Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. writes to the Commissioner of the Indian Affairs to share an idea he has in which World War I orphans from France and Belgium could be brought to the school and sent on outing. Francis argues that many of his students do not want to go to farms on outing anymore because manufacturing pays…
1918
![Plan to Use Indian School Outing System for World War I European Orphans Plan to Use Indian School Outing System for World War I European Orphans](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b018_f28_4888_0006.jpg?itok=nw9BQFjO)
![Requests by Rose Shenoskey Requests by Rose Shenoskey](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f20_116810_0020_0.jpg?itok=ZXEAVaDw)
These materials contain requests from Rose Shenoskey to release her daughter Mary Shenoskey from Carlisle, and regarding the allotment of her son Samuel Leo who was serving in the United States Army in France during World War I.
![Revised Outing Policy for 1918 Revised Outing Policy for 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b032_f40_2684_0004.jpg?itok=bRugx3g8)
These materials include correspondence regarding a revised outing policy for the summer of 1918 to met the demand for agricultural work while also satisfying newly established academic requirements.
![Need for New Coal Contractor after previous Contractor Steals from School Need for New Coal Contractor after previous Contractor Steals from School](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b012_f03_4302_0002.jpg?itok=o7EI_JaZ)
Superintendent John Francis Jr. informs Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells that his night watchman caught one of John Griffin's drivers stealing coal from the Carlisle Indian School under the direction of Griffin, who contracts with the school to haul coal from the side track to the school's power house. Both the driver and Griffin were…
![Inspection Report of Elsie E. Newton for January 1918 Inspection Report of Elsie E. Newton for January 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f05_9088_0002.jpg?itok=ccvJcXOC)
These materials include correspondence and a report regarding Supervisor Elsie E. Newton's inspection of facilities and activities for female students at the Carlisle Indian School. Newton discusses topics including girls' dormitories, the school matron, the Domestic Science and Housekeeping departments, and discipline.
![Request for Funds for Incidental Expenses in Fiscal Year 1918 Request for Funds for Incidental Expenses in Fiscal Year 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b014_f07_9109_0003.jpg?itok=WLYn0o68)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests funds be allotted to the "Indiay Moneys, Proceeds of Labor Carlisle School" and "Miscellaneous Receipts Class 4" accounts to cover incidental expenses for fiscal year 1918.
E. B. Meritt allots a total of $4228.71 to the two accounts.
![List of 1918 Seniors List of 1918 Seniors](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f19_9739_0003.jpg?itok=NUw6Zsys)
This document contains a list of the senior class of 1918 expected to graduate at the end of the school year.
![Complaint by Jerome Sultuska Against Wallace Denny Complaint by Jerome Sultuska Against Wallace Denny](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f05_11122_0007.jpg?itok=RstaAbt1)
This material includes correspondence regarding an incident where Jerome Sultuska had been accused of chewing tobacco. Sultuska complained of harsh discipline and racial insults at the hands of Disciplinarian Wallace Denny. Carlisle's Superintendent and the Commissioner of Indian Affairs both sided with Denny in the matter.
![Correspondence About Lyman Madison's Citizenship Correspondence About Lyman Madison's Citizenship](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f20_17625_0004.jpg?itok=PFwjzo85)
This material includes correspondence concerning graduate Lyman Madison's question about his citizenship.
Note: At the time of scanning at the U. S. National Archives, a document in this file was incorrectly. That document has now been included with the file: RG 75, CCF Entry 121, #72929-1907-Carlisle-130
![Montreville Yuda Lecture on Shipbuilding Montreville Yuda Lecture on Shipbuilding](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b021_f16_17823_0003.jpg?itok=8kiNXBzf)
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Montreville Yuda and his desire to teach a lecture on shipbuilding. Yuda was a shipbuilder with the Emergency Fleet Corporation in Newport News, Virginia. Carlisle's superintendent suggested that such a lecture would be counterproductive to the purposes of the school.
![Request for Funds for "Indian School Transportation 1918" Account Request for Funds for "Indian School Transportation 1918" Account](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b014_f08_21411_0005.jpg?itok=8T5L6j-h)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. requests additional funds be allotted to the "Indian School Transportation 1918" account. Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt informs Francis that there's no money to give him and suggests he uses Class IV moneys to cover his expenses.
Francis informs Meritt…
![Request to Return Andrew Peters Request to Return Andrew Peters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f22_22471_0022.jpg?itok=gORivBQp)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request for the return home of Andrew Peters to Breed, Wisconsin to assist his family on their farm.
![Andrew Cuellar's Return to Carlisle from the Army Andrew Cuellar's Return to Carlisle from the Army](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f39_35381_0003.jpg?itok=tL_m8-Vb)
This material includes correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning the return of Andrew Cuellar to Carlisle. He had been recommended for an Army assignment, but he was denied enlistment after having failed his physical.
![Draft Eligibility for Luther H. Jacobs Draft Eligibility for Luther H. Jacobs](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b002_f38_108266_0003.jpg?itok=oPzR1-pZ)
This material includes correspondence between Luther H. Jacobs and Assistant Commissioner E. B. Merritt concerning Jacobs's eligibility to enter the army draft.
![Wages and Employment of George Green Wages and Employment of George Green](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f23_23150_0010.jpg?itok=mFZG_a9X)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by George Green to find work which pays more than the wages he was making on outing.
![Selection of Andrew Cuellar for Special Work in Military Intelligence Selection of Andrew Cuellar for Special Work in Military Intelligence](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f38_25147_0003.jpg?itok=g2_kh44O)
These materials include correspondence between Superintendent John Francis Jr. and Colonel R. H. Van Deman concerning student Andrew Cuellar, and his selection for special work in the Military Intelligence Branch during the First World War.
![Request to Return Emma Williams and George Horn Request to Return Emma Williams and George Horn](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b032_f08_29364_0006.jpg?itok=fXGFNp41)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request to return Emma Williams and George Horn to their homes.
![Inquiry into Enrollment of William Gayton Inquiry into Enrollment of William Gayton](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f24_42914_0011.jpg?itok=AXEMoyXa)
These materials contain correspondence regarding an inquiry into the enrollment of William Gayton upon a request by his father. The enrollment of other students is also discussed.
![Errors in Average Attendance Calculations for 1918 Errors in Average Attendance Calculations for 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f21_00_0001.jpg?itok=CE_srXy9)
These materials contain correspondence regarding the an error in the calculation of monthly and quarterly average student attendance rates resulting from counting outing pupils in only the former calculation.
![Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, 1918 Condemnation and Sale of Unserviceable Property, 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f13_38030_0002.jpg?itok=eW7RISCs)
These materials include correspondence and survey forms regarding unserviceable property at the Carlisle Indian School. Some of the condemned supplies was approved for sale on the open market.
![Overage Graduates of the Class of 1918 Overage Graduates of the Class of 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b003_f21_35808_0002.jpg?itok=PxwZSGOc)
These materials include a question and answer of how many graduates of the Class of 1918 will be over the age of 18.
![Inspection Report of W.S. Coleman for May 1918 Inspection Report of W.S. Coleman for May 1918](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f06_37476_0002.jpg?itok=KqsIaMxK)
This material includes the May 1918 inspection of the Carlisle Indian School by W. S. Coleman. The included correspondence between Commissioner of Indian Affairs Cato Sells and Coleman discusses the health conditions of outing students and the general campus, conditions at the school farm, and school athletics.
![Sarah Celia Monteith Competency Evaluation Sarah Celia Monteith Competency Evaluation](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b017_f16_66648_0002.jpg?itok=wlFuAUx2)
This document contains correspondence concerning former student Sarah Celia Monteith, and her certificate of competency for self-administration of trust allotments.
![Request to Return Andrew and Mary Peters Request to Return Andrew and Mary Peters](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b030_f26_51221_0009_0.jpg?itok=1KwsEnJt)
These materials contain correspondence regarding a request by Libbie P. Charles to have her children Andrew and Mary Peters returned home.
![Possibility of Sending Indian School Graduates to Penn State Possibility of Sending Indian School Graduates to Penn State](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b021_f17_44645_0003.jpg?itok=6X7PAGnl)
Carlisle Indian School Principal Teacher C. W. Blair writes to Pennsylvania State College Registrar Professor A. H. Espenshade about designing curriculum that would prepare students to attend college. He sends an example of what classes an Indian School student would take and asks Blair if that coursework would get them into Penn State.
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