The following table shows the history of Congressional appropriations for education in Alaska from the establishment of the Alaska school service until 1907:

Amounts received from one-half of license fees collected outside of incorporated towns in Alaska:

Total.

List of persons in the Alaska School Service.

Sheldon Jackson, general agent of education in Alaska, Alaska.
William Hamilton, assistant agent, Pennsylvania.
Walter Shields, clerk to general agent, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. L. E. Condron, stenographer, District of Columbia.
William A. Kelly, superintendent, southeastern Alaska, Pennsylvania.
A. E. Karlson, superintendent, central Alaska, Alaska.

William T. Lopp, superintendent, northern Alaska, Washington.

Gillespie, Miss E.

Hagberg, Miss Anna.
Helmick, B. K....
Illayok, Thomas.

Ivanoff, Misha.

Kilborn, Mrs. C.

Kilbuck, J. H.
Law, Arch R.

Mackintosh, Miss M
MacLean, Miss M.
Markham, A. J.
McCaleb, Miss R.
McCullough, Mrs. J. V

McLean, A. E.

Moon, Mrs. Anna R.
Moses, Franklin..
Oakes, Miss Laura.

Olson, Miss Hannah E.
Peterson, Miss S. U.
Rasmusson, E. A..
Schoechert, Mrs. L. A.
Stephen, Miss Mary.
Thomas, Mrs. Otha..
Walton, Mrs. A..

Weinlick, John.

Weinlick, Mrs. Anna

Winifred, Miss Mary
Woods, Miss L..

Carmel.
Eagle..
Afognak.
Teller..
Gambell.
Shakan.

Copper Center.

Deering.
Barrow.
Wrangell.

Klawock.

Wales.

Sitka..

Tee Harbor.

Golofnin
Bethel.
Wales.

Unalakleet.
Killisnoo.
Wainwright.

Alaska.

Do.

Pennsylvania.

Minnesota.

California.
Missouri.
Washington.
Oregon.
Do.
Missouri.
Kansas.
Pennsylvania.
Alaska.
Illinois.

Do.
Wisconsin.
Alaska.

Do.
Pennsylvania
Kansas.

Missouri.

Kasaan.

The Fifty-seventh Congress in its second session passed an act, approved March 2, 1903, by which 50 per cent of license fees collected from unincorporated towns in Alaska was paid into the United States Treasury for the use of the Secretary of the Interior in carrying on schools in the unincorporated sections of Alaska.

The income received from this source enabled the Secretary of the Interior to pay the current expenses of said schools, and in addition to authorize the erection of school buildings at Barrow, Copper Center, Deering, Golofnin, Haines, Icy Cape, Iliamna, Jackson, Kake, Killisnoo, Kivalina, Klawock, Klukwan, Kotzebue, Point Hope, Shakan, Shishmaref, St. Michael, Tanana, Tee Harbor, Teller, Wainwright, Wales, and Wrangell, and to purchase buildings for school purposes at Bettles and Klinquan, making a total of 26 buildings.

For the support of schools for the natives of Alaska during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1907, Congress has appropriated the sum of $100,000. With the additional means provided it is proposed to reopen the following schools, which were closed during the fiscal year 1906, on account of lack of funds: In northern Alaska-Bettles, Council, and

Ikogmute; in southern Alaska-Unalaska, Unga, Hoonah, Douglas, Tee Harbor, Petersburg, and Juneau. It is also proposed to establish new schools at the following places: In northern Alaska-Icy Cape, Ogavik, Point Hope, Shishmaref, and Sinuk; in the Yukon River Valley-Anvik, Circle, and Tanana; in southern Alaska-Iliamna and Tatitlek.

On May 28, 1906, Dr. William Hamilton, the assistant agent of education in Alaska, under instructions from the Commissioner of Education, left Washington for the annual inspection of the schools and reindeer stations in northern Alaska. During the summer he visited the schools at Barrow, Wainwright, Icy Cape, Kivalina, Kotzebue, Deering, Shishmaref, Wales, Teller, Golofnin, Unalakleet, St. Michael, Gambell, and Unalaska, and the reindeer stations at Barrow, Kivalina, Kotzebue, Deering, Wales, Teller, Golofnin, Unalakleet, and Gambell. At the above places he examined into the condition of the public school buildings and Government property, and held conferences with teachers, superintendents of reindeer stations, herders, apprentices, and all other persons interested in educational matters in Alaska.

It is proposed to continue Mr. W. T. Lopp as resident local superintendent of schools and reindeer stations for northwestern Alaska, and Mr. W. A. Kelly as resident local superintendent of schools for southern Alaska. Mr. Lopp's duties are to supervise the schools and reindeer stations at Barrow, Wainwright, Icy Cape, Point Hope, Kivalina, Kotzebue, Deering, Shishmaref, Wales, Teller, Gambell, and Sinuk, making as frequent visits of inspection throughout the year as weather and distance will permit, together with such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time. This district includes more than 1,000 miles of the coast region bordering the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea.

The superintendent of schools and reindeer stations in western central Alaska is Mr. Axel E. Karlson, whose supervision extends over the schools and reindeer stations at Unalakleet, Golofnin, and Koserefsky. Mr. Karlson's duties in western central Alaska are similar to those of Mr. Lopp in northern Alaska.

Mr. William A. Kelly's district embraces the schools in southern Alaska. The distance between the most eastern and the most western school in his district is more than 2,000 miles. He is expected to visit the more remote schools to the west of Sitka once a year, and the schools to the south of Sitka at least once a quarter. On these visits Mr. Kelly examines into the condition of the school buildings and other school property and arranges for the making of necessary repairs to the school buildings. Mr. Kelly, Mr. Lopp, and Mr. Karlson are in constant correspondence with this Bureau regarding the progress and needs of the schools, the efficiency of the teachers, and measures to be adopted to promote the interests of the schools.

RECOMMENDATIONS.

Increase of appropriations for the education of natives in Alaska.-Increased appropriations are required in order to strengthen and equip with industrial apparatus the existing schools and to extend the Alaska school service into regions not hitherto reached.

The United States day schools throughout Alaska aim principally at training the Alaskan natives in the use of the English language, in order to enable them to communicate with the white population and obtain a living thereby. It is desirable that to this instruction in English there should be added systematic training in the various industries, in order that the more intelligent of the natives may become better enabled to support themselves. In northern Alaska the industries that could be introduced into the school curriculum are boat making, sled making, fish curing, use of carpenter's tools, and the making of fur clothing and shoes. In southern Alaska the forms of industrial training adapted to the needs of the native' population are fish curing, boat making, the management and care of sawmills, the building of houses, the raising of domestic animals, and the cultivation of vegetables.