New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-27
TRIUMPH FOR THE INDIANS.
VISITORS TO THE CARLISLE SCHOOL
ASTONISHED.

RrN.PKARrE PROFICIENCY DISPLAYED BY THE
puPus-coMMENcEMENT EXERCISES BEGUN
MANY wEI.r-KNowN PEOPLE PRESENT
TnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TK1BuNEl
Carlisle. Penn. Feb. 2s-This quaint ola town -
.o,nn,s,ev reused from its usual state Of Quetude
1us, twice in the year namely. when the lnulah III
dustrtal School has Its commencement IN the ia''e
part of February and when the commencement ~
old Dickinson College occurs little later III INC
season. The former is taking place now ana '''e
citizens as well as the pupils Of the school ieei 'ha'
the eyes of the Nation are upon tnen' Inc ''"'
mencement exercises OF the school, whloh o00u' "
carly =, order to give q chance for the pHpiis 10
get work on farms during the spring anu su'"''.,
occupy three days. They began last eVeni"s W."
q witty lecture before the literary soc,eues u! '"'
Rev Dr. j. NJ. Buckley. of New-horh' WHO '0,' Nv
end NJ good stories many of which were not 'ches'-
nuts" There was a big audience present anu ''
f,r,ous Indian band of the school charmed every
BODY. r,
To-day there was a capital exhibition OF "i.i'-
tarv tactics, calisthenics and gymnastics /" .lI
handsome gymnasium of the school. Inc grh'e,ri
feats of the boys and girls were ehthusias'''a a.,
annlauded BY great crowd Of spectators. nc
hovs o,so nlaved a game Of baske; ball with skiii
and a vim which spoke OF long and faithful prac'
.,ce But though the playing was hard ana FURIOUS
M, q hoy lost his temper possibly because '"eS
hava not vet been completely civilized
Captain Pratt then escorted the Flsi'ors '"'o"e'
the various industrial schools, where the oo9s a1
girls were found busily at work lhese sono0'
were a revelation TO everybody. for they sho"eo 'e
Ina,an to have a capacity for the highest sTaues OF
mechanical craft. and in the popular n'hu h' %
dom gets credit for such a capacity. III INC ~
mess shops tailor shops shoe shops IN s""pS' 90
well as in the fine laundry. everything WIS ~
lust as It ought to be done. II was i"0'' 80
Ing illustration of what such training-schoo's as
do he Indian,
Congressnen when they saw it looked as Il me
would like 10 vote another extra thousand uo''"''
O, his salary to Captain Pratt Altogether II W.
a great day for the 75j Indian pupils thsre' WINS
ambition and pride it is 10 De just IKE o''e' '
and girls of the same age and having the same OPP
portunities. 49,, .ho,
was filled to the doors with representative auoi-
ence gathered to hear concert by the schoo'
band and addresses by distinguished VISITOR IN n
Usually good form. carried one away by the
way in which he sang some OF his Wsl, n6m Si
ling himself to enter Harvard, made an efIec;lye
address which was listened to win c3se ssnr, adj
and a number OF other visitors m1ne s"o't "N
dresses. ....., a.. nr..,v we'll filed
these @y pc Geners John
and his Vile. the Rev. DR.. Sheldon Jackson and ,i
s ne M ns R T. Sed Bamn Mss
sni Dr. Wooster az Of Washneton also On the indian Sl
lowing members OF the House committee OH
AYairs: j. S. Sherman New York, Chairman; George
E. White. Illinois George "; Wilson. Ohio; L. + +.
Fischer. New-York; J. W. Maddox Georgia, anu I.
Pendeton, Texas. Others from washington pre-
emf were Sampel Il. Slater. Captain Dortcn OF lhe
Indian Office; Captain McKennon and MI CaDahaS
of the Cherokee Commission. . ,,,.
hugh Lee, OF Virginia, who shelled Carlisle during
the Civil War: General o. o. Howard. DR. james
Nc Alister president OF the DreXel Institute. Fha-
dephia; William q Fischer o. phadePh hi i. DE-
and Mrs Gibson; Colonel William G.. Church Edi,
tor Of THE Army and Navy Journal" and Dr.. and
Mrs James Lipplncott OF Philadelphia.