saving Accordingly no change was
made n onr schedule.
The community was treated to a
good rain on April 15th.
Mrs. W. H. Biiah who is filling the
position of Kindergartener was ill
April 5 to 7 and unable to attend to
her duties.
On April 19, Miss Loomis left for
home to visit with her brother who
had a furlough at that time. It was
expected that he was soon to leave
lor France. She re*uned April 2S.
As a trenching tool we can recom
mend the Mogul tractor. We went
out the other day to see how John
was getting along with the plowing
and when we arrived at the scene of
the conflict the tractor had practically
dug itself out of sight. It took the
combined efforts of four employees a
number of boys and many logs and
planks to get it out again. John took
the pledge right there to skip
suspicious and questionab e looking
spots in the future.
The employees clnb passed nnder
the management of Miss Perry with
Miss Peters as secretary on April 1st
This institution has become quite a
noted resort The expense of board
has been maintained for the year at
an average cost of $15.56 and people
whom we consider competent in
every particular assert that it is the
best mess they have ever seen in the
Indian Service. This comes from
good management throughout the
year coupled with fact that they have
an extra fine cook in command of the
kitchen.
Mrs. Kate S. Harvey has resigned
her position of acting Teacher oI
Housekeeping in order to take up a
land claim in Bennett County.
On April 13 the boatding school
team journeyed to De wings and took
the local baseball a»sregaticn into
camp to the tune of 16 to 3, While
they were doing this the juniors conq
ueredthe Dewings juniors by a score
16 to2 or thereabouts- Altogether it
was a successful day for our ball
tossers.
On Saturday 13 the Mission team
and the school team crossed bats on
our field. The play was fast and fu
rious and the two teams were found
to be very evenly matched. The
final score was 8 to 6 in favor of the
boarding school. We wish to con
gratulate the boys from the mission
on their conduct They are as good
losers as winners and our boys
esteem it a pleasure to meet in
friendly competition with such a
gentlemanly outfit Come again.
The beys of the Tokapa literary
society gave the school and their
friends a decided treat in their an
nual entertainment which was given
April 12. As blackface comedians
the boys acquitted themslves with
great success. The numbers were all
so good that it is impracticable to
mention any one in particular, the
following program was rendered:
PART I.
Jokes and CosTsrsatiocs between the End
Men and Joseph Kills Right, Man,
interspersed.
i. Opening Chorus, When de Train Am a-Rolhn'
All the Tokapas
XL End Song, Smile, Smile, Smile,
.Yeses Ringing Shield