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FEBRUARY 1958
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Skipper Barney Takes Course In Body and
Fender At OTI, Plays Basketball As Pastime
Km lli in his third term nf
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Mclvin "Skipper" Harney, sou nf
Mr. ami Mrs. Calvin "Toots"
Harney nf 1 "liilc k jtiiti. "Skipper"
was raised in the local area and
attended C 'h i1 jn i n schools prior
to enrolling at .T.I.
"Skipper" says that most of his
work at school is done in the body
and fender simp, w here he and the
other students work on their own
ears. Welding and paint shop also
fill an important place in the basic
work ami for allied courses the
students net a strong dose of
physics, math, etc.
Asked which of the courses he
liked hest. Mclvin replied in a
t pical laconic fashion :
" "I like it all."
As fur the education program
"Skipper" thinks it's pretty good
ami regrets that more trilul mem
bers can't take advantage of it.
He admits that without the bene
fits of the program he probably
wouldn't be able to o to school.
After he completes the two year
basic course in March, H5(
"Skipper" would like to e,et some
additional training in customizing.
His strategy: "The more you net
in it the better mi get."
Kvciitually he wants to go to
work in the body and fender field
ami. if possible, set up a shop of
his own.
He points out: That'd be
better than working fr wages."
One of Skipper's main off
campus interests is basketball. In
the past two c;imiiin he has
played with both the Vhiloijuiu
and Sprague River townies. Last
'year he played with Sprague
River in the Reservation Jaycecs
all-Indian tournament and with
the (hilo(juin ball club in the
W hite Swan, Washington, invita
tional Indian tournament. His
team placed third in the latter
event.
This year he played with Chilo
juin through the regular season
and will go with them in the
Jaycees Indian tournament, that
is. if they get there. "Skipper"
has some reservations about this,
however, as they must first get
by Heatty, .Sprague River, Klam
ath Agency, and two other teams
from l'hilopiin in the elimination
tournament to be held March
I, and 5. He points out that only
one team out of this field will
net to compete in the big tourney,
whereas two were selected last
year. However, "Skipper" -sees a
bright spot for his club as they
will be playing on the C.H.S.
floor, where they compiled a good
record during the season, and is
hopeful that Ins team will t to
appear in the grandiose plav-offs.
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On the ship going to Kurope
last summer one of the officers
,.got angry about something,
rushed to the speaking tube and
yelled to one of the men below :
"Is there a blithering idiot at
the end of this tube?"
"Not at this cud. sir," came
the calm reply.
Hrains are like wagons the
lighter the load the more noise
thev make.
Helen. Nelson
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ready an associate member. He
fore winding up her studies in
June, 1959. she will put in two
terms of extcrnship getting prac
tical hospital training.
Drawing some conclusions
about the const Helen states: "I
think the course is the best of
fered anywhere and especially at
O.T.I. At O.T.I, you get all prac
tical work and don't have to take
Kurdish and Hotany and all that
stuff you never use.'
As for the Klamath Education
Program, Helen says:
"The Indian Kducation Pro
gram is one of the most wonder
ful privileges ever offered to the
Modoc and Klamath Tribes."
(Helen emphasizes the fact that
she is a Modoc.)
After completion of Mew Tech.
Helen is hopeful of getting some
X-R.iy Technology training to
enable her to get a better job.
Kveu without such training, how
ever, she has already received a
job offer from Santiam Memorial
Hospital. Her ambitions extend
beyond working for wages, how
ever: "I'd like to set up my own 1.1b
too. That takes a little money.
Depending on how termination
goes I may set up my own lab."
In regard to termination, Helen
registered a plenitude of views:
"Whatever way termination
goes I hope to see that my people
come out on the best end of it.
hi my view l L. 587 was a mis
take "to begin with because they
didn't know exactly what they
were getting into. If they'd con
sidered more of it we might have
had a bill that would have bene
fited both the Tribe and the area
around us.
"1 would rather withdraw from
the Tribe than have someone
else make my decision for me. If
I keep still there's someone who
will make my decision for me to
stay in tlu Tribe. If the Tribe is
going to be considered as free
citizens they should have their
own say in whether they with
draw or stay."
Asked how she felt about any
proposals that the Tribe be paid
off in bonds, Helen "claimed that
she feels "just as anyone else
would feel.
"If a person was given a chance
to receive cash or bonds, they'd
naturally take cash. I realize that
there's some that won't invest
wisely but there are a lot that
will invest it wisely for their
benefit and for the benefit oC their
children."
Consideration of the children's
assets brought up the subject of
trusts and trustees :
Seniors Invited To
Contact Ed. Program
All enrolled members of the
Klamath Tribe who are now in
their senior year of high school
and who are interested in con
tinuing their education after
graduation are invited to contact
the Klamath Kducation Program.
This program has been set up
under terms of Public Law 587
to provide training opportunities
to tribal members and this year's
High school graduates, among
others, are eligible to participate
in it. Training under the program
can be taken in any accredited vo
cational school or college in the
State of Oregon. Those who are
interested in beginning college
next fall term should make the
necessary arrangements at as
early a date as possible.
High school seniors who are
interested in the program should
contact the Klamath Kducation
Office. Phone 661, Chiloquin,
Oregon.
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OTI Spring Term
Dates Given
Winter term at Oregon Techni
cal Institute, Klamath Falls, is
scheduled to end March 21.
Spring Term dates are given as
follows :
March 1 April 1
Registration (new stndcnts)
April 1
Classes in regular session
April 4
Last day to register without
penalty.
April 11
Last day to add or change
courses.
May 6
Mid-Term: Last day to drop
courses without responsibility
for grade.
May 13
Last day to drop without re
sponsibility for grade.
June 8
Baccalaureate and Commence
ment. June 1213
Final Kxaminations.
June 13
Knd of Spring Term.
"For trusteeship I think that
they should appoint a trustee such
as a bank that will draw a divi
dend in provide for the child un
til he's of age to handle his money
in the way he sees fit. The least
they can do is appoint a trustee
that will make monev for the
child."