Chilocco Indian Agricultural School - Chiloccoan Yearbook (Chilocco, OK)

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Administration

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DEDICATION Sam S. Sanders We, the seniors of 1963, proudly dedicate the Chiloccoan to Mr. Sam S. Sanders in honor of his service to the students of Chilocco. Mr. Sanders has worked three and one half years at Chilocco as a teacher of social studies. His principal interests include sports, travel and helping others. He is a member of the American Legion, The University of Okla- homa Alumni Association and the Masonic Lodge. Mr. Sanders is a Cherokee and very proud of it. He willingly helps all students who come to him for assistance. When asked how he felt about a student getting an education, he said that it is the most valuable possession any student could obtain and he is greatly in favor of a student learning all he can. 4

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ADMINISTRATION Dr. Leon Wall, was named superin- tendent of the Chilocco Indian School last August. In acquiring this new position, he became the 13th superin- tendent at Chilocco since the school opened in 1884. Prior to this time he served six and one-half years as principal at Chilocco and also as a teacher, educational specialist, and principal in the states of Nevada, Arizona and North Dakota. Dr. Wall brought to his new position six years of teaching in state schools and twenty-three years of service with the Bureau of Indian Affairs. He is a veteran of World War II and served in the American, European and Asiatic theaters. His formal education consists of a bachelor’s degree from the University of Oklahoma, a master’s degree from the University of Nevada, and a doc- tor of education degree from Okla- homa State University. One of Dr. Wall’s accomplishments, worthy of mention, is the fact that he is the author of a 10,000 word Navajo language dictionary which is used extensively in the field of education. He has also aided in developing techniques which may be effectively used in teaching English to Navajo children. Dr. Leon Wall, Superintendent George W. Walker assumed his new duties last fall at Chilocco after being transferred from the Cheyenne- Ara- paho Indian School, Concho, Okla- homa, where he was the school superintendent. He received his bachelors of arts degree at the Uni- versity of Oklahoma and his master’s degree in school adminstration at the University of Nebraska and has done additional graduate work at the Uni- versity of Oklahoma. Mr. Walker began his work as a tea- cher and high school principal at Ba- cone College, Muskogee, Oklahoma, and entered the Indian Service as a teacher at Shiprock, New Mexico, in 1936. Mr. Walker has received several honor awards including a 1955 award from Bacone College for outstanding Christian education among the Indian students and the Superior Perform- ance Award from Bureau of Indian Affairs in 1961. George W. Walker, Principal