Northern light., May 01, 1917, Image 2

About Northern light. (Unalakleet, Alaska) 1913-1917

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N ) l THERN' LIGHT
P i >tishe l monthly by the tJnalakleet
*4*’ iCSKIMO SCHOOL ^
Unalakleet Alaska
l wo degrees helovv the circle
On Uerinjj ■> rugged shore
W here lire murmur of the river
Wrets the liillov’s ecnselr »s ro.ir.
1C K Van Ness Ivditor
Twenty Five Cents per year
&* RDITORIU, AND COMMENT
4 •'
A LAST TALK
As we are expecting to leave
Uualakleet this summer it is likely
that this will he the last issi.e of the
Northern Light.Ho\%ever it may le
that oar successor will feel inclined to
take over the plant and continue
the publication
A paper in each district recognized
by the te tellers as"their paper” and
boosted b> the Superintendent would
be of real worth,and interesting toall.
Some how or another we dislike
very much to think that it is to be no
more. We are aware that it lias not
been what some teachers might have
made it, hut as our first effort we are
quite well satisfied with the course it
has run during the past four years,
o ily those who have had expei ience
realize what an additional amount of
work it me ins to the teacher.
A few of the teachers have stood by
very faithfully in the matter of help
ing to pay the running expense and
not a few have written from time to
time, interesting letters and articles.
For all the favors granted and the
kind words said we heartily respond
with m my th inks And especially do
we feel indebted to the goodly num
ber of pipers,one a daily, that have
aske 1 to be placed on our exchange
list.
[.i having ourselves out we, tho un
asked to do so.feel like introducing
to the readers of the Northern Light
the “Eskimo” an interesting and
helpful paper published at Igloo,
A1 iska in Mr.Shield’s district. It is to
be hoped that it may continue, and
become a widely readjournal not on
ly in Alaska but among the ex-teach
ers who pass o i to other fields of
labor.
We are lot forgetting to especially
th 1:1k the pupils in my room who al
ways so willingly helped in getting
out the N.L.
The following is a list of those who
have become very proficient in the
work;Marian Bradley. Mary Bahr,
Jessie Ryan, Mary Soosok, Char ley
Williams now of Chemawa,Gabriel
Kootok,Neuman Rock and a few of
the younger pupils who were just
beginning the work.
Yours with kindest regards.
WAR AMD ESKIMOS
In ns much as war is on, the con
cern to ns as teachers among the
Eskimos is. what can we do to help
in the conflict?
Our advice in this village is to plant
large gardens.especially of potatoes,
and when the berries come gather
ad possible and store tor the future.
C.;t< I; and cure more fish than ev
er before. Lay in a supply of food of
all kinds. Cut out the tobacco ancf
weaken or eliminate tea anu coffee.
All staple goods and food from the
states will be very high,and perhaps
your furs will bring no better price
than they do now.
In other words a fox skin that buys
a gunny of flour now will buy only
50 or 75 lbs. next year.