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THE INDIAN HELPER
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A WEEKLY LETTER
-FROM THE-
Indian Industrial School, Carlisle, Pa.
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VOL. XIV. FRIDAY, January 6, 1898 NUMBER 11
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TO THE NEW-YEAR.
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ONE song for thee, New Year.
One universal prayer!
Teach us - all other teaching far above -
To hide dark hate beneath the wings of love;
To slay all hatred, strife,
And live the larger life!
To bind the wounds that bleed,
To lift the fallen, lead the blind
As only love can lead -
To live for all mankind.
Teach us, New Year, to be
Free men among the free,
Our only master Duty; with no God
Save one - our Maker - monarchs of the sod!
Teach us, with all its light
Its day, its night,
Its grief, its gloom.
Its heart-beats tremulous,
Its beauty and its bloom --
God made the world for us!
-FRANK L. STANTON, in Songs of the Sod.
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MAJOR AND MRS. PRATT IN THE BERMUDAS.
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Major Pratt in a letter to Mr. Standing which came in time to be read
to the pupils on Christmas for a Christmas greeting says:
"We had a quiet passage except for a few hours at the end, and were
not then materially uncomfortable."
They stopped first at the Hamilton House, but are now at Mr.
Hodgsdon's across the bay from Hamilton, "a rarely picturesque place in
this island community of nothing but picturesqueness."
So far their experiences have more than met their expectations.
The air has been balmy and mellow and the thermometer ranges from 67
to 73 degrees seeming a little cooler than that because of moisture.
The roads are superb for the wheel, and the bays filled with small
islands are fine for boating of all sorts.
The Bermudas belong to Great Britain, and the Major refers to the land
the naval forces which in their carriage and equipment compel respect.
"I shall not write much now," he says "but hope to receive the benefit
which I came to get."
"The boat sails at 10:30 this A.M., and if she does as well going back
as she did coming down you should have this on Sunday, Christmas. If
so, please publicly express to all students and employees my hearty
Christmas greetings."
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HOLIDAY DOINGS.
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Monday, December 26th, was the day observed at our school as the
Christmas holiday, but this year Christmas was spread out more than in
years when the day does not occur on Sunday.
When the small boys went to English-speaking on Saturday night they
left their assembly room looking as it always does when they leave,
except that some of the older ones of their number had artistically
draped pretty trimmings of green on nails and over pictures.
But in the hour the boys were absent Santa Claus came and brought a
tree, trimmed it and loaded it down with presents.
He came and went before they got back, and who can picture the
surprise that was on the faces of the company of boys as they marched in
from chapel that Saturday night?
Soon they heard distant bells, for Santa was coming with another
load. The jingling sounded nearer and nearer until finally the reindeer
stopped just outside the door, and Santa, white with snow and frost,
came bounding in to make his boys happy.
His speeches kept them laughing all the while as he handed their
presents.
Every boy was remembered and some of them had so many friends at the
school that they received an arm-load of presents. The new boys
understood how that was, and know that they, too, will have many friends
after they have been here longer, but wasn't it kind in Old Santa Claus
to not forget them this time?
At the Girls' Quarters.
Santa Claus came out of a real chimney at the girls quarters; besides
a tree there was a fire-place and chimney.
For some hours before, and all during the English-speaking meeting the
girls' assembly hall was making ready for the reception of the girls as
they came from chapel on Satur-
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Do not hesitate to take the HELPER from the
Post Office for if you have not paid for it
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Hugh Chee is helper at the Ft. Hall School, Oklahoma.
Isaac Cutter is harness maker at the San Carlos, Arizona, Indian
School.
Nellie Carey, ex-pupil, is assistant seamstress at the Oklahoma Agency
school, Nebraska.
Henrietta B. Fremont, class '95, Carlisle, is still teaching at the
Crow Creek school, South Dakota.
We see in a list of employees at the Phoenix school that Morgan
Toprock is Assistant Disciplinarian.
A new paper devoted to the interest of the Winnebago and Omaha Indians
is to be started in the near future, at Pender, Nebraska, by Messrs.
Chase and Comstock, so it is said.
Juan Thomas, Edward Walker, Abbie Doxtator, Clarinda Charles, Daisy
Wasson, Nellie Orme, Ida Wheelock, Matilda Jamison, Estaine
Depelsquestangue, Lilly Felix, Alice Baker and Sosipatra Suvoroff, came
from their country homes to spend Christmas, preferring this time to
Commencement when there are such crowds. They showed good sense.
We are pleased to note that the interesting Indian News, published by
the Genoa Nebraska Indian School, comes this month in clear, clean
readable print. We know of some of the disadvantages under which they
have labored, and the surprise to the Man-on-the-band-stand has been
that they were able to produce any print, but the December number shows
that they have new material for which they are to be congratulated.
We see by the list of employees of the Pawnee school, Oklahoma, that
Phebe Howell is assistant laundress. Phebe carries the diplomas from
the two Philadelphia schools of nursing and is capable of earning in the
east from fifteen to twenty-five dollars a week. We understand that she
is remaining at the Agency to be near an aged mother in her declining
years. We are pleased that Phebe has pluck to take a position lower
than she is fitted to carry, rather than do nothing.
"Indian Killer" is the name of a certain brand of whiskey used in the
South West. It would be an appropriate name for all brands.
Mr. Elmer B. Simon, '96, who is attending the State Normal School at
Indiana, Pa., was a guest of Prof. Bakeless during the holidays. He left
for Indians Monday evening.
A beautiful calendar from the Thomas W. Price Co., of Philadelphia of
whom we buy our HELPER paper, was one of the gifts prized by the
Man-on-the-band-stand's workers this Christmas.
Later letters from Major and Mrs. Pratt than the one mentioned on
first page have been received. A number came yesterday, and all show
that the absent ones are well and as happy as can be away from where
they would rather be than anywhere else, at Carlisle. They do not
exactly say so, but between the lines we read that Carlisle is the best
place after all.
Howice Seonia, who is living with Mrs. Collins, rejoices by letter
over her good Christmas time. Santa Claus was generous to her. She
received a handsome Bible for reciting the shorter Catechism, a book for
regular attendance at Sabbath School, a box of handkerchiefs from her
pastor's wife, candy and many other things, all of which made her very
happy. She wishes all at Carlisle a Happy New Year.
Miss Merritt formerly connected with the school, is now the wife of
Lieut. F.J. Morrow of the 17th U.S.A., which regiment is stationed at
Columbus, Ohio. The 17th has been ordered to the Phillipines and it is
understood Mrs. Morrow will accompany her husband to those far away
islands. The journey will be by way of the Suez Canal. The regiment
will leave about the 15th of the present month. Lieut. Morrow was
transferred to the 17th from the 7th Infantry.
Those who spent Christmas among friends at a distance were: Professor
Bakeless, at Shamokin Dam, Pa.; Miss Cutter,, Amherst, Mass; Miss Paull,
Blairsville, this State; Miss Luckenbach, Bethlehem; (not Judea); Mr.
Snyder, Lock Haven; Mr. Ralston at his home, near Carlisle; Mrs. Butler,
Miss McCook and Miss Seonia, Philadelphia; Miss Cochran, Millerstown;
Miss Forster in Washington; Miss Senseney, in Baltimore and Washington;
Miss Wilson in Philadelphia; Mrs. Sawyer at South Norwalk, Conn.
To show how we read, be it said that 243 boys took out books from the
library last week, and 113 girls. Some think the girls do not read as
much as the boys do. There is a small excuse for this if the statement
be true, seeing that the girls do twice as much work for themselves as
the boys do. Who ever heard of the boys making shirt-waists and dresses
for themselves out of work hours? Then, too, the dining room detail
alone takes 68 girls every day, and much of that work is done when the
boys are at play. "But" says an interested young woman who understands
the situation, "the girls could read more if they would, and they spend
more time than is necessary, in dressing themelves to look pretty." The
Man-on-the-band-stand admires the young lady with a polished brain more
than one with small intellect in a fine dress.
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Good-bye, sleighing.
Slush and water everywhere.
Happy ninety-nine to everybody.
Now is the time for overshoes, if ever.
School began in earnest on January 2nd.
Who is not glad for the lengthening days?
Edmond Wheelock is getting over an attack of grip.
A cold wave is promised, then for more skating.
The Band was photographed by Mr. Rogers on Friday last.
Miss McCook has been the victim of La Grippe for a few days.
Myron Moses took Christmas dinner with friends at Mt. Holly Springs.
Who was that boy that tried to use cheese as butter, at the Christmas
dinner?
Mrs. Bakeless and John are at Milroy, where they went to meet Santa
Claus.
Last Wednesday Mr. Dennison Wheelock "tripped" to Philadelphia on
school business.
There was good skating up to Friday during the holidays, and the sport
was greatly enjoyed.
Miss Richenda Pratt has returned to Wilson College, after an enjoyable
holiday season at home.
Miss Eversman of Carlisle, was a guest of Mr. J. Wheelock at the club
dinner on Christmas.
A number have been kind enough to say that they missed the little
HELPER greatly, last week.
Miss Cora Freye, violinist, of Chambersburg, was Miss Hill's guest on
Monday and Tuesday.
Harry Seonia made himself useful during the holidays by assisting the
small girls in their skating.
Prof. Rubenstine's orchestra, which made such a strike last Friday
evening will surely be in demand throughout the season.
Miss Shaffner has gone on her winter rounds among the girls in country
homes. She will visit all the schools attended by Indian girls and
report accordingly.
Frank Rooks says he likes his country home the very best because the
people are all so kind to him, and he likes the school children, too.
Miss Newcomer, of Kansas, is the late Civil Service appointee. Miss
Paull has taken Miss Simmons' school and Miss Newcomer has No. 2.
Elige Crow and Lossel Bigjim visited Hampton, Va., during the
holidays. Mary Wilkinson, of Hampton, visited Ella Rickert here at the
same time.
Isaac Seneca, Samuel Barker, Bazile Thomas, Hugh Leider, John Kawl,
Paul Smith, David Abraham, Melissa Cornelius, Celicia Metoxen, Lucy
Ramone and Mary Moon spent a part of the holidays among their country
friends.
Mrs. Rumsport, of the teachers' club kitchen has been spending the
holidays at her home in Huntingdon. While absent her husband was
injured on the railroad, and it is feared the caring for him will take
her from us for some time, if not altogether.
There should be good Society meetings tonight, the first in the new
year.
It is said that the Chilocco school, Oklahoma, is soon to have a paper
of its own.
A number of the teachers and students attended the Passion Play
yesterday afternoon, at the Carlisle Opera House.
In the Bermuda Royal Gazette we note the names of Major and Mrs. R.H.
Pratt, among other arrivals at the Hamilton.
Master George and Miss Laura Jones of Steelton came with Dorothy who
lives at Mr. Pratts, to spend Sunday.
Capt. Becker of Billings, Montana, the newly appointed agent for the
Crow Indians, with his wife and son called at the school on their way
west.
Mrs. Standing has had an almost serious tussle with La Grippe, having
been bed-fast for several days. We are glad to report that she is
improving.
It is Miss Senseney's and Miss Smith's turn to visit the Invincibles,
tonight; Miss Seonia and Miss Paull the Standards, and Miss Peter and
Miss Robertson, the Susans.
The Man-on-the-band-stand's chief clerk was the recipient of a
handsome waste-paper basket from the "printorial" force. He is glad it
came in time to receive the Spring poetry.
The Sunshine Scatterers, Miss Bender's Circle of Kings' Daughters when
she was a teacher with us, tendered her a reception on Tuesday evening.
On Wednesday, Miss Bender left for her home near Philadelphia.
On last Saturday evening at the Christmas tree in the girls' quarters
Miss Ericson gave a brief but interesting talk on the English custom of
holding Christmas festivities on Christmas Eve, as we did this year.
Anna Lewis wished just a little, she says, that she could have come in
from her country home to spend the holidays, but she adds that she would
not have missed Tuesday of last week where she was for all the sports of
Carlisle.
The cold wave the middle of last week was a bitter one, still we were
warm, compared to some sections of the country. Not a hundred miles
north, the mercury retired 26 below zero. At no time here was it more
than 4 below.
A lot of new books for the library is the present most appreciated by
Professor Bakeless and the librarian this Christmas. The Professor
believes that a good library such as we are getting will be a greater
incentive for intellectual growth and activity than any other one
feature of the school. Our young men and women have made perceptible
advance in their tastes for good books.
Miss Simmons has gone to Boston to take special musical training. In
her life as a teacher with us she has made a host of friends who wish
her the greatest success in her new field. Miss Simmons has musical
talent, and no doubt will make her mark in the world as a violinist. It
will be remembered that Miss Simmons is a Sioux Indian maiden who has
worked her way through school and partly through college, having
attained prominence in her college life at Earlham College, Indiana.
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day night, and such a sight as met their gaze when they did come cannot
be forgotten very soon.
The tree was brilliant with sparkling tinsel and flashing lights, and
the room was prettily decorated with evergreens.
All received presents, and some received several.
The little girls each got a doll, with which every one was delighted.
The little Indian girls love dolls, and some of the girls who are not
so very little like to play with them.
No one went to bed at 9:30 on Christmas eve this year, for it took a
long time to distribute the presents, and a longer time to settle down
after all the jollity of two or three hours was over.
A company of girl singers waited up till after mid-night, when they
serenaded the various quarters with the sweet singing of carols. This
was appreciated by all who heard it, and has been commented upon since
as being very delightful at that still hour of the night.
At the Large Boys' Quarters.
There was no tree and no Santa Claus at the big boys' quarters, but
there was no one there too large to receive a present. Stacks of gifts
were piled upon tables and benches, and who can say that the boy grown
to the stature of a young man is not just as pleased as any small boy
when he is remembered by dear friends at Christmas?
Santa Claus did not come in person, but he forgot no one; and as in
the other quarters, those who have been there the longest and have made
the most friends received the most gifts.
The Faculty and Officers.
As a number of the teachers went away to spend the holidays, presents
began to fly from room to room as early as Friday evening. Santa Claus
was as kind to the faculty as he was to the pupils. We think no one was
forgotten. Perhaps the most original gift was one recieved by Miss Ely
from a large number of her co-workers. A pair of handsome opera glasses
with an artistic booklet beautifully designed and painted by Miss
Forster, was the gift. Mrs. Cook composed an appropriate poem, a stanza
of which occupied each alternating page. On the first page was a sketch
of Miss Ely as she sits at her desk, a perfect likeness, and on each
page opposite the artistic lettering in green was an appropriate
sketch. Mrs. Standing was given a beautiful cut glass dish by her
friends - the faculty and officers. There were other general gifts,
class gifts to teachers and shop gifts to instructors.
The Dinners.
The menu was not printed as usual for the pupils' dinner, but the
roast chicken and turkey with the accompanying vegetables and desserts
were enjoyed as much. At the teachers' club, the usual good dinner was
served. Both dining-halls were decorated prettily.
Sunday Afternoon.
The Christmas Service for the School was held at the usual hour for
Sunday afternoon service. Rev. Dr. Wile officiated, assisted by
Assistant Superintendent Standing in the responsive reading. The band
was at its best and played in rich melodious strains "The Heavens are
Telling" from The Creation - Haydn. The Choir sang Neidlinger's Anthem
and Chorus - "A Little Town of Bethlehem." The band accompanied the
school singing which interspersed the responsive reading. Dr. Wile's
sermon was brief but full of deep and impressive thoughts appropriate
for the time and occasion.
The Evenings.
On Monday evening a basketball team made up of band boys met a team
from Company R in open combat before the assembled multitude in the
gymnasium. The band won by a score of 6 to 2. On Tuesday evening there
were stereopticon views in Assembly Hall. On Wednesday evening a
continuation of the same. These pictures are always enjoyed. On
Thursday night the New Year's Sociable in which the whole school
participated was held in the gymnasium. Refreshments, consisting of
apples, oranges, candy and nuts in paper bags of generous size were
served. On Friday evening the literary societies of the school carried
out a very enjoyable program which was gotten up by the pupils
themselves with only such help as would naturally come through
suggestions when advice was asked. This brings no strain upon faculty
and officers, and is all the more enjoyed especially when the
entertainment is of such high order as Friday night's performance. The
musical farce was perhaps the number that brought out the heartiest
laughter, although there were other excellent numbers. The sentiment
was unanimous that the affair was the best of its kind we have had for
many a day. Saturday night was stormy and all enjoyed a stay in
evening, while some sat up to see the old year out.
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An Enigma From One of Our Girls.
I am composed of 10 letters.
My 7, 2, 8, 4 is a covering for the face.
My 10, 9, 4, 3 is what we all like to be.
My 6, 5, 10 is a tree.
My 6, 9, 3, 4 is a loud noise.
My 1, 9, 2, 4 is a kind of meat.
My whole is the name of my country school.
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ANSWER TO ENIGMA IN NO. 9.: Happy New Year.
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Transcribed from the Carlisle Indian School newspaper collection of the
Cumberland County Historical Society by Barbara Landis, Carlisle Indian
School Research - http://www.epix.net/~landis.
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