Show Make Indian improvements Cozy to Work and Live Boy Indian Uintah Indian School lo-at Whiterocks opened 2 with an enrollment of This is an increase of 15 I over last year and the t enrollment in the history ic In the public s of Uintah and Duchesne Indians are enrolled j schools in grades one to The attendance in both the Indian and public schools is very satisfactory which is an indication that the Indians are taking an active interest In educational Adult education classes are held twice each week in the community house at Whiterocks under the direction of the These classes are well attended and the results are very Inclination to Attend Public Schools The course of study at the In- dian school carries the student through the ninth After completing the ninth grade the Indian students usually attend a boarding school or a local public school near their In the last few years there has been a general inclination on the part of the Indian student to attend a local public school in preference to a Indian boarding This is at lease In by the fact that the public schools are- adding each year vocational courses that are adapted to the needs of the students living in the Uintah Indians are no different from any other race of they prefer to have their children main In the home as long as Emphasis on Vocations The general emphasis of the educational work at the Uintah Indian school Is on vocational Every effort is being made to equip the young Indian people to live more abundantly on the reservation after leaving To expedite this program the school operates a herd of 80 beef cattle a demonstration project for the entire By the time a boy completes the ninth grade he has through practical the cattle Industry to the extent that he is prepared to go into the stock raising business on his To supplement the cattle industry the school farm Is operated by the students on a subsistence farming and gardening A great deal of the food for the students tables Is produced in this The school also maintain a high producing dairy herd which Is used for a dual production of milk and educational training In the dairy The girls are given intensive training in home cooking and child Trachoma A very important activity at the school this year was the Trachoma clinic which was completed in Approximately 90 children and adults took the sulfanilamide course of treatment for It is not possible at i this time to accurately determine the number of cases cured but there is sufficient evidence that a high percentage was Improvements Effected The year 1940 has been a period of much physical improvement at the The new heating plant has been completed and put into replacing some 40 individual coal stoves located in the various In addition to the heating plant circulating hot water has been provided for every building on the Before the water is it is passed through a softening plant which makes it better for domestic A new truck and a new school bus have been added to the motorized Now Laundry The laundry Is completely new On the east side of the heating plant a new laundry room has been constructed which Is modern in every A new washing drier and ironer of the latest type and design have been installed and are now in The Indian school boasts of one of the most up-to-date laundries in the In the school kitchen there have been added a new electric dish vegetable and steam A complete set of China dishes decorated with Indian designs have replaced the aluminum dishes which have been in use in Indian schools for so many The tables have been covered with bright colored oil cloth and the kitchen floor has new The new improvements give the school a homey atmosphere and make It a much more oozy and convenient place In which to live and |