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Show 352 REPORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTEBIOR. ILBPOBT OB BUPBPIATBNWXT OF YANXTON SCHOOL. This school piaqt is nicely located and is 14 miles from Wagner, our nearest railroad . and telegraph ststlon. DAVID W. BeTTs, Bwrrintendent. REPORTS CONCERNING INDIANS IN mAH. BEPOBT OP SUPEBIFPEXDEWT E-7 OHhsOE OF SRIVWmZ. PARourrcH, UTAH,A ugust Zl, 1905. During the fiscal year 1905 not much has beeu done here. The year began with the disappointment at the failure of new buildings and other necessities to materalize, and except a Spurt of expectancy during the period when bids were being prepared it has beeu spent with the same disappointment Yet, in spite of discouragements and disappointments, the year bas been both prosperous and Successful in many ways. For one thing, the Indians are more interested as they see even small improvements. Other bands, not in reach hitherto, are beginning to send representatives to visit and to inquire about the school. Then, the children themselves are intensely interested in their own gardens and in the farm, dairy, and household work. They begin to realize that it is their work, and to see how it will help them when they go home. Also they begin to make practical application as far as possible of the things already learned when on their vacation visit to their homes in the summer, which is encouraging. And we see more progress in literary and other lines, because, having learned how to learn, they are advancing more rapidly and understandingly. In this our returned students have been of great beip to the raw recruits. The enrollment for the year has been the largest since the flrst year of the day school, and, except the two boys sent home sick from Carlisle, we had no deaths, and but little serious illness, for which, in view of our insanitary conditions, we are duly thankful. We transferred four to Haskell, and two young men are awaiting an opportunity for Oarlisle, but the jsdlcativas are |
