130 



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St. Paul Island, who was brought to Seattle on the Penguin in Novem- 

 ber for treatment of a tubercular ankle. 



Another St. Paul Island native, who lost his left leg in an accident 

 several years ago, was fitted with an artificial leg at Seattle. He came 

 out from the island on the Penguin in November 1936 and returned 

 in February 1937. 



SCHOOLS 



The Bureau maintains schools for the native children on St. Paul 

 and St. George Islands, and all children between the ages of 6 and 16 

 are required to attend. Two teachers are employed on each island. 

 Instruction is confined to the elementary branches, including some 

 manual training and home economics. 



The 1936-37 school year began on September 15, 1936, on St. 

 Paul Island and on September 21, 1936, on St. George Island; it 

 closed on May 7, 1937, on both islands. 



On St. Paul Island there were 9 girls and 26 boys enrolled in the 

 junior school, and 18 girls and 14 boys in the senior school, a total 

 enrollment of 67. On St. George Island 10 girls and 11 boys were in 

 the junior school and 14 girls and 8 boys in the senior school, a total 

 of 43 pupils. 



SAVINGS ACCOUNTS 



Ten Pribilof Islands natives have savings accounts in the bank of 

 the Washington Loan & Trust Co., Washington, D. C, on which 

 they receive interest, compounded semiannually. Effective March 

 1, 1937, the interest rate was reduced from 2}^ to 2 percent. The 

 Commissioner of Fisheries is the trustee of their funds. A summary 

 of the trust account for the year 1937 is as follows: 



On hand Jan. 1, 1937 $4, 746. 93 



Interest earned from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 1937 90. 11 



Total 4,837.04 



Withdrawn by natives 635. 00 



On hand Dec. 31, 1937 -. 4, 202. 04 



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, Dec. SI, 1937 



Kochutin, Alexandra $1, 661. 21 



Kozloff, Marina 137. 10 



Lekanof, Tatiana (Mercu- 



lief) 536.53 



Lestenkof, Michael 434. 14 



Merculief, Alexandra 94. 66 



Merculief , Daniel 425. 76 



Merculief, Elizabeth. 



Merculief, Erena 



Merculief, George 



Pankoff, Agrippina.. 



$73. 37 

 517. 12 

 111.84 

 210. 31 



Total 4,202.04 



PAYMENTS FOB TAKING FUR-SEAL SKINS 



Natives on the Pribilof Islands are paid for their labor in taking 

 sealskins at specified rates per skin, with some additional compensa- 

 tion for special services. As the work is collective in character, workers 

 on each island are divided into classes according to their skill and 

 ability and the total amount for the island is apportioned among them, 

 each man in a given class receiving an equal share. 



