Baker Goliath Bigjim submits his resignation to Superintendent William A. Mercer in order to take another position elsewhere. Acting Superintendent J. R. Wise informs Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee of Bigjim's resignation and notes that a "recommendation for filling the vacancy will be submitted" at a later date.
1907
![Resignation of Baker Goliath Bigjim Resignation of Baker Goliath Bigjim](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f65_90283_0001.jpg?itok=Iy91COJQ)
![Urgent Need to Hire a Teacher Urgent Need to Hire a Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f64_90136_0001.jpg?itok=UfJ_tGx0)
Superintendent William A. Mercer states that there is an urgent need to hire a new teacher as a result of Sarah E. Gedney's transfer to the Bureau of Forestry.
Chief Clerk of the Department of the Interior F. M. Conser informs Mercer that the Civil Service Commission requested a list of eligible individuals, and an appointment will be…
![Eligibility of Julia Powlas Wheelock for Teacher Position Eligibility of Julia Powlas Wheelock for Teacher Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f03_90525_0001.jpg?itok=w5TSMbop)
These materials include correspondence regarding whether or not Julia Powlas Wheelock, formerly a student at the Carlisle Indian School, was eligible to fill a teacher vacancy there. It was determined she was not.
![Request for Return Home of Leo Starr Request for Return Home of Leo Starr](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b022_f07_90345_0001.jpg?itok=zJpSqPBj)
These materials include correspondence regarding a request to approve of return home of Leo Starr from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Assistant Superintendent Requests Annual Reports Assistant Superintendent Requests Annual Reports](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f05_90858_0001.jpg?itok=EHPO5DWd)
These materials include correspondence between Assistant Superintendent J. R. Wise and the Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee regarding annual reports from 1883 to 1903.
![Employment Application for Ella Petoskey as Assistant Teacher Employment Application for Ella Petoskey as Assistant Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f09_95484_0004.jpg?itok=ZwGZ3m0L)
This material includes correspondence concerning a teaching vacancy at the Carlisle Indian School, for which Ella Petoskey, a graduate from 1904, had been an applicant.
![Appointment Order for Henderson Long as Fireman Appointment Order for Henderson Long as Fireman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f32_88178_0001.jpg?itok=rCx49LCK)
These materials include the appointment order for Henderson Long as Fireman at the Carlisle Indian School.
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These materials include correspondence regarding pending certification of Minerva Shultz and Flora McCartey for qualification as assistant laundress at the Carlisle Indian School.
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This document contains correspondence concerning applications for annuity from Hastings Robertson, Nellie Robertson, and Dora La Belle.
![Notice of Death of Henry Fox Notice of Death of Henry Fox](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b022_f06_93162_0001.jpg?itok=meqmY_YY)
These materials include correspondence regarding a report from W. A. Mercer to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs on the death of Henry Fox, a member of the Pawnee Nation. The report further indicates Fox's body was returned to his home in Pawnee, Oklahoma.
![Resignation of Assistant Matron Anna Grove Resignation of Assistant Matron Anna Grove](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f66_93741_0001.jpg?itok=S1ZRCbhb)
Assistant Matron Anna C. Grove resigns from her position to take care of her ill mother. Superintendent William A. Mercer forwards Grove's resignation to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs and recommends that Assistant Matron Estelle M. Armstrong be promoted. Mercer also requests that an eligible individual from the Civil Service register fill…
![Creation of Assistant Disciplinarian Position Creation of Assistant Disciplinarian Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f08_93952_0001.jpg?itok=07nzgvj4)
These materials include correspondence regarding the creation of an Assistant Disciplinarian position at the Carlisle Indian School. The Assistant Disciplinarian was intended to work at night in the Large Boys Quarters, and was designed to be held by a recent graduate.
![Leave of Absence for Evaluation for William A. Mercer Leave of Absence for Evaluation for William A. Mercer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b004_f13_92188_0001.jpg?itok=lkZqEhcA)
These materials include a letter from William A. Mercer informing the Bureau of Indian Affairs that, under orders from the War Department, he was departing for a physical examination and cavalry test. Assistant Superintendent J. R. Wise was placed in charge of the school during Mercer's absence.
![Transfer of Nurses between Carlisle Indian School and Haskell Institute Transfer of Nurses between Carlisle Indian School and Haskell Institute](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f02_96073_0001.jpg?itok=P1x2Y_7N)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer requests that the Commissioner of Indian Affairs order the mutual transfer of nurses between his school and the Haskell Institute.
Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee writes to mercer and Haskell Institute Superintendent H. B. Peairs to order the transfer of…
![Resignation of Assistant Carpenter William H. H. Austin Resignation of Assistant Carpenter William H. H. Austin](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f01_95034_0001.jpg?itok=0eNwzv1a)
Superintendent William A. Mercer forwards Assistant Carpenter William H. H. Austin's resignation to Commissioner of Indian Affairs C. F. Larrabee and notes that there is no urgent need to hire a replacement. Commissioner Larrabee accepts the resignation and agrees with Mercer's request.
![Request for Return Home of Blanche L. Shay Request for Return Home of Blanche L. Shay](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b022_f08_94771_0002.jpg?itok=VrmVkKv5)
These materials include correspondence regarding the return of Blanche L. Shay to her home in Old Town, Maine from the Carlisle Indian School.
![Fireman and Mechanical Drawing Teacher Vacancies Fireman and Mechanical Drawing Teacher Vacancies](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f11_96607_0001.jpg?itok=UYR41upv)
This material includes correspondence about a vacant fireman position which the administration was hoping to fill by a former student of the school, and about a vacant position as a teacher of mechanical drawing.
![Notice of No Eligible Applicants for Teacher Vacancy Notice of No Eligible Applicants for Teacher Vacancy](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b010_f10_96585_0001.jpg?itok=kT9MJg31)
These materials include a letter notifying the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that no eligible applicants were currently available for the vacant position as teacher in Mechanical Drawing at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Accusations of Professionalism on the Carlisle Football Team Accusations of Professionalism on the Carlisle Football Team](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f16_98512_0017.jpg?itok=SJWwTlbX)
This material includes newspaper articles alleging that the Carlisle Football Team had been using professional players during the season, and correspondence from members of the Bureau of Indian Affairs answering the charges.
![Superintendent William A. Mercer's Resignation and Transfer to Military Superintendent William A. Mercer's Resignation and Transfer to Military](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f05_100488_0001.jpg?itok=j8s3H8sa)
Major William A. Mercer requests to resign from the Superintendence of the Carlisle Indian School and return to his regiment. He states that he's been experiencing sharp pains in his head that impair him from thinking, and he believes that a leave of absence and a return to the outdoor lifestyle of military service will improve his health.…
![Public Charges Against Carlisle's Football Team Public Charges Against Carlisle's Football Team](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f14_96886_0001.jpg?itok=9fvwvCdF)
This material includes correspondence concerning charges brought against a member of Carlisle's football team in a Philadelphia newspaper.
![Request for Return Home by James M. Parsons Request for Return Home by James M. Parsons](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f15_98190_0015.jpg?itok=Zfi7H_ON)
This material includes correspondence concerning the departure and request to return home of James M. Parsons.
![Exchange of Carlisle Farmer and Rapid City School Farmer Exchange of Carlisle Farmer and Rapid City School Farmer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f18_2731_0001.jpg?itok=nlI7D171)
Rapid City School Superintendent J. F. House proposes to Carlisle Indian School Superintendent William A. Mercer that they exchange farmers, with C. W. Cranford going to Carlisle and Norman H. Justus going to Rapid City. None of Mercer, the farmers, nor officials from the Office of Indian Affairs have an objection to the exchange, and it is…
![Response to Charges Against Carlisle's Football Squad Response to Charges Against Carlisle's Football Squad](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b020_f11_98236_0001.jpg?itok=og_Wiwoc)
This document contains a letter responding to public charges made against the Carlisle Football Team concerning the eligibility of certain members. The letter discusses terms and lengths of student enrollment, the use of athletic funds in Carlisle's budget, and the academic responsibilities of student athletes.
![Salary Decrease for Baker Nikefer Shoushick Salary Decrease for Baker Nikefer Shoushick](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f27_97250_0001.jpg?itok=QKVd4S4r)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent W. A. Mercer requests to lower the salary of baker Nikefer Shoushick (here Nekifer Shouchuck) from $600 to $480 per year. Assistant Secretary of the Interior Frank Pierce grants Mercer authority to do so.