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Show MooOtf Ed!lans)tfDin) specDaDnstfs tfoaoir Pa)iiDiitfns After lunch in the SJHS caf- eteria the group drove to Mex- lean Hat where they toured the welfare facilities there for adult Indians. Notes and pictures were taken at the cen- ier where there are courses gi- ven to Indians in picture fram- ing, silversmithing, leather working and copper working. The group was shown the class room where adult education takes place and the members of of the group had an opportunity to visit with the class teacheis, In an endeavor to pin point all the Adult Education facilities in San Juan County. 19 prominent School, Welfare and Bureau of Indian Affairs officials toured San Juan County on March 19. The agencies interested have long been trying to see what program is being carried out in our schools and what facilities are available in this area. At the Invitation of Mr. Lynn Lee, coordinator of Indian Education of the San Juan School District, Blanding, I County Welfare office and having light refreshments, the group again visited the school in Blanding. Here they went to the Junior High Building to watch the High School Cornpletion Class in the Home Ec I room and the shop. This class is composed of Indian students who had previously dropped out of high school but now I want to get enough credits to graduate. This seems to be a very successful project and the visitors KeTe lmrres!ed with who are working under Mr. the outlay. these agencies sent representBegay. Too, the whole plant After the completion of the atives to take a tour of the was shown to the specialists days tour, a follow-u- p meetand a great deal of interest county. ing was held and many voiced The group visited, in two was shown in the shop, the their opinions as to the success sections, the Indian Adult dormitory, and the Recreation of the project. They were John Y. Begay, Tina Willie and Annie D. Wauneka pose Education class in the old Hall. toward very with teachers of the Adult Indian Education Program at Mexcomplimentary Hatch was the next school Seminary Building, taught by the agency heads who made ican Hat. John Y. Begay. Here, Mr. visited where rug weaving was this and for possible project Robert Teicher, Specialist, demonstrated. Four or five .the close cooperation between Adult Education, Salt Lake looms were set up for weaving Ue various agencies. They and an experienced Navajo City, praised Mr. Begay for were also interested in the his very effective teaching was the instructor. ject which is placing the Nav-S- he and had his photographer take helped the younger women aj0 Times in a very simplified several pictures of the Indians to become expert in this area. form for adult Indians to and their instructor. He was Here the specialists talked with Those agencies parti- the instructors and heard the especially interested in the cipating in the planning of board displays and the hand reports of the vocational prowere the the printing used there. The group gram. They all visited the San School also visited the houses that iatch Trading Post, which was TitleJuan The SanDistrict, Juan County V, have been brought in for the a novelty for very few. Communthe Welfare Office, use of the Indian families. After meeting again at the ity Action Agency. Those who participated in tour were Jack the day-loWIJson. Superintendent of Kayenta Schools, Kayenta, Ariz.; Leroy Falling, Education Specialist, Window Rock; Lawn Fertilizer Wilson Sorenson, president, Utah Technical College, Provo; Covers 5000 sq ft. George Rae, Provo; Dorothy O. Rae, Deseret News, Salt Lake City; Marian G. Nielson, A leather worker at Mexican Hat carefully draws his outline San Juan School Board membefore performing his art. ber; Kenneth B. Maughan, Superintendent San Juan School District; Kay M. Haws, University of Utah; E. Jeppson, (FREE if you buy bur fertilizer) Brigham Young University; Bruce Shumway, Director of San Juan County Welfare; Annie D. Wauneka, Tribal Councilwoman, Klageto, Ariz. ; Kathryn Atene, Indian Coordinator, Kayenta; Tinija Tools Willie, Member of the Utah Indian Committee and Girls Counselor, SJHS; Cleal Bradford, Director Title V, ; Robert Teicher, Specialist Adult Education, Salt Lake City; Lynn Lee, Coordinator of Indian Education of San Juan School District; Jerry Bathke, Deputy to ONEO Director, Navajo Tribe, Fort Defiance, Ariz. ; John Begay, Blanding and Mr. Hill, photoA weaver at the Hatch School demonstrates her talents. grapher for the State Adult Education program. I I I pro-wom- tour-confere- an nce ng , Spreader for Rent Garden Supplies Peat Moss L Monticello Merc. oirapflette (SBiWililtgntfl (CQQlgll (lgaslfe Mead! (goo anrttir$ for Garden Fertilizers Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Hyde were in Salt Lake City over the weekend for medical advice. While there they visited with their daughter, Jane, Mr. and Mrs. Duane Bowcutt and fami ly. Before returning home they drove to Cedar City to see Carolyn and Car-ro- ll Johnson. Mrs. Fern Peterson and Nita Bowles and daughter drove to Provo and Salt Lake City where they attended to business and visited the parents of Mrs. Peterson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Snow. Mrs. Donald Adams of Salt Lake City spent a week here with her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Halliday. They all went to Santa Fe, N. M. during the spring vacation. Mr. Adams came down on Sunday to pick up his wife. Mrs. Echo Ney and children I spent a few days in Salt Lake City where they are in the process of building a home. During the spring break Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth Maughau and family visited with Mrs. Maughan's sister in Moroni. They also spent some time in Cedar City on business. (Left out last week) Mr. and Mrs. Don Blake from Salt Lake City spent the Watch for our I Garden Supplies weekend with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Blake. Also visiting the Blake home Thursday evening was Mrs. Grace Cleary from West Jordon and her daughter Helen from New York City. GRAND I Insecticides OPENING I Garden Tools Parley Redd Merc BLANDING WESTERN MOBILE HOMES The San Juan Record Monticello, Utah Thursday, April 4, 1968 Page Fifteen DURANGO,COLO. Phone247-17- 59 |
