SCHOOL REPORT, EATON REINDEER STATION. 



By F. H. (iAMBEi.i., 31. I)., Teacher. 



Dear Sir: As to the school work, 1 have the honor of making the 

 following report: School opened on the I8th of October and closed 

 on the 10th of June, being in session all the time, with the exception 

 of the holidays and a spring vacation of a few weeks' duration. The 

 enrollment consisted of 11 children, ranging from 5 to 10 years of age, 

 and all guiltless of having spoken English. Their faces were bright 

 and expectant as they gathered on either side of a rough table made 

 for the purpose, and seated themselves on benches similar, probably, 

 to the school benches of earh' times in other new settlements. Their 

 first lesson was an object lesson, and so was their third and fourth, 

 and so have all their lessons been during the whole year. 



They are apt and quick to learn, and while they are anxious to 

 ad^•ance in all their branches, they seem to give particular attention 

 to their writing, in which they are very neat and careful. 



Th(>ir attendance has been very good. Sickness alone has prevented 

 them from coming, and in two or three instances I have sent them 

 home after coming, as they were not in a fit condition to be in school. 

 The} have an a^'erage attendance of 97^ per cent for the whole j'ear, 

 taking the figures from the register. Their punctuality has been as 

 good as their attendance. Often during the short winter days I have had 

 to light the lamp at the beginning of school, as they would come long 

 before the stars had gone out of sight. 



They have but few games and play A'ery little, ])ut they are always 

 kind and affectionate and never seem to quarrel as they mingle 

 together. 



Dui'ing the evenings in the fall and Avinter I have instructed those 

 of the older ones who wished to come. While some attended, 1 think 

 more will attend when they realize more fully their need of learning 

 to speak the English language well. 



As there have been no natives living near the station I have had no 

 Eskimo children, although some have expressed their desire to have 

 their children attend, and probablv will move nearer next winter, that 

 their children may come. 



E.espectfull}'^ submitted. 



Francis H. Gambell. 



Dr. Sheldon Jackson, 



Genei'ol Agent of Education in Alaska, Washitifftwi, D. O. 

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