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Show GnmwiXe, Gal.-General tone and conditions good. Attendance fully up to the capacity. The present nee& of the school are land for fm and garrlen purposes. and a hospital. F ' t Yuma, Ool.-kdem from this school to nonreservstion ones have not been ae numerous ae they should have been. Many eligible children have wanted to but have met with objections on the part of parents or the chief of the tribe, W ~ A seems to have a controlling influence. The general tone and conditions were found to he better than on former visits. Fort Mojnve, Arb-This school waa not found in Many extensive repaim and improvements were needP and h beeinnl oFneghn-e g?@. laat. Snn Omlos, A+.-The buildingsarein badconditionand the lant generallyappeare to have been neglected for several years by the oace, p r o b l y with a vlew to abandonment. Riee &tion, A&.-An inspation of this place in June 1% show,& it to he in ve sa.tisfaeto condition and the pupils making good progress ln all lmes. The attenx a mi s fuqy up to the capacity. !7hdm Conyon, A&.-Affaim at Tmxton were in satisEactory shape in June laet, and good work waa being done. The needs of the lace are more water for fam and garden work, a hospital, and additional quartem &r employees. Colmado River, An%-The attendance has been good but the progress only fair. . Many old buildings should he torn down and replaced k t h new ones. REPOBT OP BWEI(VIWR E. L. CEAIWAFT. I have the honor to submit the following bfief statement of my observations at aohools visited in- the fourth supervisor's dutlict dunng the fiscal yea ending June 30, 1903: S h h iA omcv. Wvo.-This school and seency in the central part of Wyomin~is in asparaely&ttr' dbtrict far fn,m railn)ads. Apri<.ultureand &k rainihl:arethe chief mndtwtn~a nd arc qiren Rpecial atu'ntiun sr the whoul. The scholastro ~ P U - -lation~ -is~ a- lw.~.,u-t 35~0. B~estdw- the~ Gove~rnme nt +chool there are two mi~~i oecn 001s ~ ~~ on the reservation. Urnatif+ Agmry, 0r.q.-The agency ~ h hm, ~good lhui!din ga. Plans are being made to lnc- the water su ply, whlch is deficient. Agricultural training is con-fined to the cultivation of a e&ol @$en. WASA oen~O. leo.-The Silets I n d m have abandoned their old practices, wn-form u, tGl. r&itort6 uf rivilisr<l lifr, and are self-supporting. The echord huildingn are hone, in gwd repair, and stleyuntt. t*, the fnture ueda of these Indiaax. Agri-rnlture id th*r i,ri~rcioilli ralnitrv of Ill,. Icnslirv ilud the rrhool. Transfrr of uuvils &>onreservdum s/hools is reahilv made. " <,w,.d Kc.,i,18 :lyr,a<~y, Or,,ll.-T);e rondirjons here a n similar to those at Siletz. The ln<li:rn*w vn ct.naidernble stock acquired thn~oylth~e ir own exertions. The a.rl-~o~~1,,llu -ldir~led a re (rf infvrior conafnrction and vrrv old. but nre well keor. Pro- ~ ~~-~~~~ eressive instruEtion in agriculture is civen thepupils. he manwment is kcellent. " Ii'urm Spr;r.gr .lq+,iq, fn.,y.-Thr'ayenr e>h&,l has sufticirnt capacity to acroru-modate thr ncholi~*tirp opnlation oi 1:VZ ft hm a good uawr power u d to p u p water -fa~r <~-u~ ~~r~nc- stiunu moded and zrnerate eleetricitv i~jlri chtinr the whool. ~~ -~ -~ ~~ Salem Traininrl ~ h m l0.r eo.-~bis is the lamest hifie-coapt-sehool. Its location at Chemawa is i6 a thickly Gttlal agriculturalFolurnunity where pupilscan be placed in dwirnltlr tla,ulm\, ~h i r his done to musidemhle extent. lntlustrial training isgiven h..o,\..a -o-n 1.11,~. lar~nr s.chd in the shoos. The virlvare eivert suitalnle clotr~aticin dmletion. ~~ ~~ ~ . .~- ~. ~. The management is progressive. A new &5,& Bormitory building for boy6is being erected. Im~mvements in the water system are needed to proteet the valuable buildings against fire. Yakima Agency, Wash.-At Yakima are good frame buildings, desirably located, baying a capacity of 150 pupils. Flathead Agency, Mmt.-The GOY-ent conducts a boarding school in rented buildmgs. These are very mall and unsuitable for the purpose. St. Ignatius Mission School is 20 miles W t . The combined capacity of the two schools is inadeauate to accommodate the children of the reservation. l ~ ' h ~ . ~ b . aAn ,fm d.-Thr training pchool at this place i i~th e eecond largest in the Nc~nlrwcata, nd from itr localion in 8 idly srlapted to the trainin of pu iln in stoek raisinu. such 8s is nmlnl hv the lnc%m in )IonIana. he echo07 is we1 rnmwed. ~ Two KArmitory building8 a& needed to provide suitable quartem for thepupils, who are housed in old, insanitary adobe cottages originally constructed for residence& and are urnitable for school purposes. Fort Belknap, Mont.-The conditions at this school have channged for the better Bince last year. The attendance at the time of my visit wae 101. |