Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198?, June 14, 1912, Image 13

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    Fine Selection of Goods
We especially invite you to come to the Stockton Store before buying
elsewhere, as it is com pletely tilled with the most beautiful, d ain tv and
appropriate seasonable goods. Come and look them over, we think it will
be a pleasure to you, and you are welcome w hether you buy or not.
... AT ..
ST O C K T O N ’ S
Chemawc Indian School.
8.
The Domestic Science d ep a rtm en t
has a separate building especially a d a p t­
ed for the purpose and the facilities of
Chem aw a in this line are equaled
by
only one other school in the Service.
9. In th e 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 M ajor
W ilkinson, F eb ru ary 25, 1880, being the
second oldest N on-reservation school in
the U nited States. From a sm all school
of tw enty-five children it ha« grown step
ov step from year to year.
Last year
was trie most nrosperous in its history.
3’be total enro llm en t for the year being
775 pupils, having an average a tte n d ­
ance of 615.
I he school year closed
with 882 boys and 266 girls on the rolls.
U nder the new regulations it is now up
to the p arents and the guard ian s and
the pupils to decide which school they
desire to atten d
C eriainlv the atteno-
ance the last y ear speaks volum es for
the continued prosperity and good nam e
of Chemawa.
Now a last word to the In d ian parents
and In d ian young met. and women de­
siring an in d u strial education at the
Chem aw a school. If you desire ad m is­
sion this term w rite at once to Supt.
C halcraft, and fill in the following blank,
cut it out and send it fo Supt, C hal­
craft, who will im m ediately tend you
application blanks.
Name
A g e__________________ ___________
T rib e_______________
F a th e r___ ______________
M o th e r ___ _______________
P. O .___________________________
R R.__________________