Presbyterian Ghbrch wherb Wfe were
assembled to brg&nize bhe first
Grand Camp of the ALASKA NA
TIVE BROTHERHOOD, and
Whfere&s dining our difficulties
bf appointing a secretary we, as
the prospective Grand Camp of the
ALASKA.. NATIVE.. BROTHER'
HOOD, duly appointed Mrs. Mary
Orson, now deceased, to act as
Secretary, and,
Whereas she rendered us
Untold values in both service and
advice,
Therefore be it resolved by the
Grand Camp sitting in annual
Convention at Hydaburg, Alaska,
that we extend a volte of thanks
as a mark of respect to her, to
honor their memory, and that a cop j
of this resolution be sent to her
children, Mrs. Pete Oswald and
Albert Orson ,bofch of Juneau,
Alaska.
Adopted by the Grand Camp at
Hydaburg, Alaska, on Nov. 21, 1925.
ALASKA NATIVE BROTHER
HOOD.
By Frank D. Price,
Grand President.
Attest: Gideon Duncan,
Grand Secretary.
RESOLUTION OF THANKS bo
Paul Liberty
Whereas it was deemed necessary
and wise by the Almighty Creator
to remove from our midst our
beloved brother, Paul Liberty, who
was a loyal and zealous member of
the Grand Camp who rendered it
loyal service at all times and as
One of the earliest Grand Secre
taries, and
Whereas the Grand Camp here
assembled wishes to acknowledge
in a humble way its debt of grati
tude to oi,r departed brother,
Paul Liberty, who was taken away
in the midst of his labors,
BE IT RESOLVED that the
Grand Camp pass this resolution
of thanks, that it be spread upon
the minutes, and that a copy
thereof be sent Mjrs. Raul
Liberty, the widow of our departed
brother, as a token of our esteem
for our brother.
Adopted at Hydaburg, Alaska.
On Nov. 21, 1925.
ALASKA NATIVE BROTHER
HOOD.
By Frank Price,
Grand President.
Attest: Gideon Duncan,
Grand Secretary.
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The annual convention of the
ALASKA NATIVE BROTHER
HOOD was honored by the presence
of Jonathan H. Wagner, chief of
the Alaska Division of the Bureau
of Education. This was Mr. Wjag
ner's first visit to southeastern
Alaska. He expressed himself as
being very mv.ch surprised at the
progress which the Natives had
made and said that he himself
had learned much. A summary of
his address follows:
He took for his top.c There
is no royal road to learning” and
declared that the only road is the
hard one. Not all educated men
are graduates of a school and
hold diplomas. Most people get
their final education, if not all
of it, outside of the schools. “An
educated person is one who can
quickly and easily adjust ones
self to *the conditions in which
one finds oneself,” was Mr. Wag
ner’s definition of an educated
person.
He gave two examples to prove
his point. The first is that sweet
singer of songs, uneducated in the
scholastic sense, but educated
in the world of poetry^ Robert
Burns. The second is one of the
great men of history, Abraham
Lincoln, whose Gettysburg speech
is the marvel of perfect English
and the despair of orators.
The term “uneducated” is a
relative term. On the last trip of
the Bureau ship, “The Boxer,”
two Eskimo girls were taken to
Seattle. They were led into the
elevator and when the express
elevator “sho1/’ up towards the
twelfth floor, these girls amused
the other passengers by clinging
to one another in fear . To the
passengers these girls were un
educated.
On the last trip of the steam
ship Victoria to Nome, the ship
had to anchor about three miles
out from town. The wind was
high, and the waves turbulent. But
out from the shore came a small
boat rowed by four men, on the
stern stood a man steering. When
the boat came near, we could see
that the steersman was an Eskimo.
Several of dhe passengers were
taken into the boat. They fell,
and had to 1-e helped. The boat
then turned and made its way
shoreward while the remaining
passengers marvelled at the skill
and poisG t>f the oarsman and
helms-man who so easily rowed
the boat meeting every change of
Wind and wave.
By some test, the girls in the
elevator were uneducated, by another
test, the white folk in the boat
were also.
Knute Rasmussen, the great ex
plorer, has said that the United
States government had accomplish
ed more in thirty years in Alaska
than the Danish government had
accomplished in 200 years in Green
land.
Purpose m Alaska
Whait is the purpose of the Bur
eau of Education in Alaska? It
is first to give good health to
Alaskans. When Lord Coke was
asked what he would wish for the
queen of England if he had onlv
one wish for her, answered that
he would wish her good health.
In careful thought, you will see
that good health is the foundation
of all progress.
The second pu.rpose of the Bur
eau of Education in Alaska is
to teach Thrift. Thrift is not hoard
ing of money. It is ra/ther to
make a dollar go as far as it
can go. It is certainly opposed
to waste.
The third pu.rpose of the Bu
reau of Education in Alaska is
to teach the Natives to Work.
The ancient people understood the
value of work for they had a say
ing that “Honor waits at Labor's
gate.” A classmate of James Gar
fielid, jforfmer President! of /the
United States, said that the reason
Garfield lead his classes was be
cause he worked longer and harder
than anybody else.
Vision
The Bureau of Education is
trying to teach vision or ambition.
You people must want to go ahead.
You mu.st want the best for your
selves and your children. This
desire is the beginning of progress
But beware of Fear. Fear is the
foe of 'progress.
I am reminded of the story
of the Norwegian lad who found
himself pursued by a great mon
ster. This monster destroyed his
fields, killed his children, and con
tinually tormented him. At last
the man found himself face to
face with the monster. He could
not escape, so he closed in with
the beast in a great and despairing
struggle. They rolled and rolled,
and first one, then the other seemed
successful as they fought in 'the
darkness. At la9t, the man by