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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 the branches taught
in Grammar schools of the country.
10. Some i 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.
LAsfyear, was the most prpsperousin its
history. The total enrollment for the
year being 775 pupils, having an aver-'
age of 615. ' The school year closed with '
82 boys, .and 266 girls on the rolls.
Underthe new, regulations, it is now up
to thfe': parents and theciguardians 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;
If you want to enter Chemawa as a
pupil fill in the space below cut it out
and send it to Supt. Chalcraft, who will
immediately send you application blanks.
Name
Age
Tribe
Father..
Mother B-L.
p. o.
r R....: .I
Sam John is a Crescent City Indian,
and Superlior Judge Child's got him,
started for Chemawa on the stage one
day last week. The Chemawa school is a
fine place for young people of Indian
blood. The Government pays all ex
pensesboard, lodging, . clothing and
everything else that; young people need
Judge Childs has the necessary blanks
and will be glad to attend to details for
any who wish to enter the school from
Del Norte county. Crescent City News.
Ernest David left for his home at Kelso,
Wash, on Tuesday of this week. David
will be missed on the third base line
when we line up next spring unless he
should make up his mind to return to
school by that tinYe.'
: In a recent letter from Petersburg, Alas
ka, Frank Booth stated that he has
settled down in life and has taken unto
himself a wife. Frank's friends at
Chemawa wish him a happy and success
ful life. '". .
George and William Foster returned
from their home at Toppenish on Monday
and report having had a .pleasant
vacation.