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KLAMATH TRIBUNE
FEBRUARY 1960
Anthony Tccumsch Studies Auto Technology,
Plays Guitar, Maintains Car in Sparc Time
JUVENILE PROBLEMS DISCUSSED,
NEED FOR LOCAL COMMITTEE SEEN
M ifl ,-W V-i
Taking liis second term uf
. 1 1 1 1 1 technology (auto mechanics)
at )TI is Anthony Tecumseh.
Anthony, horn at K 1 a math
Aciii'v, got his grade and high
school training at Illy, graduating
from His High School last spring.
While in high .school he served as
president of his senior class.
Anthony says he really likes
his OTI course and also figures
he is making quite a hit of pro
gress at it, as "From where I
started I didn't know much about
anything." '
He professes a general attach
ment for autos-"I'm interested
in cars" which led him to select
his course. He drives a '5S Ford
himself, ami has joined an OTI
hot-rod cluh out of consideration
for it " That's the only place we
get to work on our cars. We have
a shop up here. I needed a place
to work on my car." According
to Anthony, the club's activities
do not extend to drag racing al
though they were going to build
a "dragster", which project fell
through.
Subjects Anthony studied fall
term w ere auto chassis tech., auto
chassis lab. front end tech., and
machine shop. As to which he
likes best, he states, "They're all
real interesting to me." Machine
shop is a possible exception, how
ever, line Anthony found the
work not connected with cars- -"They
learn you how to run lathe,
all about tools that go with a
lathe"- ami says he didn't have a
great deal of enthusiasm lor it.
This term his studies include
basic fuel and electrical systems
and algebra. Once finished, 5
terms hence, he isn't sure what
he'll go into but believes it will
be related to the automotive field.
Meantime he doesn't let his
studies consume all his energy,
lie is another musically-inclined
Klamath student. The instrument
of Anthony's choice is the electric
guitar and he is proficient on it.
He relates that he took guitar
lessons for some months at the
Klamath Music Center, Klamath
Kails "mostly chords and every
thing". Then he applied himself
to put on the polish, playing a lot
after class while in high school
and regularly since then. He also
enjoys singing (tenor), to his
ow n accompaniment and 'or in
unison with others. Both his play
ing and vocal talents are directed
towards the popular variety of
music. Right now he and several
other OTI students are working
up a singing, guitar-playing com
bination, hopeful of being selected
to appear in an S.O.C.-OTI ex
change assembly and talent show
series. Concerning termination. An
thony admits he hasn't followed
it too closely. He is a non-withdrawing
member, explaining: "I
figured if 1 got that money in
bulk I wouldn't know how to take
care of it." Along the same line
of reasoning, he figures "there's
some that withdrew that aren't
able to take care of their money
- 1 don't think they'll have their
money very long."
He concludes with an observa
tion that the education program
is "tloing good", that "there are
a lot that wouldn't have gone to
school if it wasn't for it.
"The present juvenile law is the
result of two years of work by
the (Inventor's Interim commit
tee, and represents the greatest
progress made so far," stated
Kraneis Matthews, Juvenile
Court officer to a gathering of
community leaders in Chiloquin
on Kebruary 10, I960.
At the invitation of Chiloquin
officials. Matthews and Judge
Kostcr, Klamath County Juvenile
court judge, presented a discus
sion of the new juvenile law as
well as other important matters
relating to juvenile problems.
Previously, according to these
authorities, the juvenile law was
"just a patch-work of laws",
which presented the courts with
many problems. It was because of
the confusion caused by the old
laws that the Governor's commit
tee was assigned the responsibil
ity of making a study of the prob
lem and of drafting a new set of
laws. The new law, considered to
be a vast improvement over the
old, was put into effect on Jan
uary 1st of this year.
It was explained that under
section 2 of this law, any minor
under eighteen years of age
comes under the "exclusive juris
diction" of the juvenile court.
A child under eighteen is never
arrested, according to the policy
set forth in the new law, al
though he may be handled in the
same way. It is not called an
INDIAN TIMES
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ton, Kritz Xorris, Stcvic Riddle,
and Dehner Wright who opened
the show and later Dan Scott and
Arvie Cole, who performed the
war dance in a different version.
Donita Ash, Wonnie Cole. Sharon
Dawson, and Donita Gallagher
joined the young braves in a re
enactment of tlie Indian hand
game; Xadra Gallagher and Kritz
Xorris portrayed Running Hear
and Little White Dove; Dancers
with an Indian theme included
Sharon Dawson. Xadra Gallagher,
Donita Gallagher, Cheryl Hatch
er, Wonnie Cole, Donita Ash, and
Sharon Kirk. Other dances, some
with Indian motifs were presented
by punkin Hurgdorf, Xadra Gal
lagher. Margaret Jackson, Allen
Jimenez, Michelle McXoise,
Charlene McXoise. Debbie Mc
Xoise, Marlene Xorris, Penny
Xorris. The Kagle Dance was per
formed by Dan Scott ; and Dis
cussion Group officers Ima Jim
enez, Marie Xorris, and Klava
Yates in Indian Costumes as In
dian Maidens sang and danced.
They were assisted by Linda
Jimenez and Carmelita Hatcher.
Master of Ceremonies was An
drew Ortis.
arrest: it is considered protective
custody for the child's benefit.
As for school attendance, Judge
Foster stated that "there are
other laws not a part of this code
making it mandatory for a child
to go to school until he is eigh
teen. We can take him into juv
enile court under this code if
there are continued absences."
He went on to state that it was
the job of the school attendance
officer to enforce this law. The
officer "may serve written notice
on the parents to get the child
in school in twenty-four hours
and keep him there." Tf the child
continues to be absent, "the par
ents can be charged."
Although there was some con
cern expressed regarding the ex
tent of the local police officials'
authority in handling juvenile
cases, it was explained by Mat
thews that the new law does not
diminish their authority.
Concrete suggestions for the
interchange of information be
tween the local police depart
ment and the county juvenile de
partment were made during the
course of the discussion.
The visiting juvenile author
ities commented on community
responsibility for many of the
juvenile problems and, handling
of delinquents. "It's difficult to
tell," stated Matthews, "with an
individual child what would
change him. It's up to all of us
to search for the clue to deter
mine what will light a spark in
him, motivate him to make some
thing of himself and to help him
refrain from things he has been
doing. A lot is by trial and error."
Both Matthews and Foster felt
that a committee of citizens in
the community discussing and
studying these problems could be
of great value in solving some of
these problems. "We cannot solve
problems without knowing what
the problems are", said Foster.
He commented that small land
active committee working on
these problems "can't help but
have something constructive
come out of it."
Matthews concurred with this,
stating that there is such an ad
visory committee in Klamath
Falls, working closely with the
juvenile department.
Hoth Matthews and Foster vol
unteered their help to the com
munity in working out its prob
lems. About fifteen persons repre
senting the local law enforcement
department, city government,
churches, schools" as w ell as in
terested individuals participated
in this special meeting held at the
Chiloquin High School Librarv.