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NURSING
Miss E. E. Dare, R.N., (Field Matron)

A review of the year’s work in this department is quite gratifying. The health of the school
has been remarkably good, considering the large number of pupils in residence, there having been
only the usual minor ailments. All the children have been vaccinated by Dr. Henderson, the school
doctor, who reports that the health conditions at Coqualeetza are really excellent. Twenty-eight of
the older girls were given a course in practical home nursing this year, which they greatly enjoyed.

The work on the Mission has also been very satisfactory. Regular services, which were well
attended, were conducted on the Reserve, and the people visited in their homes.

SEWING

Miss M. E. Taytor, (Sewing Room)
Miss EstHER Evans, (Manufacturing Room)
Theory, 2 hours; Application, 18 hours, weekly.

The Mending room, where “A stitch in time saves nine” is the motto and watchword, is a
busy department. Here all the mending and darning of the clothing of the 220 pupils is done, and
here also the household linen, quilts and mattresses are renovated. Miss Taylor, who is in charge of
this department, reports that Emily Leo, Pearl Rudland and Eliza Humchitt are the pupils worthy
of special mention in the Senior Class, and Peggy Stevens, Mary White and Ella Sam in the Junior.

The Manufacturing room likewise had a busy year, as in addition to the large number of
boys’ shirts and girls’ dresses and underwear that form the ordinary routine we have made uniforms
for our Troop of Girl Guides and our Brownie Pack. As most of the older girls belong to the Guides
they naturally took a great interest in this work. Many of the girls show marked ability in sewing,
and should be able to take it up as a career when they leave Coqualeetza. Delavina Allard, Alberta
Jones, Rosalind Watson and Hannah Douglas did exceedingly good work.

AGRICULTURE AND HORTICULTURE
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The school farm lands and garden give plenty of scope for practical instruction and application
in the various branches of Agriculture and Horticulture.

Many of the boys are interested in live stock and farm operations, and ample opportunity is
afforded them for pursuing these studies. We have a Dairy herd of Guernsey Cattle, a number of
which have done very well. Doreen, a two-year-old Guernsey, made a record of 7992 pounds of
milk and 378.1 pounds of fat, this season, and several of our mature cows have done much better.
We belong to the Chilliwack Cow Testing Association, through whom the milk is tested every month,
and practical suggestions for improvement received—all of which is valuable instruction for the boys
and also insures a large supply of pure milk for food for the children. Incidently, a number of our
cows have been favourably mentioned in the Association’s report.

We have this year acquired a new Pig Pen and a new Chicken House, both fine, modern and
commodious buildings, and quite an addition to the farm.

The following boys have excelled in the care of live stock: George Brown, Willie Leeson,
Louie Williams, Jimmy Barton, Sandy Angus, Peter Martin and Cecil Lewis, while the following
deserve special mention as teamsters: Willie Leeson, Louie Williams, Willie Windsor and Felix Paul.

Our field crops this year consisted of hay, grain, silage, roots and potatoes.

In our Horticultural department we have been busy with the cultivation of the spacious lawns
and flower gardens under the supervision of Mr. Peake, and the care of the fruit and vegetable
gardens. We have a large number of fruit trees also raspberries, loganberries, blackberries and currants
sufficient for our own use and a surplus for sale; and we endeavour to grow enough vegetables for our
Own use.

The following boys have done excellent work in this department: Luke Nelson, Johnny
Thomas, Josiah Tait, Clarence Wesley, Harvey Sepass and Earl Mahone.

MANUEL TRAINING
Mr. A. G. JAMIESON

The coming of the swallow, apple blossom in the orchard and lengthening days, reminds one
once more of the flight of time, and with these things comes the knowledge that another school year
has almost run its course.

The teacher of Manual Training here makes faithful report of the term spent in his wood-
working department. Intensive watchful care in the development of the junior members of the
class has been a marked feature of the term, those who joined in September having now a_ fairly
accurate knowledge of elementary wood-working.

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