The Coconino sun., 1927-06-10

and Botawah; Thomas Neff, son of
Mrs. Henryette Neff, the school hos
pital nurse.
The competitive drill of the Indian
school drill companies OH the morn
ing of the 31st resulted in tie. for
first place between Companies B and
G of the boys and the judges split the
first prize between these two COM
panies. Company B Of the girls won
the decision. The judges were Supt.
c.. L. Walker, James f. Lewis, Sam
Borum and Principal John C. Barney.
The school track and athletic
! events of the school, run off on the
morning of the first, proved interest
| ing. The high light of the meet was
the mile foot race for boys in which
Boddie Chalkilth showed speed, en-
durance and form and if properly
trained will, when little older make
an excellent endurance runner.
Homer Cuyosheoma, who painted
| the curtain in the auditorium and the
study of Rainbow Natural Bridge
| (Which has been sold to the u. S.
! National Museum at Washington has
completed the side and drop curtains
for the auditorium and this work is
| on par with all his other.
June second was Indian day and
] about 1000 Indians were on hand for
the big time. This day is an annual
event at the closing Of school. A big
barbecue was furnished the Indians
/ and barbecue for the employees and
/ tourists and their visitors. The day
started with parade of floats and
costumed marchers. This was excel
lent. First prize was carried off by
body of Navajo and Hopi girls typi-
flying "before" and "after" training
/ in an Indian school.( The before
were in Navajo and Hopi costumes
and the "after" in the school uniform.
1 Second prize went to the first grade,
taught by Mrs. Catherine Hunter,
1 dressed as flowers. Third prize went
to the H club girls (Heart, Head,
Hand and Happiness). In the after
noon the Indian athletic events were
run off.
The graduation exercises were held
in the evening, the following being
graduated: Vida Sewestewa, Hopi;
Ned Yazzie, Navajo; June Hosteen
Yazzie, Navajo; Kees Nez Attachai,
Navajo; Kenneth Cody, Navajo; Fred
Smith, Navajo; Hugh Burns, Navajo;
j Stella Binadtopay, Navajo.
The principal speakers were Prof.
Ridgely, Flagstaff Teachers college,
DIR. Douglass Of the University of Ari-
zona, and Mrs. Douglass of Flagstaff
Teachers college. Their talks were
interesting and instructive.
The following guests recently reg
istered at Shekayah Ranch, Tuba
City: l.. t. Olsen, wife and family
and O. G.. Walker of Phoenix; Anne
Martin, Reno, New; Margaret Long,
Denver; Luther F. Cunningham, Los
Angeles; Joe Burleson, Los Angeles;
E. l.. Witherspoon, Denver; Mrs.
Mary L. Church, Sanger, Colo; Miss
s. NJ Cunningham, Saartoga, Cal; ;
M. Chas. Hart, Montague, Calf.
Robert A. Bracket, Los Angeles; G.
fC. Cole, Phoenix; /. S. Lewis, East
Las Vegas; Florence A. Brown and
Mildred Kennedy, Concord, Mass; o.
G. and May Jones, Huntington Park,
Calf; Mr.. and Mrs r. H. Stone, Los
Angeles; A. G. Ellis, Gene Loose and
H. w. Horne, Salt Lake City; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. W. Crider, San Jose, Calf. !;
Gordon Campbell, A. j. Campbell and
C. HI. Dougherty, Los Angeles.
Mrs. Henriette Neff, nurse at the
Navajo school hospital, and her son,
who had been visiting her at Tuba
FCity left for their home in California
on the third. Mrs. Neff's place has
been filled at the hospital by Mrs.
Katheryne Hunter.
Recent visitors here: John D.
Jones, Albuquerque; L. A. Wall, AL
buquerque; G. A. Cole, Phoenix; T. j.
Lingo, Albuquerque; l. S. Lewis, Al
Il nc A ~
geles; A. Shield, Los Angeles; 7. O.
Bellwood, Flagstaff; Mrs. T. O. Bell
wood, Flagstaff; Mrs. Edith Craw-
ford, Flagstaff; Mary Crawford,
Flagstaff; Mrs. Robert X. Pangle, In
dianapolis; Mrs. Kathryn Pangle
Bassett, Indianapolis.
James H. Roberts and J. D. Fish,
accompanied by John Kerley motored
to Cedar Ridge Saturday afternoon.
Mr. Kerley remained there over night
and returned to Tuba City Sunday.
Roberts and Mr.. Fish returned Satur-
day evening to the Gap and from
there on Sunday went to the old
copper mine back of the Gap. They
found the road very sandy in spots,
and the last several miles were made
on foot. Mr. Fish remained at the
zap TO c0mplepe Ine new SHeep ulp-
ping plant and Roberts returned to
Tuba City Sunday The road from
Tuba CITY to the Gap is in much bet
ter shape than this time last year.
The Indian school is closed for the
summer and all the children have left
for their homes or elsewhere.
j. Wesley Mangum, stockman at
the agency, had as visitors during
/ the closing week at Tuba City his
mother and father and younger
brother'of Cannonville, Utah, and they
were joined by Squire N. Mangum,
the stockman at Kayenta on the sec
ond and all motored to Kayenta next
j day, where they will be joined by
Ralph Mangum, son Of Squire Man
gum, Of Kayenta, and will then
motor through Monumental valley and
Bluff, Utah, to their home.
Grant Mangun, brother of the two
stockmen, returned via Lees Ferry
! last week to his home at Cannonville,
Utah, on a visit of several weeks
Afterward he viii return here.
Mrs. Alice r. Collins, who recently
Joined the office force at the school