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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (Dec. 20, 1901)
C1E HAW A, OREGON, FRIDAY DECEMBER 20, iqk. .NORTIlWESr IM)IAN SCHOOLS. llMinnva Is Largest Capacity Average Attendance of AH. Washington. The animal report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs contains a series of tables showing the capacity and attendance of the Indian schools of the wveral states, from which som interesting facts regarding the schools of the Pacific Northwest are gleaned. The Cheinawa School, at Salem, stands fourth in the list of all Indian schools of the United States in p lint of sizu, having a capacity of 500, Ihi-kell and Phoenix each having capa-. city for 700 and Carlisle 950. It is shown, however, that the capacity of the Salem School is already overtaxed, as the enroll ment for the past year was 569, and the average attendence 502. It is expected that these figures will be perceptibly ad vanced during the current season. Oregon has six reservation boarding Hclmolg, Washington and Idah each three. The following statement shown the capaci ty, enrollment and average attendence of eiieli. LO JATtON". Q. Oregon (ir.uul R mde. , Khmiat li Silnz I'liiHtilla . . . Warm Spings. Vainix W Wellington Cohille I'liyalliip Yakima Forr Hall K"iiLipii . . .. Lemhi 90 101 100 80 150 80 93 139 74 109 111 105 130 84 114 60 85 94 88 ,250 274f 110 835 151 -25 150 124 150 175 156 250 119, 74 36 53 37 Oregon and Idaho have no Government day schools. The Government day school of the State of Washing on are distributed as follows: Attend anee. Nespilem 26 Lnmmi ...20 Swinoraish .. Port Madison. . . .'29 Tula lip. 15 Jseah Bay .43 38 J Attendance W. 4ureute. ai )heha'is 15 "tmes.town 19 Port Gamble 12 Quinianlr. 16 Skokomish.. 11 Seven Indian children wete enrolled in the Coos County, Or.', public schools, un der contract with the department, and as many in the state of Idaho, although none in Washington, The Kate Drexel School, on th Uma tilla, Or., agency, with a capacity of 135, had a errollment of 69 and an average at tendance of 5 1. This school i conducted by the Catholic church. The Catholics also operate schools, at Colville Mission, St. George's, on the Pu- , yallup reservation, and at Tnlalip. The former has a capacity of 150. and an atten dance of 56; the secoi d a capacity of 90, and an attendance .of 64, and the lat a capacity of 150 ani an attendance of 80. In Idaho the Catholics have a mission on the Coeur d'Alene reservation, wi'h a capacity of 150, and an attendance of 84. Among the improvements madeduring the past year was the erection of a new -hospital at Klamath, the extension of the water system at Yakima and general im provements, with ring bith, at Oalvil'e. To increase its efficiency from an indus trial standp tint, and give more room for pupils, Congress has provided at iheSalom school an industrial building, $6000; a brick dormitory, $20,000; a laundry, $5000, and an extension ofthe steam heating and electric lighting plant. $11,000, nil' of which are now under con'ract.