Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, February 18, 1910, Image 9

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The girls have an excellent Mandolin
Club, the instrumentation consisting of
violins, guitars, mandolins, cello, double
kass and piano. Vocal music will be
taught to those desiring it and piano
lessons can be secured by those wishing
to take them.
g. The Domestic Science department
has a separate building esp?cially 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.
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. Chalcraff
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
P. 0.
R. R. .
BASKETBALL GAiVES.
Lee. 4 Mutes, 16; Chemawa, 23; won.
Dec. 4 Dallas College, 68; Chemawa, 7; lost.
Dec. 7 Woodburn A. C, 10; Chemawa, 48;
won.
Dec. 17 Silverton H. S., 28; Chemawa, 205
. lost.
Dec. 21 Mt. Angel College, 39; Chemawa, 16;
lost.
Dec. 21 Eoseburg High, 8; Chemawa, 30;
won.
Jan. 7 Albany College, 22; Chemawa, 23;
won.
Jan. 8 Philomath College, 34; Chemawa, 31;
lost.
Jan. 9 Silverton H. S., 13; Chemawa, 30; won.
Jan. 14 McMinnville, 13; Chemawa, 20; won.
Jan. 22 Pacific College, 19; Chemawa, 15;
lost,
Jan. 26 Klamath Falls H., 13; Chemawa, 37;
won.
Jan. 29 Albany High, 40; Chemawa, 47;
won.
Feb. 4 Philomath College, 31; Chemawa, 21;
lost.
Feb. 5 Albina A. A. C , 20 Chemawa, 46;
'won
- Feb. 7 Ashland A. A, C., 27; Chemawa, 29;
won.
Feb 10 Dallas College, 40; Chemawa, 19;
lost.
Feb 11 Pacific College, 25; Chemawa, 24;
protested.