The daily progressive-miner., 1918-03-13


 money raised $sol.s5. Work complet- led IS pairs bed socks, IS paids orer- ating legg:ngs. , pairs wcollea socks. l Mir. hihhs reported on KAwoek; Mrs Howe gave report from Hyda. burg Seniors: Mrs. Schell from Hyd aturg Juniors.
 The new Hoonah Plan" medical service was explained by Mir. Marsden and open discussion followed, showing favorable opinion Of this plan by those present. X spirited discussion of cit iSenship certificates closed one of the most helpful conferences of the fair. The spelling tests were held on ] Thursday afternoon resulting as fol- lows: Grades 5 and |. list place Mir jam Demmert. KiawocS. End place Jo- seph Johnson. Klawock, Srd place. Lo .s Gunyah. Klawock. Grades and 6. 1st place. Frank Sookan. Klawock, End place. Elsie Wallace, Hydahurg, Srd place Mar. saret Shook. Klawcok Grades : and s, 1st place, Louis Kit Aoon, Hydaburg. End place Dorothy Wallace Hydaburg. srd place Martha Logan. Hydahurg.
 The next event was the Metlakatla Hydaburg school teams in a snappy Basket ball game. score $ to 26. fav- e os Hydaburg.
 The MetlaAatla program was given Thursday night. MT MurchiSon ex- p-ained that il was not the program as prepared b. the Metlakatla School As many who were to have taken part N ere not present. the program was .arsely :mprcmptu.
 The Hydaburs band played. and the Iet;akatla Uke.ala Club gave several fe-y pleasing numbers.
 In the absence Of Mir. Beattie. the address, .Metlakatla, Past, Present and Future" was given by Mir. Mars den.
 The program included two reeita. tons. duet by two little girls, piano solo by Miss Marietta Marsden. vo- cel solos by Mir. Murchison and very me demonstration Of First A,d Red Cross work. MT. George Williams snohe in three Indian dialects and then o1e-ed to talk Chinese if there were any Chinamen present.
 Rev. Wagner of Juneau presented .he work Of Food Conservation in a cry instructive talk, using the latest posters.
 At 11:30 Friday morning. the honor ot being the best baby under one year, was awarded to Ethel Roberts, laughter of MT. and Mrs. Peter Rob- erts of Klawock.
 Friday afternoon was given to an open discussion Of the paramount problems cf Alaskan Natives, MT. aawkesworth presiding
 Mir Marsden was called upon to op en the discussion. He spoke of the relations between the Government schools and the people: the benefits of securing citizenship certificates; the evils resulting from the white mans dance among the native people.
 MT. Murchison spoke Of need of self reliance.
 Mir Hawkesworth gave a message e thanks frc.n Dr. Claxton for help n the war activities. He considers .l.e Hoonah Medical plan of paramount importance.
 Most Of the open discussion center ed around dancing. Mir Benson Of klawock said the old tribal dance re- suited in evil and questioned was the white mans dance better? Mrs. t!awkesworth and Mrs. Hibbs advocat e3 dancing. Mr. Hibbs stated that he $ neutral. MT. Hibbs said there are sooi things and bad things about it,
 ai 1t should be left to the individual. ,&r. Haldane thought people who wish ed 10 dance should do so. A delegate rom Klawock spoke Of his people altered in different towns feeling ;le evil effects Of dancing. The Pres hyterian church having been mention ed, Mir Howe said loyalty to his