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Show IN COLORADO. 483 During a street fair held at Riverside April lamt for two weeks our musical aggw gations took active part, which. together with an extensive exhibit of class work of all kinds as well as industrial (the exhibit occupying a booth 10 by 40 feet), was a great attraction for the thousands of visitors, and 1 may say proved to be the most interesting feature of many good features. Arrangements have been made for the band auu mandolin and guitar club and alarge exhibit of pupils' work to be taken to the California State fair, to be held at Sacramento dnnng September. It is also arranged to spend a few days at San Francisco. By suchmeans asahove mentioned the Indimaof Csliforniaarerapidly eaeuring recognition, and a widespread willingness is apparent to give them a helping hand and a fair show. While every effort has been brought to hear to get our children in contact with the whitepeople and much sncoessis heingmet with in that line,yetoar nnfortunate rtnd isolated location, without water, arable land, or neishbors, renders our work exceedingly difficult and discouraging. But as we hare an appropriation for the erection of alarge schooi at Riverside (securedaftera long-fought and hard battle), the pupils as well as all concerned are feeltng very enthusiastic and jubilant. Riverside Valley and city is certainly one of the prettiest and most suitable places for an Indian industrial school in the United States. The health of the school has been very good; no d e s . Ercrly in the year an epidemic of measles broke out; yet, owing to the nntlrlng work of our nurse, Mrs. Kant, who took every precaution under direction of the physician, the hun-dred or more cases recovered without leaving any serious results. Owing to our wind-swept location npon a barren plain, several cases of pneumonia developed, yet all recovered nicely. I desire to express my sincere appreciation to the office for the exertion of its strength and support in the nyhill work and success obtained to aeonre facilitias for education of the Indian in southern Cahfornis, as well as for its sound direc-tion in the management of my school. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, HAR~OOED~ LLSu, perintendat. The COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. - REPORT OF SCHOOL AT GRAND JUNCTION, COLO. GRANDJ UNCTICOONLO, .A, ~ g ~687,t 1 900. SIR: I have the honor to submit my tenth annual report of the Qrand Junction Training School, ljeing the report for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1900. Inasmuch as the location and condition of the buildings on the grounds at this time is identical as to location as set forth in my report of a year ago, and the ice plant now in process of construct~on js the only bmlding added, I could only repeat tny report of last year on this topic except by statlug that the ice plant 1s a small frame building 18 by 33, one story, 110 feet due west of the girls' dormitory. Industrial work.-In the main this work has been well done. Along the lines .of industrial work I hsve made a departure that has given me results of anoh marked character that I outline it that other superintendents may give it a trial. 1 have devoted the study hour on Wednesday evening of each week to industrial tri~in-ing by calling npon the heads of the industrial departments to go before the classes, first, with such utensils, implements, or tools of their several department8 818 are easily movable and give object lessons,giving names, uses end spellings, passing from room to room in rotation until the set of phjects in use, was made familiar to the pupils. At the suggestion of thr; principal teacher some of the older classes were taken to visit less easily movable articles, where names and 118es of the several parts were noted and afterwards uaed as spellibg lessons and as illustrations in drawing classes. Literary work-In the schoolrooms the work of the year has been nnusnally well done, considering all of the grades, and visiting superiors for whose judgment I entertain the highest respect have assured me that two of my teachers were the best of their kindin the servioe. Our literary work has been improved during the past year by the circulating library. Nothing has shown our need of reading rooms as this has. Pupils are found in themost unexpectedsecluded places readmg, and it is certainly with pleasure that I look forward to arranging for these when the new building is completed. Water and seweraee.-The two nrooositions nuder this head are oregnant with pnlrui.ie. Tlcc sen'.eragc aystetn ;s how au assured fxet, and so faGadianced are urrnngements tur it upp ply of I.at,r water for d<!m~.i~uas.e bud hetfer pressure for tiro proraction rhar tilid too ma). bo considorcd as aas~irod to tho iuture, and |
