"The scholars came in talking their respective languages--Nez Perce, Chinook, Klickitat, etc. I could not understand them and when I called them to order, there was but one who understood me...

"I continued in the school over 18 months, during which the scholars learned to speak English...some had gone through arithmetic, and upon review, copied it - entirely. These copies were afterward used as school books, there having only been one printed copy at Fort Vancouver. The school numbered 25 pupils."