FROM THE OL ’ SOURDOUGHS? S NATURE NOTEBOOK
From where the Aleuts came is still a
mystery.. The Aleuts are classified with
the American Indians in its broad defi
nition, and are considered Mongolian in
race, having migrated from Asia before
all the Mongolian characteristics as we
know them today were formed. The most
accepted view on how they came to the
chain is via the mainland after having'
crossed the narrow straits between Si
beria and the Alaskan mainland. This'is
because of the similarity of the Aleut
culture to the Eskimo culture, - the lack
of populated areas on Kamchatka from
which they could have come, and the dis
tance of water between Kamchatka and
Attu. Because of differences in manner
of living and tools, and from Aleut leg
end it is thought the western Aleuts
were an older group and the eastern
Aleuts were a later migration. Since the
: advent of the white man the race has not
remained pure and possibly the only true
. Aleuts are the ones that were taken to
i the Pribilofs by the early Russians.
The model houses on display in the
•museum were built by Mr. W.A, Black,
shows what a man can do in his spare
time.
A new display for this week will be a
display of bird pictures of the Aleutian
Chain featuring drawings by Bobby Wright
age 9. The drawings with discussions
were compiled by Bobby for a Cub Scout
project and took many hours of work. At
present Bobby is working on a project ef
animal life on Adak.
Adak Sportsman Club will meet tomorr
ow night, March 4, at 7:30, at the small
bore range. Everybody welcome. The new
officers of the club will preside.
Because of the Adak Sportsman Club
meeting this Tuesday the chess night has
been changed to Monday night. Time is
6:30 and the place is the library. All
are welcome, beginners and advanced.
Bring your set with you.
GEORGE WASHINGTON BALL
The teenage George Washington Ball j
was a big success. Everybody had a grand j
time and no hangovers—-—we hear. The I
decorations by Miles-Lukens were well |
done and' the music by the yankee—rebel j
Aleutianaires was out of this world. The j
drinks(George Washington, Davy Crocket- I
t*s, etc,) at th§ bar were fixed by gra- ;
clous . hospital .corp-gentlemen from the I
southern colonies, Galen Cooper and i
Jerry Ritenhouse provided the-music for j
the square dancing contest and George j
Dawson did the calling following the j
Grand March, Betsy Hargreaves and Wesley I
Parrish each won a biography of George^^
Washington for the best square dancers
Prizes (thanks to Chaplain Nerthling for j
two of them) went to Robert Moorhead (pen •:
and pencil set) and Judy Cieloha(string j
of pearls)for the best George and Martha j
—and to Gale Barnes (cook book) who ;
same as a colonial housewife and James j
Bullerton (pocket knife) who came as a •
wounded soldier.
Many thanks to the boys and girls for j
their ingoneous costumes and for being I
Ladies and gentlemen. And many thanks to j
:he Hammerhead Club for use of the club: !
Transportation for the bus service: !
to the bakery for their wonderful birth- !
day cake, j
Mr, & Mrs. George Goodwin
Dr, Edward Stachowiak
George Washington University'
Alumni, Adak Chapter
The young man didn't sleep well because
he was always dreaming. And he always
dreamed about baseball.
"That's unusual," said the doctor.
"Don't you ever dream about dating
girls?"
"Whatl And lose my place at bat?"
j Philo Sofic says that those who ought
I to cut down on smoking are those who
iborrow cigarets.