Captain William A. Mercer submits a report that lists irregular employees and includes details on their compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked at the school in June 1905. Mercer distinguishes between the employees, whose names appear on the first page, and the "Indian Assistants," who are student employees, listed on…
1900-1909
![Report of Irregular Employees, June 1905 Report of Irregular Employees, June 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2851_58757_c5546.jpg?itok=Fyv3nEeY)
![Statement of Cost of Employees and Issues and Expenditures, June 1905 Statement of Cost of Employees and Issues and Expenditures, June 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2875_66636_0001.jpg?itok=zA1i6iGZ)
William A. Mercer submits a statement of cost form that lists the total amounts for subsistence, clothing, school materials and furnishings, light and fuel, miscellaneous expenses, new buildings and repairs, the value of subsistence raised by schools, and pay for regular and irregular employees for the quarter ending June 30, 1905.
![Denial of Sloyd Teacher Anne H. Stewart's Request to attend Summer School Denial of Sloyd Teacher Anne H. Stewart's Request to attend Summer School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2839_54211_0002.jpg?itok=GcPvyCk-)
Sloyd Teacher Anne H. Stewart renews her request to attend summer school at Chicago University. She desires to take a course in manual training. Major W. A. Mercer denies her request.
![Physician Report on the Health of the Carlisle Student Body in 1905 Physician Report on the Health of the Carlisle Student Body in 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2834_52220_0005.jpg?itok=jDqdKwJt)
William A. Mercer forwards report of the Carlisle Indian School physician on the health of the student body focusing on tuberculosis. The report provides several recommendations that Mercer says he has adopted to prevent the spread of tuberculosis.
![Irregular Employees Required for Fiscal Year 1906 Irregular Employees Required for Fiscal Year 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2833_51871_0001.jpg?itok=5eSN2TK-)
Captain William A. Mercer provides the Commissioner of Indian Affairs with a list of irregular labor required for the 1906 fiscal year to make building repairs. Mercer also includes details on compensation, position title, and the number of workdays required for the year.
![Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 1905 Quarterly Sanitary Report of Diseases and Injuries, June 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2834_52221_c5699.jpg?itok=3mWG4c8A)
F. Shoemaker, the school physician, compiles the sanitary report for the quarter ending on June 30, 1905.
![Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1906 Fiscal Year Request to Pay Henderson Farm Rent for the 1906 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2833_51874_0001.jpg?itok=_xfxBpSg)
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $400 to continue renting the Henderson Tract for the 1906 fiscal year.
![Request to Pay Students Labor Over Summer of 1905 Request to Pay Students Labor Over Summer of 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2833_51872_0001.jpg?itok=owP27lUQ)
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay $3,000 for student labor over the summer at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Requests to Rent Telephone and Pay for Treatment Outside of Carlisle Requests to Rent Telephone and Pay for Treatment Outside of Carlisle](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2833_51865_0001.jpg?itok=gPN2yj6O)
William A. Mercer requests authority to pay telephone rent, for medical treatment of students on outing, and for transportation and board of students being treated in Philadelphia.
![Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1906 Estimate of Funds, First Quarter 1906](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2834_52215_c5675.jpg?itok=jq9_ifAw)
Estimate of funds for the first quarter of 1906 amounting to $72,423.61 for support of the school and for transportation of Indian supplies, $13,435.00 of which is for regular employee pay.
![Mercer Informs Office of His Promotion to Major Mercer Informs Office of His Promotion to Major](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2834_52216_0001_0.jpg?itok=G_y1F7Fa)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has been promoted to the grade of Major and received a commission as Major of Cavalry.
![Two Applications for Leave of Absence Two Applications for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2834_52219_0002.jpg?itok=7viYoDqy)
W. A. Mercer forwards two applications for a leave of absence for Florence N. Head (assistant matron) and Sara Pierre (hospital cook).
![Difficulties in Using Student Labor to Build New Hospital Building Difficulties in Using Student Labor to Build New Hospital Building](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2834_52448_0001_1.jpg?itok=hLncQQs5)
William A. Mercer responds to a letter from C. F. Larrabee regarding the Comptroller's decision on the use of funds to build a new hospital building. Mercer lays out the difficulties in using student labor and provides further details to the Office.
![Eighteen Certificates of Attendance at Summer School Eighteen Certificates of Attendance at Summer School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2891_71390_0001.jpg?itok=R4jNmfMD)
Major W. A. Mercer forwards certificates of attendance at summer school for eighteen employees: Kate S. Bowersox (principal teacher), Ella G. Hill (laundry manager), Mollie V. Gaither (girls' field agent), Bertha Canfield (seamstress), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Fred W. Canfield (drawing teacher), and Hattie M. McDowell, Cora B. Hawk,…
![Frances A. Veitch's Application for Leave of Absence Frances A. Veitch's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2835_52913_0001.jpg?itok=CNjCn7Cs)
W. A. Mercer forwards matron Frances A. Veitch's application for a 28-day annual leave of absence. Veitch also requests an additional 30-day leave of absence without pay.
![Two Applications for Leave of Absence Two Applications for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2838_53972_0003.jpg?itok=topNrZGy)
Major William A. Mercer forwards two applications for leave of absence: Ella Albert (asst. laundress) and W. B. Beitzel (clerk).
![Two Applications for Leave of Absence Two Applications for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2835_52912_0001.jpg?itok=scw-a7pT)
W. A. Mercer forwards two applications for a leave of absence for E. Corbett (assistant seamstress) and Susan Zeamer (assistant seamstress).
![W. B. Beitzel Resigns as Clerk W. B. Beitzel Resigns as Clerk](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2839_54212_0003.jpg?itok=6NCF0dIl)
W. B. Beitzel resigns his position as a clerk at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation along with his note that he will provide a recommendation to fill the vacancy later.
![Check Received from Estate of Harriet W. Taber Check Received from Estate of Harriet W. Taber](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2838_53969_0001.jpg?itok=OK0fcI0I)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that a check from the estate of Harriet W. Taber has been received. Mercer notes that he will provide a recommendation for the use of the funds at a later date.
![Frances Scales Declines Transfer to Cherokee School Frances Scales Declines Transfer to Cherokee School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2838_53970_0001.jpg?itok=UWe-eM8N)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that teacher Frances R. Scales declines the transfer offer to the Cherokee School.
![Two Changes in Staff in Industrial Training Positions Two Changes in Staff in Industrial Training Positions](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2838_53971_0004.jpg?itok=laz6Iw2_)
William A. Mercer requests the abolishment of the Sloyd Teaching position in conjunction with the transfer of Anne H. Stewart. Mercer further requests hiring an additional assistant carpenter from the Civil Service and employing one temporarily.
![Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 1905 Descriptive Statement of Changes in School Employees, July 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2839_54213_c5762_A.jpg?itok=dmN11_V5)
Major William A. Mercer submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Jeannette L. Senseney, Emma G. Sky, Elizabeth Searight, Ida Boger, and George Brown Jr.) and all employees working at the school to start the 1905-1906 fiscal year. These reports include personal information about those being hired as well as reasons for…
![Frances Veitch Requests Transfer to Different Department as a Clerk Frances Veitch Requests Transfer to Different Department as a Clerk](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2842_55355_0005.jpg?itok=i2J1tekj)
Frances A. Veitch requests from the Office of Indian Affairs if she is eligible for a transfer to another department under the Secretary of the Interior as a clerk. William A. Mercer provides further information on Veitch's request.
![John Wise's Application for Leave of Absence John Wise's Application for Leave of Absence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2839_54214_0002.jpg?itok=_xwMqkaw)
William A. Mercer forwards Assistant Superintendent John R. Wise's application for a 30 day leave of absence.
![Mercer Requests Ability to Make Recommendations to Vacant Positions in 1905 Mercer Requests Ability to Make Recommendations to Vacant Positions in 1905](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b2840_54587_0004.jpg?itok=_Phwzqvh)
William A. Mercer refers to his descriptive statement of changes in school employees regarding various vacant positions and his desire to make recommendations before the Office of Indian Affairs makes an appointment.