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The Chemawa American
P r in te d a t C h e m a w a , O re g o n ,
Vol. X IX
a n d D e v o t e d to t h e I n t e r e s t s o f I n d i a n E d u c a t i o n
W ed n esd ay , J a n u a r y 10, 1917
H ISTO R Y OF IN D IA N SCHOOLS
No. 13
aid. and th e num ber was increased to th irty -eig h t
1825.
T h e first co n tract school was established on the T u-
lalip R eservation, W ash in g to n , in 1869, b u t it was
not u n til 1873 th a t G overnm ent schools proper were
in g same:
provided. In th e beginning there were only day
A fter th e establishm ent of th e U nited S tates G o v ern ­ schools, later b oarding schools, on th e reservations,
m ent the follow ing C h ristian bodies eith er in stitu te d
and finally board in g schools rem ote from them know n
secular day and b o ard in g schools am ong th e In d ian s as “ n on-reservation schools,” of w hich C arlisle, P a.,
or contin u ed those already in existence, and these in the fall of 1879, and F orest G rove, O regon, (la te r
schools have borne a large p art of th e In d ian ed u ca­ C hem aw a) in F eb ru ary , 1880, w ere th e first.
tio n , viz: R om an C atholic and M oravian from Colo­
C ontract or ch u rch schools were abandoned Ju n e
nial tim es; Society of F rie n d s, 1795; B aptist, 1807; 30, 1900. T h e religious societies have since taken
T h e A m erican Board of C om m issioners for F oreign
care of th eir own schools, and appropriation fcr I n ­
M issions, 1810; E piscopal, 1815; M ethodist E piscopal,
dian education is applied u n d er th e law to G overn-
1816; P resb y terian ( n o r th ) , 1833; Old School P resb y ­
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te ria n , 1837; M ethodist E piscopal ( s o u th ), 1844; the
A CARD OF T H A N K S
C ongregational A m erican M issionary A ssociation,
1846; R eform ed D utch, 1857; P resb y terian (s o u th ),
T h e wee sm all girls of W inona H all,
1857; U nited P resb y terian , 1869; U n itarian s, 1866.
W ho keep th e ir d erm ito ry best of all,
U ntil 1870 all th e G overnm ent aid for th is object
A re gratefu l to S anta for w hat he has done
passed th ro u g h th e h an d s of m issionaries.
T o give them such happiness, pleasure and fun.
O n Ju ly 12, 1775, a com m ittee on In d ian affairs
T h e y ’re g rateful for dollies and ’kerchiefs
w as appointed in the C ontinental C ongress w ith G e n ­
and books,
eral S chuyler as chairm an, and in th e follow ing year
F o r ribbons and dressess to add to their looks,
a sta n d in g com m ittee was created. M oney was voted
F o r food and for shelter, for kindness and love
to su p p o rt In d ian stu d e n ts at D artm o u th and P rin ce­
A nd all the good th in g s th a t come from above.
ton colleges. A fter th e W ar D epartm ent was created
T h e y ’ll alw ays rem em ber th eir school days
in 1789, In d ian affairs w ere left in the han d s of its
so dear,
Secretary u n til 1849, w hen th e D ep artm en t of th e I n ­
T h e seasons of frolic and fun and good cheer,
terio r w as established and th e In d ian B ureau was
T h e y 'll alw ays speak well of C hem aw a I know ,
tran sferred thereto. G eneral K n o x , W ash in g to n s
A nd th e y ’ll reap a fine harvest for good seeds
Secretary of W a r, urged in d u strial education and the
do they sow.
P resid en t was of th e sam e m ind. In his m essage of
1801 P resid en t A dam s advocated in tro d u cin g am ong
As th e wee small girls of W inona H all
G row to be women graceful and tall,
th e In d ian th e im plem ents and practices of husb an d ry
T hey will prove to you, Santa, they are tr y ­
in th e household arts.
ing to be
T h e first p etitio n of an In d ia n for schools am ong
T h e very best children you ever did see.
his tribe w as m ade by David Folsom , a C hoctaw , in
1816. T h e O ttaw as, in th eir treaty of 1817, and in
T h e In d ian appropriation bill w hich passed th e H ouse
th e ir address to P resident M onroe in 1822, stip u lated
of rep. esen tat ives carries $102,200 for support of C he­
for in d u stria l and literary ed ucation. In 1819 the
mawa school and $30,000 for repairs and im provem ents.
first ap p ro p riatio n of $10 000 was m ade by C ongress
H o n . W .C . H aw ley, our congressm an, made a gallant
for In d ian education, th e su p e rin ten d en ts and agents
to be nom inated by the P resid en t. In 1823 there effort on th e floor of the H ouse and succeeded in h av­
w ere tw en ty one ch urch schools receiving G overnm ent ing the repair fund increased from $ 2 0 ,0 0 0 to $ 3 0 ,0 0 0 .
T h e question as reg ard s th e estab lish m en t of the
first schools for In d ian s in the U nited S tates has been
asked so often th a t we give th e follow ing facts re g a rd ­