Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, June 24, 1910, Image 9

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The girls have an excellent Mandolin
Club, the instrumentation consisting of
violins, guitars, mandolins, cello, double
baS3 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 b 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 wkh
382 boys and 266 girls on the rolls.
Under the new regulations it is now up
io thn parents and the guardians and
the pupils to decide which, school they
desire to attend. Certainly the attend
ance the lat 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 blanks
Name .
Age
Tribe.
Father
Mother
P. O.
R. R.
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Pupils and Employes, here is the list
of our Advertisers. Patronize them:
Wait Shipp Rex Studio
The Varit ty Store The Chicago Store
Patton Brother Geo. C. Will
J. L. Stockton Woolen Mill Store
R. G. Henderson Zi tin's
Salem Music Co." Reuf Bros"
California Bal.ery Epley & Olingcr
K. C. Cioss & ' n 'I rovei's St i d o
Wade. Pearce & Co Bar res' ' ash Stor
Weller Bros. WiUiamso- Haff ne- C o
Salem Steam Laundry White House
II. W. cv.M. L. Meyer-.
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 Dav (Except Sunday)
at 2 in ,
Pvening Performance Daily, 7 p m