Chemawa Indian School.
Cbemawa is located on the main line
of the Southern Pacific railroad five miles
north of the City of Salem, the capitol of
Oregon. It is the only Indian industrial
school in the north west corner of the Unit
ed States where you can get an industria
education. Many Indian young men, who
tvere graduated from Chemawa, have
;ood positions as blacksmiths, mill men,
ailors, engineers, electricians, farmers,
md many other businesses earning a
ood living for themselves.
The Oregon Electric R. R., which has
ixteen trains daily between Salem and
; 'ortland, passes through Chemawa.
In point of location, climate, resources,
anitation and environment, Chemawa is
, inexcelled. Its grounds are covered
1 rith roses, are extensive and dotted with
all Oregon firs, which are green the en
ire year.
i The school has been. called "The Rose
' chool." It has 341 acres of as fine ag
' icultural land as there is in the United
tates. Has over 40 acres of prolific or
bard and the fruit of this is very abun
; ant, producing enormous quantities.
! The building are all modern and up-
) date and the Industrial departments
re unexcelled.
To Those WisHing; to Cnter the
Chemawa School Please
Read Carefully,
1. All pupils must be at least, one
urth Indian; healthy and of good
oral character.
. !. All new pupils must be fourteen
ars of age or over.
'. If you live on a reservation or are
ider the supervision of an Agent or
Superintendent, you must apply to him
for transfer and railroad . tickets. This
should be done.immediately and write
the Superintendent of Chemawa that
you have done so.
4. If you are not on a reservation, you
should write Supt. Edwin L. Chalcraft,
Chemawa, Oregon, and tell him about
yourself, age, tribe, . etc. He will then
send you application blanks and order
for tickets, if you are eligible for enroll
ment. 5. Chemawa has an Industrial equip
ment and facilities, surpassed by none
and equaled by few schools iji the Ser
vice. The trades taught are. as follows:
The girls are taught to .be good
house-keepers, to which isadded special
instruction in Dressmaking, Tailoring
and Nursing. The School has a Domes
tic Science Department. TJieboys are
taught Farming, Dairying, Gardening,
Carpentering, Wagonmaking, Black
smithing, Shoe and Harness Making,
Tailoring, Baking, Steam and Electrical
Engineering, and Plumbing.
6. Chemawa has exceptional advan
tages for giving instruction in farming,
dairying, gardening and in the care of
orchards, and with her engineering
facilities is unequaled.
7. The Chemawa Band has a reputa
tion extending over the entire Pacific
Coast. Boys who have had band in
struction in other schools are especially
desired to continue their music at Che
mawa. (Continued on page 8