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Show Said the 'Leader: I la firm earn! 1 13& V Jos lor. successful life off tvj reservation, the only aniwer to eit population TfS lem, the Intermountain W6J school was created as a nan a new program for Indians. School From A Military Hospital For Wounded To A Boarding I ( II Originally the school Bushnell General hospital, WJ bu during the war to care for th war wounded. 'Until 1946 thou sands of American soldiers suf war disabilities fering treated there. In 1946 the hospital was offi Patients weJ dally closed. moved to hospitals located ?' V '&' ; ' nno.i MJr- - n lift Ikvvt. il '' mmm aw jLi' V'- - - The Intermountain Indian School Spreads Over Acres pital to a boarding school for . originally built for the rehabilitation of casualties of to 18 years of age. World War Two, the U. S. government transferred the hos- - .. centers. All the equipment, down to the chair was moved out, and th, buildings were boarded up Millions of dollars worth o' good buildings were laying Idle It was a natural for the Nava jos. They had no school build ings on the reservation, and as is often the condition, no place to build them for lack of water There were several differin' possible uses for the building but in 1948, the governmem definitely decided the value o the buildings would be bes utilized as an Indian school Many persons and organiza. tions were active in the crea tion of the school. Spearhead ing the drive was Senator A: thur V. Watkins (R Ut). u Box Elder Chamber of Com Navajo youngsters from merce rallied to the cause did practically all of the Brig ham Citys populace and thei civic organizations. Members of the Navajo Mia council, governing body of th reservation, came to Brigha: City and inspected the old Bus! nell hospital, when it was eta provided for a school teacher for ed. every 30 Indian youngsters. The They indicated they were i agreement was never kept and favor of the school and in Jur today officials of the Indian of last year, r. George A Boyc service estimate that of the superintendent, arrived here 24,000 Navajo children of school prepare the buidlings for occi age, there are no educational pancy by January 1. facilities for 15,000 of them. 'Working with a small eta To add to the woes of the to begin with, they exerted bur tribal council and the govern- culean effort to have the echo Nava ment, the children-lovinready in time. jos are rapidly increasing in looked upon as a peacefs population. since Colonel Kit Ca people In 1868 their population was son subdued them, the life estimated at 7,300. In 1910 it the Navajo on the rese was 17,204. Now it is some- vationearly was one of continue where between 61,000 and 65, war and rapine, the neighbo 000 many more than the fruit ing Pueblo and Mexican vi less land will adequately pro lages usually being their w vide for. To prepare the young Nava (Continued on Following Pag INDIAN STUDENTS PROVE GOOD WELCOME PUPILS, ALERT AND EAGER TO Face Unusual Problems With Courage BOX ELDERS And Determination Continued from Preceding Page FUN SPOT o Picnic Grounds O Fountain Service O Sandwiches ROLLER SKATING 11 row or wagon, but practically never by automobile. Since Colonel K i t Carson rounded up all but a few of the Navajos in 1864 for horse and cattle stealing raids on the white wagon trains and settlements, they have thirsted for education almost as much as they have for water on their arid desert land. Wise old Indian chiels saw to it that the treaty between the Navajos tribes and the U. S. government, drawn up in 1869, g MILES NORTH OF BRIGHAM CITY Driving Is At It's Best IN CO. THE KKf PLYMOUTH or a DESOTO GMC TRUCKS Jke DRUGGIST Cat(fy766acco-SoJa7Mtti&iH- A . Hill lllllHSIII lllll Our specialty is car repair. If you have automobile trouble while in Brigham City, bring it to us. WeMI repair it quickly and our prices are reasonable. Me Phone 4 58 So. Main carry a complete line of MoPar factory engin eered parts for Plymouth and DeSoto cars. Nielsen Motor Co. 335 North Main Brigham City, Utah D tan! .ns V nd ndi !e, avi enc W1 id he arc ielS iou tas TV ecc nd i as pei I0W tsei |