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  • Description is exactly "Virginia McDonald Rush (Ponca), a 1956 graduate of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, talks about her time at Chilocco and some of her activities, like band and the cosmetology program. She shares why she joined the military and explains how well prepared she was for it because of Chilocco. Rush describes some of her military experiences which included playing softball. She discusses her later career as an Indian education coordinator. She mentions some of the important people in her life and her current involvement with Chilocco."

Oral history interview with Virginia McDonald Rush

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Virginia McDonald Rush (Ponca), a 1956 graduate of Chilocco Indian Agricultural School, talks about her time at Chilocco and some of her activities, like band and the cosmetology program. She shares why she joined the military and explains how well…