164 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
SCHOOLS 
Schools for the natives are maintained by the Bureau on St. Paul 
and St. George Islands, and all natives between the ages of 6 and 16 
are required to attend unless excused on account of illness. Two 
teachers are employed on each Island. Instruction is confined to the 
elementary branches, manual arts, and home economics. 
The 1938-39 school year began on September 12 on both Islands. 
It closed on May 12 on St. Paul Island and on May 2 on St. George 
Island. For 7 days during the year the junior school on St. Paul 
Island was not in session, owing to the illness of the teacher. The 
teacher of the senior school on St. George Island left for Seattle on 
March 6 because of illness, and during the remainder of the term the 
two schools were taught in rotation by the junior school teacher, 
each being in half-day session. 
On St. Paul Isand there were 13 girls and 26 boys in the junior 
school and 18 girls and 17 boys in the senior school; a total of 74. 
Two pupils of school age were not enrolled, as they were sick in the 
hospital for the entire term. On St. George Island 12 girls and 13 
boys were enrolled in the junior school and 15 girls and 10 boys in 
the senior schoo!; a total enrollment of 50. 
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 
Several natives of the Pribilof Islands have savings accounts in the 
bank of the Washington Loan & Trust Co., Washington, D. C., on 
which they receive interest compounded semiannually at the rate of 
2 percent. The Commissioner of Fisheries, as trustee, has custody of 
pace funds. The trust account for the year 1939 is summarized as 
ollows: 
Onthana rang OS Oe ee ie eae ie $3, 850. 56 
Interest earned from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1989_____- 71. 92 
IO UeLl Sot Sse Sa PS de Ee ee Le ae Rare 3, 922. 48 
With drawaibyenativesss.2) 225 aes eee 870. 00 
On-hand=Dee31,:19390 5-4. = 22 22 oe eee 3, 052. 48 
The following is an itemized statement of the funds, setting forth 
the individual accounts: 
Funds of the Pribilof Islands natives in the custody of the United States Commissioner 
of Fisheries, as trustee, December 31, 1939 

Kochutin, Alexandra__-_-____ $1, 017. 05 | Merculief, Elizabeth--___-__- $76. 33 
Kozlofi,Marmas 2 ee 142. 65 | Merculief, Erena_...__.___- 472. 13 
Lekanof, Tatiana (Mercu- Merculief, George______-_-_- 15. 86 
lie fe Site ios) 20s 470. 72 | Pankoff, Agrippina_ -_------ 218. 83 
Lestenkof, Michael________ 251. 39 ase 
Merculief, Alexandra______ 51. 05 ‘Totali. 3 eae 3, 052. 48 
Merculief, Daniel.__.______ 336. 47 
PAYMENTS FOR TAKING FUR-SEAL SKINS 
Natives of the Pribilof Islands are paid for their work in taking 
sealskins at specified rates per skin. The sealers on each island are 
divided into classes according to their skill and ability, and the collec- 
tive earnings are apportioned among them, each worker in a given 
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