Cornelius, Leila

Student file of Leila Cornelius, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on March 23, 1888, graduated in 1896, and ultimately departed on July 6, 1897. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, returned student surveys, a former student response…

Student information card of Leila Cornelius, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on March 23, 1888 and departed on July 6, 1897. The information card indicates that Cornelius had graduated in 1896, married fellow student Benjamin Caswell, and was living in Leech Lake in 1914. 

Student file of Benjamin Caswell, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 9, 1889, graduated in 1892, and ultimately departed on June 10, 1895. The student did not attend the school continuously, but left and reentered. The file contains student information cards, a trade/position record card, photographs, a…

Student information card of Benjamin Caswell, a member of the Chippewa Nation, who entered the school on September 9, 1889 and departed on June 10, 1895. The information card indicates that Caswell had graduated in 1892, studied carpentry, married fellow student Leila Cornelius, and was living in Cass Lake, Minnesota in 1913. 

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The first page began with a poem titled “Do Your Best,” followed by “The Man-On-the-Band-Stand and a Stranger,” which described the “old gentleman’s” effort to thwart the hiring of an Outing student who was careless with arithmetic. It continued on page four. Page two began with “A Manly Resolution,” that reported Felix Iron Eaglefeather’s (…

This issue commemorates the Eighth Graduating Exercises and Seventh Anniversary Exercises. The first page contained a list of distinguished guests in attendance.  Graduation speeches from students are presented in the paper, as are transcribed accounts of the exercises. The list included Pennsylvania State officials, judges, clergymen, and…

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Note: This issue was also published as The Red Man (Vol. 16, No. 4) and Helper (Vol. 15, No. 37).

Studio portrait of Leila Cornelius.

Studio photograph of the graduating class of 1896. The sitters are marked with white numbers and identified in the caption below. They are: 1. Adams, Johnson, Chippewa  2. Davenport, Susie, Ottawa  3. Cayou, Frank, Omaha  4. Cornelius, Leila,Oneida  5. Gansworth, Leander, Tuscarora  6. Henry, Timothy, Tuscarora  7…

The handwritten note on the reads: O. Caswell

The handwritten note on the reverse side reads: Benj. Caswell & family.

The caption reads: HOMES OF CARLISLE EX-STUDENTS AND GRADUATES. 

The printed note reads: MRS. LAURA PEDRICK, KIOWA, ANADARKO, OKLAHOMA; ELLEN MARTIN MCCOMEE, OSAGE, FORAKE, OKLA.; WILLIAM PAISANO AND MARY PERRY, PUEBLOS, CASA BLANCA, N.M.; BENJ. CASWELL AND LEILA CORNELIUS, CHIPPEWA AND ONEIDA, CASS LAKE,…

Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter which enclosed a letter from W. B. Backus, Superintendent of the Genoa School, in reference to a system of savings for students. Pratt notes that he believes he fills the place of a parent for the students at the Carlisle Indian School, that he considered teaching students about…