Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-01
MANY CARLISLE INDIAN STARS
ARE RESPECTED CITIZENS
Aborigines Who Won Fame on Diamond,
Track and Gridiron Have Sue
ceeded as Business Men.

athletic director at Dupont Manual
Training School. His work at the lat
Ter institution has been so successful
that he has been re-engaged In ad-
dition to his training at this school.
ne attended Dickinson College from
which institution he has a diploma I'm
law: He is making an enviable record
in Louisville. George Gardner "A crack
end on the team OF 1905 who was grad
uated with the class OF 1902 has recently
accepted an important position at the
government Indian school at Hayard.
Wis. where he is now engaged. George
married a Carlisle girl, and reports which
are received indicate that he is doing
well.
Caleb Sickles. an oneida Indian. WHO
was graduated at Carlisle and is favor
ably known foot bali and base ball
player. entered Ohio University at Co
lumbus. Ohio, i'm 1900. and by dint Of hard
work during his spare time grad
uated in dentistry in 1904 He iS now
practicingg his profession with great sue
cess in Tiffin. Ohio. He il considered on.
of the leading men of the city.
Other prominent athletes who's" PROV
ess on the track team. or AZ base bah or
foot ball players. will quickly come 10
mind. and who have made good. are
Charles Williams. a Stockbridge Indian
from Wisconsin,. OF the class OF 1904. who
was fullback and captain in l9i-iaa2
he is at present an officer iii the United
States Marine Corps: Samuel Saumooke. "A
i'm 19ol-1aO2. did not graduate, but is MAX
ing success as a car builder. connected
with the PENNSYLVANIA railroad. James
Snow. Sioux. who was a very proni-
nent member OF the track team i'm 1907
1905. is assistant instructor i'm carpentrv
at the Crow Creek Agency, South D..kota
James y. Driver. a Cherokee. who did
not graduate, was quite prominent
member OF the track teams at this school
in Euo-Eo1: he now owns bakery at
Hershey. Pa. and is successful bust
ness man. Eawley Pierce. a Seneca In
dian, famous as a foot ball and base bal
athlete from 1900 To 1902. is now occupy
ing a very responsible position with the
Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg Railroad
Company.
Edwin Smith a Clallaln. OF the class ~
1901. who was for several years center
on the foot ball team, is now occupyins
one Of the most Important positions a
the large government school al Cinema wa.
Ore. and reports indicate that he is very
successful.
David Mcfarland. Nez Perez Indian.
and member of the class OF ls,s. is ~
present an extensive real estate dealer
and property owner who is doing well.
Wallace Miller. an Omaha. who did not
graduate. who was successful base bal
player after leaving Carlisle married
Carlisle girl. and is a successful farme~
in Nebraska.
Stacey Matlack, Pawnee. of tho cla Ss
of 1880 who played foot ball on the first
Carlisle team. is now making splendid
success of life. He married Carlis'e
girl. is chief of his tribe which numbers
about 100 Indians. and is occupying an
important position in a bank in Okla
homa.
Walter Mathews. an Usage. of tire
class of 1904. who played foot ball is now
an extensive real estate owner and
farmer in Oklahoma: he also married a
Carlisle girl.
Siceni Nori. "a Pueblo OF the class ~
~. Ditcher
day. and after graduation took up furthe-
at the Carlisle Indian School. and is ono
uty-
Wallace Denny. an Oneida is another
member of the faculty at Carlisle occu-
pying the position of assistant comman-
dant Of cadets. He was a good track man.
a member of the class of 1906. He II
making a splendid success. Both OF the
latter young men married Carlisle grad
yates
These are a few examples which N
would he we'll for the pessimist to ponder
over. They have been selected out of
that part of the Carlisle alumni who
We're prominent and successful I'm attn
letics while in school. and their records
are given to show that the Indian who
has been a successful athlete can also
be a successful man. Hundreds of other
graduates and eX-studentS OF Carlisle
who have not been so conspicuous in ath-
leticS while at school are forming part
of the splendid procession of successful
men and women whom it has paid the
government to train and educate.