VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR ALASKAN NATIVES
WASHINGTON, D. C.—A compre
hensive industrial and vocational
school system for the native Eskimos
and Indians of Alaska, the first in
the history of this Territory, is now
in the course of establishment, it was
announced at the Interior Depart
ment
Through the Bureau of Education
plans have been completed for the in
auguration and operation of three vo
cational schools at central points in
Alaska. The sum of $50,000 will be
expended for new buildings. Two of
these schools are already in opera
tion with an enrollment of several
hundred Eskimo and Indian pupils.
Additional schols, exclusively for in
dustrial training, are to be established
within the near future.
This is the first effort ever made
by the government to give the natives
of Alaska, who are under the juris
diction of the Bureau of Education,
an opportunity to obtain vocational
education. Plans for the new con
structions include a $20,000 industrial
school building at Eklutna in central
Alaska, near Anchorage. The sum oF
$10,000 will be expended in building a
new vocational training building -it
Kanakanak located in southwestern
Alaska. New buildings are also now
in the course of construction for a
new industrial school at White Moun
tain in northwestern Alaska, near
Nome, at a cost of $20,000. This
school is expected to be in operation
within the next few months.
Expansion of the proposed indus
trial education of the natives is ex
pected to be readily accomplished
through an act passed by congress be
fore the adjournment of its recent ses
sion authorizing the Secretary of the
Interior and the Secretary of War to
transfer to the Bureau of Education
any unoccupied government buildings
in Alaska. At the present time there
are a number of abandoned military
reservations that are available for
school purposes and it is expected that
they will be used for the establish
ment of vocational schools. Practi
cally all of them are of such size as
to accommodate a large number of
pupils.
One of the first of these abandoned
military posts that will probably be
taken over by the Bureau of Educa
tion is Fort Gibbon, located near
Tanana, Alaska. This post has not
been occupied by troops for some
time
THE KIND THAT HURTS
“Now, what’s your candid opinion
of my painting?”
“Well, if you really want my
candid opinion—”
“Thanks. In that case I don’t.”—
Punch (London).
A BIG BUSINESS
An unprecedented movement of
fresh fish, mostly halibut, from Prince
Rupert, since their opening of the
fishing season, is reported by the
Canadian National Express officials
at Winnipeg, who are handling spe
cial trains of Prince Rupert fish
through Winnipeg almost daily.
Since shipments began on Feb. 24,
over 125 cars have been handled
through that city.
The fleet operating out of Prince
Rupert has been almost doubled, it
is stated, and the catch has increased
correspondingly.
MISSING FOURTH
A man once rented a plot of ground
to a negro neighbor, upon which corn
was to be planted, and at harvest
time the renter was to receive one
fourth of the yield. Meeting the negro
during harvest time, he asked:
“Look here, Sam, have you harvest
ed the corn?”
“Yes, sah, boss, long ago!”
“Well, wasn’t I to get one-fourth?”
“Yes, boss, that’s the truf, but there
wasn’t no fourth! Der was jes’ three
loads, and dey was mine.”—The
Christian Register.
TAX NON-RESIDENTS IN
FISHERIES
NON-RESIDENT FISHERMEN
Whereas, we are striving to up
build the permanent population of
Alaska; and,
Whereas, a great many fishermen
come to Alaska only for the fishing
season, buying all their supplies out
side and taking away all their earn
ings; and,
Whereas, some means must be
found to make it to their benefit 1o
rqnain in Alaska, to build their homes
here and thus help the Territory;
Be it resolved that we ask the legis
lature of Alaska to place a prohibitive
tax on all non-resident fishermen.
RESOLUTION COMMITTEE.
Wm. L. Paul, Chairman,
Andrew Hope,
Eli Katanook.
GOLD FROM MERCURY
A Berlin chemist has succeeded in
making gold out of mercury. The
fact that it cost $60,000 to make a
dollar’s worth, however, is sufficient
reason why the Germans should not
be encouraged in this particular line
of endeavor.
FOREST J. HUNT
Kodak Store
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