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About Klamath tribune. (Chiloquin, Or.) 1956-1961 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 1, 1957)
Poge 6 KLAMATH TRIBUNE DECEMBER 1957 WARM SPRINGS FINANCES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR TRIBAL MEMBERS One f the more noteworthy projects by an American Indian Tribe in the field of education is the scholarship program operated hv the Warm Springs Tribe of Northern Oregon. For approxi mately four years the Warm Springs have been sending their young people, boys and girls, vocational schools and colleges both in and outside the State of Oregon, financing their training with tribal funds. While the Warm Springs tri-bally-financed education program is not unique--the Klamath Tribe awarded scholarships to students before the advent of the Klamath Kducation Program ami other tribes .have .also used their ow n money in sending their young people . to , school--the Warm Springs effort is laudable for its scope and for the energy put into it. Your scribe talked at length with five Warm Springs students at OTI (see cut) who are receiv ing their education through the tribal program. Three of them.' (iordou Khoan. Duane Miller, and Sanders Heath, are first-term carpentry students. Hob Macy is a third term auto mechanics stu dent and Dan Scott is in his first of their training. Mob Macy figured it up and estimated that there are seven teen students now enrolled under the program. The group stated that any Warm Springs tribal member can go to college under the program provided that the college will accept him. They added, however, that the program may be put on a competitive basis next year with only those applicants being accepted wdio stand the best chance of success in college. Hut so far. they assured us, the program has been wide open with students attend ing such far-flung schools as llacone University in Oklahoma, the University of Colorado, the University of Oregon, Whitman College in Walla Walla, Wash.. LOCK in La Oraude, OSC, and OTI. The students related that there is a scholarship committee organ ized at Warm Springs which ad ministers the program for the trainees. The-" gave special credit to Sam Scott, Chairman of the Committee, Lloyd Smith, tribal treasurer, and Charlie Jackson, who is also on the scholarship committee, for organizing and running the program. v y: :;;-. i xrv I I ,:- : ; ' :. -r-- f; i : v !! ;i . .v.4. vMA ..... .,. V thought O.K. so , i i Tour Warm Springs ttuifonta at OTI ro left to rights Bob Macy, Gordon Rhoan, Duano MilUr, and Sander Heath. Not available for the picture were Dan Scott and Stan Smith. term surveying. Also attending UTI under the Warm Springs Program but not available for an interview was Stanley Stuith. Jr., auto mechanics.. The five students interviewed agreed that the program was a good deal for all concerned and felt that they were getting some valuable training as a result of it. They pointed out that the pro gram pavs for their room and board, tuition and fees, and books and tools to the extent of a maxi mum amount expended of $500 :cr school vear conceded that t the full cost o cr student. Thcv lis did not cover their education but explained that when the pro gram was set up it was felt if the students had to stand some of the expenses themselves they would be likely to get more out The boys all agreed that OTI was a good school and their grades had been far this term. Gordon Khoan plays on the Jayvee basketball team and intends to turn out for baseball next spring. All three of the carpentry students said that carpentry was a good course and that they at least had the oppor tunity to cut up a lot of wood. The group stated that there will be two students graduating from college under the program this year: Dan Macy, engineer ing student at OSC. and Vernon aackson.Jusiucss administration student at the U. of O. They pre dicted that there will be more graduates next year and looked for the program in general to become bigger and better. "rnifr 1 1 'i .J ! w 1 ' .' -v vs. . v SHIRLEY SORTWELL WINS U. S. BANK CONTEST FOR DESIGNING THUNDERBIRD Awarded with a $25.00 savings account in the new Town and Country llranch of the U.S. National Hank in Klamath Falls Xovembcr 9 was Shirley Sortwell, sixth-grader at the Chiloquin Klcmcntary School and daughter of Enid Sortwell of Chiloquin. Shirley entered a county-wide contest for designing the ceramic thuuderbird which now highlights EDUCATION STAFF GIVES PTA TALK Hiroto Zikoji and Hill Xorval outlined to a large group of patents and teachers the back ground and history of the Klam ath Kducation Program at a P.T.A. meeting held on Thursday, Xov. 14, at the Chiloquin grade school gymnasium. Following the oral presentations, slides of stu dents taking training under the program were shown. , An entertainment period fol lowed during which Linda Oates sang to the 'piano accompaniment of Cookie DiUlio. A series of dances, including the bop, the, waltz, .the jitterbug, and the Charleston, was given by eight grade school girls, grades 2 through 5: Phyllis Dickers; Mary Jane Hurgdorf. Connie Esqueda. Mary' Kenslcr, Penny Xorris, Connie Wamplcr. Faith Wright, and Sharon Xamudio- The dancing instruction was provided by Hazel Xiehaus and Gleta Wamp ler. After the entertainment, re freshments were served by some of the high school home eco nomics girls. the entrance to the new bank and, thanks to the effort which she put into her drawing, came out first. Shirley says she hadn't done much, drawing .before. She put in a total of about two days on her "prize-winning project, "however, getting some ot her ideas for the Thuuderbird from her encyclo pedia. Lester" C. Of field, mgr. of the downtown branch of the U. S. Xat'l Hank in Klamath Falls, awarded the prize to Shirley as a part of the open house cere monies held at the new bank. 0. The Birth Of Christmas The snow comes. drifting silently down Covering grass and leaves so brown. Even the flowers on the lawn Arc dimly seen and then are gone. All is sleeping in blissful peace And soon the snow flakes will decrease. On this same night long ago When the sky was all aglow With twinkling hosts and the bright star Leading the wisemcn from afar. And from the fields silently striding Come the shepherds to where He's abiding. And in the stable filled with light Was a beautiful, wouderous sight. There wn the cold, dismal manger Was a new and different stranger. And many people foretold this sight For this was the first Christmas night. Wayne DriccoDrU Brewer