The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-08-30
ANNUAL REPORT.
An Interesting Paper. superintend-
ent Gerowe's Annual Report .
of the Fl. Stevenson In
dian School.

dian School.
BY the kindness of Supt. Gerowe of
the TT. Stevenson School, we have been
loaned Il copy of his Annual Report,
which we publish in full. There are
some financial statistics which are not
embodied in this report, and which it
would doubtless lie out of place to give
to the public before their arrival at
Washington:
OFFICE Or SUPERINTENDENT,
FIR. STEVENSON, N. d., August 8. 1890.
In submitting my second annual re-
port Of this school, it is gratifying that
l can speak of the years work as IL of
general improvement and advance
ment.
The attendance has been still larger
than last vear-the average by quarters
being as follows:
First quarter, rs
Second JOG
Third no
Fourth liz
The months vacation during the sum-
mer materially lessons the average for
the first quarter and correspondlngly
affects the general average for the
whole year. An increase Of 10 or u
more pupils which | hope to secure i'll
the near future, will fill the school to
h e extent of it's capacity.
Early in the year steps were taken to
secure water works for the school. "A
large receiving tank and tank house
we're constructed. An Aermoter was
purchased from the Aermoter Company
of Chicago, together with the neces-
sary pipes, hose, &C., to conduct the
water not only to the buildings for
school purposes, but to the barns for the
sock.
The whole of the arrangements are
not yet complete, but when finished, no
more Ssimple, but effective, means for
supplying water can be had.
Besides the tank house, another nice
building for the storing of ice has been
erected and in the winter some 60 tons
of ice were housed for summer nse.
A large and commodious range with
steaming table, and hot water tank has
taken the place of the old and broken
ook stove in the kitchen, which causedt
so mnch trouble and annoyance.
In the laundry the purchase of al APP
propriate heater with boiler, hot water
tank and dry room attachments has
completely revo%lutionized the work in
this department.
In the boys department, new floors
have been laid in the sitting room and
wash room, and other improvements
made. A fine heater and circulating
boiler of 1872 gallons capacity takes the
place Of 81 caldron kettle, and the me-
chanic is at this date engaged i'll con-
STRUGGLING Z bath tubs (o%f galvanized irony
and Z rooms when are to be connected
with the supply of both hot and cold
water.
The dinning and assembly rooms, as
we'll as the Kitchen, have been thor.
oughly renovated and neatly painted,
as like wise the Office and all the en-
ployes' rooms. These, with the num-
berless minor Improvements during the
year-place us OH such advance ground
that one almost wonders how the work
heretofore was accomplished.
SCHOOL STOCK.
The dairy consists of 30 mich COWS
| which, supply All abundance of milk to
the school, and produce butter enough
to lust the year round.
The total number of head owned by
the school June Both was as follows: I
horses, 95 cattle, IS swine and 1873 head
of sheep.
Tillable land of the school has been
worked us follows:
Wheat 45 acres.
Oats DO
Corn 10
Potatoes III
GARDEN 70
Besides LnlS dOOuL 20 aCFcS are OclIlk
summer fallowed. The prospect OF
obtaining even fair result, is at this
time doubtful and discouraging.
MECHANICS.
The carpenter and blacksmith shops,
have been under the charge of the
same teacher as last year. He has been
assisted by pupils detailed for the
especial trades and the work done has
been thorough and substantial.
SHOE SHOP.
John P. Lindeleaf is still retained as
instructor in this department. On an
average he has taught six boys during
the year.
/ learn from his report that over
1000 pairs of shoes have been mended
and 212 pairs have been made new.
The outside Aork during the year has
been considerable.
TIN Shop.