The typed transcript of John A. Herr's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time he was the school's instructor in carpentry.
In his testimony Herr explains why his students do not graduate with any vocational qualifications.
In the published version of this testimony Herr's section begins…
The typed transcript of John Boltz' testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Boltz was the school shoemaker.
In his testimony Boltz answers questions about roadblocks to effective training in shoe-making.
In the published version of this testimony Boltz' section begins on page 1211.
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The typed transcript of John Whitwell's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Whitwell was the principal teacher at Carlisle.
In his testimony Whitwell begins by summarizing his duties as principal teacher then discusses negative influences on the academic program and narrates the difficulties in…
The typed transcript of Julia Hardin's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Hardin was a student at the school.
In her testimony Hardin recounts the conflict between her and the matron about whether she was to go on outing which culminated in an incident where Claude Stauffer whipped her. She…
The typed transcript of Louis Schweigman's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Schweigman was not a student at the school, but had attended from October 7, 1910 to January 9, 1914. His last name is spelled Schwiegman in this transcript.
In his testimony Schweigman recounts his discharge from…
The typed transcript of Lydia E. Kaup's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Kaup was the normal teacher at the school.
In her testimony Kaup answers questions about the friction between Superintendent Friedman and the students and about the over-crowded nature of her classroom.
In the…
The typed transcript of Margaret M. Sweeney's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Sweeney was a teacher at the school.
In her testimony Sweeney expresses her opinion that Superintendent Friedman is unfit to lead the school and explains circumstances where she believes he discriminated against…
The typed transcript of Martin L. Lau's testimony before the Joint Committee to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time he taught carriage-making to students at the school.
In his testimony Lau says that very few of his students have enough time to properly learn the trade.
In the published version of this testimony Lau's…
The typed transcript of Moses Friedman's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Friedman served as the Superintendent for the school.
In his testimony Friedman argues that incompetent or antagonistic employees are the root cause of the poor conditions at the school. He answers questions about his…
The typed transcript of Nellie Denny's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Denny was not working at Carlisle, but she had previously worked as outing agent, clerk, and teacher, and had attended the school prior to that. Nellie Robertson is the name under which she attended the school.
In her…
The typed transcript of Raymond C. Renneker's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time he worked as the baker at Carlisle.
In his testimony Renneker answers questions about why students complain of not having enough to eat and gives details on the food he bakes.
In the published version of…
The typed transcript of Rev. Alexander McMillan's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time McMillan was one of the local clergy who contracted their services to the school.
In his testimony McMillan answers questions from the Commission about his awareness of certain problems at the school. He…
The typed transcript of Rev. George Diffenderfer's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Diffenderfer contracted with Carlisle to preach sermons on a semi-regular basis. He had previously served as the school chaplain.
In his testimony Diffenderfer begins by clarifying his different connections…
The typed transcript of Robert B. George's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time he was the tinner at Carlisle.
In his testimony George explains that because students are constantly reassigned in their trade he has never fully trained anyone.
In the published version of this testimony…
The typed transcript of Virginia Penrose's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Penrose lived in the town of Carlisle.
In her testimony Penrose discusses the quality of food at Carlisle then gives her opinion that the friction at the school has been incited by people living in town (due to…
The typed transcript of W. J. Ryan's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Ryan was the dairyman for the school.
In his testimony Ryan answers questions about his role as dairyman (including number of cows in his care and the structures he uses) and describes difficulties with the male students…
The typed transcript of Wallace Denny's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Denny worked at Carlisle as Assistant Disciplinarian (in charge of the Small Boys' Quarters). He had previously attended Carlisle as a student.
In his testimony Denny offers reasons for the friction between students and…
The typed transcript of William B. Gray's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Gray was working as a farmer at the school.
In his testimony Gray answers questions about his work on one of the farms that served Carlisle at the time. He discusses what is grown on the farm, students' role in the…
The typed transcript of William C. Shambaugh's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time he was working as the blacksmith at the school.
In his testimony Shambaugh echoes other industrial instructors and says that few of his students stay long enough to effectively learn the trade. He also complains…
The typed transcript of William H. Miller's second testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Miller was the financial clerk at Carlisle.
In his testimony Miller answers questions from Representative Carter (who seems to have left the room during Miller's previous testimony). Most questions concern…
The typed transcript of William H. Miller's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Miller was the financial clerk at Carlisle.
In his testimony Miller answers questions about the management of the Carlisle athletic association funds, double-checking the Commission's evidence against his own…
The typed transcript of William Nonast's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Nonast taught tailoring at the school.
In his testimony Nonast details how many students work in his shop at any one time and explains why few students go on to work in his trade.
In the published version of…
The typed transcript of Adelaide B. Reichel's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Reichel was a teacher at Carlisle.
In her testimony Reichel offers her perspective on (principal teacher) John Whitwell's professional capabilities and questions his loyalty to Superintendent Friedman. Then Lelah…
The typed transcript of Lelah Burns' testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Burns was a teacher at the school.
In her testimony Burns describes conditions in the school's academic department and answers questions about the quality of food at the school.
In the published version of this…
Principal teacher John Whitwell compiles evidence that the Carlisle administration incorrectly marked the reason for certain students' departure from the school. As explained in the opening letter from Whitwell to Inspector Linnen, Whitwell believes that a number of students were actually expelled. The remaining documents are the exhibits he…