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Show 402 REPORT 'OF SUPERINTENDENT OF INDIAN SCHOOLS. least three years, or longer if deemed necessary or advisable in excep-tional cases, not, however, to exceed five years. Then they should go to the nearest reservation boarding school, and from this school, when su5ciently advanced and the consent of the parents has been obtained, be transferred to the nearest noureservation training school. For many years it has not been possible to carry out this system of trans-fers and nromotions as successfullv as one could desire. Acents and superintendents in many cases, for"the sake of ohtainin a laee attend-ance at the reservation boardinr schools. transfer DUD% from the dav schools irrespective of their fi&ess. A ~ Oin, ord'er'to obtain a lar ie enrollment, they receive children into their schoolx who have a very slight percentage of Indian blood. . Such a course deserves severe con-demnation. Each year, however, the rules of the O5ce are being more strictly adhered to. Conditions are improving-the opposition of parents, under ameliorating influences of returned students and the efforts of the schoolu, is becoming less, and it is ho ed that the endeavor to ro vide systematically for the entrance, gra ing, and transfer of 1nxian pupils will fully succeed. tl PUBLICATION ON PREPARATION OF FOOD IN INDIAN SCHOOLS. From letters received in the O5ce and from personal visits to the schools it has been found that there is a great need at the prevent time for a work which will be of assistance to matrons, cooks, housekeepers, etc.? many of whom are young Indian ills, who, thoughanxioys and willlng, are not capable of planning an' fu.si ng the school ratlon ln the most wholesome and economical manner. This necessity hasalso been brought to our attention through reports of visiting oEcials, showing that at many schools the food is not properly cooked nor well served and in some cases is insu5cient in anantitv. As the chemist of the Agricultural Department certified ofkcially" that the ration is quite adeauate. it is evident that full use is not being made of it. We are preparing, and hope soon to submit for your c&sideration a work on the preparation of food in Indian schools, with a view to showing the best way to utilize the Government ration and the products of the school garden and farm, the aim being to provide the pupils with a sufficient quantity of nourishing food and to give instruction in pre-paring it for the table, thus fitting them to perform this important part of housekee ing in a proper and economieal manner upon their return home. In t i e larger schools the necessity for preP a ring food m great quantities to supply the needs of the school tab es precludes giving proper instruction in cooking, unless sl '! cia1 fa,cilities are provided in order that the pu ils may be instructe m cook~ngf or a amall family. We hope by the fetailed instructions given in this work to secqre a greater variety in methods of cooking and to meet the needs of w~dely separated localities. Menus for every week, varied to snit the succeeding seasons, are included, number of recipes are piven. which have been tested at schools and found pia~icable. In some localities we have noticed cronsiderable difficulty in edueat-ing Indian children. to the use of vegetables, they preferring a meat diet, presumably due to their meat-eating ancestry. We have there- |