ALASKA FISHERY AND FUR-SEAL INDUSTRIES 149 
In November, 23,944 gallons of No. 1 fur-seal oil and 5,869.33 
gallons of No. 2 oil were sold at Seattle by competitive bidding for 
$4,149.19. The No. 1 oil brought 15 cents a gallon and the No. 2 
oil 94 cents a gallon, or decreases of 25 percent and 37 percent, respec- 
tively, from the prices obtained for similar grades of oil in 1937. 
One additional barrel of No. 1 oil, containing 51.49 gallons, was 
sold to a New York firm at the rate of 15 cents a gallon, for use in 
experimental processing of sealskins. The total gross receipts for 
fur-seal oil produced in 1938, therefore, were $4,156.91. 
NATIVES 
CENSUS 
On December 31, 1938, the total native population of St. Paul 
Island was 265, including 12 persons who were temporarily absent 
from the island. There were seven births and one death during the 
year. Three natives left the island and settled in Unalaska and 
one native became a permanent resident on St. George Island. 
The census on St. George Island on December 31, 1938, showed 
a population of 169 natives, including one who moved there from St. 
Paul Island. There were six births and one death during the year. 
The total native population of both islands at the end of 1938 was 
434; an increase of eight over the census of the previous year. 
MEDICAL SERVICE 
The customary medical services and facilities were available to 
Government employees and the natives. One physician was stationed 
at St. Paul Island and another at St. George Island throughout the 
year. The general health of the natives was good, and sanitary 
conditions in the villages were satisfactory. 
For the first time in several years a dentist was employed at the 
islands. He arrived at St. Paul Island on March 12, and during the 
remainder of the year a great deal of dental work was accomplished 
there and on St. George Island. Much remained to be done, however, 
as the teeth of the natives were in very poor condition, and the 
services of the dentist were continued for an indefinite period. 
SCHOOLS 
Schools for the native children are maintained by the Bureau on 
St. Paul and St. George Islands, and all children between the ages 
of 6 and 16 years are required to attend. Two teachers are employed 
on each island. Instruction is confined to elementary branches, 
including some manual training and home economics. 
The 1937-38 school year began on September 20, 1937, on St. Paul 
Island and closed on May 6, 1938. School opened on September 13, 
1937, on St. George Island and closed on May 13, 1938. 
On St. Paul Island there were 12 girls and 26 boys enrolled in the 
junior school, and 18 girls and 14 boys in the senior school, a total 
enrollment of 70. On St. George Island 11 girls and 8 boys were in 
the junior school and 11 girls and 9 boys in the senior school, a total 
of 39 pupils. 
