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Show I REPORT OF: TEE C0,~MISSIO.NERO F INDIAN AFFAIRS 5 ? . I !,yo : the office .,?f :general superintendent, with headqu.arters at Washi~@on,,has'~beaep~ig ned Mr. H., B. Peairs, whose guidance and ,aqsi$ance, in: dljectipg, c.oordinating,.add strengthening the In@n field work throu. gh . this orga~i a t ions hould prove most effectrve. , , , , ,: . . , . . , : , ' BUDGET. SYSTEN A budget. sgstem,,foi all field-service units was 'formulated and 1 idtrodued during the year insorder. that its:operation might be tested priorto'piwentation of budgetsfof the ensuin f y.ear . T he plan , comprises the determination.a nd' assignment of .a 1 moneys requl.r ell ,for &ach unit for the ehtire year and includes the issuance of a single 1 authority for all expenditures at such.unit in lieu of the multit.1tde of separate authorities which it has been customary for many years to issue from t ~meto time to ~e t innumbr abl ecu rrent needs. Even during: the few months which have elapsed since its introductipn, o b s e m g ~kif ~t he ,system strongly suppnrts t h e conviction th@ it.will'prove .Kighly successful and will remain as a 10gLcal and liermme. nt'. method.. , . . . . , .; . . . , . . . ' CONFERENCE OF DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS Pursuant to the new plan of organization, a conference of (lidrict s~ioerintendents was held ac IVasbinaton from llav 3 to 12. at which we're present the general s~~er intenaentth,e supe"rintendents of the ninedistric?, and the supervisor of home economics. At this con-ference ' $lins and ' procedure for. the future were discussed and adopted. Recommendations submitted by th! conference includecl submission of the annual Indian-school census iu June of each ,year ; a post-card form for weekly report of attendance of Indian ch~ldren in State.public schools; a. report by each district superintendent in April, setting forth the financial, industrial, and personnel needs of hisdistrict, listed in the order of their importance; definite eligibility rules and a more uniform procedure for enrollment of Indian chil-dren in Federal schools; a careful study of local school conditions for the purpose of devising ways and means of reducing institutional labor to a minimum in order that more time may be devoted to instruction; instructions for the better distribution of surplus prcp-erty; leasing of their lands by Indians prior to expiration of the trust period, coupled with the suggestion that the Indian shoulii not be permitted to livein idleness from the rentals of his property ,lor from other ~e a rnedmoneysb,u t,, to have the benefit of this money, should be at work; legislation which will eliminate the necessity for preparation of formal contracts where an amount not excdeding ts making appropriations for pur-he use of a part of the money for acquired. Many other matters of fare of the service were considered. ference to consideration .of plans ce of Indians in the matter .of home ent. Much. work of this character has tions already, but as an instanceof. sys-called to methods pursued at the Kiowa . . . , |