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who have gone West and gTowii up with irrigation was much 

 more rapid than could be expected of the slower-minded tribes- 

 men. Accordingly, it would clearly be a mistake to transfer 

 tribesmen directly from the range to the severalty holding; 

 there should be,' as indeed experience has shown in dealing 

 with the Indians, an intermediate period of proprietary train- 

 inof on collective reservations. The researches indicate that 

 this period should cover at least a generation ; in most cases 

 two generations would be required for the development of the 

 sentiment of thrift and the feeling of independence required for 

 successful citizenship. Some of the results of the year's work 

 have been made public in scientific papers and addresses, and 

 progress has been made in arranging the material for formal 

 issue in reports. 



In connection with his linguistic researches in British 

 Columbia Dr John R. S wanton collected definite information 

 concerning kinship terms and other factors in the social organi- 

 zation of the Haida Indians, and toward the close of the year 

 he made progress in arranging the data for publication. 



Work in Philology 



During the earlier part of tlie fiscal year the Director con- 

 tinued the arrang-ement of Mexican and Central American 

 linguistic material with a view to the classification of the 

 aborigines of the southern portion of North America on a 

 linguistic basis. As during the preceding year, Dr Cyrus 

 Thomas collaborated in the work. The completion of the task 

 was delayed by the illness of the Director during the later 

 months of the year. 



At the opening of the year Professor Franz Boas, of 

 Columbia University, received an honorary appointment as 

 philologist and was intrusted witli the supervision of a con- 

 siderable part of the linguistic researches in which the Bureau 

 is engaged. One of the objects of the appointment was that 

 of obtaining- a uniform series of outlines of Indian lang-uao-es 

 to be published in synoptic form for use in comparative studies 

 by the philologists of the world. The work requires extensive 

 preparation because of the wide range and considerable 



