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dered in the blinding .snowstorm: and he brought me back to the 

 schoolhouse and received a .slight token of my appreciation. This 

 storm is a great blizzard. 



March 31: No school. 0'^, 10^; northeast wind, strong: snowed all 

 da}'. As only a A'ery few boys presented themselves at school, 1 did 

 not hold school. 



April 1: Saturday. 5^, 10^; northeast and north gales. Snowed 

 till evening: then foggy. No one went hunting. 



April 2: Sunday school. 5-^. 10-^: northeast winds, strong; fair. 

 Treated some sick folks. Climbed up the mountain in the afternoon, 

 until the icv crust became too slippery to stand upon, and then quickly 

 descended. 



Aprils: School. 10*^ and 16-; northeast wind, light: fair. A.ssoone, 

 the chief, visited the school. Many seals were secured. 



April 4: No school. 0'^, 10°; snowed in afternoon; northeast wind, 

 strong; later east wind, moderate. Only live boys assembled for 

 school and I praised them and dismissed them. 



April 5: No school. 5^-^ and 16"^; northeast, east, and north winds, 

 light; snowed all day. Kalook was discovered by Abrahamsen hay- 

 ing on a pair of the latter's snow glasses, and was promptly relieved 

 of the stolen property. Kalook then complained to me, but as he 

 gave a very confused account through the interpreter in answer to m^- 

 questions and as Abrahamsen could identify the glasses, I rebuked 

 him for his theft and warned him to steal no more about the premises. 



April 6: School. 10^,20^; southeast gale; snowed during mo.st of 

 the day. About twenty -five scholars responded to my appeal for a fair 

 attendance, and I held school. Two whales were pursued in the after- 

 noon by four parties in the whaleboats during the severe storm. One 

 whale was hit by the dart from the gun, but effected its escape hy 

 going under the ice, which cut the rope. 



April 7: School. 20^, 30°; southeast wind, strong; then southwest 

 wind, light; snowed in morning and evening. A large Avhale was 

 sighted, but the unfavorable weather prevented a chase. 



April 8: Saturday. East and south winds, moderate. SnoAved all 

 day. Copied weather report partly. 



April 9: Sunday school. 28°, 23°; .southea.st and ea.st southeast 

 winds, light; north wind, moderate; cloudy and fogg}^ in forenoon 

 and snowed in evening. Attendance consisted of only a few old men, 

 some women and children, as the others were hunting. 



April 10: No school. 10°, 16°; north wind, light; northeast wind 

 moderate; snowed all da)'. Only T scholars appeared and I sent them 

 away to announce that if 15 appeared on the morrow 1 would hold 

 school. Took measurements of Oozak's house in order to de.scri])e it 

 accurately. Shoolook. by the aid of Aminga, talked over matters 

 with me about the school, feeling sorry that the attendance was so 



