ALAS - ALASKA/
(Huth Iola Ho f fman)
Mighty and majestic is Alaska clothed in all her mystery - an
alluring land, beautiful to behold. Her snow-capped mountains con
ceal lovely lakes, pathless forests and sapnire inlets fringed with
God’s own green and magnitude. One would think that there was noth
ing to blemish the beauty of this Northland. Yet, whenever God’s
work manifests itself, sad to relate, satanic forms lurk ever ready
°o destroy. Upon the shore of one of these inlets lies a town man
made, not Go£-made. To this town has come during past years, young
ladies with missionary spirit, able and willing to render service
in training and moulding the minds of the young. These young ladies
come from the best homes in America, where ideals and principle
predominate. They come knowing and thinking only good of this mar
velous country. But lo.1, the lurking satanic forms lie ever ready
to prey upon their innocence.
AJAefae young ladies have been invited to social affairs. They
have accepted naturally, thinking that their host or hostess have
graciousiy invited them, so that their tour of teaching would be
tilled with pleasant associations. These young ladies have never
dreamed that certain ones at these social affairs could be anything
but refined and sincere. Alas.’, what a di sallusionment, when Satan
m e _orm of destructive criticism and gossip seizes the first
oppor unity to raid and lay waste the best that represents American
ism, the public school teacher.
This destructive spirit goes on and on. Sometimes its size
and force is so great that it sweeps everthing in its path leaving
a wasteland of retrogression. This spirit is likewise a mystery
01 Alaska, but it is a mystery of the man-made things of the North.
. , . Let^uf,be Thankful that it is not the mystery of the God-made
things of this mighty Northland. Lay her lovely mystery be ever a
°. irlg inspiring, sacred - and not a thing despicable, ravaging and
sinful We must not blame Alaska for the stains man has put upon
.y:. . AlasKa* » she has been merciless^ treated. Gossip lies
5rammZUpS' and graft have dyed spots in her garments a
filthy black. These spots are verily parts of her man-made towns
and woe is tne public school teacher who enters and becomes the
lirst object of attack.
A WAITING LIST
The waiting list
FOR THE ARMY.
, _ _— ^-bthose who wish to enlist in the Arciv
been formed. Applicants are given a preliminary questioning and
physical examination to determine their eligibility and defirability.
-.JV-if placed on the waiting list according to desirability
the hfthe^yt°f appllcatJoni and in thiE selective recruiting only
he hi&he_t types are selected and these will be enlisted as vacan
cies occur.
+ . „ Men discharged can re-enlist to fill their own vacancy but if '
rvnf+7nSh le-g° to, so™e other organization, they should see’the re
cruiting officer abou- special authority, hen wpo have minor tihys
lca e s’ ®fPedaily those of the teeth, should have them cor
rected before discharge and re-enlistrnent
Since the formation of the eligible iist, instructions have
been received to redouoj.e efforts to eliminate physical and mental
defectives and undesirables. y ana mental
Exchange.