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SEWARD SCHOOLS AND GENERAL EDUCATION.
The opening of the public schools in Seward with the
largest enrollment in the history of the town, both in the
grammer grades and in the high school, serves to emphas
ize the splendid work that is being done for educational
progress in all towns and districts of Alaska and in every
State of the United States. *
In no other age has there been such eager desire for
education by the masses of people as in the present gener
ation. That is particularly true in Alaska and the rest of
United States, but it is true also in all Nations and among
all races to some extent.
The amount spent for public school education in the
United States last year exceeded $2,000,000.
Comparing conditions of the present day with con
ditions in 1890, Federal authorities state that while popu
lation in the United States during those years increased
83 per cent, the budget for public school education increas
ed 1400 per cent.
In 1890, 68.6 per cent of the 18,600,000 children of
school age in the United States were enrolled in school,
while in 1926, 83 per cent of the 29,700,000 children of
school age were attending school.
The percentage of school attendance to school popu
lation in Seward is better than the general average. The
school enrollment in SewTard today comes close to 98 per
cent of the school population.
Few towns or communities in the United States or
the world can show a better record than Seward’s in its
duty to and interest in popular education.
THIS DAY IN HISTORY
Canadian Corps formed in France (1915)
Even though there are 10 freshmen in the Seward
high this year, there will still be two to one when iniation
day comes along. Beware, Freshmen! Beware!
Senora Florestina Huebcar of Madrid awoke and
asked for something to eat, causing relatives and friends
to flee in terror. It happened that she was in a coffin all
dressed for burial when her appetite asserted herself,
thus spoiling an elaborate funeral which had been planned
for her.
The sanity test idea is growing. Why not apply it to
all candidates for office?
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Northern Pacific dining cars
through to Chicago on the
North Coast Limited. Experi
enced travelers appreciate the
meals for which this railroad is
famous.
Every refinement and comfort,
with newest Pullmans and obser- *
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barber, baths, card rooms, library
and other modern features.
May we give you fur
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anywhere “Outside”?
Karl K. Katz
Passenger Representative
200 L. C. Smith Bldg.—Seattle
Phone ELiot 5560
CREDIT TO TOWN
SEWARD HIGH SCHOOL BUILD
ING REMODELED; INCREASE
IN ENROLLMENT
A surprise awaited most of the
high school pupils Monday morning
when they walked into the building,,
for instead of beng greeted by a
small stuffy auditorium, a remodeled,
-airy room, large enough to hold 50
students in a pinch, welcomed them
to their duties. The three rooms,
which were usedHast year for a stu
dy room, class room and professor’s
office, have been rebuilt into one
large j*oom. The walls have been
calcimined, the wood-work painted
and the floor revarnished.
The room upstairs, used last year
for a class-room, has been diverted
into a library. Last year the stu
dents called this the “cubby-hole,'’
which could almost have been called
the “Black Hole of Calcutta.”
Going further into the building,
four rooms and a girls closet, here
tofore occupied by Attorney L. V.
Ray’s office, have been transformed
into scholastic quarters. One is the
office, where “our Ted” may direct in
peace; another makes up the labora
tory, wherein some day one of the
industrious lads may bring a new
light to view on the art of studying.
The other two are the typewriting
room and a class-room. All of
these rooms, besides, having been re
painted and recalcimined, have lino
leum on the floor.
The manuel training department is
down-stairs. With a few more toojs
which are to be sent for, the outfit
will be all that is necessary to
carry on this subject with good re
sults. ‘Mr. E. J. Baf^ has charge of
this department.
With the arrival of 16 more desks
on Saturday, the school will be ablT
to seat all the students with comfoct.
Taking everything into considera
tion, the high school building is i
credit to the community, Mr. Me
Ewren stated his appreciation for
the thoughtfullness of the City Coun
cil and those w’ho helped, ^for pro
viding such fine quarters for the
high school, and the fact is not over
looked by the pupils, for they com
ment on it with gratefulness.
The subjects offered this year are
as follows: Freshmen—English I, al
gebra, general science, ancient his -
tory and manuel training. Sopho
more—English II, geometry, Latin I,
and commercial geography. Juniors
—English III, physics, U. S. history.
Latin and typewriting.
There are 25 pupils enrolled in the
high school now, but by the end of
next week there will be about 30
according to Mr. McEwen. During
the last season the enrollment was
about 25.
i
Sigrid Rosness is the only Senior
so far. She figures on completing her
high school courses in three years,
this being her third year.
The public is cordially invited to
look the building over at their lei
sure.
I
DECLINES TO COMMENT
NEW YORK, Sept. 14. (/P)—Andrew
Mellon, secretary of tlie treasury, who
has been away on a cruise of the Med
iterranean ofr a month returned. He
declined to comment on international
affairs.
Canning peaches $2.00 a
crate. P. C, McMliUen.
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CHAS. LECHNER, Proprietor
LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF SUBMITING FINAL
PROOF
Anchorage, Alaska, July 19th, 1927.
Notice is hereby given that Horace
Samuel AbberU entryman, together
with his witnesses, Zeph T. Halferty
and Karl Armstrong, all of Kodiak,
Alaska, has submitted final proof on
his homestead entry, Serial No. 05546
for the land included in Non Mineral,
U. S. Survey No. 1464, containing
159.986 acres, Situate Latitude 57
deg. 43 min. 43 sec. N., Longitude
152 deg. 28 min. 05 sec. W. and said
final proof is now in the files of the
U. S. Land Office at Anchorage,
Alaska, and if no protest is filed in
the said U. S. Land Office at Anch
orage, Alaska within the period of
publication or within thirty days
thereafter, said final will be
accepted and final c< will be
issued.
/ J. LINDLEY GREEN,
# Register.
Date of first publication Sept. 3, 1927.
Date of last publication Nov. 12, 1927.