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4 STEADY GROWTH IN
ALASKA’S SCHOOL SYSTEM
, A steady growth in Alaska’s school
system is noted by Commissioner of
Education Leo W. Breuer in his re
port to Governor George A. Parks for
the biennium ended June 30, 1930.
A If per cent increase in enrolls
--i«nt during the last decade, a .100
j f.-r cent ii.crease in coat, addition of.
* -.ho'.-l buiidjiioS throughout the Ter
, ’ :ioty ' aod material advance in sal.
idea of taabers are among, the
salient features of the. report.
‘The .schools are making a steady.,
growth,”. says Commissioner Breuer,
“in keeping'.with the growth of.the
population <of the Territory. We shall
' mverge briefly and compare the pres
ent school, system with that of ten.
years ago—- The Total enrollment has
increased Sttcent, from 3*360 to 5,071.
During .this. time the . enrollment of.
the elementary . shhools has grown
* from 3,013 -to -4,233, or 40 per cent,
and the. high school enrollment has
ggown from.-347. in.. 1920. to .838 in.
1930, or. ISA per cent. This is a most
heaithy . growth- and conveys clearly,
that the .children.. of - Alaska- seek
higher education.’.’
At the-same time enrollment has
increased ..there has. been a- corre
sponding imrcaae -in edudation’s cost,
says the commissioner.. “The cost of
oiaintaining. the growing, system has
increased, also.. The cost of; main
taining a.l the schools in .1920 was
|340,728j65. The figures for 1930
. siiow f688,563.23- expended. This is
an increase of 100 per cent;..in.other
words, the cost doubled... Yet, we
must consider that-the enrollment.has
u.creased, .greatly, especially, ini the
high schbois;. that--better buildings
are provided; that. 1929-30 was a year
ii which over-flQO.OGQ.was spent in
capital out-ays. This is not a yearly
atlair. A. number, of-new buildings
were eretced to give the best possible
cype of.education,;to,'our children.
- • c’urtbar, schools- -are maintained in
sections noun, with a . very limited
school population. I have reference
here to the special schools.
“It. is not- -inconsistent to diverge
hare a moment- and discuss the. true
■ost which istha ‘cost per pupil.’ The
lost of education per pupil in 1920
* f was flQiLiSL Daring thl ten years it
has- increased 39 per cent to that of
$1AlJfJ.. Consider this increase with
he increase , in enrollment, better
4 ' paid teachers, better schools, and the
coat is very small, indeed.
“Lastlyto encourage and to re
ceive the best possible teachers, the
* ’ salaries -have made material ad
vances. In 1920- the average salary
of principals and superintendents
was but f1,900. The average salary
for principals and superintendents in
■ ■ £930 was 22,648. High school teach
' . rs' salaries' have risen from $1,469
| f 1,668. The elementary teachers
of 1820 received an average salary
of $1J2o5, hut in 1930 ££ was $1,613.**
Teachers are better trained now
.han they were a decade ago, re
marks th i o;..niissLyner. Now 94 per:
■;;L of them are norma, college or
urnver&ity graduates, whi.e in 1929
.ho p.rccn.age was only 19. Then
•.acre were 101 teachers; now, 253.
..i^hty-i. n_ sc.-oo.s were main
n the b.ennium covered by the
rr-poit. i- i-.er.t mcreas d 5 per
e;;t.
u-T p^rso:.? hare come under the
provisions of the tea h rs’ pension
.and instituted by .he ast legislature,
,t reported. t,very teacher pays 1
,,or cent of his or her salary into the
pension fund.
Cou.miss.oncr Brener does not look
with favor upon the measure for elec
tron. of the commissioner of educa
wio.i. He says. “A. change of great
and far-reaching importance to the
school system was made when the
office of commissioner of education
was removed from appointive basis
by the Territorial, board and made
elective by the voters of the Terri
tory.. This was a step backward, ac
cording to educational theory and
practice of the present day. However,
one good point in the law made the
term of oilice of such official four
years,, beginning 1933.”
Among recommendations made by
Commissioner Brener are the follow
ing;
1. Amending of Section 49, Article?
v'l of tiie school, laws of the Terri
tory of A.aska. to the effect that the
new school board take office on July
1 foLowing theijr election and organ
uuuu.. At present the new board
a,i.s alums seven days after election,
..reusing much confusion. Especially
s, tnis true with the office of school
board treasurer. It requires trans
ferring of funds during the term and
-.eecssitates a report to be made by
.wo different people.
2. Legislation which will more
e.eany define the relationship of the
ff...ce of commissioner of education to
-hai. of the office of the auditor. At
present the auditor requires certain;
papers or .documents to be fflad; ini
tins oilxe„ although the law requires
ffi.ng of the same in. the office of. the
commissioner of education. The law.
also gives the commissioner of. educa
tion certain rights and duties pertain<
.i.g to appointment, of. funds to > school!
ojaius, which rights have been ques
.ioned; and whether the office of com
missioner of education or that of the
auditor is final in apportioning items
for refund. The present law gives
the office of commissioner of educa
tion such authority.
4. Passage of an act memorializ
ing Congress to extend to Alaska the
provisions of the Smith-Hughes vo
cational aducation law.
5. The establishment of a summer
school for teachers in Alaska
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T Revision of tie department of :
. . j'-on, looking to the establish- '
:■ u •. :i a 1 erritorial board of educa-!
. . ryasistiag of lay members.
. c g the power sand duties of this
Li.k.:d bou-ri be included the power to :
•tpo.r.t a tommisvvii\cr of education. I
,1^. .flic.al take office at a.more i
L.rne taan nwnr provided.
7. Legislation that will permit
.as of School boards in incocpor-'
' kowns and incorporated school
.. to accept a fee for such ser
,. ■„ i_ad that such expense be con
j.^tieu a refundable item. At pres
. . khe rui ng of the attorney general
10 the ‘effect that a school board
...ember c&m.ot collect a salary, it
s fed that the work done by such
c.t.o is suiGciont and of enough im
t o. kar.ee to warrant this. At present
.ala expenditure is a refundable item
.1 ..t is c.erical work hired by the
board.
the budget submitted by Commis
sioner Lreuer caffs for $570,000 for
-upport of schools in incorporated
c w.e» and school districts for the bi
o..n.um- This is a decrease of $5,000
f.r the preced.ng b.ennium. Three
..undred thousand dollars is asked for
schools outside of incorporated cities i
_nd school diserticts, a decrease of
$.0jQdfl. Other items bring the total
up tn> $942,000.
PRAPHYLAXIS, OR PRE
VENTION OF DISEASE.
What? N» doctor in town! It is
for this reason that these little talks
are given. Your attention is called
to pprapfaylactic measures, some of
which may be tucked so far back in
your brain that they are of no real
use.
Prophylactic, of course, medns pre
ventive, and preventive means a num
ber of things, some of which we will
mention.
The most powerful enemies of the
air-borne infections are fresh air and.
unlight. Chickenpox is an air-borne
infection and should be isolated. The
aur of a siidt room (even though you
are laid up for a few days with a
cold, we shall call it-a sick room) if
well diluted with constantly chang
ing. fresh air. will obviously contain
much fewer germs than If the room
closed! a ad only aired at stated inter
vals. Germs reinhaled sometimes de
.elop into a more serious trouble. ij
When thinking of the children, re- !
member that direct sunlight is a nat
ural germicide. Better take your own
very necessary daily walk when the1
sun is out, too. You owe it to your
self and the town to keep well.
Have the children, while all these
indispositions are going around, gar
gle their throats, night, and morning,
with a mild antiseptic; be sure it is |
a harmless one.. Listerinc will do.
One part listerine, three' parts warm
water. Boric acidia cheaper and just
as efficacious. Buy. the powder and
make your own solution. One level
teaspoonful to eight ounces (one cof
fee cup) of. hot water. Shake in a
bottle until all the powder is dis- j
TABLE OV DISTANCES BE
TJWBEN NfiNANA AND FLAT
; Miles!;
Nanana _ 00 I
Tavern Roadhouse_17% '
Knight’s Roadhouse ... 18%
Nineteen-Mile Roadhouse_ 58 .. j
Diamond Roadhouse_76
Roosevelt --89 '
Lake Minchumina - 116
■ Trappers’ Cabin — . 132
Lone Star Roadhouse_166
. Telida Roadhouse_169%
Slow Fork Roadhouse-187
East Fork Roadhouse-) 206
Barry’s Landing Roadhouse_ 227%
Big River Roadhouse--241
McGrath_263
Takotna___ 280
Bttf< Goss’ Roadhouse --- 261
Ophir.........30©
Me Caff arty .... 806
Brown Creek shelter eabia_319
Frits shelter cabin _ 338
First Chance shelter cabin _346
Schersnayer R. H._368
IditasMf___376
Flat ____ 384
Bwianzza aheler cabin,. 12' miles
from Flat
f'rooked Cro»k «he hen epbUw 18. <
tufas front Re—ass i
solved. Use this solution with hot
water; half and half.
If you feel a sore throat coming
in. gargle at once with a stronger
intiseptic solution. You may check
t. Pure listerine is recommended,
jut to me it seems a‘’little strong,
'specially for chi.dren. A small glass
if half listerine and half hot water
a'ill do.
Remember the old adge, “An apple
i day keeps the doctor away.”
Change it to, “Prophylaxis will pay
while the- doctor’s away.”
And it’s not a bad idea to eat the
jpple, either.—Exchange.
Vain Hope.
Mayor Walker of New York, at a
iinner to celebrate his re-election,
tol da story about the Chinese.
“I hope that the Chinese, in their
Eight With, the Soviets,” he said,
‘won’t expect, the chivalry that they
axpected from the English at Hong
kong,
“When, the- English first advanced
on Hongkong they found there a
strong fortress, frowning from the
rocks, but they reconnoitered and
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Write or wire to
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Ophir, Alaska.
learned that the Chinese had lef'
iheir rear exposed.
‘‘Accordingly, in the night, th<
English fleet circled the island, am
at dawn they advanced on the morti
lied Chinese from the rear.
“On their appearance a high Chi
: e official ran out on the gunless
. eaiward ramparts, waved hi3 arras
and shouted to the enemy:
‘ ‘No b’long plopper. No can com<
._.s sl~e. Must come other side. Musi
back, come plopper side.’ ”
Moron—Your spelling is atrocious
V« hy don’t you look up the words ir
the dictionary?
Robot—I can’t spell well enough t<
find them.
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