Chemawa Indian School.
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.
The school was established by Major
Wilkinson, February 25, 1880, being the
second oldest Non-reservation school in
the United States. From a small school
of twenty-five children it has grown step
by step from year to year. Last year
was the most prosperous in its history.
The total enrollment for the year being
775 pupils, having an average attend
ance 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
he continued prosperity and good name
of Chemawa.
Now a last word to the Indian parents
and Indian young men and women de
siring an industrial education at the
Chemaiwa school. If you desire admis
ssion ths term write at once to Supt
Chalcraft, and fill in the following blank
cut it out and send it fo Supt. Chal
craft, who will immediately send you
application blanks.
Name
Age.
Tribe..
Father
Mother
p. o.
R. R.
A CARNEGIE STORY
Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie went recently
on a long trip through the western part
of the country, accompanied by their
daughter and her governess or companion.
The party were often troubled by inquisi
tive people who recognized the famous
financier and philanthropist, but on
reaching a certain region in southern
California they were happy to feel that
their identity had not been made known
and that they were free to go and come
without attracting attention.
The two young ladies went one day to
visit an ostrich farm and were much in
terested in the huge ungainly birds. Two
in particular seemed to them very re
markable, and Miss Carnegie was amus
ed to read the names affixed to the cor
ral, "King Edward and Queen Alexan
dra." Next day she persuaded Mrs. Carn
egie to visit the ostriches, too, and daugh
ter led her mother eagerly up to the
abode of the two royal birds.
"Allow me to present you at court,
mamma," she was about to say when
glancing at name cards she stopped amaz
ed. For the royal titles were no longer
in evidence. The two prize birds of the
collection now bore the proud titles, "Mr.
and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie."
WHAT HE HEARD
"Tommy," queried the teacher, "can
you tell me what an old settler is some
times called?"
"Yes, ma'am; a pioneer," was the reply.
"Now Johnny," said the teacher to an
other small pupil, "what is a pioneer?"
"An old man who pays his debts."
Sacramento Union.
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