TENTH ANNUAL
FIFTEEN STUDENTS RECIEVED
HARD-EARNED DIPLOMAS
MONDAY
Norma Florin Clausen—Bachelor
of Science in Business Administra
tion.
Graduate from Fairbanks High
School. Member of the B. A. club,
secretary of senior class.
Donald MacDonald III.—Bache
lor in Science in Civil Engineering.
Attended Rensselaer Technical In
stitute last year and returned to
his original Alma Mater to gruad
ate. Was one of founders and
president of the Civil Engineering
Society in 1929.
William Thomas Burns—Bache
lor of Science in Genera! Science.
Graduated from Fairbanks High
School in 1928. Mastering the sci
ence of chemistry, he turned his
attention to mining.
James Louis Giddings, Jr.—Bach
elor of Science in General Science.
Graduate of Caldwell High School,
Caldwell, Texas. Sstudied three
years in Rice Institute, Houston,
Texas. Entered Fairbanks College
last fall Has been associated with
Professor Fuller in investigations
of the aurora borealis. Will this
summer assist in work of ridding
environs of Fairbanks of mos
quitos.
Alvin Antonio Polet—Bachelor
of Science in Business Administra
tion. Entered college from Nome
Was president of the Men’s Dormi
tory Association and Commercial
Club, treasurer of the Student As
sociation during ’30-’31 and of the
Men’s Dormitory Association in ’32.
He spent his freshman and sopho
more years at the University of
Washington.
Robert' Edgar Lyle—Bachelor of
I Science in Civil Engineering.
Is a graduate of Nome High
School He was vice-president of
the Civil Engineering Soiiety in ’30
’31. and vie-president of the Stu
dent Association for two semesters
in 1931.
| Philip Ivan Gill—Bachelor o f
! Science in Chemistry.
Graduate of Anchorage High
School. Is the first graduate of the
college to receive the degree of
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry.
John Roland Snodgrass—Bache
lor of Science in Agriculture.
Graduate of Anchorage High
School. Credited with highest
scholastic rating of the members of
this year’s graduating class- Was
president of the Student Body As
sociation in ’30-’31. Was night en
gineer at the college power house.
Fred Arthur Kobon—Bachelor of
Science in Mining Engineering.
Born in the Interior, he gradu
ated from the Fairbanks High
School, and in the same year en
rolled in mining engineering. Is
heavyweight boxing champion of
the college. He is a member of
the Mining Society.
Donald Robert Mueller—Bache
lor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Is a graduate of the Chaffey
Union High School of Ontario,
j Calif.
Wilson William Walton—Bache
lor of Science in Civil Engineering.
Is a graduate of the Wenatche,
Wo., High School He graduated
last year in General Science- This
year he will receive his second
bachelor degree. He recovered
from the F. E. Co. excavations the
remains of a prehistoric animal.
This winter he worked with Profes
| sor Fuller on the Aurora and he
i has the distinction of being one
of the few men who have photo
i graphed successfully the North
; ern Lights.
Olga Strandberg Doheny—Bach
elor of Arts in English and Lan
! guage Education.
She graduated from Anchorage
: High School. She last spring, she
wed Larry Doheny, who graduated
in Geology and Mining from the
j college in 1930.
Sadie Pratt Mover—Bachelor of
‘ Science in Business Administra
tion. *
She is a graduate of the Cordo
va High School. She was vice
: president of the freshman class in
i ’28-’29. She was married to Sam
Moyer last spring. Mrs. Moyer is
a member of the B. A. Club.
Aldwyn David Roberts—Bachelor
cf Science in Mining Engineering,
He graduated from the Buckley
High School. He attended, the
University of Washington. He was
president of the Students Associa
tion in ’23-’29. He has been pres
ident of the Men’s Dormitory As
sociation and of the Junior class.
He has had considerable experi
ence in coal and placer mining.
John R. Wilcox—Bachelor o f
Science in Metallurgy.
He came to college after winning
the Margaret R. Phipps scholar
ship by virtue of receiving the
highest grade in a competitive ex
amination given to the graduating
senior boys of the High Schools.
He was secretary-treasurer of
the Mining Society in ’28-’29. He
has served in various capacities on
the Collegian staff and was editor
for the school year ’30-31.
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DEVELOPMENT OF
ALASKA IS THE AIM
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
(Special to The Gateway)
“The Development of Alaska”
was the subject of a well-attended
weekly meeting of the King Coun
ty Democratic Club in Seattle
at Meves Cafeteria. In announc
i ing that the meeting was called to
jhear former Alaskans speak of the
[needs, resources and scenic splen
j dors of the Territory, Henry M
j White, president, stated that “Al
aska has been treated like a step
I child,” and the Democrats of
i Washington propose to have their
I delegates to the Democratic na
tional convention insist on a plank
in the platform calling for develop
ment of Alaska in general and
mining in particular.” It would
do much towards restoration of
prosperity, said Mr. White, former
State Senator, who added that
“more Democracy and less bureau
cracy would be beneficial to Alas
ka.”
Mrs. E. C. Buckmaster, who went
to Dawson as a bride in the mem
orable stampede of 1897, spoke in
terestingly on the scenic wonders
and the vast undeveloped resources
of the North countrry, and the his
tory and progress of Alaska under
both the Russian and American
regimes. Mrs- Buckmaster has
traveled extensively abroad and
| said there was no scenery compar
| able to that of Alaska.
; John E. Ballaine, long identified
' with Alaska development and in
i strumental in obtaining construc
i tion of the government-owned rail
! road under the Wilson administra
tion. spoke of the great potential
i wealth of the Territory in mining,
agriculture and timber and espe
| cially referred to the vast quanti
ty-of high-grade coal which had
been tested and recommended by
numerous experts. He mentioned
the hard times between 1892 and
1897 and how the discovery of gold
in the North started a wrave of
prosperity fin the Northwest). He
suggested that practical prospect
i ors be “grubstakes” for a year or
more in an organized movement to
increase the production of gold
silver, antimony, tin and other pre
i clous metals.
John D. Wenger stressed the duty
and desirability of Seattle giving
support to a systematic and sus
tianed development of Alaska anc
,its great value to the city. He re
• called the impetus given Seattle’:
i growth following the discovery o:
| gold in the North, and pledged hi:
Jj efforts as a delegate to the nation
i al convention to see that a planl
i on Alaskan development w a:
| adopted. The following plank wa:
! i presented:
; “We believe that a wise and hon
i est application of national policies
| could and should encourage gold
j and other mining activities in
Alaska on a scale and in a man
ner that would contribute largely
and effectively to a revival and
stabilizing of prosperity for all the
American people, along with a
systematic building up of other
industries in Alaska for the sup
port of a growing population of
Americans in that potentially rich
expanse of virgin territory. The
government-owned Alaska Rail
road could and should be man
aged and directed with that objec
tive in view, as Congress intended.
“We pledge the Democratic ad
ministration to a faithful and vig
orous endeavor to use and apply
the possibilities presented in Alas
ka under policies that will yield
immediate and lasting benefits to
j Alaska and to all sections of the
I United States free from dictation
i or baneful interference by any
j large combination of wealth ”
[ Under direction of Mrs. Mae F.
Carroll, permanent chairman of
j the musical committee, selections
were presented by Dick Welch, sax
aphone; Warren Ploeger, Saxa
phone, and Harold Dempster, pi
anist.
Garden Seeds and “Loma.” J. L.
Graef.
Editor, Seward Gateway:
Why all this talk about the rail
road and the Richardson highway
that doesn’t get us anywehere? It
brings me in mind of the two lit
tle boys: one would not let the
other play in his back yard and the
other would not let him play in
the front yard, so one complained
to his mother. Mr. Ohlson com
plains to the ticket office in Chica
go. Nice work. How is this Alas
ka going to be developed and pop
lated if we are always pulling
against each other and trying to
down the other fellow?
As far as Oscar Breedman is
concerned, I will say that I have
known him for 25 years. He has
earned his money in Alaska and
has invested his money in anything
good for the Territory. If he was
not a real Alaskan and a good
man, he would not be where he is
today. He is a 100 per cent Alas
kan. If he feels that he can serve
the people in a fair and square
way in transportation down the
highway, he is spending his own
money. So let us back him up.
If Mr. Breedman can take a lot
of tourists to Fairbanks, Mr. Ohl
son will have a chance to take
them over the railroad -back to
Seward. That will make a round
trip, sightseeing.
Good highways and good roads
and trails are a benefit for all
towns, and without them we may
just as well forget all about Alas
ka. All this talk and wrangling
only gets us into trouble. I think
we have had the experience about
this talking and jealousy when the
soldiers were abandoned from all
over Alaska. What happened to
Valdez that time? Fort Liscum
abandoned, also the Signal Corps
cable office, the Road Commission
headquarters, and all on account
of the same pessimistic talk. After
that, someojne wanted the court
house removed and now they are
going to do away with two Judicial
1 Divisions. If we don’t stop this
! fighting and be a little more
| friendly towards each other, we
! will have neither railroad or high
j way.
There is someone blowing a lot
of smoke to those Senators and
Congressmen in Washington and
they seem to like it and are list
ening to it all.
The Richardson highway is a;
military highway in the first place!
and should never be transferred to;
the Department of the Interior; |
it should be kept open if possible !
all the time. What we want in I
Alaska is some protection. I don’t
think Uncle Sam has lost any
money since the day he bought
Alaska from Russia, and is he do
ing anything to protect it? No!
I believe it is up to the people here
to demand that soldiers be pui;
back where they belong, and that
we have a naval base and an air
ship base. What is here to pre
vent an enemy to come here and
destroy every town in Alaska?
Nothing, but as long as their fool
ish talk about railroads and high
ways is going on, nothing can come
but ruination.
I myself don’t know Mr. Ohlson.
I never saw him in Valdez and I
don’t suppose he has ever been
over the highway, but I believe
that if Mr. Ohlson knew Mr. Breed
man as well as I do and as a good
many other people in Alaska know
him, he would be only too glad to
know that he has no intention of
interfering with the railroad. He
is for keeping traffic going, better
service, and for the betterment of
his own town. What is the road
for? Was it built just for pleasure
or wis it built to open up the coun
try? What was your railroad built
for? Was it not for the same
thing? So why not forget all
1 about it?
If you are a good Alaskan, you j
will work hand in hand with Mr.
Breedman; by doing what every
body is trying to do. Build up
Alaska—keep the road and high
way going, for without that some
thing serious is liable to happen
to all of us.
There will be no appropriation
for either the railroad or the
highway now, as it has been cut
down every year. We must by all
means show those Senators and'
Congressmen, and also the War
Department, that the Richardson
highway is of the greatest benefit
for the people living between Val
dez and Fairbanks. I think it is
up to the War department to see
that it is kept up, as it is a mili
tary road in the first place and
should be kept up as such. Un
cle Sam pays the bill, so let us
show him that the highway is the
best job he has done good for the
Territory. CARL MILLER,
Valdez, Alaska.
RENT SEDUCED OS
SEISM FUR FIRMS
IN FOREST DISTRICTS
Due t o the almost impossible
conditions under which fur-farm
ers in the National forest areas of
Alaska are now and have been for
some time facing, a 50 per cent,
reduction in the special use lease
charges them, it was announced by
M. L. Merritt, Assistant Regional
Forester.
This applies to all leases carry
ing a charge of more than $5 per
year, a minimum charge of $5
being fixed. This will affect but
two ranches, both small, and pay
ing only the minimum.
There are 159 fur farms in na
tional forest districts in the Ter
ritory. For the past three years
they have felt the effects of world
wide depression and the situation
of most of them is said to be pre
carious. The lease rates range from
$5 to $250 per year. Most of them
fall in the $25 and $50 brackets.
The reduction is effective for this
year only, but if present conditions
have not changed materially for
the better by next year, it is prob
able that it will be continued.
MOOSE PASS-HOPE OPEN
The Moose Pass-Hope highway
was opened for the first time this
year Sunday by Ed Estes, son of
Mrs. Frank Roycroft, The Gate
way is informed.
FINANCING MINE
W. J. Jewitt, who with others
owns a fine gold quartz property
I at Port Wells, is Outside endeavor
! ing to finance to the extent of
placing the property on a shipping
basis. Mr. Jewett has already tak
I en considerable good ore from the
mine, but has been compelled to
work on a small scale.
^Curson, Ernest. Age 36 years; his
weight is about 150 pounds, brown
eyes, brown hair. Last heard from
at Camp Travis in November, 1918.
His father, George Curson, is try
ing to locate him. Information
should be communicated to Willard
M. Harbison, The American Le
gion, P. O. Box No. 786, Globe, Ar
izona.
Speaking of excessive railroad
rates! Five dollars per hour was
the price of a horse hire in Daw
son in 1898. There were a number
of horses in the Klondike that were
rented eight hours each day at the
' above figure, says the Klondike
News.
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CM-33
WRIGLEY5
Class of ’32
Seu?ard High School
presents
‘The Love Expert”
A Comedy in Three Acts
By John Kirkpatrick
8:C0 P. M. May 17, 1932 High School Auditorium
CHARACTERS
(In order of their appearance)
Mr. Jackson .
Mrs. Jackson .
Mary Jackson ..
Minnie Belle Carter
Miss Alice .
Tom Jones .
Chester Wade .
Tony .
Mrs. Wade .
O’Riley ...
Understudy .
. Thomas Neville
. Vivian Nilson
. Ruth Prosser
. Lois Jessen (Class of ’33)
. Agnes Anderson
. Barton Stanton
. Norman Nilson
. Nick Heidel
. Eva Olaowsine
.. Bennie Benson
Richard Prosser (Class of ’35)
SYNOPSIS
Act I.—Combined living room and dining room of the
Jackson home on the outskirts of a small city. An
afternoon in late summer.
Act II.—The same. A week later. Seven-thirty at
night.
Act III.—Almost immediately following Act II.
MUSIC
courtesy of
Roberta O’Neel, Robert Manthey, Sol Urie
Stage sets furnished by the High School Dramatic Club
Dick Reed, Alberta Laughlin, Dorothy Fairman, Committee.
DIRECTORS
Mrs. Norman Edwards, Mrs. Carl Anderson, Mr. V. H. DeBolt
Affiliated with the "~
\Wcst Coast Grocery Co,
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JULY.27 NOVEMBER .30
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