Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, January 13, 1911, Image 13

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Chemawa Indian School.
8.
The Domestic Science d ep a rtm en t
has a separate building e s p ’i ially a d a p t­
ed for the purpose and the facilities of
Chem aw a in this line are equaled by
only one oth'*r school in the Service.
9. In the L iterary D epartm ent, the
instruction covers the branches tau g h t
in G ram m ar schools of the country.
The school was established by Major
W ilkinson, F ebruary 25, 1880, being the
-econd oldest N on-reservation school in
the U nited States. From a sm all school
of tw enty five children it ha« grown step
bv step from year to year.
Last year
w a s the most prosperous in its history.
The total enrollm ent for the year being
775 pupils, having an average a tte n d ­
ance of 615.
The school year closed
with 382 bov s and 266 girls on the rolls.
U nder the new regulations it is now up
to the parents and the guardians and
the pupils to decide which school they
desire to attend. C ertainly the a tte n d ­
ance the last year speaks volum es for
the continued prosperity and good nam e
of Chemawa.
Now a last word to the Indian parents
and In d ian voting mer. and women de­
siring an in d u strial education a t the
Chem aiw a school. If you desire adm is
ssion ths term w rite at once to S upt
C halcraft, and fill in the following blank,
cut it out and send it. fo Supt. C hal­
craft, who will im m ediately send you
application blanks.
Name
A ge__________________________________
T rib e_________________________________
F a th e r_____ ____ ______________________
.Mother ____ ____ ______________________
P. O ._______ ____ _____________________
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