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THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



THE DRAWING CLASS IN ONE OF THE SCHOOLS OF SANTO DOMINGO 



The education of nearly 110,000 Dominican children is in charge of an American colonel of 

 marines. Drawing from models is part of the instruction in the higher grades. 



since the American occupation, one thing 

 at least has been achieved. Peace and 

 security of life and property have been 

 given to this island republic, which be- 

 fore the American occupation had not 

 known peace since the overthrow of the 

 French, one hundred years ago. 



In addition to establishing law and 

 order and security of life and property 

 in Haiti, the United States forces have 

 cleaned up the island in matters of sani- 

 tation. Quarantine has been established 

 and visitations of the plague rendered 

 impossible. Yellow fever and smallpox 

 have been wiped out and malaria greatly 

 reduced, while the members of the Ma- 

 rine Corps and the gendarmerie have 

 been and are doing all that is in their 

 power in behalf of general education 

 along lines of modern sanitation. 



Roads have been built from one end 

 of the island to the other and new roads 

 are in process of construction which will 

 render communication easy and possible 

 to all points. 



In their work of sanitation and reform, 

 the Americans have been hampered by 



the fact that they are not officially part 

 of the Government of Haiti, and can do 

 nothing in themselves, but must work by 

 dvising the Haitian officials. 



Not the least of the many improve- 

 ments effected by the Americans has 

 been the cleaning of the ports of Port an 

 Prince and Cape Haitien, and the build- 

 ing in each of these places of modern 

 harbors capable of handling the trade of 

 the country. Before the coming of the 

 Americans both of these harbors were in 

 an indescribably filthy condition. 



Both ports were unsafe for vessels in 

 many respects, and were festering sores 

 of corruption, full of refuse and dead 

 animal matter, giving forth an odor no- 

 ticeable many miles at sea. Under the 

 American occupation the ports have been 

 cleaned up and odors eliminated, while 

 concrete wharves and docks have been 

 built which enable steamers to dock for 

 receiving and discharging cargoes with 

 safety and facility. 



In addition to sanitation and road- 

 building, street-cleaning has been under- 

 taken in all the towns, sewerage plants 



