Student information card of Susie Metoxen, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885, graduated in 1894, and departed on May 8, 1894.

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Student information card of Susie Metoxen, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885, graduated in 1894, and departed on May 8, 1894.
Student information card of Susie Metoxen, a member of the Oneida Nation, who entered the school on September 30, 1885, graduated in 1894, and departed on May 8, 1894.
The first page opens with a poem titled “"Health Alphabet" listing health advice, A-Z followed by a description of horse grooming titled "George Washington's Horse." Page two opens with an article titled "Silver" that admonished Indian students to fight against the…
The first page opens with a poem titled "A Happy New Year to You," followed by a poem called "Santa Claus at Home," about his return to the North Pole. The next article, "The Cold Water Man," is about the dangers of drinking beer, reprinted from Maryland Bulletin. Also on the page is a piece titled "Mr. Causes-the-Wind, a Dakota says:" that…
Studio portrait of Susie Metoxen wearing school uniform.
Note: Handwritten caption along side of image: "Susie Metoxen, Mar. 1888."
Studio portrait of nine female and ten male students.
The top caption reads: GRADUATING CLASS OF 1894, INDIAN INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL, CARLISLE, PA.
The lower caption reads: Flora Campbell, Alaskan. Howard Gansworth, Tuscarora. Thos. B. Bear, Sioux. Martha Napawat, Kiowa. Susie Metoxen, Oneida. Emmanuel…
Richard Henry Pratt further expounds on his belief that filling Indian Service positions with students in the midst of their education is harmful in regard to the position at the Lemhi District. Pratt discusses various students at the Carlisle Indian School.
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Miss Metoxen will shortly leave for Lemhi.