These materials include a report by H. B. Peairs on the discipline among boys at the Carlisle Indian School. The report discusses changes enacted by Oscar Hiram Lipps, who was promoted from Supervisor in Charge to Superintendent during this discipline investigation.
Reports
![Original of Discipline Inspection Report of H. B. Peairs for May 1915 Original of Discipline Inspection Report of H. B. Peairs for May 1915](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b005_f18_00_0002.jpg?itok=e-hKkgUR)
![Memo on Government Payment for Tuition at Non-Reservation Schools Memo on Government Payment for Tuition at Non-Reservation Schools](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b031_f03_43037_0002.jpg?itok=K6T57Tcw)
These materials contain a report regarding the education of students at non-reservation schools and the role of government and parents in paying for the education.
![Report on the School Farm, Garden, and Dairy for Fiscal Year 1914-1915 Report on the School Farm, Garden, and Dairy for Fiscal Year 1914-1915](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b034_f20_138379_0002.jpg?itok=F9wx77fk)
Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt asks Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Oscar H. Lipps to prepare a financial report on the school's agricultural products for fiscal year 1914-1915. Lipps prepares a report listing the type of product produced, the amount of the product in weight, the value of the product, the amount of…
![General School Updates and Documents Concerning School Health, 1916 General School Updates and Documents Concerning School Health, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f02_00_0040.jpg?itok=IhjloUxp)
These materials include correspondence, ledger pages, inspection reports, and government forms regarding multiple health topics connected to the Carlisle Indian School. Included is an Inspection Report of H. B. Peairs for February 1916, Physician's Semiannual Reports for the first and second halves of 1916, statistical reports of diseases for…
![Inspection Report on Academic and Industrial Departments Inspection Report on Academic and Industrial Departments](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b021_f04_17773_0040.jpg?itok=RAY79wtS)
Supervisor of Schools H. B. Peairs' report on the Academic and Industrial Departments at Carlisle focuses on methods of instruction (i.e. too much written work), attendance, industrial department trades, outings of trade students, agriculture, domestic departments (cooking, sewing, laundering, home training and nursing), religious organizations…
![Inspection Report on School Buildings, 1916 Inspection Report on School Buildings, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b018_f04_17772_0004.jpg?itok=8ybiYXcQ)
Supervisor of Schools H. B. Peairs writes an Inspection Report of the Carlisle Indian School. He calls attention to the most important needs of the school, which he deems to be the fire escapes, small boys building annex, lockers, hospital porches, and establishing quarters for married employees.
Assistant Commissioner of Indian…
![Enrolment of Non-American Citizens and Porto Ricans, Etc., in Indian Schools, 1916 Enrolment of Non-American Citizens and Porto Ricans, Etc., in Indian Schools, 1916](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1349B_0185.jpg?itok=8-DRIt9f)
In response to a question about whether students from Mexico could be admitted to the Carlisle Indian School, this memorandum is a compilation of information regarding the enrollment of individuals who are not American citizens, including individuals from Alaska, Puerto Rico (Porto Rico), and the Philippines. The memo discusses enrollment…
![Materials About Sarah Boyd Assault Incident Materials About Sarah Boyd Assault Incident](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f03_14230_0012.jpg?itok=E02MnU-F)
This material includes an inquiry into the alleged physical assault of Sarah Boyd by matron Matilda G. Ewing. Boyd claimed that she was pushed down a flight of stairs by Ewing, resulting in a back injury. The materials include an interview transcript with Boyd, letters from witnesses, and Boyd's recanting of her accusation.
Note: The…
![Henry P. Sutton Competency Evaluation Henry P. Sutton Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b015_f032_f88317_0007.jpg?itok=iWkZnZ3P)
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Henry P. Sutton. Sutton had graduated from Carlisle and requested certification of his educational status, which would allow him to attend the Haskell Institute.
![Inspection Report of Elsie E. Newton for January 1918 Inspection Report of Elsie E. Newton for January 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f05_9088_0002.jpg?itok=ccvJcXOC)
These materials include correspondence and a report regarding Supervisor Elsie E. Newton's inspection of facilities and activities for female students at the Carlisle Indian School. Newton discusses topics including girls' dormitories, the school matron, the Domestic Science and Housekeeping departments, and discipline.
![Inspection Report of W.S. Coleman for May 1918 Inspection Report of W.S. Coleman for May 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f06_37476_0002.jpg?itok=KqsIaMxK)
This material includes the May 1918 inspection of the Carlisle Indian School by W. S. Coleman. The included correspondence between Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells and Coleman discusses the health conditions of outing students and the general campus, conditions at the school farm, and school athletics.
![Closure of the Carlisle Indian School Closure of the Carlisle Indian School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f25_61812_0002.jpg?itok=74ZkJcSz)
These materials include correspondence, official records, and other documents related to the closure of the Carlisle Indian School in 1918. Discussed topics include the transfer of the land from the Department of the Interior to the Department of War, the transfer of property to other Indian schools, and the discharge and transfer of students…
![Personnel File of Oscar Hiram Lipps, Supervisor in Charge and Superintendent Personnel File of Oscar Hiram Lipps, Supervisor in Charge and Superintendent](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_1344A_b001_LippsO_0067.jpg?itok=ch6ArpAh)
Personnel file of Oscar Hiram Lipps, who served as Superintendent of the Carlisle Indian School from July 1, 1915 to March 31, 1917. Lipps also was temporarily the Supervisor in Charge of the Carlisle Indian School from February 1914 to June 1915, after Moses Friedman was suspended from duty. Lipps worked in the Department of the Interior for…