Richard Henry Pratt requests to delay implementing the order to return students with one eighth or less Indian blood until July due to limited finances and to allow three students to finish their course of enrollment.
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May 16, 1902
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May 16, 1902 - July 22, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Mrs. Jake Reubens for the return of her daughter Alice Doctor. Reubens in particular objects to the outing program.
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May 17, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs of his plan to use Howard Gansworth as his outing agent for the Carlisle Indian School in the upcoming school year.
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May 19, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt notifies the Office of Indian Affairs of the resignation of Rosa Brown and Josephine Walter. In addition he informs the Office of the advancement of Flora Laird and Agnes May Robbins.
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May 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Minnie Ferree has received blanks from the Civil Service Commission to take an examination as a matron. Pratt notes Ferree currently holds the Domestic Science Teacher position which is not representative of the duties of a matron. Pratt further expresses his discontent with the…
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May 20, 1902 - May 23, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards a letter from Eugene Warren requesting his assistance in securing a position in the Indian Service. Pratt provides information and a recommendation for Warren to the Office.
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May 21, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the only two probationary appointments currently at the Carlisle Indian School are W. S. Dysert and Charles Carns.
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May 22 - June 12, 1902
Richard H. Pratt forwards requests from 14 employees to attend summer school: Edith McHarg Steele (librarian), Jeannette L. Senseney and Annie B. Moore (music teachers), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Anne H. Stewart (sloyd teacher), and Fanny G. Paull, Clara L. Smith, Sadie E. Newcomer, Carrie E. Weekley, Mariette Wood, Jessie W. Cook, Flora…
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May 22 - June 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards applications of twenty-one employees for leave of absence: Mariette Wood (teacher), M. Burgess (superintendent of printing), Clara L. Smith (teacher), Emma A. Cutter (senior teacher), Sadie E. Newcomer (teacher), Samuel G. Brown (assistant disciplinarian), Flora Laird (teacher), Jeannette L. Senseney (music teacher…
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May 23, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests to keep Oscar Davis through February in order to allow him to graduate despite being covered by the discharge order of the Office of Indian Affairs.
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May 26, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards Outing Agent S. W. Thompson's application for 30-day annual leave of absence.
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May 27, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt replies to an Office of Indian Affairs regarding reinstating Frances R. Scales to the Indian Service for her to fill a vacant position as teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
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May 28, 1902
Cover letter of Richard Henry Pratt forwarding letter of Samuel M. Lindsay, Commissioner of Education for Puerto Rico, regarding enrolling additional students from Puerto Rico.
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May 31, 1902
Lt. Colonel Richard H. Pratt submits a report that lists irregular employees who worked at the school during May 1902. The report includes details on compensation, position titles, race, and the number of days worked during that month.
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June 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding the reinstatement of Frances R. Scales as a teacher.
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June 2, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that Mary Richardson applied for a Civil Service Commission examination for the domestic science teacher position but was informed that no exam is to be held. Pratt requests that the matter be taken care of and the position be made permanent.
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June 3, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses in the return of Thomas Medicine Horse.
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June 10, 1902 - June 25, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt responds to the request of Christine Laurent for the return of her daughter for the summer.
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June 12, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt submits a report that lists employees who have left the school (Charles Cusick, Seth S. Ear, James E. Johnson, and Martha E. Parker) and those who have changed positions (Agnes May Robbins). The reports include position title, salary, date of departure, and reason for departure.
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June 13, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt requests authority to pay the expenses associated with the treatment of Manley Whippoorwill and Fanny Grayman at the Medico-Chirurgical Hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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June 13-17, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt forwards applications for leave of absence for seven employees: Etta S. Fortney (assistant laundress), Lizzie James (assistant laundress), Ella Albert (assistant laundress), William S. Dysert (shoemaker), Milton I. Zeigler (harnessmaker), Charles H. Carns (painter), Ed A. Lau (carriagemaker).
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June 16, 1902
The Civil Service Commission authorizes the temporary appointment of a domestic science teacher at the Carlisle Indian School.
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June 20, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt inquires of the Office of Indian Affairs why the current tinsmith E. G. Sprow cannot compete for the permanent appointment.
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June 20, 1902
Richard H. Pratt forwards applications of three employees for leave of absence: Beckie L. Goodyear (assistant seamstress), Elizabeth Searight (assistant seamstress), and Mary E. Lininger (assistant seamstress).
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June 23, 1902
Richard Henry Pratt informs the Office of Indian Affairs that the Civil Service Commission appointment of Thomas D. Collins as tinsmith is unsatisfactory.
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