HENDERSON, THE PET
PROPERLY CARED FOR
On May 4, li>25, in the office of
Governor Bone, a most astounding’
occurrence was recorded. Lester D.
Henderson, the shrinking violet who
has the honor to be Commissioner
of Education, resigned his office.
What a terrible calamity to befall
the Territory.
But the Governor, flanked by Sen
ators Dimond and Ayer, rose to the
momentous occasion and saved the
fair name of Alaska. Lester had
only been reelected on March 9 last,
at a salary of $4,000 per annum, for
a two year term, and he agreed that
his resignation should not take effect
until after office hours on June 30,
1925.
Because of this exceeding magnan
imity of the Territorial Board of
Education, consisting of Scott, Tony
and Fred, passed various Whereasas,
concluding with the following:
BE IT, THEREFORE RESOLVED,
that in conformity with the pro
visions of said Chapter 30, Session
Laws of Alaska, 1925, said Lester
D. Henderson, of Juneau, Alaska,
be and hereby is, elected Commis
sioner of Education for the Territory
of Alaska, for the two year term to
commence on July 1, 1925, and that
his salary for said term be, and the
same hereby is, fixed at the sum of
$5,000 per year.
Lester was said to have been al
most overwhelmed with this expres
sion of confidence and generosity up
on the part of his good political
cronies. And after they had tear
fully plead with him he decided that
he would not efface himself from
the politics of the Territory, and
deny the Teachers’ Institute and the
various Parent-Teachers organiza
tions of his wise suggestions and
learned opinions on various political
measures and who should represent
the teachers and incidentally the vot
ers, in the halls of Legislation.
Good old Lester.
And he further proved his patrio
ts sm by deciding to accept the raise
of $1,000 per year that the Legisla
ture was willing that an efficient
and high class educator should re
ceive.
And the Organ and the Demo.
Itep. political junkers are again jubi
lant. For are they not to have Les
ter’s wisdom to draw from for the
next two years, in regulating the
political matters of the Territory.
Good old Lester.
A teacher was reading the Christ
mas recitative piece to her class and
came across the word “unaware.” She
asked if anyone knew its meaning.
One small girl timidly raised her
hand and gave the following defini
tion:
“Unaware is what you take off the
last thing before you put your
nightie on.”
SO-CALLED “ALASKA
MINING CLUB”
In a recent issue of the Alaska
Weekly published in Seattle, that
paper stated that a new mining club
had been organized in Seattle in
which Alaska mining men were given
large recognition.
Followirg the usual practice, this
club of “Alaska Mining Men” will
be sending telegrams or endorse
ments as such and add to the inter
ference with Alaska affairs for
which Seattle has become noted.
Alaska must bear in mind just
who these people are.
The name of the club is the “Seat
tle Mining Club.”
The officers are Maurice D. Lee
hey, president; W. J. ElmendoiT,
vice-president; Charles D. Garfield,
secretary-treasurer; Chester F. Lee,
Falcon Joslin, John I). Hull and
Dean Mil nor Roberts of the school
of mines, University of Washington,
with three others will act as an
executive committee.
The first public program was held
May Gth at the Chamber of Com
merce. Thomas Davis acted as
chairman. Norman C. Stines, gen
eral Alaska manager for the United
States Smelting and Refining Com
pany in charge of dredging opera
tions at Nome and Fairbanks; Thos.
P. Aitken, a large operator in the
Fairbanks and Kuskokwim districts,
and J. M. Davidson were special
guests.
The “Fifth Division of Alaska”
is always very active in working for
the “Fifth Division” even to the ex
clusion of the other four divisions.
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Peterson
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The Alaska Fisherman is on
sale at the following places:
George Edenso, Craig.
Josephine Scott, Hydaburg.
Butler-Mauro Drug Co., Ju
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Will Jones, Kasaan.
Mrs. Chas Newton, Kake.
Peter Nelson, Newtown, Ket
chikan.
Peter Pan Candy Shop, Ket
chikan.
The Nugget, Ketchikan.
Forest J. Hunt, Ketchikan.
L. H. Kubley, Ketchikan.
Walker Drug Co., Ketchikan.
Ben Simpson, Metiakatla.
James Evans, Metiakatla.
Wheeler Drug Co., Wrangell.
Wheller Drug Co., Peters
burg.
H. Roy, Sitka.
Skagway Drug Co., Skagway.
T. M. Italio, Yakutat.
Little News Stand, Prince
Rupert, B. C.
Holland’s Cigar Store, Ketch
ikan.
Fred Williams, Klawock.
Craig Poolroom, Craig.
David Charles, Iloonah.
Hydaburg Commercial Co.,
Hydaburg.
Mark Savowish, Hyder.
Ed. Snyder, Tenakee.
Otto Bindpage, Myers Chuck.
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