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Show I -PORT OR TEE GBOBETAEY OR TEE IXTEEIOB 17 added materially to cost of operation and while the increases provided by the act of May 28, IQZS (the Welch Aat), were not in effect, yet for the ensuing year these will total $322,631. It is generally admitted that the economies which Federd Indian schools have been compelled to practice have been harmful, and more adequate funds will have to be provided if Indian eduoation is to advance. Extension of the platoon sptem of class organkation to many of the larger boarding schools has been delayed until teachers, space, and facilities could be secured. However, the additional instructors necessary have been secured for a considerable number of schools and it is now possible to progress with the development of the plan. During the year attendance of pupils of the firat three grades during both forenoon and afternoon class sessions was accomplished in many more schools pursuant to instructions issued to such effect. t Under prior existing law 30 days' educational leave has been al-lowed to instructon in Indian schools in order that their service might be rendered more efficient by attendance at college or normal sum-mer courses for teachers. As these courses are not less than of six weeks' duration, the time allowed was inau5cient and oredits could not be earned by the teachers. A change in the law was secured, ae provided by the act of May 8,1928, authorizing 60 days' educational leave in every alternate year for both teachers and physicians. I INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES ~ e ~ b rfrtosm the field indicate that there has been it ;bady in-crease in the acreage cultivated by the Indians. It is the puipose of the bureau to ehcourage efficieht.cultivation of a moderatwsized tract rather than to urge seeding indiscriminately without regard to' quan-tity or quality of crops. There is not insistence that all Indians take up farming or stock raising. .mere it is evident that they are not fitted for these industries or have no inclination therefor, they are . encouraged and assisted in iinding other employment.,' This is especially true of many of the youtlger ,generation who have a fsis t English education, together with industrial training, and hencecan . . readiiy hnd remunerative employment. ' ' Despitethe many drawbacks to farming, such rls flooda, late springs, and eaf.ly frosts in the mountains, and 'droughts and hot winds in the SohtKand Middle west, the Indian farm& +d stqclunen man'ige to fare about as well as the -average white man undersimilrw: Kicum-' I stances, The. superintendent of one resewatibn in ~ o h t a n a . r e ~ i r t s that although all sorts of setbacks 'were encoimtered last 'year, .th$ Indians'rajsed'bl,780 pounils of garden 6egetahlbs, such a s ' c ~ ~ o t i , ~ . .. ~ beets,, 'o.. Qions, 'jutabaga~t+;u' @ps, and cabbs$&: , - . , , .. , . .. . . . .,., . |