William A. Mercer forwards the names of staff who live outside the limits of the school grounds including staff who live on the school farm.
School Employees - School Farms
Includes dairyman.
![Report on Staff Living Beyond School Grounds Report on Staff Living Beyond School Grounds](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3223_69366_0001.jpg?itok=KGZEuaJv)
![Jesse Null Resigns Position as Dairyman Jesse Null Resigns Position as Dairyman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3236_74889_0004.jpg?itok=ib_PpDUs)
Jesse Null resigns his position as dairyman at the Carlisle Indian School. J. R. Wise forwards the resignation and indicates that the employment of Norman Egolf is again presented to the Indian Office due to his many qualifications.
![Renewed Request for Appointing Assistant Farmer through Civil Service Renewed Request for Appointing Assistant Farmer through Civil Service](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3235_74288_0001.jpg?itok=D0r_nOmX)
J. R. Wise renews the request for filling the position of assistant farmer at the Carlisle Indian School through the Civil Service list of eligible candidates.
![Office Informed James Ryder Has Not Reported for Duty Office Informed James Ryder Has Not Reported for Duty](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3267_82866_0002.jpg?itok=_l0FNNG7)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that James Phillip Ryder has not reported for the position of assistant farmer at the Carlisle Indian School.
![Request to Hire Assistant Farmer for the 1907 Fiscal Year Request to Hire Assistant Farmer for the 1907 Fiscal Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3398_1088_0002.jpg?itok=87kZrO5E)
William A. Mercer requests authority to employ an assistant farmer to work on one of the school farms in order to more effectively produce crops for the school.
![Proposal for Establishing a Teacher of Agriculture Proposal for Establishing a Teacher of Agriculture](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3462_15311_0004.jpg?itok=030gLg8J)
William A. Mercer proposes eliminating the position of assistant farmer and replacing it with a teacher of agriculture. Mercer goes on to provide his reasons for making such a move highlighting the experience of the Tuskegee and Hampton Institutes.
![Response to Office Letter Requesting Abolishing One Assistant Farmer Position Response to Office Letter Requesting Abolishing One Assistant Farmer Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3474_17850_0003.jpg?itok=ypCLof2O)
J. R. Wise responds to an Office of Indian Affairs letter regarding abolishing one of the assistant farmer positions in order to authorize the position of instructor of agriculture. Wise notes that the position to be abolished is currently temporary filled by C. W. Leib of Carlisle, Pennsylvania.
![Farm Statistics for the 1906 Calendar Year Farm Statistics for the 1906 Calendar Year](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3530_26050_c6408.jpg?itok=hZFrx7dQ)
William A. Mercer submits the report of farm statistics for the 1906 calendar year along with a list of farm tools, stock, and buildings. Mercer also includes a map showing the school farms and other "Indian School Lands."
![Norman Egolf Submits Resignation as Dairyman Norman Egolf Submits Resignation as Dairyman](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3663_51214_0004.jpg?itok=BeHPgzlS)
Norman Egolf submits his resignation as a dairyman at the Carlisle Indian School. William A. Mercer forwards the resignation to the Office of Indian Affairs and recommends C. W. Leib as a temporary employee to fill the vacancy with the possibility of permanently filling the position.
![Request for Appointment of Married Dairyman without Children Request for Appointment of Married Dairyman without Children](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3700_60165_0003.jpg?itok=QHYg7jps)
William A. Mercer requests the appointment of a married dairyman with no children. Mercer notes the wife of the dairyman is expected to cook for student detail at the dairy.
C. F. Larrabee responds to Mercer by noting that he has requested eligibles for the position.
![Office Informed that Norman Egolf is Set to Apply for Reinstatement to Dairyman Position Office Informed that Norman Egolf is Set to Apply for Reinstatement to Dairyman Position](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_91_b3704_61348_0002.jpg?itok=QWNauZUr)
William A. Mercer informs the Office of Indian Affairs that he has succeeded in having Norman Egolf apply for reinstatement to the position of dairyman. Mercer states that Egolf consented to apply with the understanding that Mercer would recommend his wife for a paid housekeeping position.
C. F. Larrabee replies that the Secretary of the…
![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…
![Eliminating Housekeeper Positions at "First" Farm Eliminating Housekeeper Positions at "First" Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b011_f09_23759_0001.jpg?itok=UO_eKnBN)
Carlisle Indian School Superintendent Moses Friedman requests to abolish two housekeeper positions, held by Annie R. Cranford and Elizabeth Egolf, at $180 per year. Friedman explained that the two housekeepers work at the "first farm" (the Parker Farm) at the school, but the farm is so close to the school that it would be best for the students…
![Anonymous Complaint Against School Farmer Anonymous Complaint Against School Farmer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b006_f19_54294_0001.jpg?itok=gbW-18XG)
These materials include an anonymous letter, most likely written by a group of students, complaining about a recently hired farmer at the Carlisle Indian School and requesting an investigation. The letter specifically complains against his sanitation practices and tobacco usage.
![Request to Send Annual Report to School Farmer Request to Send Annual Report to School Farmer](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b001_f09_34921_0001_0.jpg?itok=yCkNcBws)
Representative Sereno E. Payne requests on behalf of Carlisle Indian School farmer, Joseph P. Siebeneicher, a copy of the last Annual Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs be forwarded to Siebeneicher.
![William B. Gray Congressional Testimony First page of typed transcript of testimony](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b008_f01_10144_0002.jpg?itok=Q_6yAe4b)
The typed transcript of William B. Gray's testimony before the Joint Commission to Investigate Indian Affairs. At the time Gray was working as a farmer at the school.
In his testimony Gray answers questions about his work on one of the farms that served Carlisle at the time. He discusses what is grown on the farm, students' role in the…
![Memo Highlights Need for Experienced Agriculture Teacher Memo Highlights Need for Experienced Agriculture Teacher](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b009_f18_17775_0003.jpg?itok=nsjYYRb_)
A memo highlights H. B. Peairs note in his report of the Carlisle Indian School that there is a need for a qualified teacher of agriculture.
![Practice of Four Farm and Dairy Employees to Eat and Drink Government Food and Milk Practice of Four Farm and Dairy Employees to Eat and Drink Government Food and Milk](/sites/default/files/styles/views_taxonomy/public/image-document/NARA_RG75_CCF_b016_f43_96505_0010.jpg?itok=sbeCvMYz)
Superintendent John Francis, Jr. informs the Commissioner of Indian Affairs that Farm Cook Gertrude Giffen prepares three meals a day for herself, 10 male student farmers, and her husband, Farmer James F. Giffen. Because they all eat at the same time Mr. and Mrs. Giffen do eat some of the students' rations alongside food from the farm and food…