June 11 Point Barrow, Alaska drop of the rugged ocean ice. In winter the social events are held indoors, in the armory. for Barrow Village has its own National Guard unit and dormit to house it. But this is summer now and everyone turns out in the mild weather - a moderate wind, foggy overcast, and the thermometer reading 34°. A windbreak about 100 feet long and 8 feet high, of a variety of shapes and qualities of tarps, had been set up across the beach to protect against the easterly blow. Its frame was of driftwood and rough lumber, with four tall poles set in the grevel. Each of these had an old navy, signal flag stop it, lending a decorative touch to the atmosphere. The older folks sat along the windbreak with their picnic meal, which apparently had just about been completed when we arrived. About everyone else gathered around the blanket tossing setup and children ran about everywhere. The blanket was made of tanned seal skin, several hides sewed together to make a square about 10 feet on a side. The edge was loosely edged with rope so that everyone had a hand-hold. At each corner a rope ran out over