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Show REPORTS OF SUPERINTENDENTS OR SCHOOLS. 657 isfwtorg dirt covering. This, with the building of porches. puttiuc in of new floors where neeessar,", maki~rgt ables. c ~ ~ p b ~ ~ anrdd sth, e doinz of ner,rssary -ro-n nir work has furnished rha dosircd training the carl~entnr'sf our ailpren-tices. ~ndn&id work-A shoe shop having been added to the branches of industrial trainingat the school furnishes pleasing and agreeable work to four appren-tices, who display great aptitude for this ciass of work. Under the direct atrwrrision of their instructor they have each made for themseltes a pair of 8hL4 of which they seem proud. - Credibhle work has bten ounc in the lnt~ndr; the older girl pupils ivoning and taking cure of the vlothinp of the p ~ ~ p iofi it he scl8uul. -tn- tho kitchen the eirl. hare maslr ouod i,rorrd-s in the attainnlcnt Of hebits ~~ of cleanliness, in ~ool&~, andin the &re of table and kitchen wa~e . Decided improvement is noticeable in the sewine room, where the older girl upils are tauaht to cut and make their garments. Many of them show great Eking for machine sewing, and the character of the work turned out here in t.his rlnnartment is first class. The skill of many of the pupils in knitting and <.rovhet \r.s,rk is ii mattct. of <!ornmGnt t~ visltnt~i; wit0 all Gxprt>as surllrise to rce the Iiidian girls fron! the n.sct.vation ~*4idli011.ip'yl y i u~th e 1leo.lir. ' 1 ' 1 ~ f t > ? ~ nwt i o.! t-oR.f ~ e-o mn~anv of~ cnde~tslli~si~, l.#rve:do f a~d~lit. ~~rninatld I'vsr to many of the boys and has had a tehdency to retain mmy who would otherwise have sought on the reservation occupetion for many idle hours. In conclusion, I desire to add that, all things considered, the work of the past year has been very encouraging. The capacity of the Yuma Indian, his power of education, and aptitude for 3. few of the trades, is no longer a question, but a eonc3ded fa*;t: it but remains to furnish means to continue the reform inaugu-ratedin the schoolroom into the future life of the school boy or girl, and thereby ~ ~ r n p l etthee work making the Indian a self-supporting, intelligent, and con-scientious citizen. With the expression of my appreciation and thanks for the many courtesies extended to me by the Office of Indian Affairs, I remain, Very respectfully, MARY O'NEIL, SuphnMnht. he COMMISSIONERO F INDIAANFF AIRS. school. Buildings.-Excepting the commissary, whioh is an inadequate, dilapidated 8397 1 A--42 |