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Show 1 I TIHE biggest and happiest new item we L-~have is the arrival of Dr. and Mrs. Lacy with their children, to occupy the much heralded "doctor's house" on which we have been working for years. Watson Lacy, M.D., has a record of service in the U.S. Air Force, was graduated from Stanford University Medical School, and has been practicing in Watsonville, California. The desire to serve the Navajo People inspired him to give up this practice and to work, with a fully equipped laboratory in a trailer, among the Navajo of northern Arizona. Here Father Liebler called on him and invited him to visit St. Christopher's. He has been a frequent visitor since, and once brought his whole family to see the place. The decision obviously was not made on an impulse, and we hope that his ministry here will be rewardIng, as we know all too well that the need .is great. With a resident phy;;ician, the need for a Registered Nurse is even greater than it was'. Together they will be able to do great things. But, alas, the shortage of nurses throughout the country is felt most keenly in an area like this where resources are limited and needs greatest. If you who read these lines are a nurse, or know of one, who thinks more of serving humanity than of getting luxuries or even the conveniences of life - well, application blanks are to be had for the asking. The time, incidentally, is NOW. I wlE also have sad news. Frequently on the pages of the Newsletter there have been references to our oldest communicant, Hashkaan. On the eve of our second Easter here we had our first public Baptism. A considerable class had been under instruction since early winter. After the service the implements were still on the table by the door of the Mission: shell, font, oil stocks, and so forth. Hashkaan, who had up to that time regarded Christian practices with dignified respect but nothing more. dropped in for a visit. He was fascinated by the things he saw, especially the shell of silver. Navajos are devoted to shells of all sorts - he had never seen one of silver. He asked about it. Here at last was the opening of a |