Carlisle, Pa., May 22, 1901.

O. J. Gunning,
Warren, Pa.

My dear Sir :-

Your note to Supt. Shearer about visiting this school is referred to me by him. We shall be glad to see you here at any time it suits your convenience to come. We begin closing school the 1st of April but do not close entirely until the middle of June, that is, the schoolroom work. It is our policy to put a large number of students into country homes during the summer and let them there take on by association practically the qualities we are teaching here more or less theoretically. Today we have 551 students in the country and 445 at the school. There will not be much increase in the number out until about the middle of June, when we shall probably put out a hundred more.

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May 22, 1901.

Miss Sarah J. Farmer,
34 Granery Park,
New York.

Dear Miss Farmer :-

I shall hope to be with you at Green
Acre between July 21st and August 4th, as you
desire; but as I told you before, the western
trip at that time is quite a probability.

Sincerely yours,

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Carlisle, Pa., May 22, 1901.

George Doxtator,
Versailles, New York.

My dear Mr. Doxtator :-

It is absolutely imperative to maintain the regulations in
regard to students visiting home during vacation. We have a stated
period and every student is expected to remain entirely under the
care of Carlisle through that period. If I yielded in one case I
would have to yield in all. If the young people from New York can go
home during vacation, then the young people from Michigan, then Wis-
consin, Dakota, Nebraska, Washington, and Oregon will want the same
privilege and are entitled to the same. Besides, I find the licenses
of the reservation are not helpful to the children, not even the con-
ditions that exist in New York state. Our boys and girls at Carlisle
spend the summer in going out and earning money so as to have some
loose change for their use in the winter months, for entertainments,
and various other little things they may need. This keeps them under
school control and is the best way for them to spend their vacation.
When at home they run around here and there, visiting and idling away
their time and when they return it is always with their tenacity of
purpose very much disturbed.

I am sure when you understand how it is, you will encourage Frank
to hang on instead of wishing to have him come home.

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Carlisle, Pa., May 22, 1901.

N. F. Thompson, Sec.,
Southern Industrial Convention,
333 The Bourse Bldg.,
Phila., Pa.

My dear Sir :-

Replying to yours of the 21st in regard to the band, I have
had
to advise you that I figured as I believe about as low as it was pos-
sible for us to go. By the time we pay all expenses of transporta-
tion, board, salaries, etc. our margin will be very small.

I do want the band to appear at the convention because I want
Philadelphia to see how much superior it now is to what it ever was
before, and it has always been highly appreciated in that city. I
will say $650 for four days' service, and if three days' service will
be sufficient, can make a reduction of $100 for that.

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I note you have Mr. Ogden as one of your big guns. As chairman
of the Board of Trustees of Hampton and Tuskegee and their champion,
I fear he will quite entirely overshadow your efforts in behalf of
Council.

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Carlisle, Pa., May 22, 1901.

Chief American Horse,
Indian Congress & Village Company,
Pan-American Exposition,
Buffalo, New York.

My dear Sir :-

Referring to low rate tickets for yourself, wife and in-
terpreter, I wrote to the general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, asking that tickets be placed at Buffalo to be delivered
to you at special rate allowed for students of this school. They re-
fuse to allow this rate to apply outside of student or faculty tick-
ets. I trust you may make the visit anyway when convenient to your-
self.

Your friend,

Carlisle, Pa., May 22, 1901.

Mrs. Susan Sechler,
Interior, S. Dakota.

Dear Mrs. Sechler :-

Any is now a Junior and we have a rule that Juniors and Sen-
lors shall remain until they graduate. She is in good health and there
seems no reason why she should not carry out the plan for her. A di-
ploma from Carlisle is worth struggling for, and inasmuch as she is
being educated entirely at government expense it seems right that she
and her friends should help make the expense as little as possible.
There is really no necessity for her going home and coming back again.

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Carlisle, Pa., May 22, 1901.

Elizabeth H. Livingstone, Teacher,
San Juan, Porto Rico.

Dear Miss Livingstone :--

The party with Juan Antonio Rodriguez arrived safely night before last, and all seem happily placed already. Their predecessors from Porto Rico welcomed them with great pleasure and such a rattling of Spanish I have never heard. Am very glad for your special commendation of Antonio. It is so much better always to know the character and qualities of students when entered.

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Carlisle, Pa., May 23, 1901.

Mrs. L. C. Lark,
1425 N. 16th St.,
St. Louis, Mo.

Dear Mrs. Lark :-

I have yours of the 21st in regard to Bessie Nick, and note
what you say about giving her a home. I understand however that this
is only for the summer and that you would expect to send her back to
Carlisle in the fall. Bessie has made very excellent progress here
and seems contented to remain, and her sister and I think that is the
best for her. It is desirable that pupils who get on so well, complete
the course. If you could give Bessie better school advantages than
she has here and would keep her permanently I would have no objection
to sending her to you, but do not favor it for the summer.

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Carlisle, Pa., May 23, 1901.

Mr. Geo. W. Sipe,
138 N. Hanover St.,
Carlisle, Pa.

Dear Sir :-

I thank you for calling my attention to so good a man, and
should the way open for me to use him, I will give the subject fur-
ther consideration.

Yours truly,

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Carlisle, Pa., May 23, 1901.

Miss Nellie Barada,
Indian School,
Cheyenne River Agency, S. Dak.

Dear Nellie :-

Glad to hear from you and to know you are succeeding in
your work. I am sorry I cannot help you about transportation, but the
railroads have refused to allow me a special rate for anyone but my
own students and employees. I think however, you ought to be able to
get a ticket to Detroit for the usual price and by getting a certif-
icate from the railroad company and depositing the ticket with the
railroad people until you are ready to return, they will allow you a
ticket home at one third or one half fare. This is often done, and I
presume your superintendent can advise you.

I expect to be at the Detroit Convention. So far as I know now
none of the Carlisle teachers will be at the Exposition during the
summer, but the whole school expects to go in the fall. Sophia Amer-
ican Horse will have charge of the Indian exhibit four weeks some-
time in the summer, just what period has not yet been arranged.

The Y. W. C. A. has fitted up a new building near the Exposition
grounds, and you would better write to them and see if you cannot en-
gage accommodations there if you are sure of going.

With kind regards,

Faithfully your friend,

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Carlisle, Pa., May 23, 1901.

Rev. James Miller,
South Milton, Mich.

Dear Sir :-

Replying to yours of the 7th inst., I have placed Nettie's
and James' names on the home list and they will leave here with the
home party, early in July. Let me know the railroad point to which
you wish them ticketed.

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Carlisle, Pa., May 25, 1901.

Dr. L. Webster Fox,
1304 Walnut St.,
Philadelphia, Pa.

My dear Doctor :—

One of my Indian girls, Ethel Bryant, needs a glass eye and
perhaps treatment. I will send her down on a through car one of the
first days next week and will telegraph the hospital when she starts.
Will you kindly arrange that one of the hospital people meet the
train designated. If this is not convenient, advise me promptly. I
shall be greatly obliged to you for what you can do for her.

In regard to bill for Harrison Waterman just received, I will
have to submit the matter to the Department at Washington and get
them to authorize me to pay it, so that payment will be delayed, but
I will take care of it in any event.

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Carlisle, Pa., May 25, 1901.

Simon F. Parker,
State Normal School,
Bloomsburg, Pa.

Dear Simon :-

I have been looking up the facts in regard to your visit
here during my absence and am satisfied that while here you were en-
tirely proper in your conduct, did not visit town as was charged, and
that Mr. Thompson in stating that you were in town every night and
were culpable, was in error.

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Copy furnished Mr. W. G. Thompson, Disciplinarian.

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