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Luke Phillips, two years and B half at school makes the follcwine speech at the York County Teachers’ Institute. 110~ much bet,ter it, is for Indians to have houses, and land to farm and to live in with the whites than to be in blankets ind live off by themselves far away we&. I say Indians must work for tl]emselveP and they must earn a living for themselvks as the white people do. We can not- live without huvillti hous&, horses, cows and land, To get these things we must do work and not be sluggish Indians. If we do learn to work how strong we will soon be. Some, grown people are both lazy and poor because they did not learn to work when they were young and so we must work. The I:.diuns will Fe worthless as long as they are in blankets and Ze - ,qiii ahd &ht&.ti white peep ‘$ c , ~ but the white people have shown u; a better way and induced us with ’ good things and now we are improv- mg themselves in the better way and we must be good characters and ; learn to be a Christian people. The Indian children at Carlisle school are pushing themselves in learning in books and the teachers are push- ing us t.00. We expect to ?A et eve?, the reading books, geograp _y and ’ arithmetic, to learn our different trades we will be able to take care of ourselves and earn a living. November 1882 SCHOOL NEWS |
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We should have to do like the humming bird that #lied to sit on tha turkey’s eggs--“Spread ourselves almost indefinitely” \ If the spirit of helping t’ie Indians by educating :heir children, cau grow, so a> to takein all of school bge, the problem is solved. This Bryn Mawr ache 01 tlreadv support6 two Indian pupils at the Presby- erian Mission school in Alaska. The great -&es4 is nganized effort that will re\-h the mass of children, md this demands the powers of the general govern- nent npon whom rests the full duty. #poken by his teacner in this etter, is an Iowa from he Great Nemeha Agency Nebraska. Frank Twist is 1 Sioux aud Luke Phillips a Nez Perce, and it would )e hard to say which of the three we could most iighly commend for good conduct, were we to naise. For the Moam~c, Scan, One Year, - - 25 cent& For the SOHOOL NEWS, One Year, - - 25 cents. January 1883 MORNING STAR |
| MOLdSSES C_Qx?Y
Persons reading the above notes from horn, let,ters may have the impression that all letter writt,en by our pupils are carefully examinec before they are allowed to go in the mail. Thi is not t,he case. All are free to write whereve they please and as often as they please. NI letters are opened and none examined befor, mailing except those written at the close o each month as a school exercise. My Ida! 9 ! “I am well excep% sbgething matter in rn’ throat, I suppose its the cold that chokes me It makes me think of the poor Indians ou west how they must suffer from the cold. Out in Idaho it is somewhat temperate; some timer; though il is very cold so that herds o cattle will sink and die or fall into a pit dowl from <steep hi1 1s. Other times you will hear thf birds singing, horses jumping, rivers and rivu lets running down the mountains. It is : pleasant country aqd the Iqdkqs gre happy lat is why those Nez Perces in the Indian ‘erritory are begging the government to send 1em back. I say it is not possible t,o keep lose Indians in unhealthy places where they 611 only die and die. d a g a S The white men abused and pushed these In- ians from the birth-place of their fathers. Before those wa,rs they were self supporting, nd did not draw coffee or clothes from the overnmeut. They raised t#housands of cattle nd horses and had friendship with the white ettlers. fc h t( ’ ;, ’ t1 But they were driven out from their country, :eling that they would neversee their verdant ills or winding rivers again. It was a crime I lie to them for the sake ofgetting their cattle nd horses. The whites put these lndians in >w conditioh and triumphed over them as bough they had been no better than a dog. It is not for me to go and talk to the govern- lent about these things, but it would not be ny trouble to send t,hem back where they ould say once more “My Idaho.” LUKE PHILLIPS, T\Tez Perce. February 1885 MORNING STAR |
| Camp Items.
Wm. Steals the Bear is now chief cook at headquarters. The log cabin has been named "The Campbell's Hump." Dr. Given, Jesse Woodward and Jas. Given, spent Sunday at camp. Awaneishua and Obed Rabbitt, each spent a day at camp, this week. Wm. Crow killed a copperhead snake, while cutting underbrush. The boys are now sleeping on pine boughs which is quite an improvement over the oak. Luke Phillips is busy writing up his camp experience, which he will some day give to the public. The boys under Luke Phillips had lots of fun Wednesday morning, burning out two nests of yellow jackets. Bruce Hayman and Samuel Johns have been taking their dinners with their friend, Mrs. Amanda Howe, of Hunter's Run. The boys seem to enjoy the short drll in the evenings. They are not very proficient, but, with patience and perseverence, they will succeed. This week the best berry pickers are as follows: 1st. Lawrence, Apache; 2nd., Chas, Dakota, Cheyenne; 3rd., Clarence, Apache; 4th., Clay, Apache; 5th., Asbury Clark. The weather has been quite pleasant this week, though the boys had to put an extra blanket Sunday night, when the thermometer dropped to 48 degrees. During the day it stands 76 to 78 degrees. Our services, last Sunday, were very interesting, our visitors helping us very much with the singing. The Sunday School service being led by the Superintendent of the S.S., Dr. Given, was especially interesting. The ladies enjoy the pretty nooks that have been cut out along the run. One of the luxuries of the camp is the bathing facilities, Mountain Creek being only about 300 yards from camp. AUGUST 12, 1887 INDIAN HELPER |
| The Library stack in the new assembly room is doing its best
to look up, and Luke Phillips keeps the few, old, much-soiled books in
good order, but will they not be lonely when they get in the real library-room
which the small boys are to vacate in November?
SEPTEMBER 2, 1887 INDIAN HELPER |
| The non-commissioned officers as now settled upon for the present
school year are:
Sergeant-Major Richard Davis; Sergeants for Company A: Chester Cornelius, Dick Wallace, Joel Tyndall, Stacy Matlock, and Wm. Morgan. Corporals Brule I.E. Feather, Roland Fish, Samuel Keryte, Calls Horselooking, and Work Together. Sergeants for Company B: Frank Lock, Kish Hawkins, Luther Kuhns, Geo. Thomas, Timber Yellowrobe. Corporals Harvey Warner, Arrow R. Horse, Jos. Lone Wolf, Constant Bread, Frank Dorian. Sergeants for Company C: William Brown, Luke Phillips, Carl Leider, Otto Zotom, Phillips White. Corporals, Jessie Cornelius, Staley, Jonas Place, Albert Anderson, Chas. Wolf. SEPTEMBER 30, 1887 INDIAN HELPER |
| The Y.M.C.A. officers elected two weeks ago are as follows:
President, Luke Phillips; Vice-President, Charles Wheelock; Recording Secretary,
Samuel Townsend; Corresponding Secretary, Richard Davis; Treasurer, Joel
Tyndall.
OCTOBER 7, 1887 INDIAN HELPER |
| The boys' library now contains 253 books. Luke Phillips
is Librarian, and he has everything arranged according to system.
Books can be taken out or returned twice a week, between 7 and 7:30 A.M.
OCTOBER 28, 1887 INDIAN HELPER |
| Luke Phillips, Librarian at the Large Boys' Quarters, reports
286 books now on hand. Remember, last week the number was 253.
NOVEMBER 4, 1887 INDIAN HELPER |
| Luke Phillips, President of our Y. M. C. A., was one of the
speakers who addressed a large audience assembled Sunday evening, at the
Bosler Memorial Hall, Carlisle.
NOVEMBER 18, 1887 INDIAN HELPER |
| Luke Phillips is no more. On Monday morning at six o-clock,
after an illness of several months the latter part of which time he was
confined to the hospital, Luke quietly passed from this to his eternal
home. Many are his friends among our pupils who mourn the death of
their beloved companion. His teachers and friends outside of his
own race, who knew him but to love him will grieve unspeakably at the sad
news. We haven't space in our small paper to give a full account
of the noble life and example of this excellent young man now gone from
us, but an interesting article will be found in the January "Morning Star"
setting forth his beautiful character.
JANUARY 13, 1888 INDIAN HELPER |
| Phillips, Luke (Nez Perce)
Address given: Ponca Pawnee and Otoe rez Arrived CIIS: February 20, 1880 Passed Away: January 10, 1888 Age at arrival:13 years Other info:reenrolled 10/22/83 Information from Genevieve Bell's NARA database. |
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ANOTHER PLEASANT EVENING IN THE CHAPEL. ------------------ On Monday evening, at the ringing of the bell, all happily gathered in the chapel to listen to the singing and speech-making of the boys and girls. The Man-on-the-band-stand did not go, but he saw and heard everything from his stand. The opening piece by the choir delighted his dear old heart, for it was beautifully sung; but when Job Hunter Boy said in a speech that every exhibition was the best, the old man felt that Job was making fun of him. Of course every exhibition is the best. We are growing better all the time. But who is that skipping out on the platform. Little Jack Standing, as I'm alive. "Pussy in the well," he is saying, and all the while he speaks he almost dances because he is so glad to give us his first speech and that salute of Jack's brought down the house. The boys and girls thought they could bring him out the second time by clapping hands and waving handkerchiefs but no, Jack had done well once, and he was satisfied. All the cheering did not move the little hero of the evening. Hartley Ridge Bear's "Hammer" piece was well spoken. Hartley
showed an earnestness of purpose and a manliness that pleased the old man.
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| Henry Phillips, our little Alaskan printer who has been in the
office four months drew his first pay on Tuesday, and did his first steam-press
work on the following afternoon. He ran off 1500 envelopes and did it well.
May 4, 1888 INDIAN HELPER
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Camp Items.
On Monday a few of the boys caught some very good sized
fish.
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-------- Prof. Woodruff assumed charge at the camp on Friday morning. Several boys came to camp for over Sunday. One of the largest rattlesnakes yet seen was killed by Henry Phillips, our little Alaskan. That was a dead snake curled up in the path and put there by the boys. Miss Seabrook nearly stepped on it, Miss Nana jumped to one side and the boys laughed. Miss Nana reports that she and Miss Seabrook had a delightful time at camp. They enjoyed every minute. A number of the boys attended the Zion’s church about two miles from camp, last Sunday. Capt. Miller and wife, Mrs. Haverstick and Mr. Tom Moore, of Carlisle, passed through camp on Friday. They had been camping near Pine Grove. They spoke in the highest terms of our camp. Several parties in carriages from Holly and elsewhere have visited us. The boys shoot mark for their entertainment and thus earn an occasional penny. Crazy head makes bows and arrows for sale. He sold two arrows the other day for 25 cents each. He works faithfully employing nearly all his leisure moments in this way. The boys find a ready market for bows and arrows at Holly. Prof. Woodruff’s talk to the boys Sunday afternoon was very interesting. On Wednesday evening we had the best fun of all playing circus. It was more of an animal show than a circus and the showman made excellent hits in describing his animals. A heavy storm Sunday nfternoon. Can’t say, "there are no flies on that," at this camp. There are plenty of flies here, and they are on everything. Yamie Leeds is cook now in Dennison’s place who was called back to the school to assist the Man-on-the-band-stand with his books. All the printers but three have gone back to the school. We sold $8.00 worth of huckleberries, the other day and with the money bought eggs, butter, milk and other good things for the boys. Knows-his-cows and Carries-his-food are both good berry pickers.August 10, 1888 INDIAN HELPER |
| Chas. Wheelock, the printing-office engineer, is instructing
Henry Phillips, our little Alaskan in the management of the engine,and
Henry is pleased.
August 31, 1888 INDIAN HELPER
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| Henry Phillips has done a neat job of printing for Dr. Sheldon Jackson.April 5, 1889 INDIAN HELPER |
| Henry Phillips has grown into a man of business, making his ten hours
a day at Long & Company’s shops, in town. Henry
has a bright future before him if he sticks to the ship and follows out his natural bent for mechanics. June 27, 1890 INDIAN HELPER
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| Henry Phillips, who is working at J. W. Long’s shops in town met with
an accident on Tuesday, which resulted in the loss of the end of his great
toe and the second one considerably mashed. It was a crank that did it,
but not a rusty one. Rrncing himself to start the wheel of the engine by
pulling the strap, the crank came down in a place where he thought his
foot was not, but where it was. He is not melancholy over his hurt and
will be around at work in a few days.
August 8, 1890 INDIAN HELPER.
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Henry Phillips is walking about again after being confined several weeks in the Hospital, it will be remembered Henry met with a severe accident in the machine shop in the town. August 29, 1890 INDIAN HELPER
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Henry Phillips, the Alaskan boy who came to Carlisle some four years ago; although not through his course and having only half learned his trade leaves for Sitka in a few weeks to take a position as foreman on The North Star, the little paper published by the Sitka Indian Training School. Henry is now in Philadelphia taking lessons in printing from engravings. He will do as well as a young man with very limited experience could be expected to do, but we are sorry to see him undertake such a responsible work so illy prepared. He has a stout heart full of purpose, a resolute will, a quick mechanical mind to see the thing to do in emergencies, and we can but wish him great success in his undertaking. May 8, 1891 INDIAN HELPER.
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Henry Phillips is back from Philadelphia and is now at work in the printing office. June 19, 1891 INDIAN HELPER.
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| Henry Phillips has been putting into practice some of the instructions
received while at Philadelphia for a few weeks recently in plate or cut
printing. He has made a most excellent print of the Apache contrast
- the best we have ever obtained on our presses. The picture shows
a group of Apaches as they arrived at Carlisle in Indian dress, and the
same boys and girls four months after. It is nearly as good as the
photograph from which it is taken, the price of which is sixty cents for
the two. We will send the two prints on receipt of five cents, or give
them as before advertised, for two subscriptions to the HELPER and a l-cent
stamp extra to pay postage.
July 24, 1891 INDIAN HELPER.
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| Henry Phillips has gone to his far-way Alaskan home, we hope some time
to return to Carlisle or enter some other institution where he can follow
out the natural bent in mechanics, which in his case is an inborn talent.
January 15, 1892 INDIAN HELPER
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| We are plnrl to hear good nern~ still front Henry Phillips, of Alasaa.
He has not.been (rut tlf work since he went, home, and that speaks more
for a young man than whole months of talk without action.
January 20, 1893 INDIAN HELPER
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| Henry Phillips is occasionally heard from. He is now running an engine
on a boat for for he has a natural bent in.
May 26, 1893 INDIAN HELPER.
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