Sessional papers of the Dominion of Canada 1905 . house,30 X 20 feet; the chmch, 62 x 20 feet; a house, 20 x 20, exclusively reserved for the{Indians, an ice-house, 12 x 14 feet, a stable, 65 x 20 feet and a general work-shop, 30X 20 feet. The main edifice with the institute proper is a three-story building ; itsdimensions are 58 x 38 feet, and the height from the ground to the top roof is 52 feet. The basement contains a dining-room, a kitchen, pantry, a dairy-room, a lavatorywith a large boiler, a rain-water tank, and root-house. On the first floor are the entrance, the parlours, the chapel,
Sessional papers of the Dominion of Canada 1905 . house,30 X 20 feet; the chmch, 62 x 20 feet; a house, 20 x 20, exclusively reserved for the{Indians, an ice-house, 12 x 14 feet, a stable, 65 x 20 feet and a general work-shop, 30X 20 feet. The main edifice with the institute proper is a three-story building ; itsdimensions are 58 x 38 feet, and the height from the ground to the top roof is 52 feet. The basement contains a dining-room, a kitchen, pantry, a dairy-room, a lavatorywith a large boiler, a rain-water tank, and root-house. On the first floor are the entrance, the parlours, the chapel, the girls play-room,24 X 12 feet, the school-room, 26 x 15 feet 3 inches, and the boys play-room, 32 x 14feet. On the second floor is situated the sewing-room, a pharmacy, three rooms for theaccommodation of the staff, the nuns quarters, and two sick-rooms, one for the boysand one for the girls. On the third floor are situated two large dormitories, 35 x 23 feet, their height be-ing 12 feet 6 inches; also a garret containing a large water i REPORTS ON BOARDING AND INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS 337 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 27 There is also a general workshop, which is a two-story building, on a stone foun-dation, 30 X 20 feet. The firset storj^ comprises a cai*penters department, which is piovided with allthe latest wood-working tools, viz.: a buzz-planer, a circular saw table, a wood-turn-ing lathe, a band-saw, an emery wheel for grinding tools, and an improved wood-lathe. On the upper floor we have organized a small shoe-shop department, for the pur-pose of teaching our young boys all the necessary manual work. A few of the largeboys repaired their own shoes quite satisfactorily. Accommodation.—Under present arrangements there is accommodation for sixty-five pupils, and a staff of eight. Attendance.—The pupils being all boarders, the attendance is very regular, and Iam happy to state that the emolument has considerably increased during the have reached the authorized numbe
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