KODIAK, AI.ASKA,
SUI’l'KMBl'.K l'l-.
Vol. XVI. No. (i
Some Good Letters
(Ml A RIjKS MATIIKSUN, TACOMA.
It has In^ii fivi* vi’ irs hiiico
I I. ft tin- Kodi tk lUpfist t Irph nuiifn
for tin* (Jushm iii Truli'S S<dio >1 ;it l’»
coiii i, W ishiiiicton, to iittond w-lionl
jiiiil h higher i-due-ntmii. From
niv p »int of view (*i*n#*t*ruiii_t tin* lii
11i hi Institution, I h ive t.» ssiv th it
putting up rfthods equipp'd with
trit?»-« **f »il kinds is i very ns. fnl
idea. Tim Indian student show s won
derful pr»»L*r .-*» in ^raspiui' tin- dif
ferent trulrs :iiid studies.
After three year* lit I uslllliill
Triil.aSole*>l I iteiiipi' tel 11»> " ■urte
in tile .Vvulciuie 1 iejnrt tie nt, ermtn
at.nl I me »I). 1111 A. 1 I-.i'".l my
(llpl.mll ;llt'l left ii 'hi ml ill tile full.
I .lit.iiiif 1 't pHiit i.*■ i it* j miter, and
<1 nring iiiV -tiltr*‘ momenta it. tIn*even
ing. it t. imleil t lie I it win ml :i t tile Stnte
It isiinAi College t limit; l'|» t hi* Stilly
,.f i«e..-ie pi Igallil ’>(►• M'i t i 11 g lllltl
the ilifferetit lininolle* "f study inn
n t.nl with tile lSltsitnSS Course
During two ve ils hustling out for
invself l il'ivo 1.. Irvine In net into
the I ioverntneiit Service. 1 t.mk the
Civil Service examinations for Clerk
in the liiilinii Service lint have not
he ir! from examinations yet It was
my ileterniiti'ilion toget into the (iov
ert111lent Service anti 1 am going to
get there.
My nppreeinti >n anil thiinkfiilnos
to the many friends who have done
their best for tne has put me on the
u.sl v .id to sum'as. I am deter
mim'd to inako j^ood, not for my own
m If, lint to hIiow to my friondh tlint 1
will it t l*«* a failnro.
I'll iv isn’t a l of tor plaoo or homo
that any jMt.tr orphan n»i» find, win to
thero aro fro nds surh as thoy havo at
tho Itapfist < trphanuj'o.
Thoy »r.- frionds tow unis whom
wf#i 1 ^ratitudo for thov hnvoshurod
in • *nr j'»ys mil in our marrows, in our
work and a Is * in oui plays.
Sur* Iv. s»*ttintc suoli oihi«1 oxaniploH
of li\ ini^ tho (*lirist?an lif»* a iron j tho
ohildr i* th* ro is putting I • I r*- th»*in
just ox urllv tin- iifo » -hrist would want
lis t. * livn.
I t * I 11 111 1 UlilllK mill' III' nnn
ju«c by writing this f rth' iii to read,
but would 1 iU«• to s|»**:ik t" them )>« r
s.Iii illv and show from the bottom of
my 1»« *:» rt my gra t it ndt* and app< r< i;|
tioii and also t>*«• l"\c Mini hi mi in '•*»
tin v If: i vr shown me "Ill'll I » nt« r* d
tliMt home* wimn but » little l.ibv.
Yes, imli od, film lias passed. I
am going on my -Ith your.
In looking bark to tin* » arly days
wln n tin* lioim* was first started, we
can sis* bow bard and faithfully tlu \
have t nilcil day and night show ing the
acts of kindness among the orphan
ehilderu.
Now l have realized what it is to
carry out such good work, even ihe
hardships and toils to suffer, but they
have become victorious.
So 1 will live my life just as they
will want me to and that is to be pure
iu thoughts, in body and in mind.
Tlmse good friends vn ill alwny live
in my heart.