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EDITORIAL
There lias been much said
from pulpit and platform
about the commercial as
pects of Mother’s Day and
we don’t pretend to think
that there is not a lot of truth
in what is said on this sub
ject. We do feel, however,
that the whole idea of hav
ing a day set aside to honor
Mothers is a truly wonder
ful thought. Commercialized
or not, tli#> thought is still
there and that we are push
ed to buy things for Mother
shouldn’t hurt Mother, or
her day.
Motherhood, and all that
word, implies, has been glori
fied in song and story time*
out of mind. From the sta
tion of Mary the Mother of
Christ, and before, through
all the roles of historic Moth
erhood to our present every
day scene, this being a Moth
er has very special connota
tions.
There are secret things in
the very fibre of Mothers
that set them apart. There
is a Very special kind of love
reserved for Mothers and an
other kind that Mother’s
have for those they bring in
to the world. There is a rap
port that is wordless and
wonderful between Mothers
everywhere. 1 ake a Chinese
Mother working in the rice
fields and introduce her and
her child to a Mother from
one of our western cities.,
they will share their babes
and then looking into eacl
other’s eyes find life s mear
iug there and no strangness
So it will always be-Mother
hood transcends all hound
ries for a babe is tiny ant
precious and Motherhooc
forever beautiful.
We should like to share ;
poem with von which w<
feel carries a special mess
age and not a little' impact
MOTHERHOOD
(by Agnes Lee)
Mary, the Christ long slain
passed silently,
Following the children joy
onsly astir,
Under the cedrns and the
olive tree,
Pausing to let their laughter
float to her
Each voice an echo of a voice
more dear,
She saw a little Christ in
every face.
Then came another woman
gliding near
To watch the tender life
which filled the place.
And Mary sought the wo
man’s hand, and spoke:
‘ I know thee not, yet know
thy memory tossed
With all a thousand dreams
their eyes evoke
W ho bring to thee a child
beloved and lost.
"I, too, have rocked my Lit
tle One.
And He was fair!
Oh, fairer than the fairest
sun,
And, like its rays through
amber spun,
His sun-bright hair.
Still I can see it shine and
shine.”
“Even so,” the woman said,
“was mine.”
“His ways were ever darling
ways” ...
And Mary smiled.,..
“So soft, so clinging! Glad
relays
Of love were all His pre
cious days.
My little Child!
My vanished star! My music
fled!”
“Even so was mine,” the wo
man said.
And Mary whispered: “Tell
me, thou,
Of thine.” And she:
“Oh, mine was rosy as a
bough
Blooming with roses, sent,
somehow,
To bloom for me!
His balmy fingers left a
thrill
Deep within my breast that
warms me still.
Then she gazed down some
wilder, darker hour,
And said when Mary ques
tioned, knowing not:
'Who art thou, rnothci of so
sweet a flower:'”.
I am the mother ol Isca
riot.”
HISTORIC
SITKA
l. by GEORGE HALL
The story >; Sitka is mark
ed by a number of outstand
mg personalities, both white
and native, however ont
overshadows all others- Alex
under Baranof. He was the
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heart and soul and strength
of Sitka. On his strong arm
and determination, Sitka be
came the principal base of
Russian America.
The presence of Baranof
in this area for over a de
cade is a fact, but little re
mains to mark Iris passing.
On the beach of the Sitka
National Monument, he led
an attack against the Kik
Sadi fort and shed bis own
blood when the crafty Chief
hatlean repulsed them. He
lived in one of the first hous
es on the Kekoor and he rais
ed a family in Sitka.
His hand guided the de
velopment of the Russian
American Empire and the
strange square rock in front
of the Sheldon Jacksos Jr.
College is credited with be
ing his seat of meditation as
he pondered his problems.
Various histories of Alaska
point to his forceful squelch
ing of uprisings & rebellions
as an indication that the peo
ple hated him and that even
his hunters planned to kill
him, but this is not the entire
truth. When Baranof left
Sitka in January, 1818, a host
of friends from both the
white and native population
stood silently as a respected
leader and friend departed.
A source for a good pic
ture of this man is not eailsy
av ailable, however the Prom
yshleniki “Baranof Song”
sung by John Panamarkoff
on Alaska Day presents a val
uable and interesting story.
‘ Folk music comes from the
heart and does not lie” is the
remark by Dr. Helen A. Shen
itz as she presented this tran
slation:
(Editors Note In this
song the words “Hip, Hip,
Hurray!” appear after each
two line stanza. We have in
dicated this by an asterisk®,
rather than repeat the lines
SONG OF SITKA PHONO -
SHLENIKI
Translated by Dr.! Helen A
Shenitz.
In the year of 1808,
At the port of New Archaic
AMERICANA
MOTHER’S DAY
(Mj‘1
, MV S
□S3E2.
el, *
Under the reign of the mon- «
arch,
Tsar of all Russia, Alexander
the First. *
There, on the island of Sitka,
Stands a fortress! *
Stands the fortress on the is
land,
There she stands in all hei
glory! °
At this fortress promyshleni
ki are stationed,
During dark nights they do
not sleep too much! °
They do not sleep too much,
They are guarding their Sit
ka! *
(con’t on Page 5)
Cities to See
Hot Springs is America s Uwn ipa
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j BATH HOUSE ROW-HOT SPRINGS, ARK,
| Nestled in the Ouachitas, where lakes and mountains, forests and
streams unite to form a vacation wonderland, is Hot Springs, At ansa.'
■i —“America’s Own Spa,”
‘ Hot Springs is truly America’s own, for it belongs to the people. It is
> the only health resort in the nation where the natural hot waters which
flow from the earth are owned, controlled and endorsed by the United
States Government.
Located in the Ouachita Moun
tains of Southwestern Arkansas,
Hot Springs is actually four resorts
in one. It is a spa, a national park,
I a lakeside playground, and a
mountain retreat.
Historically, the Hot Springs re
« gion was visited by Hernando De
Soto in 1541; the area was included
in land claimed for France by La
Salle, 1682; included in region given
Spain by France, 1762; became part
of the United States with the Louis
iana Purchase. The first spa treat
ment institution was erected in 1830
(previously hillside pools were
used) and in 1832 President Andrew
Jackson signed the bill that set
aside the famous thermal springs.
The city and park are named for
natural hot springs, from which
flow one million gallons of steam
ing water each day at average tem
perature of 143 degrees Fahrenheit.
The National Park Service of the
United States Department of the
Interior regulates tne paitv
bath houses. There are hydrothera*
phy facilities in 18 pay bath houses
Eight are in the park at the base
of Hot Springs Mountain, constitut
ing what is known as “Bath House
Row/’ and ten are located at var
ious points in the city.
Population-wise, the Chamber of
Commerce says that Hot Springs
has 48,811 in its resident area; but
over three million visitors annually
flock into the area.
Contrary to some opinion, Hot
Springs National Park is not in the
foothills of the Ozarks; it is in the
Ouachita region. Arkansas has two
major resort areas—the Ouachitas
and the Ozarks and the Arkansas
River divides the two. The Ouachi
ta range is unique in being one of
two major ranges in America with
ridges running east and west. All
others run north and south. Highest
range between the Rockies and A1
leghanies,
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