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VOLUME 63
CHEMAWA, OREGON, DECEMBER, 1966
Number 1
Cherokee M ovie Star Visits Chemawa Campus
Margaret Garner, Sheila Aga, Victor E. Lekanof, and Susan Buterin, talk things
over with W ill Rogers Jr. while waiting for assembly.
FIVE ATTEND CONFERENCE
This year five students had an
opportunity to attend the seventh
annual Navajo Youth Conference,
which was held at Tuba. City, Ariz
ona.
The Youth conference is held
annually at one of the large board
ing schools in Arizona or New Mex
ico. As in the past several years,
Chemawa had the distinction of be
ing the school that had come the
greatest distance to attend.
Navajo representatives f r o m
Chemawa were: Susan Grandson,
Jeannette Joe, and John Shorkey.
Alaskan guests who accompanied
them were Sheila Aga and Walter
Sampson.
Mr. Joe Coburn, teacher guid
ance, accompanied the quintet as
sponsor chaperone.
The group left Chemawa Campus
by auto on November 28, and drove
down by way of Boise, Idaho. On
the return trip they came through
Northern California and Klamath
Falls, Oregon. This gave the group
an opportunity to see a lot of new
territory. They returned to campus
about noon on December 6.
One of the highlights of the trip
was the opportunity to meet Sarah
Johnson, Pinon, Arizona, who was
elected “Miss Navajo of 1966.”
Nancy Yazzie
If you are going to be successful
in the world today you need to get
the best education possible. This
was the message that Will Rogers
Jr. left with the student body, when
he visited Chemawa Campus De
cember 6, 1966.
In an address to the Student
body, he reminded students that
they are living in an age where
they are a part of the modern cul
ture. To survive in this culture, you
have to have a good educational
preparation. Indian people should
not be too proud to ask for special
help when they need it.
Mr. Rogers, who is of , Cherokee
descent, expressed the hope that
the modern generation Indian
would not lose touch with their
cultural heritage. He reminded the
students that, as the first Ameri
cans, there is much that can be
contributed to them to the total of
American art, music, and folklore.
While here he presented a safe
ty award to Mr. Raymond McNabb,
auto shop instructor, in recognition
of five years of student shop ex
perience without a disabling injury.
Mr. Rogers, who is a movie star
and and entertainer himself, and
is the son of the world famous
star, Will Rogers Sr., has for the
past year been touring the facilities
of the Bureau of Indian Affairs as
a special volunteer consultant to
the Bureau.
SENIORS CHOOSE A PLAY
Eight little Indians bit the dust,
but it really doesn’t matter. The
senior class is looking forward to
presenting Agatha Christie’s de
lightful play, “Ten Little Indians.” |
Tryouts have been completed
and the cast has been selected. Re
hearsals are in progress and the
date of presentation will be an
nounced in the near future.
Cast for the play include: Clif
ford Davis, Sophie Gregory, Betty
Hofseth, George Kudrin, Victor E.
Lekanof, Terry Lind, Levi Lott,
Eugene Makarin, Jim Shavings,
Wassie Wassillie, and Thecla
Wasuli.