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Show 484 REPORTS OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS. when the two are completed and inservice we may indeed point with pride to the Grand Junction school as the "health resort " of the Indian service. lmpmvarnenta Heeded.-The needs of the school are: 1. We are in need of a mess hall and kitchen for the pupils. This should be of brick, containing a dining room large enough to seat comfortably 250 children, a kitchen, cook's room, bread room, storeroom capable of holding one month's rations, kitchencloset for utensils, and chinacloset upon the first floor. The base-ment should contain bakery, heating plant, and coal bins: in the second story, which should be reached from a storm ohamber at the entrance and which should be half the size of the dining room proper, should be a shoe shop, tailor shop, and reading room. In a frame storeroom 20 by 40 and an old shack 21 by 40 it is impossible to store our supplies upon arrival so as to give same proper care. A building for storing subsistence built with roomy basement should be erected for this purpose. 2. Other improvements necessary: In view of the difficulty of lighting by connection with the City Electric Light Works, I deem it best to recommend acetylene gas. Lighting at present is by ordinary or almost ordinary kerosene lamps, and the method should be changed on the grounds of good sanitation, cleanliness, safety, and expense; therefore I make the above recommendation. As to heating, I would recommend the installation of individual steam-heating plant under the schoolhouse, each dormitory, and hospital. These several individ-ual heating plants, if we are guided by the experience of your oflice and a knowl-edge of tha flatness of the field on which this plant stands, which would render very di5cult indeed the disposal of condensation, will prove more effective, con-ssquently mare satisfactory, than a large. complicated central plant. Heat at present is by ord~nary coal stoves, and the reoommendation for the change is made on the same groundsmentioned above in regard to lighting. I would further recommend the purchase of frnit trees, shade and ornamental trees, and shrubs for orchard, lawn, and playground. These will have attention during the present year. School products during the year have been as follows: Sewi~lg room. Aprons,assortad.. .............. 222 Cases, pillow .................... 279 Cloths, table ................... 38 Curtains ...................... 25 Drawers. ................ pau.. 57 Dresses, assorted.. .............. 99 Gowns, night ................. 23 Handkerchiefs ........ ~dozeu . 7 Pants, knee .............. pair.. 5 Pillow shams. ................ 22 Sheets, bed ...................... 146 Shirts, night ................... 9 Suits, nnion ................... 34 Suspenders, boys' ........ pair.. Towels.. ...................... 297 Undershirts .................... 121 Waists, boys'. .................. 69 Waists, skirt ................... 90 Tailw shop. Drawers ............... ptlir.. 178 Pants, oassimere-- -... .--do- .. 40. Pants, jea n.._.. ......... Shirts, assorted ................ 76 Snits, baseball ................. 10 Suit, cadet gray.. .............. 1 Ca~pentwsh op. Building, ice plant. ............ 1 Carpentel. shop-Continued. Blocks, snatch.. ................ 4 Case, bolt ...................... 1 Derrick, hay ................... 1 Desk .......................... 1 Door. ............................ 1 Screen door .................... 1 Stepladder ..................... 1 Stools ....................... 10 Stand, carriage. ............... 1 Tables ........................ 7 Shoe shop. Shoes, boys'.. ............ pair.. 187 Shoes, girls' -.-........... do. .. 43 Shoes, men's ............... do. .. 52 Fa- and garden. Aspararagas ............ pounds.. 225 Beets ..................... do ... 75,136 Eggs .................... dozen.- 180 Hay ..................... tons.. 76 Milk.. ............... gallons.. 23,788 Squashes ........................ 148 Dairy. Buttar.. ............. .pound8... 573 Increase i~ stock. Calves ......................... 8 For the favors from your office and good will and efficient aid from assistants,I beg the privilege of expressing myself as deeply grateful. Very respectfully, THEo. G. LEMMON, Superintendent. The C o ~ a u s s r o ~OF~ IsN DIAANFFA IRS. |