THE INDIAN HELPER
November 25, 1898
The Major told the school last Saturday night that we were
to have a Portorican student before long. Hurrah! The Indians will
give him a warm welcome and treat him well.
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HELPER
December 2, 1898
The young man from Porto Rico has arrived. He is about 16,
speaks very little English, but is fast making friends among the
California and New Mexico boys who speak Spanish. He will soon learn
English. In his first interview with Major Pratt he volunteered this
information: "Me Boston; Me Concord; Me come Carlisle." When he saw
it snowing this week he thought it was ice cream, such as he had
been treated to in Boston, coming down from the clouds, "but this no
sweet." His name is Juan Sultano, now an Americano.
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THE
INDIAN HELPER
January 27, 1899
GENERAL EATON.
It is eminently fitting that the school teacher should
follow the soldier into Porto Rico. If there is anyone who can
successfully light the lamp of learning in the island it should be
General Eaton, who started so successfully the same work among the
freedmen of the south at the close of the civil war. -[Omaha Bee.
General Eaton is one of Carlisle's staunchest friends, and
we are glad that he has been selected for such an honored position
as Commissioner of Education in Porto Rico, which he so eminently
fortified by experience and influence to fill.
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THE INDIAN HELPER
March 17,
1899
We have another addition of a Porto Rican who was brought
from New Castle, this State, by Mr. James M. Hamilton. The boy's
name is Jose Ayarro. That he will do his best to obey orders was
evidenced the other day when the bell rang, without waiting to fall
in. He had not learned that he was to go in line with the others.
His one idea was to get to school as soon after the bell rang as
possible, and not until he arrived in his classroom did he find his
mistake.
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THE INDIAN HELPER
March 24, 1899
General Eaton, Commissioner of Education in Porto Rico,
has sent to Carlisle for Sloyd points, and wants to know if we can
take a party of Porto Ricans.
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THE INDIAN HELPER
April 7,
1899
The announcement this week, that Miss Shaffner is to be
married was a cyclone of surprise from a clear sky. Before the
HELPER is printed next week, Miss Ruth Shaffner, in charge of girls,
will become Mrs. Ruth Shaffner-Etnier. Mr. Charles S. Etnier, of
Philadelphia, wins the prize. On next Wednesday, Miss Shaffner
leaves Carlisle for Ponce, Porto Rico. En route, she will be married
Thursday afternoon, at the house of a friend in the City of
Brotherly Love. From there, at two o'clock the wedded couple will
take the train for New York, and the next day, Friday, the 14th,
will sail from New York. Mr. Etnier has charge of the books of the
Porto Rico and Ponce Improvement Company, recently organized on a
large scale. Miss Shaffner as a World's Organizer of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union will find plenty of work in the diamond
of the Antilles. Ponce is a city of some forty thousand inhabitants,
and the climate of the island is charming and salubrious. The affair
is nearly as sudden for the contracting parties as for their
friends, for not until a few days ago did Mr. Etnier expect to leave
Philadelphia so soon. Miss Shaffner's place at the school has been
one of prominence and good works, and she will be greatly missed by
the girls whom she has mothered so efficiently for seven years, and
by the school in general, which will loose a faithful, energetic and
loyal worker for all good causes.
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THIS IS CARLISLE PI 1-3-3
p. 87 Zoraida Valdezate, Porto Rican (class 1904)
p. 88 Jose Osuan, Manuael Rexach, Angela Rivera, Antonio
Rodriquez, Maria Santaella, [all Porto Rican - class 1905]
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INDIAN HELPER
(1899) p.3
Jose Ayarro, one of the boys from Porto Rico, had an
experience with some bees, and when Mr. Jordan asked him what was
the matter he said -- "Fly scratch me," when the bees had stung him
several times on the neck.
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RED MAN HELPER
9/14/1900
SENIORS JUNIORS AND FOOTBALLERS WHO CAME FROM THE COUNTRY
TO BEGIN SCHOOL, SEPT. 3. ...Louis Sanches
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RED MAN HELPER
9/21/1900
RETURNED FROM COUNTRY HOMES SINCE THE 11TH ...Louis
Sanchez
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RED MAN HELPER
August 30, 1901
& September 6, 1901
[unedited]
Senores Jose J. Rsnms and Luis Muñoz Rivera, are visiting
the Porto Rican youth and the school. Senor Rivera is the editor of
the PuertoRico Herald, New York.
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RED MAN HELPER
9/14/1901
MAN-ON-THE-BAND-STAND CORNER: Mr. L.C. Bortree, of Moscow,
Deputy Sheriff, of Lackawana County, stopped off for a brief visit
to the school, on his way home from Gettysburg, where he had been in
attendance upon a Grand Army Convention. Mr. Bortree is a particular
friend of Castulo Rodriguez, one of our printers. His son is now in
Porto Rico. Castulo came north with him about a year ago, and
so-journed for awhile in Moscow, before coming to Carlisle.
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RED MAN HELPER
2/28/1902
MOTBS:
Two of our Porto Rican girls lost their trunks in
Gettysburg Junction fire on Friday night...... Manuel Rexach has
joined the printers' corps.
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RED MAN HELPER
3/11/1902
MOTBS:
Angela Rivera, who went to New York, writes that she
misses Carlisle friends very much. She has to study hard, but she is
a brave little girl, and will
succeed.
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RED MAN HELPER
4/4/1902
MOTBS:
Antonio Rodriguez has exchanged his profession of tailor
of that of farmer of the summer, where he can build up in health,
and gain some ready cash. --
The Porto Rican girls are contented in the country and
most of them are improving very much with their English; for this
reason the ones that are here are anxious to go out to the
country.--
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RED MAN HELPER
8/20/1902
MOTBS:
Maria Mercedes Castro, one of our Porto rican girls, came
in from the country a few days ago, and expects to go to the
Bloomsburg Normal school.
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RED MAN HELPER
9/19/1902
MOTBS
Several of the Porto Ricans have "struck out" in earnest
on English. Now they will begin to improve as they never have
before.-- Henry Smith, Levi Webster...Manuel Rexach...are the last
printers in from the country to report for duty.
The Porto Rican girls are anxious this year to learn good
English, for they have meadowy promise among themselves not to talk
any word in their Spanish for the rest of this year.
One of the Porto Rican boys says that American teachers
are like molasses, but the Porto Rican teachers are like iron. The
Man-on-the-band- stand hardly knows whether to take the contrast as
a compliment or not, for the opposite of iron is "soft;" it is
believed, however, that he meant "sweet."
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RED MAN HELPER
5/8/1903
VOICES FROM THE COUNTRY.
Angela Rivera writes from Bloomsburg where she is
attending the Normal: "I do not find the work in either the dining
room or school room too hard. I guess it is because I want to do
it."
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RED MAN HELPER
5/15/1903
THE SENIORS GIVE THEIR LAST ENTERTAINMENT FOR THE SEASON.
Zoraida Valdezate and Ella Petosky gave a scene from the
Merchant of Venice, and did it very well. In this scene George
Balenti took the part of an attendant.
FROM A PORTO RICAN IN A COUNTRY HOME
Milagro Schulze writes to Col. Pratt in good English as
follows: "I came up hear from Porto Rico two years next July and I
did not know how to speak a word of English. I go to school here in
Kennett Square and I work hard at school and get promoted twice a
year. I feel sorry of the other Porto Ricans who don't stay in the
country. If I did not have a strong will I never would have stuck
this long. I hope you will permit me to remain here until I
graduate, then I will go home and teach my people the ways and
customs of the northern people. My favorite studies are history and
biography. One of the great men I read about and admired very much
was Abraham Lincoln. I thank you very much for your kindness to me,
and if I can never repay you with anything else I will with
gratitude."
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RED MAN HELPER
1903 (vol. 19,
No. 29, p. 3)
MOTBS:
Printer Matilde Garnier has come in from the country to
join her class, that of 1906.
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RED MAN HELPER
4/10/1903
Photo that we think may include Emmanuel Rexach
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RED MAN HELPER
4/17/1903
Photo caption: Indian and Porto Rican sit down and study
together. Manuel Rexach, the Porto Rican is the boy on the right. He
is now attending Commercial College in town and boards at the
school.
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RED MAN HELPER
6/19/1903
MOTBS:
Esperanza Gonzalo, of Port Rico, and Patrick Verney, of
Alaska, have entered the printing office this week. The ends of the
earth do meet at Carlisle.
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RED MAN HELPER
8/25/1904
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Some of our Porto Ricans have enjoyed meeting with friends
and relatives from their home, who came with the company of teachers
that spent the summer in the States. Among others were Julio Hoheb
and Esperanza Gonzalo, who went to Phila. The latter saw her sister
but for a day, and she says by letter that it was one of the
happiest days of her life. The Porto Rican teachers were somewhat
astonished to hear her using the English she does. She saw Rafael
Ortega and Enrique Rexach who graduated from Dickinson College. The
teachers have enjoyed America. Esperanza is living with Mrs. Edge of
Downingtown and has with her Ida Bruce. They are in love with their
summer home and country mother, and are very well.
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THE ARROW
3/23/1905
OUR SPANISH POSSESSION, by Antonio Rodriguez.
(article copied)
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PHOTO class of 1904
PHOTO class of 1905
Not pictured:
Puerto Ricans - Emiliano Padin, Manuel Rexach, Maria A.
Santella, Angela Rivera, Jose Osuna.
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PHOTO CLASS of 1905RM vol. V, no. 6, p. 266
"A couple of days ago, Paul Sequi, Porto Rican and
ex-student of Carlisle, returned to his native island after seven
years' absence. He is married and is the manager for Bartolome Sequi
& Sons, funeral directors, with officers in San Juan and Ponce.
"Manual (Emanuel) Ruiz Rexach, of the Class of 1905 of
Carlisle, has been married recently and has a job as clerk in the
civil service in San Juan, P.R. Also Antonio Rodriguez of the same
class has a good job as internal revenue collector on the island.
"Henry (Enrique) Urrutia, ex-student of Carlisle, is
married. Henry passed the examination for first lieutenant in the
Porto Rican Regiment and is now stationed at Henry Barracks, at
Cayey, P.R. Angela Rivera and Maria Santaella of Class 1905,
Carlisle, are employed as teachers by the Department of Education.
So much for graduates and ex-students. "I am going to move my office
from where I have been for just four years to the new modern Royal
Bank of Canada Building, which will be completed by February 1,
1913."
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THE ARROW
May 7, 1905
Enrique Urrutia, one of our Porto Rican students who left
in '05, writes that he is working at the Naval Station, San Juan, P.
R., and that Dr. James Johnson; our former coach, has opened a
dental office there. Enrique sends his best regards to all his
acquaintances at Carlisle.
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THE ARROW
October 23,
1908
Still Advancing.
Enrique Urrutia, a former Carlisler, writes the following
cheering letter from San Juan, Porto Rico:
" Now I will kindly ask you to remember me through the
ARROW to my friends at Carlisle and let them know that all the
ex-students from Porto Rico ( the boys ) are doing well.
Antonio Rodriguez, Class '05, received a letter from James
Johnson in which he said he will make a visit to Porto Rico in the
first part of next December. I, like the other boys here at San
Juan, P. R., who are Manuel Ruiz, Julio Hoheb, Antonio Rodriguez and
the undersigned, were glad to hear that Carlisle's star quarter-back
of the 1903 football team and all-American quarter-back for the same
year; will soon land on our shores. We will do all we can to make
his stay here as pleasant a time as he ever had.
" I am working at the U. S. Naval Station, San Juan, P.
R., as clerk to the Paymaster, U. S. N., at $4.00 per day. It is
three years since I left Carlisle, but still think it was
yesterday."
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THE ARROW
May 6, 1910
Enrique Urrutia, a Porto Rican who spent three years at
Carlisle, returning to his home in 1905, is now occupying a position
at the Naval Station at San Juan, P. R. He expects to take an
examination for a second lieutenantship in the Porto-Rican Regiment
of infantry next fall. In a recent letter to the superintendent he
asks to be remembered through THE ARROW to all his Carlisle friends.
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THE RED MAN, vol. 4, #1, p. 42 - 1911
Providencia Martinez in a letter to Mr. Friedman from
Porto Rico says that she will always be very glad she came to
Carlisle. She learned to like the Indians very much and had many
helpful experiences. She sends greetings to all her old friends.
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THE RED MAN, vol. 5, #1, p. 41 - 1912
Jose Osuna, Class of 1905, writes to Superintendent
Friedman from State College, Pa, under date of June 15, as follows:
I believe my Carlisle friends will be glad to hear that I
have just completed my college course. I look back to my days at
Carlisle with a great deal of pleasure. In September, I hope to
enter Princeton Theological Seminary in preparation for the
Presbyterian ministry.
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THE RED MAN, vol. 8, #21, p. 100 - 1912
Emilio DeArce, a former student who left school last year,
has gone to Rochester, N.Y., to learn to be a chauffeur.
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THE RED MAN
vol. 6, #5, p. 206
- 1913
Jose Osuna writes from the Theological Seminary,
Princeton, N.J., that he is a student there. Present address, 8
Alexander Hall.
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CARLISLE ARROW
January 10,
1913
"Henry (Enrique) Urrutia, ex-student of Carlisle, is
married. Henry passed the examination for first lieutenant in the
Porto Rican Regiment and is now stationed at Henry Barracks, at
Cayey, P. R. Angela Rivera and Maria San taella of Class 1905,
Carlisle, are employed as teachers by the Department of Education."
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CARLISLE ARROW
vol. 10, #1,
1913
HOLDS RESPONSIBLE POSITION IN PORTO RICO.
J. A. E. Rodriguez, a Porto Rican, who graduated from
Carlisle in 1905, is now employed by the Insular Government of Porto
Rico in the office of the Auditor as an expert accountant, with a
compensation of $2,000 per annum and a per diem of $2.50 when on the
road. Mr. Rodriquez is also president and treasurer of the San Juan
Base Ball Grounds Association.
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THE ARROW
January 10,
1913
"A couple of days ago, Paul Sequi, a Porto Rican and
ex-student of Carlisle just-returned to his native island after
seven years' absence. He is married and is the manager for Bartolome
Sequi & Son, funeral directors, with offices in San Juan and
Ponce, Porto Rico; Manuel (Emanuel) Ruiz Rexach, of the Class of
1905 of Carlisle, has been married recently and has a job as clerk
in the civil service in San Juan, P. R. Also Antonio Rodriguez of
the same class has a good job as internal-revenue collector on the
island.
"Henry (Enrique) Urrutia, ex-student of Carlisle, is
married. Henry passed the examination for first lieutenant in the
Porto Rican Regiment and is now stationed at Henry Barracks, at
Cayey, P. R. Angela Rivera and Maria Santaella of Class 1905,
Carlisle, are employed as teachers by the Department of Education."
"A couple of days ago, Paul Sequi, Porto Rican and
ex-student of Carlisle, returned to his native island after seven
years' absence. He is married and is the manager for Bartolome Sequi
& Son, funeral directors with offices in San Juan and Ponce.
"Manual (Emanuel) Ruiz Rexach of the Class of 1905 of
Carlisle, has been married recently and has a job as clerk in the
civil service in San Juan. P. R Also Antonio Rodriguez of the same
class has a good job as internal revenue collector on the island.
"Henry (Enrique) Urrutia, ex-student of Carlisle, is
married. Henry passed the examination for first lieutenant in the
Porto Rican Regiment and is now stationed at Henry Barracks, at
Clayey, P. R. Angela Kirera and Maria Santaella of Class 1905,
Carlisle, are employed as teachers by the Department of Education.
So much for graduates and ex-students.
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CARLISLE ARROW
vol. 10, #24, p.
4 1914
Miguel de Jesus Martinez, one of our Porto Rican students,
writes from San Sebastian, P.R., that he is postmaster and collector
of internal Revenue.
A reception was then held in Alumni Hall, both in honor of
General Pratt and to open
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THE CARLISLE ARROW -A WEEKLY LETTER TO OUR PEOPLE
October 16, 1914
Alumni Hall, and many of the Gen-eral's friends from town
were invited, together with the school employees. The rooms were
simply decorated in aprofusion of ferns and potted plants. A large
picture of General Pratt graced the walls, and Hopi plaques and
pictures of all the graduating classes were placed upon the railing
in both the reception and banquet rooms, and Navajo rugs covered the
floors. Here and there library-sized tables were placed about and on
each of these a fern or plant reposed. Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were served throughout the evening. The following graduates
were pres-ent and in the receiving line:
Nellie Robertson Denny, Class 1890.
Charles E. Dagenett, 1891.
Emily Peake Robitaille, 1893.
Antonio Lubo, 1904.
Angeles
Rivera, 1904.
Wallace Denny, 1906.
Elizabeth Baird, 1908.
Alfred
DeGrasse, 1911.
Gustavus Welch, 1912.
Francis Eastman, 1913.
Stella
Bradly, 1913.
Sadie Ingalls, 1913.
Fred Broker, 1914.
General Pratt remained until the following morning when a
breakfast was served in his honor in the Do-mestic Science room by
the girls under the direction of Mrs. Ewing, who acted as hostess.
Seated with General Pratt were Mr. and Mrs. Lipps, Mr. Dagenett, Mr.
and Mrs. DeHuff, Dr. and Mrs. Rentdorff, and Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths.
About 10 o'clock a. m., General Pratt, in company with
Judge and Mrs. Biddle, of Carlisle, motored to Harrisburg, on his
way back to Washington, made happier, nodoubt, by his visit to
Carlisle as were they who were left behind.
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