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Show InJtai Children Happy to Return for School Year; fy0 of Sixteen Are Hew to Foster Families Here ' their four sons and one daughter daugh-ter were happy to welcome back little Helen Yellowmexi-can, Yellowmexi-can, who is a school pal for their young daughter. Dr. and Mrs. Richard K Miner Mi-ner have back to their home Eva Moore who will be a senior sen-ior in- high school this year. Roy Benally is a regular member mem-ber of the Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Shepherd household again this year, while Mr. and Mrs. Edward Ed-ward Forshee have a new little girl Vina Shupla who will undoubtedly un-doubtedly be a good friend of their daughter. Grover Nelson has been a - I member of the Mr. and Mrs. lelvin Webb home for a numbers num-bers of years and returned again for school. Five Indian children are located lo-cated in Mapleton homes as follows: Bishop and Mrs. Reed Bennett have Elsie Tolino; Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gividen are making a home for Louie Charlie; Char-lie; Mr. and Mrs. Walden Hurst for Buddy Ray; Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Whiting for Elliott Murphy Mur-phy and Mr. and Mrs. John Young, for Harold Nedoyak-tewa. Nedoyak-tewa. All the children were at the same Mapleton homes last : year. cjvteen Indian children from reservations of Arizona and Mexico, representing the vajo, Hopi and Apache J are beginning a new ex-Lnce ex-Lnce in living this week as L become "regular members" , 'vhite families in Springville . the current school year. 'e youngsters ranging in e from eight to 18, are par-"cipating par-"cipating in the Indian Stu-Lt Stu-Lt Placement program of the US church now beginning the jiftyear. Arriving by bus from their rvation homes, the boys jud girls were first taken to j reception center set up at the jjU where they were intro-i mi to their foster parents Kith whom they will reside for tie next nine months. A volunteer staff of doctors, Mists, registered nurses and 'me additional volunteer work-3, work-3, gave the children a thor-sn thor-sn examination and they revive re-vive orientation and instruction instruc-tion before being introduced to .jar "parents." The parents iv) receive some orientation jgtructions. Happy Reunion In most cases in Springville, it was a happy reunion of the Indian children with their -parents" and "brothers and siters" they had last school rear. In two cases, the Chilian Chil-ian are new to the .Springville lamilies and there are two less thildren in Springville this year than last. The local families taking Into In-to children each have but one child but m some families i the state two Indian chili-en from the same family are Sen in. """ According to Clarence Bishop j! Provo, case worker for the Central Utah area program, it project which places ap-j.-oximately 370 children over le state is designed to extend ie cultural education and so-1 so-1 advantages of the Angelo wty to the children of Mor-aon Mor-aon Indian families. The chil-ien chil-ien themselves make applica-ssi applica-ssi for the foster homes and ie applications always exceed ? a wide margin, the number :i available homes, Mr. Bishop aid. The status of the visiting Md is not that of a servant -at as a regular member of ' family and he is expected o do household chores as other Jembers. The "foster parents," receive remuneration or financial distance for their part in anng for the child, Some of the children get Miesick and it takes weeks to '"sole them to their new fam-4andsurroundings. fam-4andsurroundings. Others get amesick. to return to their :aster homes after leaving them 1 the spring.- Foster Parents Ttose who have Indian chil-1 chil-1 with them in Springville ai Mapleton for this school ,ear. are: Bishop and Mrs. Uoard James, who have Da-J'Tohe, Da-J'Tohe, the boy who was with m last year; the Ted Tay-Sfs Tay-Sfs have Elsie Dodson for the nd year; Mr. and Mrs. jward Sanford have Harry es for the second year and returned to them for the mer after visiting his folks n school was out. lr. and Mrs. Loyd Bird have ta Quintro, a new little : ' me girl they had last r graduated from high I ; 00 here and is going on to 1 on a scholarship -j ' nd Mrs. Virgil Hansen d ala Nunkena for the nyear' while yws kjj8 Cochise will be new H ta the home of Mr--j.Mrs' Gerwin Riding. JMrs. Keith Robinson |