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Show REPORTS OF AGENTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA. REPORTO F OD- SCHOOL. OURAY SCHOOL. June 80.1896. 81% In oomplisnce with parsgraph 4%. rules for the Indim school service, I have the honor to submit this my second annual report: School work was resumed September 1 with but little change in our corps of workers. Most of our children had returned their happi f-s bearing evidence that they were glad to be with us again and like Penelope df the ancients we found mnoh of our work had been unraveled b the cam' mdthers, who cling so tenaciou~lyto the traditions and customs of their tribe, sn?; regard tEe educatign solavishly extended by the Government as merely a plot of thewhiteman ssainsi their hhar+.>oas nd mnasa.~inne 1.2 G""".b,"". Fn housewifery the girls have shown no less aptitude than their brothera. As the detail re. voives and changes sem,monthly, they hsve the o portunity of ae uiringskill in every depart-ment necess1.y for 5ttlngthem for the homes thy will d e . % thekltchen dmmngroom, dormitories, laundry, and sewing room many of thei? white sisters with supeSidr advant envi~onmenta:n d hsredity,if welshed onthsbalancem~ghtbeonth ess+ndings~deof the sc%! Spemai mention 1s due the sewin room. In this department Indran girls excel. It is very fre-quent far %hemt o brin rnateriaffromtheir homes and cut and make garments for ~ omfom or. ~ t bero ther and sister foing the work m them leisure moments. showing a desire to carry the benefits or their trajn:ng in their homes. In the sehooiroom the progress h a been good. The timidity in attemptingthe English lan-guag? is abating the majority of our pupils Paving a sufecient vocabulary to mterpret on the occasion of visit; from them people. In drawmg, number work, eto.. they have made wonderful pmzress during the past year. While those chilclren are as mirth-lo~inga s their white brothers and dpters, smasementaand social evenings add much to the attraction of the school An evening singing school has bean organized, in which they take m a t interest and which affords much leasure, as well sa red benefit to them. Social eovenings are also s source of enjoyment and aBuantage. where games and an oocssional treatare apgreciated. At these a spint of wakefulnessratherthsn watchful. ness prevails. Theeasy courtesy and fast-growing lack of restrmt show that the influence of refinement and pol~tenessa re bebring fruit. The health oP the sohool has alwa s bean ood Sickness among the upils hsa been almost an pnhown quantity, and what ht& there !as been,has resulted mostfy fmm weless habits while at home. But one child has dled at the soh001 smnce xts erection three years ago. In December .laat we were allowed a matron tsmporarily, which was made permsnent in Janumy. Sinoe then we have had nobreak in our force. Early this year a cha, el was erected by the Episcopal Church sad later on a missionary sent here. He has rendereginvaluable hssistanoe in the ohurchs,ndSnndsy sohoo1,and thechildren hsoe made much progress in that line. While no pretension is mads to extraordinary results the foundation has been laid for some. thing better. These few children with their mterested fsoes are an oasis in the midst of an arid plam of ignorance and superstition whioh prevails on every side. Hoping that the work which we have only begun may reach out to a far greater number next year. I am. yours, respectfully, SUPERINTENDENOTP INDIANS CBOOLG. (Through United States Indian Agent.) UINTAH BOARDINGS CHOOLW, hite~odC.U, td~J,u ly 9,1896. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of the Uintah Bomding School for the June 30,1886: '%EE%e year ust dosed this soh001 has had the most regular attendance ithas ever expe-rienced. he chlldren have been dlowed to visittheir homes onlyduringvacat@ntimes. Run-aways have been prqmptly returned and by thus,kee ing them oonstantiy vlth us we have been able to accomphsh much more Gork than dunng grmer years. Oar average &tt?ndance for the year has been 83 aimt 66 last year. Muoh of the prajndice which formerly sxlstedm the minds of these Ute 1n%ans is dying out and they +re begmmp to point with Some degree of pride to the school as theirs- place where their ohddren csn learn he whits man's ways. Very commendable work has been done in the two schoolrooms. The grading of the school has been kept steadilrin view, and much hag been done in that direction The ohancea for mdustrAl.training here are limited. Tho boys have had m e in struction in gardenmg, ohre of stock, phmting, whitewashing, ete. They have prepared the neoeasary foe1 and erformed the heavy work in the laundr ~ 8 t sihrla ~of suitable age have been reguLrly detailed to,asaist the matron and to work in the sewing room kitchen and laundry, a month at a tlme m each plaoe. The work accom-plished in each of'tllese d;partments has been highly weditable. , The health of both empioyees and children hss been excellent mth hnt one exception. One little Indian girl died dunng the winter with consumpt~on. In conclusion I extend to our esteemed agent and school employees iqy heartfelt thanks for their hearty c?oporation m the work here. I close with a deep interest m the boys and girls of Uintah Bh-rdmg School. G. S. B~moan. Maj. Jas. F. Rawo'e~T U. 8. A. United staies ~ n d Adge nt. |