Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01

| Superintendent or Inc trovernMent lnuisu S'h""i
al Carlisle.
In view of the tremendous interest
| which is everywhere taken in the great
college sport-foct ball-and from the
unique place which has been occupied in
the past by teams from the Carlisle In
dian school. which have every where and
at all times played a strong. clean. gem
tlemanly game the public press has given
much attention to this purely student
activity at the governments largest In
dian school. Because they have not
sought reliable information on the sub
ject. large numbers of people are only
| acquainted with Carlisle's success on the
sridiron. the base ball field and the track
Reports are disseminated that the man
who has shown prowess in athletics is
very rarely good for anything else after
his school days are over.
Athletes are human and Ii would not
necessarily be because of athletic ability
but rather notwithstanding il and be-
cause of defective character and erring
habits, that some are not successful.
Because SO many of these athletes were
known during their terms at Carlisle and
received enough attention in the public
press to. turn many a white BOYS head
and in view of the recent interest in
the whole subject of athletics l have
carefully investigated the records of the
most prominent athletes from the Car
| Isle school. and 1 invariably find them
among our most successful eX-students
and graduates.
Many will remember Benjamin Caswel
Chippewa from Minnesota. who was
graduated in 1892. and who ran 100 yards
In ten seconds: he has the distinction Of
being the first foot ball captain at the
school. He is now superintendent of the
government Indian school at CasS Lake
Mimi. He has been in the government
service eleven years: and has made a
splendid record. He owns his own
home. an eight-room house. which is
heated by hot water and lighted by cleo
tricity. He married Leila Cornelius a
carlisle graduate, and has three children
In letter he says: My first dollar
earned after leaving Carlisle was for
cleaning house. and then l worked on
farm at $50 a month"; He now owns
| real estate and property valued at $1,000
and has a large bank account.
Francis Cayou, an Omaha, from Ne
braska, who was graduated in 1886 and
was very fast man on the track, also
playing foot ball. is now making a sue
cess as director Of athletics at Washing
ton University at ST. Louis. After leav-
ing Carlisle he spent three years at the
University of Illinois.
One Of the best known athletes i'm the
country is Frank Mt. Pleasant. who was
graduated at Carlisle, and holds records
for the quarter-n1ile. 100 yards, 30 yards
and the broad jump. He was a famous
foot ball player and represented the
United States in the Olympic games in
Europe two years ago. He graduated
from the academic department of Dickin-
Indian to get the diploma and degree of
this college. He has been selected as
| athletic director. in charge Of all student
sports. at Franklin and Marshall College
Lancaster. Pa, where he resides.
The Indian race is represented in most
Of the professions. and some of its repre-
sentatives have for many years held
prominent public Offices, such as mayor,
| member Of Congress and United States
senator. James Philips. a Cherokee. and
ex-student Of Carlisle. who later OH was
graduated from the Dickinson College Law
School. was q prominent athlete. both
on the track and on the gridfron. He
is now living in Aberdeen, Wash, where
he is judge of the court and a promi-
nent and respected citizen. He married
| a young lady graduate of the school
Not very many Indians have qualified
as professional base ball players. and yet
one. Charles A. Bender. a Chippewa from
Minnesota. who was graduated i'm 1902. is
one Of the most prominent professional
base ball players In the American League
at present being with the Athletics of
a beautiful home in TiOga, one OF Phila-
delphia's suburban towns. Besides his
home he possesses other property and is
respected member of the community.
Although we do not advise students to
go back to the discouraging conditions
which exist on many Of the Indian reser-
vations, many have done so, and the large
ma jority of them are doing we'll. Many
will remember Jonas MetoXen. one OF
Cariisle's most famous fullbacks in the
early days. Jonas is Oneida from
| Wisconsin. and now lives at Freedom.
in that state. He owns one of the best
homes on the reservation, is married to
Carlisle girl. has a nice family and is
a prosperous farmer.
Bemis Pierce captain of the foot ball
team in 1896. a Seneca Indian. who is
known as one Of the largest and strong
est men who have played on a Carlisle
team. is now living on his own farm at
Irving. n. Y. He is married TO car
Isle girl has several children and is
successful farmer; he spends part of each
year as foot ball coach at a we'll known
university.
Martin W-heeiock, an Oneida Indian.
who was graduated in 1902. and who has
the distinction of having twice been cap
tain Of the foot ball toam at Carlisle
married a Carlisle girl. and is now sue
cessful farmer in Wisconsin.
Several Carlisle athletes have been non
Ored by being selected for the AH-Amerlca
team. One Of these was Isaac Seneca a
Seneca Indian. who was graduated III
1900. He was selected for the All-Amer-
lean halfback in 1898. He. is now en-
ployed as instructor in blacksinithing at
the Chilocco school in Oklahoma He is
married, owns his own home and has
made splendid record as a citizen.
Albert Evendine, one of the greatest
ends Carlisle has ever had, who was
graduated i'm 1906. is now attending
Dickinson College. where he is making
a good record. After leaving Carlisle he
took the position of head coach OF 1907
hall at Otterbein College. in Ohio. and
developed such splendid team that he
has been re-engaged for another year
Another of the Carlisle students who
had tine honor of being an All-Americah
quarterback was James Johnsin. Stock
bridge Indian of Wisconsin. He was con-
sidered one of the most wonderful ath-
Ietes of his day. After graduating from
Carlisle he entered the dental department
of the Northwestern University. al Cnl-
cago working his way. and was gradu-
ated in 1907. He is now located in san
:Juan. Porto Rico, where he is pracuc-
ing his profession. He did a business or
81 IOO last year. and numbers some or the
most promnent people of the island as
his natients He married a Carlisle grad
nate and has nice home.
One of the most exciting things TO nap
nen during the foot ball season of 1903
took place in the Harvard stadium when
the Indians were playing Harvard Uni
yersitv During the game Charles Dbl
lion. q Sioux after running the whole
length of the field, made touchdown
with the ball tucked under his jersey.
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