Word: armstrong
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...Longfellow next introduced Gen. Armstrong, prefacing his introduction with an account of the two societies in Cambridge organized for the aid of the Indian race, - a Branch of the Woman's National Indian Association, which aims to directly benefit the Indians by personal help and by missionary work in the West and at the schools, and a Branch of the Indian Race Association, which devotes its attention to the protection of Indians...
...Armstrong spoke of the necessity of gradually withdrawing the supplies which the Government is now furnishing, and of giving instead an opportunity for the Indian to earn his daily bread on lands which he himself can own apart from the tribal lands. Gen. Armstrong concluded his address with suggestions in regard to the government's policy, and an interesting account of the Hampton Institute and its work...
...General Armstrong lectured before a large sized audience in Sanders last evening on "the present condition of the Indians and the measures which ought to be taken to alleviate their distress." The arguments which were advanced have already been presented to eastern audiences many times. But the chief interest of the meeting centered in the two Indian students who accompanied General Armstrong. They, in addressing the audience, proved at least one thing, that they feel deeply the wrongs of their countrymen and would spare no efforts to abrogate those wrongs. From an educational point of view this meeting...
...General Armstrong, who has had long experience in the Government education of the Indians, will lecture in Sanders Theatre to-night at 8 o'clock...
...Yale News board for the coming year will, be: W. H. Cowles, W. B. Kendall, H. B. Ketcham, R. Maxwell, W. L. Thatcher, L. A. Jenkins, W. P. Ordway, '87: W. D. Mauro, W. H. Seward, Jr., E. S. Moore, '88; W. L. Armstrong, and H. E. Mason...