Arizona republican., 1920-06-12
FIVE PUPILS ARE. GRADUATED FROM
 INDIAN SCHOOL
Large Audience Sees Five Complete 10-Year Course Exhibition Shows Many Kinds of Work Done

After 10 years of tutelage at the ex- pense of Uncle sam and under the di- rection of Supt John B. Brown and his corps of assistants and teachers. live youthful Indians, one girl and four boys, representing the Klamath. Paiute and Pima tribes, were graduated last night from the Phoenix Indian school.
 To the accompaniment of music. flowers and applause and witnessed by an audience that crowded the campus auditorium. where the exercises were held, the affair was the biggest event Tn the lives of the five aborigines who nave spent decade at the local insti- tuition, an occasion of great pride to the tribal relatives and friends and one or much interest to the many Phoenix people who were present.
 The commencement program was opened by a selection by the Indian school band, which always is. a feature of affairs at that school and a valu- able adjunct. The invocation was given by Rev. T. O. Douglas of the Congregational church of Tempe, while the address was delivered by Prof John R. Murdock of the Tempe Normal There was music by the girls chorus >of the school, the only graduation ora ton being delivered by Gee Gage. a Pima Indian, on the subject of .sWhat have Learned About Engineering
 The diplomas and certificates of competency were presented by Super &8tendent Brown.
 Give Exhibition of Work
 The doors of the Indian school were E thrown open to the public yesterday afternoon and the work of the pupils placed on exhibition to give interest cd persons an insight into the organ ization which has done splendid work < Tn educating and preparing the In- , dians of Arizona and New Mexico to ] enter the activities of life on a par with their white brothers.
 The exhibition was held in the do- fnestie training building and was su- pervised by members of the faculty, who explained the many details to the visitors. Thanking the entrance of the { building were two cakes of ice inn ! bedded in which were bouquets of roses prepared for the occasion by the school ' ice plant.
 Tn the section devoted to academic work were shown many things of in serest to the stranger. Chief among 4 these were the original designs fof I rugs, baskets and pottery. Although [ there were a few specimens of native E Indian craft at the exhibition, bas- ketry and rug making is not taught at the school, because the children learn this art from their parents, and are able to carry on the work without tutelage by white folk, who probably
  as the art is only carried to perfec- ton by the Indians themselves.
 Girls Made Dainty Delicacies
 One of the most savory parts of the exhibition was the display of cooked foods by the girls of the domestic sci- ence classes. There were included in this all kinds of delicacies such as pastry, candy, preserves and the more substantial articles of diet, bread, po- tatoes and meat. There was also a display of invalid cooking and work in house planning and furnishing by one of the graduate girls. A four course luncheon spread upon a dining table Q was very attractive.
 Examples of student work in dress. making, crocheting, knitting, plain sewing and weaving were also on dis play, which should leave no doubt iI the mind as to the efficiency of thu sewing department. A completely tai lored woman's suit and a layette com prised one of the interesting exhibit prepared by a graduate student.
 Work from the industrial depart ment was among the most interest Ing shown, and as this is one of tn chief divisions of school work, it wa in itself sufficient to warrant an ex hibition. There were many example of work from the blacksmith shoI which included repairs on farming i'm clements. wagon wheels. and hand forged steel tools, and student wor in shoe repairing, harness makin plumbing, tin smithing, and carpentr were on display. Around the wall