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Show BEPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SOHOOLS. 373 The evident disposition to do for themselves shows that they realize the necmiy of their own exertions for sn port and civilization. work horses have taken the p l w of ponies; wagons, tacks, buggies, mowing machines, headers, hayrakes, and Improved farming im Pl ementa of every deacript~ona re now in use by them. Many houses have been bui t, and modem furniture, eto., purchased. The enrollment at the boardin school is 103. The majority of the children are quite yonn E, but t% e i.n dustrial work is carried on in a creditable manner aud t e literary work is good. The school is well managed and the attendance re@ar. Pennsylvania.-Carlis1e.-Thls is the largest and best equippedIndiin school in the United States. The enrollment for the past year was 1,239. The outing system, which has proved so beneficial an adjunct to the regular school work, originated at this flohool and has since been largely ado ted throu hont the service. During the ast year nearly 1,000 Carlis7 e pupils %ave been out in farmers' famzes, where they have earned good wages and attended local schools. The earnings of these outing pupils for !he past year aggregated more than $30,000, a large proportion of whlch was saved and is drawing interest. The acquiring of this habit of saving is not the least of the benefits derived by the pu ils from the outing system. The literary departments of the schoo f have been very successful, and i?dusbrial training in all branch-agricultural, mechanical, and technical-has been continued to the boys and girls. The sloyd class is especially good; they make practical srticlas-tables, chairs, etc. &nth Dakota.-Pine Ridge Agency.- 1 1 Physicdl ,mentally, morally and financially there is awlow but gradual improve rnent, whid has been more nhticeable during the past year than, perhaps, at any other time, and is attributable, it is believed, to the new plan of furnishing the In-dians work and pyhgfor themamein lieu of all issues of rations. A telephonesystem h a s ~ iwhi~ch is~of ~,t W n e e i n civilizing and controlling the Indians on this resewahon. The Pine Ri e Boarding School has an enrollment of 257. It is well organized, % e discipline is good, and the pupils are progressing satisfactorily. Both bop and girls receive industrial trainin the boys in farming and gardening and in the trades, the girls in kuse-hold work and in the dairy and garden. The girls also do fancy work and are taking lessons in beadwork and basketr Many improve-tory condition generally. menta have been made in the buildings, and t h!ei sc ool is in a satisfac- There are 31 day schools on the Pine Ridge Reservation under the immediate direction of a day-school ins ector who keeps them up to a high degree of e5ciency. One of t% e most successful da school teachers is a full blood Stockbridge Indian (day school A:. 27). Unusual interest has been taken in gardening this year. The gardens are from 1 to 2 acres each, and the yield is almost incredible in some |