THE CHKMAWA AMERICAN
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The girls have an excellent Mandolin
Club, the instrumentation consisting of
violins, guitars, mandolins,, cello, double
bass and piano. Vocal music will be
taught to those desiring it and piano
lessons can be secured by those wishing
to take them.
8, The Domestic Science department
has a separate building especially adapt
ed for the purpose and the facilities of
Chemawa in this line are equaled by
only one other school in the Service.
9. In the Literary department, the
instruction covers thei branches taught
in Grammar schools of the country.
10. Some information about Chemawa
might be interesting.. The school was
established by Major Wilkinson, Febru
ary 25, 1880, being the second oldest
Non-reservation School in the United
States. From a small school as then
established of twenty-five children it
has grown step by step and year by year.
Last year was the most prosperous in its
history. The total enrollment for- the
year being 775 pupils, having an aver
age of 615. The school year closed with
382 boys' and 266 girls on the rolls.
Under the new regulations it is now up
to the parents and the guardians and
the pupils to decide which school they
desire to attend. Certainly the attend
ance the last year speaks volumes for the
continued prosperity and good name of
Chemawa.
Now a last word to the Indian parents
and Indian young men and women desir
ing an industrial education at the Che
mawa school. If you desire admission
this term write at once to Supt. Chalcraft.
CHEMAWA VISITED BY COLLEGE
PRESIDENTS.
At 2:50 P. M. on Tuesday of this week
a special train of four cars in the charge
of W. V. Jenkins, Traveling Passenger
Agent of the S. P. and bearing a large
delegation of Agricultural College Presi
dents and directors of the Government
Experiment stations of the United States,
who have been in session at Portland
arrived at Chemawa.
The delegation, under the direction of
the Portland Commercial Club were mak
ing a tour of the Willamette Valley, visit
ing the various points of interest therein.
At Dundee they visited the large wal
nut and prune orchards of Mr. Prince.
At Independence they were shown over
the largest hop yard in the United
States. At Corvallis, the home of the
Oregon Agricultural College they
were entertained and inspected the In
stitution. At Albany they were greeted
by the Albany Commercial Club. At
Salem they were entertained by the Sa
lem Board of Trade and visited the i'arge
hop and fruit orchards in the vicinty of
the city.
From Salem they came to Chemawa
where by special request of the delegation
a stop of one hour and a half was made.
Although in vacation all of the indus
trial departments were open and the pu
pils were at work. Our band discoursed
music from the band-stand during the en
tire time of their stop, which was spent
in inspecting the various departments of
the school.
It was a representative body of men
and they were greatly interested in the
school, especial attention being paid to
the industrial features.