Request to Host a Male Student at Farm because White Boys are Quitting School to do the Work

Carlisle Indian School Superintendent John Francis Jr. denies Alfred A. Marlatt to host a student on outing over the winter because the school's new policy requires all students to stay at the school over the winter unless they can attend public school for a full term while on outing.

Marlatt forwards Francis Jr.'s letter to Secretary of Labor W. B. Wilson and asks if he can overturn Francis Jr.'s decision because white students are quitting school to help him farm, and he thinks that an Indian should "do his bit to help his country." Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs E. B. Meritt denies Marlatt's request.