McMurry University - Totem Yearbook (Abilene, TX)

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On a still July morning in J875, James Winford Hunt was horn on the Kmc Reservation in the Indian territory where his father. I)r. William Hunt, had been sent as government physician by President I . S. Grant. When the baby was only a few hours old. his mother. Elizabeth Pruitt Hunt, held the tiny squirming little fellou in her arms, looked into his round face, gave him the name James Winford, and dedi- cated him to the ministry. As the child grew, he became a great favorite with the Indians who affectionately called him Docka Shinda Little Doctor. presumably because of his likeness to his father. Of the nine children in his family. Docka Shinda was the most fasci- nated by the Indians and picked up from them many traits which lie carried through- out his life. THE TOTEM 1934 Published by the Students of McMURRY COLLEGE ABILENE. TEXAS