ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Akiak reindeer conference
lasts from December 28th to January
5rd.
Delivery of the Knskokwim sup
plies was delayed by the late arrival
of the Schr. Tender Bros.
The Shaktolik School has an
atte idance of twenty three, com
pose 1 largely of the children of rein
beer men.
The Indians of the Yukon expect
a 1 nnusnaliy hard winter owing to
the low price of fnrs and the scarcity
of wool contracts.
IS THIS YODR PICTOEE?
Pi! you ever make a trip after a fine
teunJWe’.l sir we were spinnng over
the ice be twee 1 Kligatarik and Ool
sova.out from shore half or three
quarters of a mile or more. I was
comfortably wrapped and seated on
the fro it end of the sled and my part
ner at the brake Each was dreaming
of the joy ride;eaeh was thinking of
those who had no teams. Especially
the boys at St Michael who were then
begrudging us the “joy ride,”
The dogs were splitting the air
with tails up and ears pricked. Seem
ingly all nature was smiling sweetly
on us. before us was glisten
ing inviting miles of ice. Behind
was the smoke of the runners hover
ing over the fast receding trail.
Chug! the creeking,flying,swaying
spinning sled dropped off a ledge of
ice to a snow covered stretch of
smoothness coverered with just the
right kind of snow to make prime
traveling.The dogs, inspired, strain
ed in their collars.the tow line groan
ed,the sled flew. Crash! the leader
SCHOOL NEWS
Samuel Anaruk’sroom is well filled
The curfew bell rings us in at 8 p in.
We have learned a few new gamet
from the game boo k They arc
alright.
The little lxx>k gotten outlby.E.W
Hawkes, a former teacher in the
Alaska schools,is meeting with much
favor.
1'he primary room is learning some
pretty songs. T1 ey say that Eva is
a good teacher.The abra.-y books are
being relisted and arranged Henry
I van off is librarian this year.
Peter Bouchan is with us ag.im
The Class in Civics are enjoying tl c
town meetings they are having.
Charlie Williams is President and
Mary llalir is clerk.
We are already looking ahead to
the Christmas tree that our teachers
annually give us.
disappeared. flie ne . t and the next
and the remaining poor dogs did the
s. me. In a moment,in the twinkling
of .. star the sled dipped forward the
ice stood o.i edge the sled crashed
th ice only a night old. A half nine
be.ow;muddy,oo/.y,shell mixt bottom
in lied all to the depth. The man
the brake turned a back hand-spri g
i. die direction of St Michael lanhi g
on solid ice. The writer f!o..ti. g like
a cc.1:, buoyed up by inflated parka
looked liV e a funnel with big end
down.With the help of the brake
man the leader w*as soon pulled to
firm ice and the sled with my self
attached thereto soon was out.
rThe funnel had disappeared.
In its place was poor me
eloquently bidding a lasting
farewell to sue li so caller
‘ joy rides.”