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Show 1 IN IDAHO. 393 a copartnership, and with a little assistance leased 26 acres of land for three years. One remained at the school in his position as ni ht watchman, to furnish needed funds, and the other two movedon to the farm, wtere the cmpenter boys built them a. two-room "shack." The boys on the farm have done well. They have 20 &cm of beets, estimated at from 10 to 15 tons to the acre. These will be worth 84.25 a ton to them at the fac-tory. Their fields are reported clean and well kept and their growingcrop as fine as the best in their neighborhood. Not having horses, a little Western 'mtling" was necessary, and one and then the other would "swap work'' with a neighbor, the bo always uttin his time against that of a home and low, and in this way the fieibs have \een bpt, and at last report some teap lagor was due. In this way they have had all the nee- uae of horses, feedm them only when they were used, while the neighbor assessed of more means has %one the feeding during days of idlena. I am mddrtified with the b . ing Whether such a begmning is not an almad inconceiva le advance on t h e E w o i k in the beet fields I leave to those who are old in the s e ~ caend can recall the experience in Nehmka beet fields some years ago. During the year the following articles have been made and crops raised at the school: Priay ............................. 1 Wagonboxes ..................... 3 Nightgowns ......... .... .......... 15 Wawts,buvs' ...................... 26 Sheets ............................ 86 nraists,girls' ................... ... 15 Shoes,boys'. ............ .......... 135 I Aprons ................... ........ 215 hsembly hall ..................... 1 Book covers.. ..................... 60 Cloths,tahle ...................... 25 Curtains .......................... 75 Dresses ........................... 94 Pants, knee ....................... 24 Pilloweases .................... ... 131 Raised on fam. Shoes, girls' ....................... 52 Shoes, men's ...................... 175 Shoes, women's ................... 12 Skirts ................. : .......... 37 Suits union ................... .... 76 I Tables ............................ 10 Towels, bath and roller ............ 177 Ties,hoys' ........................ 24 Am. aw- u s... ......... .~ounds.. 186 1 Hay.. ......... :.. .. ....tons.. 80a Xectr,iugar.. ............ .#lo.. .. 44,617 ' Iloky. .............. pounds.. 10R Hllrrer ................... do .... 1,343 Mllk ................. gallone.. 20,115 ('alves.. ............. .nu&r.. 13 Pease .............. ..uoutrds.. 160 COWS.. ..................d o.. .. 15 / Pum~kins.. .............d o .... 4,220 Eggs .....................d oz.. 160 1 I feel there is yet a lack in this report, but the report is better for the absence of that which is lacking. Very respectfully, THm. G. LELYO.N S. unmintendmi. The COLMI~~IOONF EIR~ AA~NAI RS. FORTL APWA~I CHOOILD,A HOA, u w 16, 1899. Ma~aaa: I repxtfully wbmit the report of Fort Lapw.ai school far the year ending June 30, 1899. I assumed charge of the school on June 8 of this year. I am, therefore, able to report hut little from my own knowledge of the year's work. The attendance during the year wae the lowest in the history of the school. The adverse influences which have been at work durin the laat three years appearto have in no way abated. It is believed that after t%e next and last payment to the Nez Perce Inham has been made their greatest tem tation to indifference in eduw tional matters will have been removed and they wilr be more amenable to the good there may be in the schools. This, with the fact that last year's attendance was wholly through the free will of parents who realized the need of what the school |
