GREETINGS AT CHRISTMAS OF. card, Saus “ Merry Christmas see it means a ~shole lot more, (Tor it includes just EVERYTHING CThat's worth the WU shing By er C. to Catep , (tet 2? & Gun. Y eorts ae do, ues th, Seo che ae 5 BRITISH Golonel Robert Rossow, Cav. Res., Director, Woodcraft Camp, Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana. Dear Colonel Rossow: I was delighted to have your letter of April 7th. Last Saturday I got in touch with Solon G, Ayers, Superintendent of Haskell Institute, and made on appointment for Monday with him. ‘Today I went to Haskell at his request and interviewed these five boys. | Louis Beavers seems to be the best of the lot that would be availeble. Henry Shemayme is more meture, but he is in A~l. He is 19 years of age and has a fine personality, but is not as huskily built as the other boys. However, he 4s far ahead of the group as far as mturity is converned in handling situations. You will notice the only boys that they ere recommending are boys 17 years of age, with the exception of Shemayme. Jacob Severs is a pretty fine chap but he is very reticent, and when I interviewed the: boys I asked if there wes any possibility of their getting homesick, and he was one of the Loys who mentioned that it might be possible. The other boy is Dewey Wolf Voice. Wolf Voice is a Montam Tnéian and seems to have a lot of whet it takes for a boy of his age, but I de not believe tlmt he is nearly as efficient or as personable as Louis Beavers. Melvin Asbill is a fine, clever, little fellow. I would recommend Lene Beavers Wuuber One. Then, if the draft doesn't cateh Henry Shemayme I would say that he would do a good job, but his physique is somewhat against him - tell, enguier, and does not idook any too atrong although I believe he could stand it. He is in the commercial class out there, has graduated from high school, and would have Sula See’ at She Univeral; of Risteen In wien bh havens eligible for the draft he cane back to Hasiell on went into the busi~ ness echool here. Every one of these boys are highly illite by the ‘eetatabion ent: and principal of the school as dependeble, efficient, and A Number One leaders for their age. The reason I am enclosing only two photographs of these boys is because these are the only two who were here last year. faskell photographs all of these boys, to be used in their activity ticket. I am sending you all of thie material so that you can make your own — decision, and after you have made it if you will commmicate with — Mr. Ayers or me we will be glad to help you further. I was mighty happy to know thet you and Mrs. Rossow are well. We had learned from a young lieutenant over at Ft. Leavenworth who wes here for one of the football games that your son is in the dip- lomatic corps and that he was in the Subass y in Panama. When he visits you give him our kindest regerds. And also congratulate the son and his wife, Kay, upon the fine Ser See pieasure to yous With best wishes from the Allens to the Rossows, I am : Sincerely yours, hada oF Physical Education, FCA:AH i. — Basketball Coach. Enc. CuLVER MILITARY ACADEMY THE CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION CULVER, INDIANA April 7, 1943. Dr. Forest ¢C. Alien, 801 Louisiana Avenue, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Phot: Apparently I only write you letters when I want your help in some matter. The help that I am asking for this year is idential to that of last year, when you did such a fine job for us in finding the young Indian that we had with us in the Woodcraft Camp last summer. The young man was highly satisfactory, but he is not available to us this year because, as I understand it, he has entered one of the services. Last year I wrote the Superintendent of Haskell Institute and, after a long wait, he recommended two young Indians that you looked over. I am wondering, this year, whether the approach on the subject would not be best coming from you.. How about it? . We want another Indian - young or old, who would fit into the picture here, and you know about the qualifications that we are looking for. Could you call up, by phone, and determine whether or not there is any of this type available? We certainly will appreciate it if you wiitl do go. We will pay the young man $250.00 cash, plus his room and board, for the session of eight weeks. The camp opens on June 30th and closes on August 24th this year. However, it will be necessary for all instructors to report at camp about five days before the opening for a week of preliminary instruction, We lost about two-thirds of our entire Woodcraft Camp staff to one or the other of-the services. Out of forty-five officers that’ we had last year 1 am finding it necessary to replace about thirty. I’ am having pretty good success ‘in- it, however, and things are beginning to look brighter every day. I suppose that your family is considerably scattered, due to the war. When you write me let me know where they are, for Mrs. Rossow and I are genuinely interested to keep in touch with the children of our friends. My young son is in Dr. Forest C. Allen -2- the Diplomatie Corps and is now stationed, as third secretary, to the Embassy in Panama. We are all excited over the fact that he has a month's leave and will be up to see us next month, He was married several years ago and his nice young wife, Kay, presented us with a grandson who was named after me, Naturally, I am somewhat puffed up about the matter. Mrs. Rossow joins me in kindest regards to all of the Allens. We pray that good luck will follow you and yours. I an, Sincerely yours, Robt. Rossow, Colonel, Cav. Res., Director, Woodcraft Camp. May 16, 1942. Colonel Robert Rossow, Culver Military Acadeny, ated —. I have spent a couple of days conteoting Floyd Primaux and Arthur Raymond. I find that Prinwu lived at Ponca City, Oklahoma, and thet he is rather a reticent chap. He has played soft- ball, has taught archery at Camp Crosley, he is a fair horse- man ~- in fact, a very good one, and withal he would be pic~ turesque dressed in Indian costume. However, he is the typical type of ow conception of the early Indian. He does not say one more word then he has to, but he is quite pleasant when : addressed. He is a good baseball player, played second base ene on his teans, and is a good softbell player. ) ' I think that you would met make 0 mietibe in selecting hin, but I find myself strongly in favor of Arthur Raymond. ‘This boy is a very versatile and highly intelligent, personable young Indien boy. He is a pre-medical student here at the Unive ersity of Kansas and he impresses me most forcibly. He is a | fine looking Sioux Indian with e high forehead, and I would say, ; f @ most intelligent countenance, and he possesses a fine physique. He is the bronze-colored Indien - = pe ee ee eee” is the darker Indian, more of the Creek or Cherokee or type. Raymond has a clear skin while Primeaux has rather @ oe I find that Raymond was president of the student council of his school. Ne attended the Rosebud Indian School where he ~ ON Tee ae on He was also editor of the school pappr. He played football for three years on his high school team. His - mother and father are dead but he has an only sister who is his guardian. ——— ee or dairying He was a representative from Aberdeen, S. D. on Boys‘ State. You are well acquainted, are you not, Colonel, with the American Legion's activities in developing these boys to take representative positions of state offices and have these chaps carvy through as the officials of the state carry through in their — — and judicial acts. With all good wishes to you and your oo Sincerely yours, wishing to be remembered to all, I an ‘ Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. -t % / ' ; 30 7 Puke, CuLVER MILITARY ACADEMY THE CULVER EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION CULVER, INDIANA May 11, 1942. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, 801 Louisiana Ave., Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: feiss fhe Culver Woodcraft School is looking for a young Indian who can take on the job of teaching Indian lore, Indian dancing, and add local color in the Woodcraft Camp this summer. We lost the young man that we had last year to the Army. Naturally, I am looking for a more or less steady young man, of reasonable intelligence, and picturesque personality if possible. He should also adjust himself to the fact that it will be necessary for him to accept ou¥ ways of doing things. We had an Indian here from the Pacific Coast several years ago who balked at every suggestion that we made regarding his work in Indian dancing, etc. I wrote the Acting Superintendent of Haskell Institute, Mr. Solon G. Ayers, recently and asked him to recommend one or more young Indians for this job. I am in receipt of a letter from him today in which he recommends two Indians. The first one's name is Arthur Raymond, a Sioux Indian and freshman student at the University of Kansas. The second one is named Floyd Primeaux, who is now a senior at Haskell Institute. The “Yatter has had some experience as an Indian counselor, having worked last summer at Camp Orosley. I am wondering whether we could not impose on your friendship sufficiently to get you to look over these two young men. Primeaux, off hand, seems like the best bet, put if you will have a talk with both of them and advise us we certainly will appreciate it here at Culver. We don't like to hire an Indian "sight on seen". Your grandson, Leander Hamilton, made a very nice record with us last summer. I saw his mother and had visits with her a number of times. Dr. Forrest C,. Allen ~Qe Please extend my kindest regards to Mrs. Alien and to all the members of your family, and with best wishes to you, I am Sincerely yours, ——