The Thlinget. [volume], May 01, 1912, Image 2

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

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Mr. Thorna3 Coo'.: one of our
?harch eiders .starced Ir <tmonday '
mornirjr for Chic ha^ofi.' wherehe;
expect* to spend ti e summer fish
inn for the Deep Sea Cannery. i
y... \Vi :.m Wells another of
our ?rs started the same day'
t'or Diuida* B:iy.
We understand that the Rev
it ter Rush na- b? < >rder-:
ed i<> the >ound to be sold. We
: greatly miss the little ship
: ,;.-c has fulfilled her mission
and that right well.
I was was with a feeling of
regret tl at we saw Miss Haines
leave un the last Al-ki. VVe all
tuat the Sheldon Jackson
Sv. oo! has lost a most efficient
orker. Miss Haines was ? n# of
iv aehool room teachers during
he most of the last year
J:e closing of the o'd school and
?:as taught the higher grades
luring the/ear just do?;:'. rte
ca lse of her eara?st and s\ m
pathetic way? aha vas iu- <?d by
a'l her pupil*, and h< r s'ncere
christian spirit 11 a !? ier life a
pow er for pood in the school.
During pa: of this year -ho 00r.
(lii.-ted r voluntary Bible class
wl T. was well t 1UI'.. : nu
mai >* will not soon xoiget her
tal i'.VTug :1 at hour- Miss
Hah -? expects to be married
on arrival ir. Seattle.ard her host
of friends here wish her mucfl
happiness and a wide field of
.ss in her new lite- Many
sr.bs" rial present.- were given
her U fore leaving Sitka. E.E. C.
Wnat is ornamental Indian ed
ucation? we notice that the i )eni
ocrntit territorial convention litis
declared against it.
As we started to take the old.
donkey engine float back to its
moorings in Jamestown bay one
day this last week we encounter
ed a strong east wind which
ntade things decidedly unpleasant
until Mr. Newel a very good
friend of ours c.tnu to our res
cue with his powerful little boat
the Elsie. Titer, all was changed
and what had been a dreaded
undertaking became a picnic.
On the way which was only half a
mile from the school two large
cod were cought oft'the end of
the float and a \ u er came
, swiming upsoc at < ne of
1 the natives i: a snt.-." b a: along
. side can? it w. < i and.-..
I You can't starve in Southeast
ern Alaska.
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I Nearly ail our people are
of town at this time May 2Uh.
;The church and school seem
i deserted but thye are not
j th?- buildings may be empty and
I tile m mhers !':ir away tiietv is a
! bond that can not ho broken ai d
many are the earnest prayers
, that are offered in hundreds of
I little can ;- all ov< \i;-ska f<-.r
I the continue 1 pros; < ritj of the
lOrjpinization and the spiritual up
; building of the people. The
summer months are times of
I special testing-1' >r our people for
j the\ are surrounded by degrading
| influences of a'l kinds with very
? little to help t! m. But their
, faith in God is strongand they do
stand.
While the Revenue Cutter Man
ning was at anchor in the harbor
she added greatly tu the beauty
ot' the picture.
.Miss .McDilis school souk msult'
a great hit at the school exercises
last Thursday?vening. Under the
careful training of .Miss Midgly
it was rendered for the first
time by nearly a hundred of our
students. It was sung in per
fect time and with much vim. and
though there were students of
three distinct languages on the
platform every word of the song t
came in sharp clear cut English.
Collector of Customs Willis
made us a very delightful call
on the eighth, he also won the
high regard of our na'ive people
by his just and kindly dealings
with them.
Ross Sheaklcy one of our o!(i
students called and took supper
with us on the tenth- He is
engineer on one of the gas-boats
doing business tor the Dundas
bay cannery.
We felt as some of ci::- boys '
aptly expressed it,"pretty dim '
when we lined up for roll call
Monday morning:, only two or '
three larpeboys and a number of
: the smaller ones who may stay
with us all summer. We do not
like to see them jro but it is bet
ter so for it gives them a chance
to earn some money and be self
supporting and then with the
; outdoor life and hard work of
;tne summer they are better fit
ted for tiie winters study.