Request to Give White Coating to Large and Small Boys Quarters

Richard Henry Pratt writes to the Office of Indian Affairs that when the Carlisle Indian School built the large and small boys quarters in 1887 they did not white coat the sides of the building to save money. Over time, Pratt notes, the buildings have settled and the walls are dark in color making the light inadequate on dark days. As a result, Pratt would like to give a white coat to the small boys quarters now and a white coat to the large boys quarters in the new fiscal year.