The Thlinget. [volume], August 01, 1908, Image 4

About The Thlinget. [volume] (Sitka, Alaska) 1908-1912

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For inure than twenty lire years j
the native children of Alaska had |
the privilege of attending the)
F-itkn Training School free of till
cost. They were cared for, cloth-1
ed, feci and taught. The pu
pils remained in school through J
out the year. During the
summer months the older boys
spent much of their time in the
woods gett ing out logs. Then
they rolled the logs into the wa
ter,where a raft was built.which
they hedged to the bay in front
of the school. After rolling
the logs out of the water, the
boys sawed thein into firewood.
In this way they paid back a part
of what they had cost the school.
In the spring of 1!?07 a number
of the larger boys offered to pay
n tuition of twentyfive dollars a
year provided they lie allowed to
go out of school during the sum
mer months in order that they I
might t ain tlie money. They
were allowed to go. and out of i
twelve boys who made t his offer
ten returned and proudly paid
thetuition fee. It was then arrang
e that all pupils who wished to j
j> ivtwenty five dollars a year!
to the school could goto their I
homes for the summer vacation,
beginning the first week in June
and ending August 31.
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Those wild ;irc uiiiiuii-iinui mi.-,
or who do not wish to do it will re
main at the school throughout
the year. Many boys and girls
who have not been willing to en-;
ter school and remain through
outt he year, may now by paying j
this tuition spend the months j
from September to June in the!
school and thesummer vacation
wi: h their own people.
The Alaska natives have long
been proud of the fact that they j
have supported ? themselves in
their homes and are now taking
pride in a step toward self-support
jn educating their children.
Fanny Phillips of Haines,
William Rudy, of Douglas and
William Kolch - better known as
"Billy" - of Killisnoo are the
members of the eighth grade class
of the coming year. The young
lady is spending the summer with
(friends in Sitka,while "Rudy"
is working for the Treadwell Co.
at Treadwell and "Billy" is
strengthening his muscles by
cutting cordwood near his
home town.
The girls, chaperoned bj
Mrs. Schuknechtand Miss Chact
returned 011 Friday the seventh,
from a two weeks outing. They
J were located at Mermaid Camp
on Big Crabapple Island, about
eight miles front Sitka. They
report a delightful time even
though the rain poured down
during several days. Berries
were not plentiful but there wen
clams enough to make everj
body fat and happy.
Miss Edith Toon, Miss Bertha
Kale, and Miss Olive Kale arc
now teachers who arrived on th<
Cottage City, August 2. Miss
Kale has taken charge of tht
sewing room, Miss Olive Kale is
at the helm in the teachers'
kitchen and Miss Toon will teach
in schoolroom No, 2. They art
all delighted with Sitka.The Beau
tiful.and very much interested in
their new work.
Miss Dawson who has served
faithfully as teacher and as ma
tron in the teachers' kitchen dur
ing the past three years leaves this
month forherhomeinLamar,Mo.
where she will rest for a time.
Miss Dawson carries with hei
the earnest good wishes of pu
pils and teachers.
I Miss Katherine It. Williams and ,
! Miss Jane Williams of Lima, Ind.
land Mrs. Hume of Berkely, Cal
ifornia, spent several days in
Sitka and while here visited the
j Training School. They were
greatly interested in the pupils
and in the work of the school.
1 Hey believe ill industrial edu
cation for the native children.
The Misses Williams were so
impressed with some of the
needs of the school that before
leaving they placed at the dispo
sal of the Superintendent a sum.
of money great enough to enable
him to purchase an extra raft of ^ ,
logs so that the school may get
enough wood to have a years sup
ply of fuel always on hand.
It is a gift that will add much to
the comfort and efficiency of the
school for the matter of wood
getting has always taken much
time that should have been spent
in training the boys toward stilled ,
I workmanship. Seldom has there
| been on hand wood enough ready
for the stoves so that it could dry
It has always been a bay to stove
existence as it were, for the fuel
supply. Wet wood is not con
ducive to good temper or restfull
ness for those who must burn it.
Therefore the matrons will sure
ly rise up and call Miss Williams
olessed when the results of her ~
gift have taken the form of good *
wood to burn.
I'heMisses Williamsaiso expres
sed themselves of the opinion {
that some of our old buil ;inps
should he reiilaced with new
and modern structures. The
teachers and pupils of the school
ixtend their heartiest thanks
to these pood women for their
'nterest and support.
Pile man that gets out a paper must natur
?11 v expeet to receive man v. a kick, especi
ally froiii those who don't possess good
horse sense". However it remains lor
our foreman, Mr.l'arks, to receive the real
articl from a real horse p* sscssing genuine
"horse sense" before the first tiuin her of
f lie Talinur't was half ready for the pre^s.