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Show 6 REPORT OE THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN, AFFAIRS 1. Every eli.ble child in school. 2. As nearly perfect attendance as possible. 3. All available school capacity utilized; no overcrowding. 4. More pupils and better schools. Kearly all superintendents caught the spirit of the idea, and the , results were better than expected. The school year opened formally ,, on September 2, 1924, and closed June 10, 1925. The general at-tendance in Government schools was good, though not all that is to be desired, and in public schools the enrollment of Indian children '. was larger than ever before, the average attendance varying ac-cording to local conditions of health, interest, and supervision of attendance. The trend of attendance toward public schools is quite marked, as it should be. Each year the sentiment of public-school i officials is becoming more friendly. EXTENSIONOF GRADES OF INDIA^ SCHOOLS.-A definite policy has been adopted in regard to the gradin of the Government Indian schools tlnd this program will in genera5 tend to uniformity between schools of the same class., The day schools and smaller reservation schools will maintain 6 grades, a few of the larger reservation schools and the smaller nonreservation schools 9 grades, and several large nonreservation schools 12 grades. This program has been, and will be, ut into operation wherever economic conditions are such as to ma % e possible the maintenany of additional supplying of essential equipment, and employment of gPnaecdeesss9ta hrye teachers. The program embraces 6 elementary grades: 3 junlor vo-cational grades,, and 3 senior vocational grades, thus conforming to the eneral trend for elementary and secondary schools. Adoption of tfis policy constitutes a reco itioh of the fact that if Indian young people are to compete wigthose of other nationalities they must have equal educational opportunities. It may take several years to fully perfect this poli7,'but its adoption is believed to embody the correct principle with regard to Indian schools, es-pecially, and should offer encouragement to Indians and their friends. With rapidly increasing enrollment of Indian children in public schools,, includingmany in public high schools, the develop-ment of vocational, junior, and senior courses in the Governmenh I boarding schools should meet all legitimate needs for Indian youth. SUMMEsRca oo~sF OR RETARDED ~ms.-Immediately following the close of the re ilar school term of the fiscal year 1924, summer sessions for retargd children were organized in Indian schools throughout the country. The majority of the summer sessions lasted four weeks and approximately 80 per cent of the students who were in attendance made passing grades and thus became eligible to con-tinue in their regular classes instead of having to lose a year in re-peating work as was often the case before the policy of holdin summer sessions was inaugurated. As 546 students made up wor f during the summer session, the saving to the Government was ap-proximately $109,200. This should be recognized as a definite and essential policy fully justified by the economy in education thereby effected. SUMMERSC HOOLS FOR INsTRUGTORS IN INDIAscN~d bLs . -~e~au~e of the very great importance of health education in its relation to the future of Indians it was deemed advisable, in planning for |