{"id":987,"date":"2017-05-15T11:34:56","date_gmt":"2017-05-15T11:34:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/carlisleindianindustrialschoolwritinganthology\/?p=987"},"modified":"2017-05-15T18:20:47","modified_gmt":"2017-05-15T18:20:47","slug":"elmer-simon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/carlisleindianindustrialschoolwritinganthology\/2017\/05\/15\/elmer-simon\/","title":{"rendered":"Elmer Simon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who Is Elmer Simon?<\/strong><\/h1>\n

The Indian – A Man (Full Text)<\/a><\/p>\n

At the most basic level, Elmer Simon was a Chippewa native American who graduated from the Carlisle Indian School on April 13th, 1896. On a deeper level, however, he was a high-achieving student with a prestigious record with the Carlisle Indian School. <\/span><\/p>\n

There is no formal record of Elmer Simon\u2019s life or history. Instead, by piecing together newspaper excerpts from the 1890-1900\u2019s period, we have been able to construct somewhat of a working history for this star author. <\/span><\/p>\n

Five different newspaper excerpts are mentioned throughout Elmer Simon\u2019s biography. To avoid slowing down the reading, we have added numbered annotations into the text to reference the source. If you\u2019d like more information on the sources or if you\u2019d like to read the texts yourselves, match up your number to the one provided on the bottom of the page or check out the \u201cFurther Readings\u201d page.<\/span><\/p>\n

Of Mr. Simon\u2019s hobbies at the school, we are mainly aware of two: We know he was a prominent bass player and soloist in the Carlisle Indian School Band, performing the Carlisle Indian School March, a piece written and conducted by Native American Bandmaster Dennis Wheelock, as his featured piece [1]. We also know that he was a prominent football player at the school [2]. <\/span><\/p>\n

Although there was no \u2018official gradebook\u2019 or \u2018letter of recognition\u2019 to be found, Simon\u2019s other accolades mostly speak for themselves. Mentioned as a speaker who received many compliments during a Carlisle Indian School sponsored event, Simon was highly popular with the white community that surrounded the school [3]. Additionally, he was mentioned in a news story of a murder\/suicide of another Carlisle Indian School student, added to the article to reinforce the good work the Carlisle Indian School was doing overall [4]. This piece in particular, subtitled \u201cOnly One In Every Fifty Indians Graduating from the Carlisle Indian School Becomes a Bad One,\u201d praised Simon as a strong achiever within the school and a recognized graduate (The North American (1899), 4). <\/span><\/p>\n

Sources are thin on Elmer\u2019s whereabouts after his graduation from the Carlisle Indian School in 1896. One lone newspaper article depicts his divorce from his wife, Bertha Stewart, in 1908 [5] . He was living in Jonestown at the time and worked at Swank\u2019s Hardware Store, and previously at Bantley\u2019s Store in Winbur.<\/span><\/p>\n

But that is where Simon\u2019s trail ends, as that is the last article to refer to an Elmer Simon who graduated from The Carlisle Indian School. Into the 1920-30\u2019s, there were several additional newspapers in which the name \u201cElmer Simon\u201d was mentioned, but there was no mention of the school or of the Simon in question being of Indian descent. And until more sources are found concerning the whereabouts of Elmer Simon, this story will remain incomplete.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Elmer

“No Tomahawk There.” Daily Inter Ocean [Chicago, Illinois] 7 Mar. 1896: 9. 19th Century U.S. Newspapers. Web. 15 May 2017.
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[1] <\/span>“Carlisle Indians Entertain.” <\/span>North American<\/span><\/i> [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] 13 Apr. 1894: 2. <\/span>19th Century U.S. Newspapers<\/span><\/i>. Web. 15 May 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

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[2] \u201cElmer Simon In Trouble\u201d <\/span>The Indian Gazette <\/span><\/i>[Indiana, Pennsylvania] 6 Apr. 1908:5. Web. 15 May 2017<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.newspapers.com\/newspage\/16235945\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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[3] “He Used to Be a Very Good Indian.” <\/span>North American<\/span><\/i> [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] 2 Aug. 1899: 4. <\/span>19th Century U.S. Newspapers<\/span><\/i>. Web. 15 May 2017.<\/span><\/p>\n

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[4]<\/span>CONCERT BY YOUNG INDIANS. (1894, Apr 15). <\/span>New York Times (1857-1922)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

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Find anything new on Elmer Simon? Post a comment down below and our team will be sure to check it out.<\/p>\n

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