Secretary of the Interior Stewart L. Udall announced today that a special scroll will be presented Mrs. Frank Stranahan of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in recognition of her many accomplishments in bettering Seminole Indian relations.
Secretary Udall said the press of government business will prevent both him and Commissioner of Indian Affairs Robert L. Bennett from being present when Mrs. Stranahan is honored during the Drake College Commencement on February 18, 1968.
Therefore, he has asked that Superintendent Eugene W. Barrett of the Seminole Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs at Dania, Fla., present the scroll.
Mrs. Stranahan was the first white teacher of the Seminole Indians in the Broward County area. She instilled in the Indians a love of country and was untiring in her efforts for more than 30 years to bring the three R's to Seminole children and through them to their parents.
