Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, February 18, 1910, Image 11

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    Chemawa Indian School.
Chemawa is located on the main line
0f 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 theUnit
ed States where you can get an industria
education. Many Indian young men, who
were graduated from Chemawa, have
.good positions as blacksmiths, mill men,
tailors, engineers, " "electrician g," fanner 57
and many' other businesses earning a.
good living for themselves.
The Oregon Electric R.. R.r, which has
sixteen trains daily between Salem and
Portland, passes through Chemawa.
In point of location, climate, resources,
sanitation and environment, Chemawa is
unexcelled. Its grounds are-: covered
with roses, are extensive and dotted with
,all Oregon firs, which are: green the en-
.... ... ,, . i
tire year. ' - ,-, ",.
The school ; has been eallecfl'The Rose
School." It has -341 'acres of as fine ag
ricultural land as there-is in theUnited
States. Has over 40 acres of prolific or
cnard and the fruit of this is very abun
dant, producing enormous quantities. '
The buildings are all modern and up-to-date
and the Industrial departments
are unexcelled.
To Those WisHing to Enter tHe
CHemawa jcHool Please
Read Carefully,
1. All pupils must be at least, one
fourth Indian; healthy and of good
moral character.
2. All new pupils must be fourteen
years of age or over.
1 3. If you live on a reservation or are
under 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-
... raent. . .
... 5. Chemawa has an Industrial equip
ment and facilities, surpassed; by none
andequaled by few schools in! the Ser
vice.v The trades taught are as follows:
The "'girls are taught to ' be good
house-keepers, to which is added special
instruction in Dressmaking, Tailoring
and Nursing. , The School has a Domes
tic Science Department., The boys are
taught ' Farming, Dairying Gardening,
Carpentering, Wagonmakirg, Black-
"sniithing, " Shoe and Harness Making,
TailoringBaking, 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 a Che
mawa. (Continued on page 9