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38 Fred Wilbur Powell, A. M.

'He also sought to encourage "pious and well educated young men ... to engage in the great work of imparting moral and religious instruction to the Indians." Upon the subject of education Kelley's plans were broad in scope but limited* as to details. "Some efficient and appropriate system" was to be adopted, and in it would be included "whatever will best civil- ize the manners, reform the morals, enlighten, and free it from the g^sp of superstition;" certainly an ambitious program. Schools of every grade were to be opened. "Agricultural and classical institutions, and colleges succeeding common and pri- mary schools . . . will l>e established; and in them, red as well as white children taught the rudiments of learning." A special appeal was made to persons of good education to emigrate in order that there might be properly qualified can- didates for positions in the schools and in the offices of gov- ernment.*^

As emigrants Kelley wanted only "men of steady habits," and it was provided that all who proposed to emigrate should be required to give satisfactory evidence as to their "good moral character and industrious habits." He wanted particu- larly "properly educated persons, to fill the civil, military and literary roles," clergymen and physicians, men "possessing a scientific knowledge of the diflFerent branches of mathematics and natural philosophy, to constitute corps on engineering, surveying, astronomy, geology and botany," farmers, and me- chanics. His appeal was also directed to capitalists who would take with them vessels suitable for the lumber trade and the whale and salmon fisheries, and the iron parts of grist mills, saw mills, and nail-making machinery, and establish a paper mill, a printing press, a windpw-glass factory, and an iron foundry.

To such men his inducement was "most of the expenses of emigration and a landed estate, valued from $2,000 to 10,000, situated, where the healthfulness of climate, the good market for every product of the earth or of labor, and the enjoyment

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