulers. And he filled the Indian with the spirit of helping his people, turning his great loyalty into a passion for service. The development of this missionary spirit, sometimes called the "Hampton spirit," is the great contribution of Hampton to his race as to others--the training to help one's own people contrasted with training for the individual, as in many schools, or training primarily for citizenship, as in the Government schools. Just so far as the Indians absorbed this spirit, they have held firm and have become leaders of their people. This emphasis on spiritual values, this purpose to make leaders strong to serve was equally in the hearts of General Armstrong and of Dr. Frissell. It fell to them both, but particularly to the latter, to uphold it against much opposition. This is the chief gift he gave the red people, a gift through his own personality, of self-devotion and the will to serve. Under his wise direction every promising experiment was tried out--the agricultural work he considered so necessary for the allotment policy he eagerly welcomed; the married people's cottages on the school grounds; the constant touch with the reservations; the records of returned stu...
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