Chemawa Indian School
Chemawa is located on the main line
of the Southern Pacific railroad, five miles
north of he City of Salem, the Capitol of
Oregon.
It is the Only Indian School
in the northwestern part of the United
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, engineer-, electricians, far
mers, 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 tall Oregon
firs, which are green the entire year.
The school has been called
"The Rose School."
It has 441 acres of as fine agricultural
land as there is in the United States.
Has over 40 acres of prolific orchard and
the fruit of this is very abundant, pro
ducing enormous quantities.
The buildings are all modern and up-to-date
and the industrial departments
are unexcelled.
To Those Wishing to Enter the
Chemawa School Please
Read Carefully.
1. All pupils must be at least one
fourth Indian; healthy and of good
moral character.
2. Pupils should be fourteen years of
age or over at time of entering.
3. If you live on a reservation or are
under the supervision of an Agent or
Superintendent, you must apply to him
for railroad tickets. This should be
done immediately and write the Super
intendent of Chemawa that you have
done so.
4. If you are not on a reservation you
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 enrollment.
6. 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 in
struction in Dressmaking, Tailoring and
Nursing.
The school has a Domestic Science Depart
ment. The boys are taught Farming, Dairy
ing, Gardening, Carpentering, Wagonmak
ing, Blacksmithing, Shoe and Harness
Making, Tailoring, Baking, Painting, Print
ing, 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. Boys who have had band in
struction in other schools are especially
desired to continue their music at Che
mawa. The girls have an excellent Mandolin
Club, the instrumentation consisting of
violins, guitars, mandolins, cello, double
bass and piano. Vocal music will be
taught to those desiring it and piano
leesons can be secured by those wishing
to take them.
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