History Of Icons ,
Traced By Priest
By William Lamme
A group of over 30 members
and guests of the Kodiak and Aleu
tian islands Historical Society
heard the Very Rev. Roman Stur
mer trace the history and lore of
icons at the regular meeting this
weak at the High School.
Beginning with the story of Ver
onica, who wiped the Saviour’s
face with a cloth after the torture
at the time of his death, with the
cloth retaining Christ’s image.
Rev. Sturmer told of other miracu
lous appearances of icons and also
of the miracles attributed to them.
He told of the making of icons in
oils, in mosaics and with ornamen
tation of silver, gold and jewels.
Showing illustrations of icons at
tributed to St. Luke, Rev. Sturmer
explained that the subjpect mat
ter of many early icons have be
come traditional and are copied in
the original manner. He said thera
PUPS CAN LEARN TO OBEY
By Bob Bartos
Manager, Friskles Research Kennels
It is as easy and as much
fun to teach your dog simple
obedience as to'teach him par
lor tricks. And the reward will
be all yours; for not only will
the dog be easier to live with,
but the day may come when
your command and his prompt
obedience might save his life.
You will need patience and
persistence. Be sure the dog
understands what you want
him to do. Remember never to
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vary your commands or lose
your temper. Keep the lessons
short and praise the dog often.
The first lesson, to "Come on
call," can be taught even to the
six to eight weeks’ old puppy.
When feeding time comes, hold
the plate of food down so the
puppy can see and smell it.
Keep repeating a trilling whis
tle as you entice him to you
and the food. Each time you
feed him repeat the whistle.
The puppy will quickly asso
ciate the sound of the whistle
with something pleasant, and
soon will answer automatically.
All obedience lessons are
made easier by leash-training
the dog. First get him used to
a collar or slip chain. When he
has worn it for some time, tie
a length of twine or light rope
to it and let the puppy drag
it about. When he has become M
familiar with it, pick up the ■
end and- follow him about.
Stand a short distance from
him and call him to you; use I
short quick jerks on the rope
or leash. Do not pull or drag.
Gradually coax hjm to follow
you. Repeat the lesson often
and the puppy will soon be
walking with you.
Lessons in obedience should
be given in surroundings free
from any outside distractions.
All lessons should be short and
brisk, but repeated often.
Feeding Tips: Don’t give your
dog rich, starchy foods. Good
all-purpose dog foods contain
every necessary mineral and
vitamin.
are over 80 standard poses of the
Madonna and child.
Included in his talk were renoA
niniscences of viewing famous
icons in Russia, Warsaw and in the
Russian Cathedral in New York.
He also told an experience when
the Japanese buriitu .us e..u.cu
and parsonage in Manna. The Jap
anese stood around with guns to
shoot anyone who tried to rescue
anything from the cnurch. A son
of Rev. Sturmer’s, who was 14
years old at the time, got from
the church a beautiful icon and by
crawling on the ground eluded the
soldiers and carried it to safety.
The icon is now on display in San
Francisco.
The VFW requested permission
to hold a Poppy sale on May 26,
and a Memorial Day parade, re
quest was granted.
Sturmer Speaker
At Baccalaureate
Rev. Roman Sturmer was the
principal speaker at the Baccalaur
eate services held in the Orpheum
Sunday. Graduating students and
parents and friends filled the the
atre at the noonday services.
Rev. Sturmer, in his address to
the graduating students, contrasted
tne worth of the physical body to
that of the soul of a human being.
The speaker quoted the verse from
scriptures, ‘What shall it profit
man, if he shall gain the whole
world, and lose his own soul? Or
what shall a man give in exchange
for his soul?” He then said, “with
out his spiritual being, without his
soul, a man is only a dead corpse,
the value of which, in its chemical
parts, amounts to only 98 cents.
Mu’* soul cannot be bought {or
even the price o£ the whole world.”
He then asked the questions, “But
what is your soul worth to you?
For what are you selling your
soul?”
The Russian Church Rector then
pointed out that people in reality
sold their souls for money, for
business, for glory and sometimes
for their profession. These things,
he said, would not pay their way
into heaven.
The speaker pointed out that
there is too little time spent in a
normal persons span of life for
spiritual thought. “God sets the
price of admittance into heaven,”
he said. “It is absolute clearance
from every stain—freedom from
sin, from what we have done and
from what we are by nature. We
must prepare to pay this price
during our lives,” he said.
Rev. J. E. Masters gave the Invo
cation and the benediction.
Hunters Go Out
A group of six hunters left this
week with Alf Madsen on a bear
hunting expedition.
Three will go to Karluk Lake
with Eli Metrokin and the remain
ing three to Uganik.
REPUBLICANS TO MEET
All Republicans are cordially in
vited to attend a meeting at the
home of Committeeman Jack Hin
ckel at 8:00 p. m. Wednesday, May
23.
Jane Melarvie is now working
at the Kodiak Outfitters. She re
places Irene Hansen who is in the
States for a month, due to illness
in the family.
Proudly Joins in Celebrating the Dedication of the
GENERAL MOTORS TECHNICAL CENTER
The 1956 Cadillac Coupe de Ville in the dramatically beautiful lobby of the new Styling Section at the General Motors Technical Center
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n We cordially invite you to visit our showroom this week to celebrate the formal
\ opening of this great institution—and to see and drive the magnificent 1956 Cadillac.
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