Weekly Chemawa American., May 08, 1903, Page 2, Image 2

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THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN
TEe Chemawa American.
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Improvements at bam
berlain School,
Argus-Leader: Superintendent Flinn of
the Indian school at Chamberlaiu, S. D ,
hs been in the city several days on busi
ness, and in conversation said: "I am
much pleased over the fact that important
additions will so.m be made 'to the school
plant of which I am in charge.
"Plans have been made and the govern
ment is now advertising for proposals for
the building of an additional school house
of four rooms and an assembly hall with a
capacity of 350 pupils. Alpoa new dormi
tory for the boys, au addition to the present
dormitory t provide more kitchen and
dining-room capacity; a new gas machine
house and the necessary plumbing in the
various buildings for baths, closets, heat
and light " Superintendent Flinn further
says: "Theschool has been much crowded
for some time past There have beeu as
high as 142 eurollnd and at present there
are 130 pupils in the school.
The buildings mentioned will increase
the capacity from 150 to 200. According
to the plans the work is to be finished by
the middle ot November next and will
represent an outlay ofcluse to $50,000."
Some Indian Statistics.
Census given out by the Indian office
shows that there are 220 544 Indians in ih-i
United States at present. These rkure
fhow a gradual increase in the nnmW
since 1887, however, the grnwii g number is
If ft out at every census fr tn tht stMtiiii
owing to the 1 trge number entering in1"
citizenship. There were 58,806 living in
the United S ates who were not council as
Indians, because they hnd become tax
payers, thereby becoming ci izens The
total number of births among the Indians
iu 1900 was 4.196, as against 3.G98 death-.
During the last ye if 30.000 cres of land
were sold for $204,000, aggregating 303 con
vevances by the members of the Potta
watomie, Shawne, Peoria, Miami, Wyan
dotte aud Chippewa tribes. Many of tin ee
possessing the legal right to sell their land
are rapidly doing so.
From 150 Indian schools in 1877 the num
ber increased to 307 in 1900, wilh tin in
creased average attendance of front 3,5!is
in 1877 to 21,568 iu 1900
In the year 1900 the Indians cultivated
343 351 acres, rais d 1,655 504 huhel nf
corn, made 109.829 pounds of butter, HWd
4.333,000 feet f lumber and markeud
64,845,000 feet of tinker.
The depariment h s issued authority f ir
the expenditure of $10,000 by the superin
tendent, in the building of rods and oiIk
improvements on th Sanation reservation.
Supt Jno. J. McKoin, of Siletz ' Anry.
stepped off at Chemawa Friday evening
on his return from Port'and where he I n I
been attending court. Mr. McKoin atten
ded the sociable and gave the pupils a lii.e
address which they all very much ajj r
ciated. Supt. McKoiu likes Oregon at. J
his new field of lab r at Siletz, und wiili
his Ions; experience and excellent abi'ity
will no doubt accomplish a grand and jfrr..:
work among the Sile'z pupils.
A large stock of tablets, envelopes hiiLi :
kinds of stationery received at Hendeu l'
this week.