Arizona republican., 1919-06-07
GLASS IF TEN|S GRADUATED AT
 INDIAN SCHOOL
Exercises of Commencement
 Are Unusually Interesting And Are Witnessed by Big and Attentive Crowd

Members of the class of 1919, Phoe- i nix Indian school, were presented their diplomas last evening at the annual commencement exercises. The award made by Supt. John Brown of the school, came at the close of a program iri which the ten graduates, the school band and the chorus participated.
 An added feature was the presenta- ton of certificates of competency to seven graduates and former students of the institution, which are given by the commissioner of Indian affairs at Washington on the recommendation of the school superintendent. These cer- tificates admit the successful student to full rights of citizenship. This is the first time that such certificates have ever been awarded in Phoenix. 1 Give Demonstrations l In pursuance of the policy of the In dian school of teaching it's students a useful vocation, three of the graduates made practical demonstrations of var ! ious branches of industry. Felix Porter gave a most instructive talk on house. framing, Illustrating with a neatly constructed model built on the scale of one and one-half inches to the foot. The boy took up each point in the construc- tion of a frame dwelling, the founda tion, sill, walls, partitions, floor, and roof pointing out the various steps on his model. In closing, ne stated, My people need better homes. When I re- turn to my people, I will help my tribe to build better dwellings,"
 Annie Easchief described in detail the various processes by which the housewife may utilize leftover food in the making of salads, meat pie, casse- role dishes, fruit salad, croquettes, bread buildings, escalloped dishes, fruit gelatine and other ways. She demonstrated her recipes as she went alone, in some cases exhibiting the dish already prepared for the table; in oth- CTS, the process by which the ingred- tents were assembled.
 The Class Orator
 With blackboard and charts, Mona toboy, Oklahoma Indian, explained the methods of shoeing horses scientifically for the prevention and cure of the many foot diseases to which horses are heir. He described in an interesting manner the formation of the horses foot and foreleg, and told how poorly fitted shoes, or shoes worn too long, produce various malformations. Then he showed how these difficulties could
 
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 Watch Your Opportunity the mot to of the class was chosen as the sub ject &f an interesting address by Miss Maya Dominguez, the class orator. She gave examples of Indian boys and girls who mad graduated in previous years from the school, some of whom had made the most of their opportunities and had risen to positions of respect and importance in their tribes. while others had allowed opportunity for bet tering themselves and their race to pass by unheeded.
 Dean Working Talks Introduced by Supt. Brown. Daniel W. Working, dean of the college of ag- rlculture of the state university at Tue son, gave the annual commencement address, taking for his text the words of the Indian boy, Felix Porter, who had so earnestly announced his inten- ton of building better homes for his tribe'
 That is my work also,' said Dean Working, to teach the farmers of Ar izona how to build better homes and that is the work of every teacher and of every minister He continued by saying that he had intended to speak on 'sThe Religion of Work and that the words of the Indian boy had come to him as an inspiration for his talk. Several well-executed musical selec- tions were given in the course of the program, including Bells of Dream land" and 'Sleep Dusky Babe by the mixed chorus of 60 voices; and the class song by the graduates, which consisted of original, appropriate words, set to the tune of "The End of a Perfect Day. Miss Beulah Johnson, teacher of music. composed the words and acted as accompanist to the sing CTS. The Indian school band played the opening and closing numbers of the program.
 Diplomas Awarded With few appropriate words on the excellent grades attained by the class