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SCHOOL NOTES
Thi» office, from time to time, re
ceive* bundles of letters written by the
pupils of some grade in one of the
schools of am States with the request
that they be given to a similar grade
in some Alaska school for reply. Like
wise, various Alaska schools receive
letters direct from schools on the Out
ride. la many cases teachers consider
the time consumed in* answering such
letters "poorly spent Such a plan of in
terchanging letters would seem, how
ever, to be highly advantageous from
not only a pedagogic standpoint but
also from the standpoint of removing
from the minds of residents of the
States some of the leading fallacies
and misconceptions regarding Alaska.
In so far as the former is concerned
a very direct motive is provided for
training in expression thru letter writ- (
iftg which is one of the most imp 'ri
ant end largely used forms of com
position . As for the latter, real facts
ran be substituted for the grossly ex
aggerated ideas now existant especial
ly if teachers exercise some degree ol
supervision over the work and encour
age children to discuss climate, re
sources, commercial possibilities and
general advantages, not only of the
community in which they reside but
Vy in their section \>f Alaska and in
Alaska as a whole.
We are going to suggest, therefore,
that such an interchange of letters be
made a definite part of the work in
Language and Geography during the
remainder of the school year and that
Alaska schools take the initiative and
select schools in communities situated
in many parts of the States for such
an interchange of correspondence. The
same type of letter which is sent to
the sixth grade pupils of the Colorado
schools by the sixth grade pupils of
the Ketchikan schools may also be;
sent to Iowa, and to schools in other
States. It will facilitate matters if the
superintendent or teacher takes chaige
of all letters and sends them in one
package to the superintendent or to
the teachers of the grade with which
correspondence is sought.
la view of the fact that especial ef
fort is being put forth to make Alaska
and things Alaskan familiar to all
school children in the Territory , an
interchange of letters among the var
iola schools is also suggested. Such a
.practice, in addition to increasing the
knowledge of each correspondent,
would do much toward producing that
feeling of unity which is to a great
extent lacking among the residents of
the Territory and without which the
highest degree of development cannot
be reached.
Such interschool correspondence
should pave the way for an inter
change of photographs, produce, and
other material which will be highly in
teresting and educational. The school
k
which secures one of the large ears of
yellow corn for which Iowa and Uli
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nois are famous, cotton bolls from Al
baama, wheat from the Tan&na River
valley, reindeer moss from Seward
Peninsula and coal from fiska or
Chickaloon will have added much to
the sum total of its interest to the
"children Who attend it. By such a
practice it will be easflly possible for
dehbots to build up a museum which
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will be of great educational value.
I trust that the importance of the
, suggestion which this letter brings to
j you is apparent and that each school
1 will take advantage of the opportunity
for increased efficiency which action
: suggested affords. +
Cordially and sincerely yours,
LESTER D. HENDERSON,
Commissioner of Education.
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FISHERMEN LEAVING
ST JOHNS, N. F., Dec., 29— Sev
eral thousand fishermen ^have left
Newfoundland owing to the compara
tive failure of the colony’s fisheries
this year and the low price received for
the product. They have gone chiefly,
| to Canada and the United States,
l The total catch of herring n the
I season which ended in the middle of
I last winter was only about half the av
erage of previous yea s and,
of lenewed competition with Srot**h,
Dutch and other foreign markets due
to the return of peace conditions, t!:e
value was greatly reduced. The ii'y
spring fishery for cod off the South
coast and the seal fishery off the Fa >t
coast were failures.
The main cod fisheries around the
coast of the island and Labrador re
sulted in an estimated catch of 1,300,
000 quintals (of 112 lbs.), as against
1,700,000 for last year. The price drop
ped from $12 to $10 a quintal fur
Newfoundland fish and from $10 to $8
for Labrador cod. The decline in prices
of cod oil, lobsters, salmon and other
subsidiary products has been so great
that the fishermen will not receive
more than half the amount which they
obtained last year.
Another factor tending to emigra
tion is the curtailment in the iron
mines, where forces of 3,000 have been
reduced by one half. Although the
pulp and paper mills are making an
exceptionally large cut of wood, they
| cannot absorb all the men seeking
j work from them this winter .
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j Hurricane 8 Cloudy Calm 8 inches
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Summit 0 Cloudy Calm 6 inches
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Fairbanks 6 Below Clear Calm.
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Digger; Sorry old chap I’m looking.
for a little financial succor again. j
Bigger; You’ll have to huht further, j
I’m not the little financial sucker I
used to be.
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The Fireman’s Masqued Ball on j
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New Year’s Eve will be a Humdinger. |
Most every person in town who can
trip the light fantastic, do the Turkey
Shuffle or the Fox Trot will be there.
One lone Iron Man will admit you, be
you either man or woman. •
All men and women who have
reached the age of 14 years will be
charged full price and those .under
that age will be obliged to pay just
half. The number of cash prizes to be
given by the judges is too large to
mention in this limited space, but
suffice to say that they are worth
striving for. Old New York or Chicago
will have nothing . on Seward New
Yar’s Eve when the ball is in full
swing. Don’t mope at home be., there
with bells on and help see the old year
out and welcome the new in.
ALL GONE
John*Barleycorn, my Jo— John, .. ‘ ..
Completely you have went,
And taken the whole damn family,
Even Little Two Percent.
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It is probably because he lacks gin
ger-that many a fellow is looking for
snap. ....
It is the man of many parts who
should be careful to not go to pieces.
Smith. What is meant by a left hand
ed compliment. ?
Lith; One that isn’t right.
Pity the poor bachelor. He has to* buy
his experience. The married man gets
his home made. „ .•
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No man really knows a woman like
a book until he has tried to put per
on the “shelf,”. , . . ;;
Said a fellow namd' Oscar H. Titus,"*
“The Shimmy is danced to delight us.”
They asked him, by chance,
Who invented the dance,
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And the answer he gave was. “St Vi
tus.^ •; ...... . .
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T’is true their skirts are .very-.shorty
But don’t condemnthetlears, • >*yy
Whatever else Jmay be exposed, ^
They cover up their ears^ n *> ->
You never can, tell. Many, a fellow;
forms a deep attachme nt^dr ^;ah^>
low girl. < ••,v>w-! >> y
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Some’ people '-’atir. Citl^ty. > because
that's the way thejrSt^ Wed^ ~ ‘
When a Woman emphases how
much she misses her hit^band it may
only tlynj^y. that ; she hik trieJto
throw tlw c^ockeiT .at him,. * > ; *
.•NO. 84 .
•" NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
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IN PROBATE COURT FOR KENAI
PRECINCT. THIRD JUDICIAL
DIVISION...
TERRITORY OF ALASKA.
in the Matter of the Eitate of
VICTOR CUIMBARD,
Deceased..
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:—
That the undersigned is the duly ap
points !, qualified and acting admin
istrator of the estate of VICTOR
GUTMBARD, Deceased; and, in ac
cordance with 4n order duly made
therefore, notice is hereby given , to
the creditors of and to all* persons hav
ing claims against the said deceased,
to exhibit such claims, with the nec
3ssary vouchers, ’within- six months
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after and from the date of this notice,
to the said administrator at the store
of D. C. Mathison, Seward, Alaska,
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which, place the undersigned selects
as his place of business in all matters
connected with the estate of the said
VICTOR GUIMBARD, Deceased.
Dated at Seward, Alaska, December
13th., 1920.
J. A; Baughman,
Administrator of the Estate of
Vi ’tor Guimbard, Deceased.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec., 29— Gold
mining, an industry which virtually
brought California into existance, has
reached the lowest ebb in the history
of the state, Fletcher Hamilton, 9tate
mineralogist, announced here recent
y after a tour of the state.
“One appears to be traveling in the
wake of a pestilence,” Mr. Hamilton
sard “in visiting the mining districts
where the, industry was found and
from where nature’s golden harvest
has been poured forth for the past
sevjn years.
“Towns and whole counties are be
ing depopulated. Mines are being at
lowed to fill with watefand mills, and
reduction plants are being abandoned
to the'elements.”
. Mr. Hamilton pointed but that gold
production has decreased because the
price of gold has never joined the up
ward rush of other prices.'The gold
miner,, he said, receives no more for
his product than he* did fifty years
a<?°*
Passage of the McPaddeii bill befojc
congress, providing for an excise tax
of $10 an ounce on neW gold used in
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rfinufactured articles, was advocated
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by Mr. Hamilton gs one ' means, of
stimulating gold production, ..The
would' be given to the gold,, miners,
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