Central High School - Tom Tom Yearbook (Tulsa, OK)

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We MESSAGE ofthe .lWea'zez'ae Man S TIYIIC eozinsellor of his tribe, Ihe medieine man nsed mnsie as a medium for healing his people of their physieal and spirilnal ills, for teaeh- ing them lrzilh and light, and for appealing lo the Great Father for strength and eoztrage. lt was the medicine man who explained to the Indian ehild the trilial eeremonies of his aneestors and langht l1im the inflzienee and power of mnsie in his daily life. The ehild ofthe Redman learned the lzeanty and eharm of rhythm through the songs of hirds, the ripple of water in lzroolcs and lakes, and the sighing of the wind in the trees. lfe 'was able to imitate the notes of lzirds, the groicl of the hear, the ery of the panther, and the fall of the deer. The songs and games of the Indian ehild were elosely allied with nature, and he eame Io look npon her melodies as the sonree of his highest ideals and as the inslrn- ment ofthe Great Spirit. Through his felloivship with mnsie the Indian youth learned to life nolzly, tolo1'esaeredly,lofighl valiantly, and to die hrafeelyg the message of the Great Father filled his soul with hope and marked the heritage he has left in his ar! and mnsie.

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ADMINISTRATIVE COUNSELORS 01 THE TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS PACE 23