Show INDIAN SCHOOL MANY advantages the uintah boarding school located at whiterocks utah maintained exclusively tor for findlan children for nine months out the year they make this their home with occasional short visits with parents and a short vacation during the chri christmas senias holl d ataya a ya at the present time one oae hundred and forty five children ire are attending this school only tile the ehst six grades are taught here the little folks from the first to ahli third d grades 0 go to sell school ool all day and the remainder is spent with industrial studies and application industrial studies for tile the girls include dressmaking mending and embroidery work cooking gardening ardc ming and housework the boys bave dairying in farming carpentry garden gardea alig and housework the housework for foll both boys and girls means the care of their dormitories with the aid of their advisors they keep their own buildings clean and neat make their beds apply soap and water when necessary and it would surprise you to see what pride they ta take ie in it mi a i immaculate horne home A big garden is planted and cared for each year for the pupils from I 1 which flesh ve vegetable a are sered and canned the food served tile the indian children at the boarding school tar far surpasses the quality of food served in the average white home in ia the basin A close check is kept on oil the weight ot of each child if any are underweight attention is given to that individual medical and if advisable lunch between meals invariably unless a child is not well they gain rapidly in weight the first two or three months after enrolling A government doctor Is stationed at whiterocks to attend the school children and indians in the whiterocks vici alty the doctor makes dal dally ay visits to the school and in connection with bl his s medical duties there he is required to make a careful inspection of tile the dairy meat house kitchen and bakery to insure a t sanitary condit condition fini at all times T the lie children live a very desirable life at the school they ate aie fed regularly bathed and changed regularly have pirlous playground and indoor equipment for their playtime socials socia ls picture hows and other ollier anam bac each h week about twenty five of tile the best magazines are subscribed for each year tor for tile the youngsters and aid their library is probably as well stocked as most public 11 bralles in the country for their christmas this year they will have a big christmas tree candy fruit nuts and pres bents for all a lovely program wild and then hen a visit with parents and relatives until after new years you who live so near this school and perhaps never nev ar have lia re visited it ind and know very little about it would enjoy the nice it few hours youve ever realized it ir a visit with these children and their reichers tei chers they too aou would enjay your visit and I 1 doubt not that upon leaving you express a wish that you too might have been enough to belong to the hie tace race of the first americans |