Weekly Chemawa American., June 17, 1910, Image 11

Chemawa Indian School
Chemawa 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 cornerof the Unit
ed States where you can get an industrial
education. Many Indian young men, who
were graduated- from Chemawa,' have
good positions as blacksmiths, mill men,
tailors, engineers, electricians, farmers,
and many other businesses earning a
good living for themselves.
The Oregon Electric 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
call Oregon firs, which are green the en
tire year.
The school has been called "The Rose
School " It has 341 acres of as fine ag
ricultural land as there is in the United
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 WisKing to Enter the
Chemawa 'chool Please
Read Carefully,
1. Ail 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.
3. If you live on a reservation or are
under the supervision of an Agent or
Superintenbent, you must apply to him
for transfer and railroad tickets. This
should be done immediately ai.d Vvv. ;e
the Superintendent of Chemawa thil
you have done so
4. If you are not on a reservation, yon
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 in the Ser
vice. 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, 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. Beys who have had band in
struction in other schools are especially
desired to continue their music a Che
mawa. (Ooutirmed on page ft