Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
TWO SHIPS DEPART
FOR ARcT|CLAb2Rs
,Comdr. Macmillan Say
Schools viii Be EStab-
! IiShed for Eskimos.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
WISCASSET, Me, June 22.-Bouna
into the Arctic, where they will spend
three intensive months in scientific in
vestigation. Comdr. Donald B. MacNfil-
Ian and his staff of learned men saluted
the crowd that waved to them on shore
and sailed down the Sheepscot River
at 2:05 o'clock this afternoon. Twelve
minutes later, DR.. Wilfred Grenfelrs
hospital mission schooner MARVEL whis-
tied her salute and followed the Bowdoin.
The two schooners will remain In COM
pany until they reach Bonnie, Labra-
dor. where they will part, each to carry
out its own purpose. Just before sail
ing, Comdr. Macmillan outlined the OBJ
jects he hopes to attain on the three
month trip. One of the most important
is the establishment Of the first school
building that Eskimo children have ever
had. Materials for the construction of
q community building and schoolhouse
40 by II feet. are slowed away aboard
the Arctic ship. Comdr. Macmillan
declared that he will attempt to break
down the feeling against the teaching
of English, insisting that the language
be taught in the new school.
To Visit BafIin Land.
After touching at the Macmillan
scientific station. IS miles west Of Main,
Labrador, they will proceed beyond the
Arctic circle to the west coast of Baffin
Land, about which comparatively little
is known.
Contrary to the usual practice, the
Bowdoin left Wiscasset without her
flags flying. The Maraval. however, was
gayly decorated with code flags, the
British Union Jack flying from her
main masthead and the American nag
from her stern. While the crowd on
shore waved and cheered. the MacInil-
boat circled the river and headed for
Christmas Cove.
On Sunday, II weather conditions
favor, the two boats will call in at Mon
hogan Island. They will proceed from
Monhegan to Belfast.
Their last call before proceeding to
Labrador will be at Bar Harbor. In COM
pany With the. Bowdoin and the Mara
val will proceed from that point, prob
ably remaining together until they reach
Bonnie.
On the trip from wiscasset to Lab
rador the Maraval is taking along a sup
ply of foods that will be tasted for the
first time by EskimoS. Cooked and
smoked meats and Maine potatoes, all
boiled and canned, are included In the
stores aboard the ship. Her principal
duty will be the transportation of Es-
kimo patients from any portion of the
Labrador coast to the i've hospitals
maintained by the Grenfell Mission.
Sons Of John D., Jr., Aboard.
Two of the most prominent and yet
most unobtrusiye members of the Mara
walls crew are Nelson and Lawrence w.
Rockefeller, sons Of John d. Rookie
Teller, jr. They willingly posed for
photographers with the remainder of
the crew, but Steadfastly refused to
sit" for individual pictures. It was
evident today that they are going to
enjoy the trip TO Labrador immensely.
The crew of the hospital schooner
wears just about what 1t pleases and
it seemed as though the Rockefeller
boys wanted to Guido the rest OF the
boys in garish apparel. just common,
ordinary members of the crew, they
went about their appointed tasks today
with o will, joking with the crew and
with visitors and newspaper men: But,
like Lindbergh, they refused Individual
pictures.