WORTHY BENEFIT PROI»OSED
FOR HOT SPRINGS ORPHAN!
Recent visitors to the Hot Spring
realizing the difficulties under
which the work of caring: for the
thirty six dependent Eskimo child
ren is being carried on. have inter
ested themselves in arranging Tor a
This institution was started at
the time when the influenza made
orphan so many Eskimo children of
that region and has since been
meagerly supported by church funds
This is the. first time that the peo
ple of Nome have had an opportun
ity of adding to the pleasure of
these little orphans and their self
sacrificing caretakers. There are
five nuns at Hot Springs, two of
whom are teachers and they devote
their lives without one cent of re
numeration to the care of these
children, thirty of whom are under
It has never been known that the
people of Nome considered race,
color, or creed in dispensing their
charity and in that same broad
sense does the committee in charge
of this benefit invite the co-opera
tion of everyone.
So numerous have been the offers
of service and of other essentials
that it has been decided to make re
cord of them for later publication.
The Benefit as planned will con
sist of cards with numerous prizes,
dancing and a number of special
features. Come and bring yttur
friends and prove once again that
’tis Nome which is the abiding home
of the Good Samaritan.
April 29th is the date and ttaf
place Eagle hall.
It lias boon slated that tlic under
signed is a candidate for roappoia^
ment as Principal of the lor^1
schools for the scholastic, year
1023. This Is erroneous
tract lias been made for a pb
elsewhere.
THOMAS COLLI NSf.
CARO OF THANKS
The members of the Loyal (*der
of Moose wish to thank the public
of Nome tor its splendid suport of
the Moose Benefit and wish to ex
press their deepest gratitide to
those whoUjCfapteered ther servt
, m.iL At Benefit S success.
SEIDENVERG
Where QualltylReigns
Complete Outfitters
for Ladies, Men’s and
Children’s in ready
to-wear or yard goods
»
Out of town buyers
will .kindly drop us a
line and your needs
will be attended to
promptly
CHEAP JOHN STORE
WHOLESALE A RETf'L
MITCHELL WEISBERB, Mfr.
UTY ELECTION TUESDAY
On Tuesday April 4th a municipil
election will be held to fill the offica
of Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, thrte
Oouncilmen. City Attorney and a
Chairman of the School Board.
A referendum on the Whfff.
Lighterage and Municipal Coal file
will be submitted to the people for
ratification.
Every voter who has the interest
of his City at heart will cast a *ote
for the Municipal Wharf,. Lighterage
and Coal Pile and thereby assist the
community in obtaining dheaier
lighterage and coal, two matt«rs
that are of vital importance to tHs
community.
\ O Ui- F.
GEO S. MAYNARD.
ED. TARNMTZER.
r Councilman—
R. B. JULIAN.
W. J. KEENE.
T. C. (Bui) LEHMANN.
ALBIN POLSON.
M. O. SOLBERG.
E. GRIMM.
W. H. KOCH,
r City Treasurer—
C. C CROOKS.
• City Attorney—
HUGH O’NEILL.
• Chairman Nome School Ityrd
A. M. SITTON.
For Municipality Engaging in
Wharf and lighterage Busina i.—
Against Municipality Engaging in
Wharf and lighteragefBusinc s—
MUNICIPAL COAL Y.
In testimcny whereof f have
hereunto ae\ my hand and { (J»ed
tKc <mdll seal or the City of Nome
to be hereto affixed this 31st day of
March. 1922.
E. ORIMM.
City Clerk.
RETURN FROM HOT SPRINGS
Mr. and Mrs. O. S. Weaver and
Wm. Cameron and wife returned
from the Hot Springs last Saturday
evening after a pleasant visit at the
Far North Winter resort. On the
return trip the party passed through
Teller and came into Nome by the
West route, covering the distance
from the Springs in the actual run
ning time of eleven hours. The
travelers report that trails from the
Igloo to Teller are badly staked,
causing much delay and concern to
mushers who are unacquainted with
the country.
At the Springs the visitors found
the community consisting of 40
children, in charge of five Sisters of
Charity, two Brothers and Father
Post. A warm storage and several
warehouses have been built of sod
to accomodate the food and other
supplies of the community.
The peace, health and contentment
that reigns in this Mission is a great
credit to the institution and the
faithful guardians who watch oyer
the lives and destinies of these na
tive orphans and other helplesr
victims of circumstances.
NOTICE
To members of the Red Cross and
any others who are willing to help
In the four U. S. Public Health
Hospitals in the Northwestern Divi
sion there are approximately 1000
disabled ex-service men constantly
under care. These are always In
need of certain garments such a
pajamas, bathrobes, sweaters, socks
and convalescent suits. Formerly
Red Cross worker sin the Hospitals
were able to furnish these garments
to the patients from surplus war
supplies on hand at National Head-j
quarters, but this stock, of which
hospitals in the Northwestern Divi
sion received their share, is nfow
completely exhausted.
The participation of all branch
organizaLions is much to be desired
Those who are willLu? and desire
to help are requested to meet on
Tuesday evening April 4. at the
home of Mrs. Cdrtis Welch, at 8
DOG SALMON
Is now selling in Nome
AT.tacts per pound
TERR. SUPT. OF SCHOOLS L. D. HENDERSON
OUTLINES JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL PLAN
FOR NOME’S PUBLIC SCHOOL
The Nugget has entered the fight tor better and more economical
schools and proposes to see that justice la done the taxpayers and children
attending the Nome Public School. Pirsuant to this policy, and not
wishing to take the word of any layman ai the last word in school matters,
the publisher of the Nugget sent a telegnm to Territorial Superintendent
of Schools. Lester D. Henderson, of Juneau, and herewith are appended
copies of the telegram and answer:
Nome Alaska. March 21. 1922.
LESTER D. HENDERSON,
Superintendent Territorial Schools,
Juneau. Alaska.
Please wire, collect, following information for publication:
Hare you a plan, in detail, how None School could be operated with
EFFICIENCY with three teachers and a prncipal, thereby reducing cost to
City and Territory? Wire complete (fetails how reorganized school
should function.
NOME NUGGET.
GEO. S. Maynard, publisher.
Juneau, Alaska, March 23. 1922.
ET, NOME, ALASKA.
There is no reason why an efficient elementary- school and two
years^ugh school cannot be maintained wth four teachers.
One teacher to carry grades One. Iwo and Three, and one teacher
for grades Four. Five and Six.
teacher for grades Seven. Sight and Nine, and one teacher
for oth^r high school grades.
[he last two mentioned teachers to departmentalize for work from
the Sev^ith Grade upward.
MPETENT TEACHERS can do gmd work with thfee grades,
nual training and domestic science -ould be taught to grades from
Seventh kpward.
jdez. with a FOUR YEAR high sihool has FOUR TEACHERS
hool faculty with an enrollment of sewnty pupils in the elementary
school and eight in the high school.
SkaWay, with a FOUR YEAR high :chool. has FIVE TEACHERS
on the facilty with ninety-two enrolled in eementary school and eight in
i high school,
Haines, with a THREE YEAR Hirfi School, has THREE TEACHERS
on the faculty, with fifty-three enrolled \n elementary school and TWELVE
in High School.
HENDERSON.®
Commissioner of Education.
Note—The Nome High School i.s kccrtdlte^ for two years, according
to the Governor's Report for 1921. and the report of the Commissioner of
Education for 1921. \
The school law for two year hi^h schools reads: “Required credits
forVompletion of course, eight. Number of teachers giving entire time
to tfb work of instruction, ONE. Retired number of teachers ia the
eight Vrades of the elementary schools, TWO. one of whom may give not
more tun one and one half hours daily to high school work.”
Ay departmentalizing is meant—that the head of any subject
supervised the instruction of that subject, and in case of the Junior High
School the teacher of science would teach that subject in both the Junior
and Senior High School. The teacher of English would likewise teach
in both HighSchool. Today a science teqeher is recognized as a mathe
matics teacher and that subject would alio come under his or her de
partment .
History la the High Schools as wei as the elementary schools is
correlated with the English work, thus placing these two subjects under
one department and one teacher. j
THE JUNIOR HIGH MtHOOI. PLAN
For many years instructors thruou i
alarm the ever increasing failure of child! in
school course. So alarming has become I le loss in the student body that
an educational revolution was decided ui >n, namely the JUNIOR HIGH
SCHOOL.
The Junior High School is so calle<^f<
subjects, in a simplified, comprehensive i
and 8th grades thereby familiarizing tl i students with the advanced
the country have viewed with
to complete the regular High
for the reason that high school
are introduced in the 7th
hem the abstract subjects
subjects without suddenly forcing upon
formerly taught. The change from the < ghth grade to the high school
carried with it an abrupt fchange, a big step above the level of former work,
and in many instances was most discour ging to the student assuming
the work.
The Junior High School overcomes his abrupt change and Instead
of a big step the change is made on an in line, a gradual climb, fitted to
the ability of the particular student to acctmplish.
Not only have the regular studies l sen simplified, but special sub
jects are introduced, subjects that are to-tie liking or individual students,
subjects that will enable them to fit thems Ives for active participation in
every day life.
When a student fails to accomplish the work outlined he does not
retard the student who is more capable, tin slow pupil stays in the Junior
High School and the more capable one p sses on into the Senior High
School and from there to graduation.
The Junior High School has particu' ir application in Alaska where
children of mixed blood attend our public ichools. The child of mixed
blood naturally is slower in his mental pro leases than other children and
where the classes are mingled, as at prese it, some children, quite often,
are kept back in class work, due to the slO'j er advance of tlje others.
1 The subjects in the Junior High Scho >1 are not taught in the intense
anner as in the Senior High School. Sp cial selection is permitted the
< hild of mixed blood, he may choose a voca ional subject to his liking and
nay pursue that subject to its conclusion without hampering the other
diild who selects a more academic course, j
The Junior High School fulfils a [dual purpose, jit enables the
tkductive method to be employed and balances the various minds to the
vork of the entire student body.
The advanced subjects become more attractive and vocational sub
jecta are pught. This plan is being rapidly adopted thruout the country
and Nomeahould not be the last one to accept it. With the precedent of
older schools and the approval of Lester D. Henderson, surely Nome cannot
look upon It as an experiment.
COST OF MAINTAINING OUR SCHOOL MUST BE REIHJCEO
Tie present method of conducting our Nome Public School is ex
travagant and must be reorganized to obtain both economy and efficiency.
There are 56 pupils enrolled in our Nome School and 5 teachers
employed to instruct them, an average of eleven and one fifth pupils to
each teacher, and certain citizens, with ulterior motives insist that we
employ still another instructor, making six on the teaching staff. This Is
contray to public policy and against the school law of the Territory which
specifically states that in ail two year High schools, so accredited, but
| three leaders are required, unless there is conducted a Junior High School,
in which chse but FOUR teachers are required. We have no Junior High
School ani still employ FIVE teachers with the desire on the part of
some few citizens to increase the staff to SIX.
It is apparent to a majority of the citizens that too many teachers
are being employed by the School Board to carry on the work in our small
school. Many subjects are entirely eliminated from the curriculinm,
subjects that are essential to a TWO YEAR high school course, and other
subjects are taught in an indifferent manner.
A few years ago the Nome Public School possessed a most complete
chemical ind physical laboratory which cost about $3000.00 At the
present time this laboratory is not worth $100.00, due to the fact that the
chemicals, chemical apparatus and tools have disappeared and the question
ia being generally asked, WHERE HAVE THEY GONE AND WHY HAVE
THEY DISAPPEARED.
There is no subject being taught anywhere more important, more
vital to civilization than the subject of CHEMISTRY and for the p*st sev
eral years the subject has not been touched ir. our schools. If the in
structors employed are incompetent to teach this subject it is high time
that None procure instructors who can. Nome is too small a com
munity to employ SPECIALISTS. There is no room here for teachers
who can teach but one or two grade, subjects. What we need anl insist
upon having is efficient instructors who are GBNERALIZERS, aid it is
the duty of the School Board to see that we get them
With a two year High School and but 56 pupils three competent
teachers is amply sufficient UNLESS the plan advised ty Territorial Supt.
Henderson is adopted, namely, the JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. If tho
JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is adopted by the people of Nome ONLY FOUR
EFFICIENT TEACHERS IS NECESSARY, one less than now employed.
Any greater number employed to •*» to justice to
pupils and'the people who foot the bills. Money and more instructors
do not necessarily spell efficiency, the reverse is true. Too many teachers
are a sericus handicap.
Donestic Science if taught at all must be taught in conjunction
with the sibject of Chemistery. No teacher stould presume to teach
this ‘‘FAD* of recent date until the subject of chefiistry is first Introduced
and carriet conjointly with the subject. And while on thi« subject It
will be Interesting to many to read the following: ‘‘Chicago, Jan. 13
A aignificait feature of a recent comprehensive >tudy of the American
college curieulum is that “fads and frills” which have been planted In
the soil of be American college have never won their way into a perman
ent place h the American college program. Dr. jt. Kelly, executive
secretary, bid the Association of America* colleges here today, that in
practically ivery college In the country the outstanding subject is English
language aid literature. The only one of the old Une ‘disciplinary’ sub
jects which still plays a prominent part inj the college program is mathe
matics. Two subjects have come to prominence undoubtedly as a result
of the war namely the French language and literature and chemistry.
With the akove subjects is usually coupled history or some related subject,
as political economy, sociology and politics. It is these subject* which
the stndcnts in the American colleges ar4 studying for the most part and
this statement applies to women’s colleges as well as nen’s and eo-educa
tional institutions. Even in the w*men*s colleges the new subject,.
Domestic setence, has not in general attained a promineit place-.
A special fund is provided by the Territorial aid Federal Govern
ment fo» teaching the subjects. Domestic Science. Manual Training and
Music and is available for that purfose and should not be paid by the tax
payers of Nbme. The financial coidttion of Nome denands that a policy
of retrenchment be pursued in the future and wherever possible pruning
must be resorted to. «
Efficiency must be obtained and maintained in our Publie School.
If both efficiency and economy can *e obtained it is the duty the citizen*
to assist in obtaining them.
Ne one wants to cut the salary of any teacher BUT HE CAN CUT
THE NUMBER OF TEACHERS, aid see that none but competent members
of the staff are employed.
PIONEER CARD PARTY |
WAS GREAT SUCCESS ]
One of the largest crowds of the
season attended the public card
party and dance given by the Pio
neers at the Igloo last Saturday and
all seemed to enjoy themselves im
mensely. the hall was ailed to
oversowing, 24 tables being set
during the card games.
Mrs. Louise Hegness got away
with first |ladies’ prize, Mrs. Tom
Lyle with second, and the consola
tion prize went to Mrs. P. Sather.
In the gentlemen’s class O. E
Wheeler *ot first prize, Ira Rank
second and Andy Anderson the boo
by. A delicious luncheon was serv
ed right after the games, and the
dance was then on to the tuneful
strains of the various musicians ir
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
the School and Munidpal Election
for the City of Nome, Alaska, will
be held April 4th, 1923 for the pur
pose of electing a Mayor, three
Councllmen. City
Treasurer, City
Clerk, and Chairnan of School
Board; at which tjme 'will be sub
mitted to the vote^ whether or not
the City of Nome i ill be empower'd
to engage in Wha f and Lighterage
business and establish a Municipal
Coal Yard.
Polling place }>r said Election
11 Lb at the City
GRIMM,
City Clerk.
Prosperous Pltdibing, Heating
and Sheet Metal 1 isiness for sole.
Six Thousand Doll mi cash.
SANITARY PLUMBING CO.
Juneau, Alaska.