Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-23
DIPLOMAS FOR INDIANS.
10 Carlisle School Graduates-Some
Queer Names.

1t is safe to say that no graduating class
in the world VIII number among its mem
bers SO many oddly named young men and
women the classes which were sent forth
from the Carlisle (Pa) Indian School yes
terday The two groups included those
who got the schools regular diplomas and
the industrial students. who We're given in
dustrial certificates.
Among this body of students there was
one name that for oddly capped the eli
max. 1t was that of Ada Kicks the Iron, a
Sioux Indian maiden from North Dakota.
Some of her sisters were: Electa Metoxen,
an Oneida Wisconsin; Annie Coodlalook,
an Alaskan; Lapolio Chicago, Papago,
Arizona; Maggie Cadotte, a Chippewa, Wis
consin; Zoa Hardin. Pottawatomi, Okla
homa, and others as hard to pronounce.
Among the diploma graduates were Mary
Guyamma, Wyandotte; Eudocia Sedick
and kathryne Dyakanff, both Alaskans.
The men owned some odd cognomens.
Dockg yukkatanache is an Arizona MohaVe,
1gnatius Ironroad and Juan Osif are Pimas,
James Pabawena a Shoshone from Utah,
Eli Peazzone a California Digger, Bird
Partridge a Cherokee. Then there were
Theodore SheIakoff and Stephen Young
Deer. The Indians names are often as IL
lucrative those of today's industrial and
academic graduates; Polly Plentyfox, an
Arickaree; Julia Jarvis, an Okanogan; Luz
cinda Leroy, Stockbridge; Mary Murdoch,
a Kickapoo Jose Juan, Pima; Samuel
Saunooke, Cherokee; Jonas jackson and
Bert Blue Sky.
Miss Kick the-I Iron is~a housekeeping in
dustrial graduate, Notwithstanding the fe
rocity of her name.
The graduating exercises passed off I'M
usually well. The ceremonies of gradua-
ton We're carried on by novel expositions
of the work of different trades by those
students who had successfully passed eX-
aminations in them a graduate in print
ing with the assistance OF a case and
small job press, gave a lucid explanation
of the elements of the printers work. An
other young man, accomplished in harness
making, showed Row to cut leather. A
carpenter explained how he had made
door of ffve panels, which he exhibited.
blacksmith demonstrated his skill with the
anvil hammers and few horseshoes and
several young Indian girls We're measured
and fitted by an Indian dreSsmaker on the
platform in front of several thousand spec
tators ~ lauudress gave good idea of
her occupation, and the demonstration
closed with the mixing of batch OF bread
by young woman who had mastered
housekeeping and its manifold duties. All
in all. the showing of the red-skinned
youths and maidens made very favor
able impression upon the audience
Commissioner Leupp presented TO the
thirty academic graduates their diplomas
and to "A class of eighty the new industrial
certificates. which will be issued from this
year on. Commissioner Leupp addressed
the graduates. asking them not to feel that
they had mastered all difficulties or reached
the height of all earthly things ON this their
graduation day, but impressed upon them
the necessity sand advantages of an humble
beginning in the life in front of them.
Harold A. Loring's beautiful song. 'Cante
Masica." or, in English, MY Heart Is Sad,
was effectively sung by groups of students
with and without band accompaniment, and
by the ensemble. The new school song.
Hail to Thee. Carlislet" written by Band
Director Claude N Stauffer, also pleased
the audience. Separate numbers by the
band also added to the program.