UNALAKLEET SCHOOL
Fifty pupils in attendance this
month.
Every body enjoyed the school
entertainment.
During the first week of May we
will have an industrial exhibit.
A teacher’s class has been organ
ized. Making out vouchers and all
official papers is the purpose of the
class.
Eva Rock and Henry Ivanoff are
now prepared to teach. They have
worked faithfully. Even while the
birds were singing, and the tundra
and mountains inviting still they
have dug away at their studies.
We are quite sorry that Jessie had
to leave school and go with her
mother to the mountains for squirrels.
Long's Lessons in English is an
excellent book for the Eskimo school.
Nils Balir, a little five year old,
entered school this mouth.This gives
Miss Benson 21 to care for.
The class in drawin g is coil g work
now in colors. Using brush and paint.
Some of the productions had to he
named. And a few of th.e first were
quite difficult to name.
SCHOOL LIBRARY
The school library is much appre
ciated by the pupils of the High
School and by many of the people of
the village. During a period of 28
days nearly a hundred books were
taken from the library. We have re
cently classified tire books and now
have every thing in splendid shape.
If you want a thing done well pay
un ho. est man the cash that knows
how.
TOWN NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Kilook, former
residents of this village are here vis
iting.
A goodly number of caribou have
been killed by our village hunters.
The Indians of the Yukon 'have
learned that it pays to come to our
village to trade with Dwyer and
Steinhauser. Twelve teams arrived a
few days ago for that purpose.
It is reported that Mrs. Moktok
saw the first sea gull of the season.
All seem to be glad that Mr.
Graham has been sent here as oper
ator at the station.
Mr.Johanson and family have moved
to St. Michael where they expect
to make their home in the future.
We understand that the wedding
bells have been chimi: g again in St.
Micheal. The happy couple being our
mail carrier Mr. Hall, and former as*
sistant school teacher at St. Miclieal,
Miss Annie Aloka. May peace and
happiness be theirs fo. many years.
The children gave a very good
pogramat the church Master Sunday.
Five native teams came yesterday
from up the coast to replenish their
supplies. &
Twelve teams of Yukon Indians
came tearing into o ir quiet village a
few days ago. As it happened there
was :.o peace officer here. Conse
quently the Indians had their own
way and did as they had planned—
Traded with Dwyer and Steinliauser.
And then hurried on up the river
to tell others where to go for a square
deal.
The health officer requests all people
of the village to clean up about the
cabins j ust as fast as the dissnpe aring
sno.v wi.i permit.