Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, August 30, 1901, Image 6

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VIEW OF, SHOPS.
Tlie above cut showing view of the!
shops will soon be a matter of history in
the life of this school in trying to solve
the Indian Problem.'
Ghemawa has for some time realized that p!
the present shops in which industrial edu
cation is taught to'oiir boys aud girls is not 11 pair of all farm machinery, such as harves
sufficient to meet our present needs, and
authority has ' ben received that these be I
replaced by a more modern industrial
OUlldlng.v 1 ; - . vv, . : f
blacksmithing, wagon making, painting
and tinsmithing. . .
Iu. connection with the above trades a
thorough .course will bo given in modern
agricultural methods which will include
a practical knowledge of operation and re-
ters, steam plows, threshing machines,
feeoV mills, corn shelters, and all other
forms of farm machinery. This course will
enable all the j'oung men who are learning
Mr.' Trester of Salem with . his. force of ff to tih the soil tb become successful and
men are now busily eugaged.irt; moving the nrorresive farmers
It would be well for all young men and
I women who are' desirous "x)f obtaining a
goon xmerai education wnereDy uiey may
tailor shop and the carpenter shop, other
shops will follow in order, and bids
amounting to $42,000. for improvements at
uie scnooi win De opened wunin me next make a useful an(1 independent citizens, to
lew aays. fl make aDnlication atonce tothesuoerinten
The industrial building which is to re- a dellt for admission to the school, as apnlica
place these shops will cost $ 6,000., and:j ti6ns are coming in by every mail, and only
a limited number of students c; n b' ; adii.i!
!i ted this year.
Other improvements will be made, among
which may be mentioned the new girls
dormitory, to cost $20,000, brick laundry, to
neeringvsteam tilting, carpentery, baking, cost $5,000. and an extension to the steam
snoe making, tailoring, harness making, and electric light plant to cost $11,000
will . be one of. the finest industrial
departments of any school in the service.
Trades in this building will be taught
systematically and a thorough course, of
instruction will be given in electrical engi-