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Philadelphia Inquirer 8/20/1887, p. 2
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The Summer Home of the Indian Girl Students at Wayne. Ponemah is the summer home of the Indian girls of the Lincoln Institution. It is pleasantly situated one mile north of Wayne, on the Pennsylvania Railroad. The girls number about 100, and their ages range from 6 to 20 years. They are under the charge of Mr. William M. Hugg, the superintendent of the institution, and of Mrs. Walters is their musical instructor. The chaplain of the home is Rev. Mr. Fallaforth, a young divine, who writes clear and convincing sermons that readily address themselves to the intelligence of his pupils. The house is neatly built, and special attention has been paid to the sanitary arrangements. The dormitories and wards are well ventilated. There is a commodious beautifully decorated chapel capable of accommodating about 200 worshipers. The drainage system of the building is excellent. The rooms, though not luxuriously, are neatly and comfortably furnished, every attention being paid to the physical well-being of the inmates, the fact that it includes reasonable clothing and palatable, wholesome, nourishing food being fully recognized. The domain of the physical is thus carefully attended to as a basis for the training of the intellect and the oral nature. The training of the girls is in the hands of competent and thoroughly drilled and skilled teachers, and has thus far produced results of which those in control of the institution say modestly less than they serve. It may be safely said that any one who sees the results of that training as far as they can be shown will be surprised at the quickness as well as the accuracy with which the Indian mind acquires knowledge. Mrs. J. Bellangee Cox, Mrs. C.F. Lennig, Mrs. T.K. Conrad, Mrs. J. Dundas Lippincott and many other prominent ladies take a deep interest I the prosperity and success of the school, and have been indefatigable in their efforts to promote the objects and elevate the standard of the institution. Document History
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