WE PAY—
S l-2c pound for lead.
$2.75 a hundred for rags.
$33 ton for cast iron.
27 l-2c pound for copper.
5c pound for rope.
18c pound for brass.
7 I-2c pound for rubber.
27c doz. for beer bottles.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 R. R. Ave. So„ Seattle.
Seward
% | | Geo A Mitchell
Y f | | Proprietor
t>l»en l>:i> and Nijfht
Photte A darn •* l-'
Service Cleanliness
vale lloxt*<» tor l.adi*** ot faitM**
ANTON JOHANSEN
Seldovia. Alaska
First-class merchandise at rea
sonable prices, prompt service.
HOT and COLD
DRINKS
at
THE KEY
PHONE MATH I SON 115
Seward Steam Laundry
Phone Main 157
Beat of Work—Latest Machirn r>
Work Delivered in 24 hour*
Extra Charge
No Charge for Mending Clothes
Rough Dry 10c Pound
Cleaning and Preaeing
The Seward School News
Published once a week during the school year by children in Ihe Seward Schools.
Vol. II. SEW A UP, ALASKA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER :i, 1917. No. :t
SCHOOL NKNVS
There is great rejoicing over the ar
rival of 90 new books, the gift of tie*
Seattle Public Library. They are dis
cards, but are in good condition. Our
library now has ISO books, most el
them juveniles. Hereafter, the pupils
will be allowed to draw out books on
Friday afternoons. ^
There were smiling fares as they
went home with their lirst library
books, fortv-two being drawn out yes
terday afternoon. They may be kept
two weeks, but if not returned at the
end of that time a tine of one cen. a
day will be charged for each day the
books are overdue.
Henderson Coming
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Lester I). Henderson, Commissioner
of Education for Alaska, is expected
on the Alaska on her return from the
North. The teachers are planning a
Parent-Teacher Meeting on Monday
afternoon at three o'clock. AH per
ents and those interested in education
arc invited to attend. In case the boat
does not arrive in time, the meeting
will be postponed until Tuesday at the
same hour.
Heard in Heading ( lass
Teacher, copying poem on hoard to
he memorized, had just tinished tin*
third verse, when Katherine’s hand
went up. asking, “How many reelsV”
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KM CATION IN ALASKA
By Helen Tallasen
(An essay read at Graduating Exer
cises recently.)
America stands for the universal
education of her people. She wants
every man, woman and child to have
an education. Therefore, in America,
schooling is compulsory to a certain
age; that is, every child has to be 1(>
years old. whether it is sent there by
the government or by its people.
America is a land of opportunity
and self-government, so the people
should be better educated than in other
! countries. Yet for many years the
i United States took no interest in the
education in Alaska.
Under the Russian control education
in Alaska was confined to only a few
religious and secular schools. The two
kinds of schools were, first, those con
nected with the Russian Greek Church
missions for the training of native
priests; and second, those under the
Russian American Company, which se
lected natives and half breeds and
taught them trades, as mechanics,
navigators and ship carpenters, but
these schools fell into decay at the
time Alaska was ceded to the United
States. Thus only a few could get an
education, while the rest were savages,
living on their own knowledge of what
is right and wrong.
It should be added that the natives
! of Kodiak and other islands in the
I Aleutian group have been properly ed
ucated by that great and noble Rus
sian, Father Veniaminoft', who syste
matized and published an Aleut Rus
sian grammar which is still used.
After eighteen years of neglect by
! the American government the import
i ance of education was taken up by the
I Presbyterian church. In 1S77 the
Presbyterian Missionary Society under
l)r. Sheldon Jackson, established a
school in Southeastern Alaska and
: their example was followed by many
| other societies.
The Alaska Commercial Company
maintained under its control an Eng
lish school on the Seal Islands, hut the
results have never been very success
ful, owing to tho influence of the Rus
sian Greek church. The government
then took an interest for the first
time. ft began to look on the nati/es
as wards to be cared for by govern
ment expense
Native education is under the charge
of the chief of a sub-bureau called the
Alaska Division, which has its hcad
qaurters at Washington, I). C. The
two local headquarters are at Teller
in charge of schools north of Cook In
let and the other at Sitka in charge
of the schools from Ketchikan to Va
ku tat.
Sixtv-seven native schools arc now
THE GATEWAY
DEPARTMENT
ISJHf BEST EQUIPPED OEEICE IN ALASKA
Letter Heads
Bill Heads
Statements
Counter Slips
Hotel Note Heads
Envelopes
Business Cards
Dodgers
Posters
Programs
Dance Tickets
Invitations
Visiting Cards
Tally Cards
Announcements
At Home Cards
Individual
Stationery
Loose Leal' Sheets
Legal Blanks
Catalogs
Magazines
Special Checks for business men
Special Forms for Business Houses
In fact, anything you may wish in the way of
printing.
If you are planning new stationery or special
forms of any kind we arc at your service.
PHONE, MAIN 71 ^
PRINTING OT TUT BTTTTR KIND
maintained with an enrollment of 3.
430 and an average attendance of 1,
903. There are five superintendent ',
1 assistant superintendent, 97 teach
ers, 7 physicians, and X nurses.
Most of the schools are provided
with government buildings, but some
belong to mission societies. The school
year is from eight to nine months and
the. teacher’s salaries average $800
yearly. The enrollment of natives
rose from 2,136 in 1900 to 2,369 in
1907 and 3,007 in 1908. The attend
ance is irregular and in many cases
discouraging. It is hard to keep the
children because some of the most
progressive young men spend the win
ters up the rivers away from scho<1
privileges, because they do not want
to remain in town sharing flour and
sugar and other “white man’s grub’
with the other villagers who have been
too lazy to try to get those things foi
themselves.
Efforts to improve conditions anion"
the natives by instructing them in a;
, riculture and industrial employmen:
have met with considerable succes...
Training in boat building is suecessfu
at Sitka, and at Unalaska quite a num
ber of small boats have been built
manned and operated entirely by Es
kimos. All schools teach cooking,
sewing, dressmaking, housekeeping,
and basketry and many other indus
tries useful to a native girl growing
into womanhood. The girls take great
interest in rooking, sewing and bas
ketry. They make bread and cake and
are allowed to take it home to show
their parents, who are delighted wit’
their skill and want to learn the sam
thing. They make their own cloth*
and learn to do good housekeeping and
basket-making.
The boys learn many crafts, such
building houses, boats and oth* ;
things. Ami oven many older pcoph
arc so delighted with their children’
skill that they have asked to be taugl t
the same thing.
The children arc also interested in
school gardening and have been quite
successful. At Eagle they have the
grounds well under cultivation in
which are being grown potatoes, tur
nips, lettuce, etc. Some of the natives
themselves have also planted gardens-,
which are doing well.
The United States has also means;
for medical treatment for many iso- j
lated Indian villages, and is trying toj
benefit the health of the natives. In,
many places they have wide streets j
and houses like ours.
The children are bright as a race,
quick to learn and are anxious to be
able to do tilings that other people do.
Up to the present time educational
establishments for natives in Alaska
have been considered quite satisfac
tory and the schools are rapidly in
creasing.
While Schools
I’he question of education for whites
was first brought to public attention
by the influence of whites in Alaska
in 1898 which made it necessary to
establish civil government in Alaska
j and have the schools taken care of by
the funds from license fees collected
; within their corporate limits.
Iii 11)01 Congress withdrew all na
i tional support for education of whites
! and the expenses had to he paid on
| tirely from license money. Those of
incorporated towns arc at Juneau,
Eagle, Nome, Valdez, Ketchikan, Cor
I dova and Seward. These are under
| boards of school directors elected by
the people. Anchorage is a govern
ment town and the school has been,
managed by the Alaska Engineering]
Commission but is now also under'
a board of directors.
Until Alaska went dry these schools
were supported by the revenue from
licenses levied on local saloon busi-j
ness, an ample fund in most towns.
The dry law for Alaska will deprive
the schools of this fund. At present,
the Territory pays (JO 2-.‘> per cent of
tl rchool expenses from a fund rais
ed \y Luxintf the people of the dis
t: 1 . The expenses of Seward for
♦ ’ • urgent vear will be about $8000.
When the 00 2-‘5 per cent is met by the
Territorial treasury, it will leave about
$2500 for Seward taxpayers to raise.
FOOD ROBBERS
IS LATEST OF
MODERN STI NTS
AVRORA, 111., Nov. —The cry for
food brought home to the well-fed
farming folks in a striking fashion
last night when robbers in an auto
mobile raced from one Kendall coun
; ty village to another and plundered
grocery stores.
They also picked up cash registers.
They drove a big truck and stopped
at stores in Millington, Newark, Lis
bon and Helma.
The sheriffs of half a dozen counties
l are searching for them.
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FEW ALIENS IN JAPAN
TOKIO, Xov.O. — According to an
announcement made by the authori
ties, the number of enemy subjects
resident in Japan at the end ol July
was 711). The majority are German.
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LIFTS THE EMBARGO
NEW YORK, Nov. —It is stated
tliut Australia has not raised the em
bargo Oil wool but has allowed the
United States to receive 45,000 bales
for use in manufacturing clothing for
the army.
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Nearly all miners near Fairbanks
have killed their number of caribou.
BLUEJACKETS TO
BE ABOARD ALL
TRANSPORTS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3.—Hereafter bluejackets will
man, and naval officers will command all army transports
sent over with U. S. troops to Europe.
Up to the present time civilian crews have been tak
ing the vessels over, convoyed by warships. The sinking
of the transport Antilles recently and the attack on the
transport Finland are believed to be responsible for the
war department’s decision that expert navy men are need
ed for this work, especially for the duty of taking the
troop-laden boats safely through the war zone. It is ex
pected that losses from submarine attacks can be cut
down even further by this step.
One reason why this has not been done betore is be
cause it would require a great many extra men to be used
in the navy for whom no provision has been made.
The December Congress will be asked to increase the
navy personnel eighty thousand as soon as possible in or
der to provide the needed crews.
Geo. Anderson, Expert, is in
Seward and is making his head
quarters at the Overland hotel.
Orders taken for Pianos and
Player-Pianos. Pianos for rent.
Expert work guaranteed. Main
120. Address orders, Juneau,
Pox 991.
CHARLES CRAWFORD
GENEKAL BLACKSMITH
Horseshoeing Wheel w righting
Si:\V UM). ALASKA
The Carstens Packing Co.
Wholesale and Retail
Beef, Pork, Veal, .Mutton, Poultry,
Lard. Hams and Baron.
Butter and Eggs
Orders from the Westward and Cook
Inlet Given Careful Attention.
BROADWAY AVE. SEWARD
PROFESSIONAL
J. H. ROMIG, M. I).
Office on Hroadway
Residence Third Ave.
Phones: Office, Adams 93; Hesi
(fence, Adams 48.
L. R. C. P. & L. R. C. S. Kdinburgh
L. F. P. & S., Glasgow.
J M. SLOAN, M. I)., C. M.
Van Gilder Building
Office hours: 1 lo 3 and 7 lu 8 p. m.
Formerly of Nome.
OR. O. J. KEATING
Dentist
Office out Hank of Seward
Hours: H a. m. to 5 p. ni.
Phones:
Office, Mad. 76 Kes., Mad. 58
FRATERNAL
L. 0. 0. M* No. 1425
Meets every Tuesday 8 P.M., at
A* B. Hall. Visiting Brothers
invited.
M. A. HORNER, Dictator.
H. R. BIGFORD, Secretary.
GDI) FELLOWS
Resurrection Lodge No. 7
Meets 8 P. M. every Thursday
Visitors Welcome
Charles Lechner C. E. Mullin
Noble Grand Secretary'
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. 9
meets on 2nd and 4th Saturday
each month, 8 p. :n., Pioneer Hail
WATCHES
Howard
Hamilton
Verithin Gruen
Full Line of Nugget
Goods
Special Order Work
Promptly Executed
C. E. ORLANDER
ST’CCKSSOK TO
GEORGE THE JEWELER
Taylor's Express meets all boats
and trains. Phone Main 122.
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Gateway.
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