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Show AID ART BY FOOTBALL I CARLISLE IND'AN PLAYERS BUILD , A MUSEUM. Proceeds of Otmet Used te Duy Ma terlsl and Structure It Put I Up Entirely by the I Students. New York A mute reprnnch to the legislators whii would have withdrawn ' tbe appruprtatldn from the Carlisle I Indian school stands V the entranre to the grounds of that Institution In the atiiiH of a battlomonted building at striking design It Is' tv monument to the nffrellnn of the Indians for their home and of the dogged or severance with which the ml man will follow up an Idem The building Is an art school and museum of In illan curios and was built by Indian hoys from the prm-emla of the foot I ball swinea of last yenr, In which the. redskin osiwrts of the gridiron did so well With the money thus won the bis bought the stone, tho lumlier, the glass and the other material The work they did themselves, for tho boys learn ever) thing In the mechanical mechani-cal tradea at Carlisle The carpentor work, tho doors, sashes, and, In fact, all of the mill work of thu building, was turned out In tho shops ot the school by tho ho)s themselves, liven tho plumbing nnd heating arrangements, arrange-ments, all of tho latest design, aro tha work ut tho bo)s. while thn rolor effects, ef-fects, painting and decorations aro tha Museum Built by Indian Students. handiwork ot Carlisle Indian artists Thn roofing nnd tin work were all done In tho school shops. Ho, everything every-thing about thn structure la the Indiana' In-diana' own Thn Interior of the building la gay with tho bright colors that tho Indians love, (lenulne Navajo blankets, In gorgeous reds, of curious Indian pat- titnx nloin Ho walls and floors. Nu JstsiBBnt store piiHluilH an- thin.- blsnkots. but IfstlH i tie real thli i ihlik as oriental nigs. JLvvvvsvfl soft us wool inn in- i.llsble aa ve-lvet avvvvHB nnd eaiable of holillna water like a 'IsMfaV Inn ket, so finely woven Is the main- 'HvV risi flnrfn Kpres.l on the tables In ihe tidiest SHKrV confusion nt color are bead work. In- ' wff'f illan saddles baskets di swings, phlnl- SfllW' Some Exhibits In the Museum, faHJI Ings and models of various device LLaanl used In the home life of the tribesmen. ItiiHI Kiamples nt the Immt lrather work Lssfl of the Indians are tn be seen, plrliirea HH of the famous chiefs of other dsys, aiiviivH relics nt the redskins who died vowing jH Hint their tribes would ever halo tha B while man with the satno Implacable IH hatred that they had shown It Ik IH curious tn view the plcluns of these H fierce old warriors mid then turn to H the Inlellectunl countenance ot Alfred H M. Venno. the Chippewa Indian who kH has charge of tha museum and who H conducts n lllble class of students at H this Institution It Is still mora re- M marknbln to romimre thn pictures nt H Indian squaws of the old days with H thn dark eied, placid faced glrla who H coma to thn studio to paint, fashion H Indian art curios and do tha bead' H work at which they are deft H Thn building has been named tho H l.uup Indian Art Htudlo, In recociil- B lion of the friendship, Interest and H careful nurturing of Indian art by H Commissioner Francis 11 lupp. Thn H plsns of the building were suggested i H by vutlous tludenls at Carlisle and I H the best Ideas of those offered were H embodleil In working plans drawn up , H by n graduate of the school, tleorgu M llalentl, a Che) enne Indian Tho en- I H tlrn building ns well us Us equipment, ' H remains thu properly of tho athletlo j H association, M 1 iaaanl |
