Student information card of Lizzie Walton, a member of the Pawnee Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1879 and departed on February 14, 1884.
Student information card of Lizzie Walton, a member of the Pawnee Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1879 and departed on February 14, 1884.
Student information card of Lizzie Walton, a member of the Pawnee Nation, who entered the school on October 27, 1879 and departed on February 14, 1884.
The first page opened with an untitled poem, with the first line “God Wants the Boys,” followed by anonymous advice “Be Inventive.” Next came two columns, “Girls Read This,” an exercise for good posture and “Boys Read This,” an exercise for good behavior. The news items on page two gave reports about Charley Wolf and Jesse Paul, Nez Perce…
Studio portrait of Lizzie Walton, probably wearing school uniform.
Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs regarding a letter he has received from the Superintendent of the Genoa School to transfer five students to Genoa when the school opens in February 1884. Pratt states that while he is willing to send the students he does not believe the transportation costs should come out of his…