Weekly Chemawa American., July 15, 1910, Image 11

Chemawa Indian School
Chemawa is located on the main line
l(f the Southern Pacific railroad five mil
north of the City of Salem, the capitui .f
Oregon. U is the only Indian industrial
pchool in the northwest corner of the Unit
ed States where you can get an industrial
education, Many Indian young men, who
were graduated from Chemawa, have
pood positions as blacksmiths, mill men,
tailors, engineers, electricians, farmers,
and many ether businesses earning a
pood living for themselves,
TheOregon Electric R. R., which has
sixteen trains daily between Salem and
Portland, passes through Chemawa,
In point of location, climate, resources,
panitation and environment, Chemawa is
unexcelled, Its grounds are eov-red
with roses, are extensive and dotted with
11 Oregon fir which are green the en
lire year
The schnol has been called "The Rose
School " It has 841 acres of as fine ag
ricultural land ps there is in the United
States. Has over 40 acres of prolific or
.chard and the fruit of this is very abun
dant, produoing enormous quantities
The buildings are all modern and up
to-date and the Industrial departments
are unexcelled,
To Thos WlsKltigf to Snter the
Chem ;chael Pleas
Read Carefully.
1. AH pupils must be at least, one
fourth Indian; healthy and of good
moral character.
2. AH new pupils must be fourteen
yar of age or over.
3 If you live on a reservation or are
"''Her the supervision of an Agent or
Snpenntenbent, you must apply to him
for transfer and railroad tickets. This
should be done immediately and w:ue
the Superintendent of Chemawa thai
you have done so.
4. If you are not on a reservation, yon
should write Supt. Edwin U. 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
housekeepers, 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 Electrica1
Engineering, and Plumbing.
6, Chemawa has exceptional adyan-.
tageg for giving instruction in farming,
dairying, gardening and in the car of
orchards, and with her engineering
facilities' is unequaled,
7. The Chemawa Band has a reputa
tion extending over the entire Pacifio
Coast. . Boyft who have had band in
struction in other schools are especially
desired to continue their music a Che
mawa. (Continued on page fi