Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, April 29, 1910, Image 9

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The girls have an excellent Mandolin
Club, the instrumentation consisting of
violin?, 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.
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.
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 blank?
Name
Age... 1
Tribe
Father.....
Mother ,
p. o.
R.R.
Read Th!s
Pupils and Employes, here is the list
of our Advertisers. Patronize them:
Watt Shipp Rex Studio
The Variety Store The Chicago Store
Patton Brothers Geo. C. Will
J. L. Stockton Woolen Mill Store
R. G. Henderson Zinn's
Salem Music Co. Reuf Aros.
California Bakery Epley & Olinger
E. C. Cross & Son Trover's Studio
Wade, Pearce & Co. Barnes' Cash Store
Weller Bros. Williamson Haffner Co.
Salem Steam Laundry White House
H. W- & M. L, Meyers.
Ye Liberty Theatre
Ye Liberty Theatre"
Salem's Leading Moving Picture
House
The. Latest in Moving Pictures, Music
and Illustrated Songs.
The Best Our Ambition
Matinee Every Day (Except Suuday)
at 2 p. m.
Evening Performance Daily, 7 p. m