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Eva Foster is the only other female student from the Indian School who attended Dickinson, although Eva was not Native American. Eva arrived at the Carlisle Indian School in 1902 when her mother became the new matron of the girl’s quarters. Eva spent only one year at the Indian School before becoming a student at the Dickinson College Preparatory School in 1903. Like Alice, Eva continued to board at the Indian School while taking classes at Dickinson. The 1900-1905 Dickinson College Catalog lists Eva as entering the Preparatory school in 1903 as a second form student. Eva spent the next three years at Dickinson. Her senior year, Eva was the only female class officer, serving as secretary. There were only three other girls in her graduating class. While in Carlisle, Eva was known for her musical ability. A poem writing about her in the 1907 Microcosm states “This is a young maid from the city/Who can play a love song or a ditty.” Eva also entertained her friends at the Indian School, as the Man-on-the-Bandstand notes in the July 31, 1903 issue of The Redman and Helper: “Miss Eva Foster plays the piano and we are anticipating pleasant times.” After graduating from the Dickinson Preparatory School in 1907, Eva went on to study at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis. She returned to Carlisle often to visit her mother, who was still employed at the Indian School as a teacher, and her brother, who worked in Washington, D.C. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1911, Eva returned to Carlisle and spent one year teaching at the Carlisle Indian School with her mother as a temporary teacher. No further record of her could be found. | Eva Foster is the only other female student from the Indian School who attended Dickinson, although Eva was not Native American. Eva arrived at the Carlisle Indian School in 1902 when her mother became the new matron of the girl’s quarters. Eva spent only one year at the Indian School before becoming a student at the Dickinson College Preparatory School in 1903. Like Alice, Eva continued to board at the Indian School while taking classes at Dickinson. The 1900-1905 Dickinson College Catalog lists Eva as entering the Preparatory school in 1903 as a second form student. Eva spent the next three years at Dickinson. Her senior year, Eva was the only female class officer, serving as secretary. There were only three other girls in her graduating class. While in Carlisle, Eva was known for her musical ability. A poem writing about her in the 1907 Microcosm states “This is a young maid from the city/Who can play a love song or a ditty.” Eva also entertained her friends at the Indian School, as the Man-on-the-Bandstand notes in the July 31, 1903 issue of The Redman and Helper: “Miss Eva Foster plays the piano and we are anticipating pleasant times.” After graduating from the Dickinson Preparatory School in 1907, Eva went on to study at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis. She returned to Carlisle often to visit her mother, who was still employed at the Indian School as a teacher, and her brother, who worked in Washington, D.C. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1911, Eva returned to Carlisle and spent one year teaching at the Carlisle Indian School with her mother as a temporary teacher. No further record of her could be found. | ||
'''Sources:'''<br> | |||
''The Red Man and Helper''Sept 5, 1902 <br> | |||
Dickinson College Catalog, 1900-1905<br> | |||
1907 Microcosm<br> | |||
''The Red Man and Helper''July 31, 1903<br> | |||
''The Carlisle Arrow'' September 10, 1909<br> | |||
''The Carlisle Arrow'' October 6, 1911<br> | |||
''The Carlisle Arrow'' September 5, 1913<br> | |||
Revision as of 00:15, 15 November 2007
Eva Foster is the only other female student from the Indian School who attended Dickinson, although Eva was not Native American. Eva arrived at the Carlisle Indian School in 1902 when her mother became the new matron of the girl’s quarters. Eva spent only one year at the Indian School before becoming a student at the Dickinson College Preparatory School in 1903. Like Alice, Eva continued to board at the Indian School while taking classes at Dickinson. The 1900-1905 Dickinson College Catalog lists Eva as entering the Preparatory school in 1903 as a second form student. Eva spent the next three years at Dickinson. Her senior year, Eva was the only female class officer, serving as secretary. There were only three other girls in her graduating class. While in Carlisle, Eva was known for her musical ability. A poem writing about her in the 1907 Microcosm states “This is a young maid from the city/Who can play a love song or a ditty.” Eva also entertained her friends at the Indian School, as the Man-on-the-Bandstand notes in the July 31, 1903 issue of The Redman and Helper: “Miss Eva Foster plays the piano and we are anticipating pleasant times.” After graduating from the Dickinson Preparatory School in 1907, Eva went on to study at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis. She returned to Carlisle often to visit her mother, who was still employed at the Indian School as a teacher, and her brother, who worked in Washington, D.C. After graduating from the University of Minnesota in 1911, Eva returned to Carlisle and spent one year teaching at the Carlisle Indian School with her mother as a temporary teacher. No further record of her could be found.
Sources:
The Red Man and HelperSept 5, 1902
Dickinson College Catalog, 1900-1905
1907 Microcosm
The Red Man and HelperJuly 31, 1903
The Carlisle Arrow September 10, 1909
The Carlisle Arrow October 6, 1911
The Carlisle Arrow September 5, 1913
