The commencement program for the Eighteenth Anniversary and Ninth Graduating Exercises of the Indian Industrial School at Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The program includes a schedule of events as well as a photograph of the graduating class of 1897.
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Richard Henry Pratt invites residents of Carlisle to visit the Carlisle Indian School on specific days to visit the industrial shops, schoolrooms, and gymnasium to better allow out of town guests to see those areas of the school surrounding the 1898 commencement exercises.
Pratt adds in a typewritten note on the top of the letter that…
An invitation for a Professor Heckman, probably Edgar Rohrer Heckman of Dickinson Preparatory School, to attend the 1898 commencement ceremony. It was the Nineteenth Anniversary and the Tenth Graduating Exercises of the school. The first page is an invitation, and the reverse features the program for the three-day event, March 1st to 3rd, 1898…
Invitation to twentieth anniversary and eleventh graduating exercises of the Carlisle Indian Industrial School from February 28 to March 2, 1899. Includes a program and list of graduating students with nation.
Ticket for commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School for the 1899 school year.
Alfred John Standing provides information on Antonio Apache to the Office of Indian Affairs.
Program listing for the 1900 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program lists student performances, school colors, the names of graduating students along with the words to the school song, "Comrades All."
Alfred John Standing requests authority to spend $76 in the purchase of 200 diplomas.
Program listing for the 1901 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program lists student performances, school colors, the names of graduating students along with the lyrics to "Song of the Flag."
The 1901 Commencement program of Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry (now Drexel University), located in Philadelphia, in which Albert H. Nash (graduated from Carlisle Indian School in 1897) is listed on the third page as having earned a diploma in the course in Commerce and Finance.
Invitation to the 23rd anniversary and the 14th graduation exercises of the Carlisle Indian School sent to Eugene P. Drake and family compliments of Richard Henry Pratt. Also included are two envelopes.
Invitation to the 1902 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School addressed to outing patrons by Richard Henry Pratt. Pratt invites individuals as well as outing students on the recommendation of the patron. He notes that the costs that are to be incurred including meals and railroad tickets.
Invitation to the 23rd anniversary and 14th commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. Also included is a ticket for admission to the program along with an envelope addressed to Edward Herman of New Kingston, Pennsylvania.
Richard Henry Pratt requests Commissioner W. A. Jones wire the Pine Ridge agent his sanction for former Carlisle students to be made available to travel to Carlisle for commencement exercises if able.
Program of the Carlisle Indian School Commencement for 1903. The program includes the names of the graduating class of 1903 along with a photo. Additional information includes the commencement schedule; history, purpose, and statistical information of the school; and the words of the evening song. In addition, a separate schedule for the week…
Program for the 1903 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program includes student performances and the names and image of the graduating class. In addition, the program contains an evening song along with statistical information of the School.
Commencement program for the 1904 graduating class. The program includes a picture of the graduating class with names and nation, the class motto and colors. The program listing includes student performances, words to the “Song of a Thousand Years" and statistical information.
Admission ticket to the commencement ceremonies of the Carlisle Indian School on February 17th and 18th of 1904. Also included is an envelope from the Carlisle Indian School addressed to Mr. H. E. Wertz of Quincy, Pennsylvania.
Ticket for the Indian School Commencement, occurring on Wednesday and Thursday, February 17 and 18, 1904.
Booklet for the 1905 Commencement of the Carlisle Indian School. Includes images of various industries: carpenters, laundry, sloyd, tailors, printing office. Images of groups: standards, graduating class, band, Y.M.C.A., Susan Longstreth Literary Society. Images of buildings: campus, school building, girls’ quarters and band stand, shops, boys…
Program for the 1906 commencement exercises of the Carlisle Indian School. The program includes student performances, the names and image of the graduating class and students who were awarded industrial certificates, the class motto and colors. In addition, the program includes a number of images related to the Carlisle Indian School.
William A. Mercer requests to purchase 100 diplomas for the Carlisle Indian School.
Admission ticket to the commencement ceremonies of the Carlisle Indian School on March 21st and 22nd of 1906.
William A. Mercer requests authority to purchase extra material for graduation dresses' for the Senior Class.
Program of the four days of graduation exercises of the Carlisle Indian School, including the names of the 1907 graduating class and those receiving industrial certificates. Also includes various images associated with the school and the lyrics of the school song.
Note: The student Carl Silk is also known as Carl Sylvester.