Progress card of Georgia Bennett, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on October 19, 1902.
Bennett, Georgia
Student information card of Georgia Bennett, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on October 19, 1902 and departed on April 8, 1909. The card indicates that Bennett graduated in 1909, had married Mr. Pierce, and was living in Irving, New York in 1913.
Student information cards of Georgia Bennett, a member of the Seneca Nation, who entered the school on October 19, 1902 and ultimately departed on April 8, 1909.
In school documentation Georgia Bennett's married name is Georgia Pierce.
This issue, which commemorates the Commencement Exercises of the Class of 1909, featured speeches highlighting the success of Indian education. Francis E. Leupp, in his address, among many things spoke on the success of the arts at Carlisle. He was followed by Moses E. Clapp, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Clapp shared "…