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Show I rnmtn. Nor manv srhools have rcallv any call to take up studies thar 1mnr;fer pu ilw from gmie toprndc ).torait?r).earl~niily urlthiop<.~rae,n I rile pupil* find rhcrnsef.rs driftixte with shatsrvr ride ~ h H bI I r~~lo w e. I knuw "en 11.tllrineo n fur clear life U, school%ava who should be laborina to build up a home and sb<ort a family. It is I not kindGe88 to e nmuwe h i ~ h edru eation wiiere it is likely fa-be of little use, or I achool liie rl.nt ~trerclleton indrlinir~,lr. \\'e ehoul,l work wirll uight xlld n12;11 ior indthlrial rrail~u.I~FS,I I illotley for mmic t e~hr r r I.I .<IIP idr ic.ntnms. Ie.-.r iuutball 2nd ietv\.er hande. but mure llousrmaids, I am at resent preparing a course of study for the Indian school service. h i s is very much needed, that the progress of the children may be compared, and that in transferring pupils from one school to another thelr assignment in grades can be made uniformly. I SANITATION. Too much attention can not be given to %is important subject. There has been marked progress in the sauitatlo? of our schoo]s dur-ing the past ear; especially is this noticeable in the buildings now being erectei, wbie in the old buildings improvements are being made. At a number of the schools electric-light plants have been established. thus doing awav with the ill-smell in^ and more or less dal~g~roknesn ,.ienu ;'ito\.eu, with their ~~n s i g hPt l i,p~e ~ru nnirl t l~n~uythhe rooms. arc revls~:cdb vthe nlorv modern I I I I ~ Cr ~ n.'l vnl ctho3 of heiting by steam, aid othel needed improvements are makng rapnddlv1idFua.l use of such articles as toothbrush, hairbrush, towel, and comb is noticed at most of the schools, and the old-time bath tub has given place to the neat ring bath, thus permitting frequent and thorough bathing. SUMMER INSTITUTES. In 1884 representatives from four day and two boardin schools con- vaned a t Puya-llup, Wash., this being the first summer sc% o ol of which we have any knowledge. Similar meetings have since aeen held, each with increasing attendance; culminating in the 1899 institute at Los Angeles, Cal., which mas attended by representatives from the North, East, South, and West. These institutes are of great benefit to the Indian teachers (many of whom are isolated from civilization), who thus meet and exchange ideas that prove most helpful in their vocation. This year's meetin afforded unusual advantages, being held in connection with the Nationa"1 Educational Association, which is composed of the leading educators of the country, and the benefit derived by the Indian teachers from attendance at the meetings of this organization oan not be overesti-mated. The influence is for the better; the teachers are made stronger and become imbued with a higher conception of their calling. At the institute which convened at Los An 7e les agents, superin- tendents, principal teachers, disciplinarians, fie d matrons, matrons, cooks, nurses, and hysicians discussed and prltctically illustrated the methods in use in t!eir schools. The morning classes were largely attended, the afternoons were |