Territorial Depository.
May 20th, 1916, Opened for Business
Nov. 25th, 1916, Deposits Over $500,000.00
• CORRESPONDENTS:
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
! Seattle.
CHASE NATIONAL BANK
New York
SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
Seattle.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE
Seattle.
DEXTER HORTON NATIONAL BANK
Seattle.
SEATTLE NATIONAL BANK
Seattle.
AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK
San Francisco.
OHAS. E. BROWN, President.
SIDNEY ANDERSON, Vice-President and Cashier.
D. VUCETICH, Foreign Exchange Department.
WINFIELD ERVIN, Assistant Cashier.
ED. M. HUFF, Insurance and Bonds.
MISS M. EVERSOLE, Bookkeeper.
MISS MARIAN ALBERTSON, Stenographer.
DIRECTORS
A. E. LATHROP HARRY V. HO BEX
. GEO. W. PALMER SIDNEY ANDERSON
L. DAVID CHAS. E. BROWN
JAMES E. O’REILLY.
BANKING HOURS 10 A. M. TO 3 P. M. SATURDAYS 10 A. M. TO 1P.M.1 AND 7 P. M. TO 8 P. M.
THIS BANK WILL BE CLOSED THANKSGIVING DAY
BANK OF ANCHORAGE
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TRY A “WANT” AD. IN THE TIMES FOR RESULTS.
WASHINGTON, D. C —“Why are.
you trying to educate the Eskimo?
Why don’t you let them alone? They
were happy and were able to exist
> before you began to change their
mode of life.” These are the ques
tions that are asked and answered
in The Eskimo, a monthly magazine
published at Nome, Alaska, in the
interests of Eskimos of the north
western district of Alaska. Walter
C. Shields, superintendent of the work
of the bureau of education, depart
ment of the interior, in northwestern
Alaska, who writes the leading arti
cle in this new magazine of the north,
says:
“The people who asked these ques
. tions, if they are really sincere
enough to warrant any consideration,
can be divided into two classes. First,
those who display their scientific
knowledge by quoting the law of
j ‘The Survival of the Fittest,’ with the
' assumption that the Eskimo is not
j fit to survive. The second class claim
I a peculiar insight into the frame of
mind of the ancient Eskimo, who, they
assert, was an especially contented
individual, and furthermore, they in
sist that the Eskimo of today is not
contented. This set of critics insists
on taking the position, indefensible in
1 this day and generation, that educa
tion is not a good thing for a people.
The claim of our service is that the
Eskimo, by reason of his inherent
qualities and because of his geo
graphical position, is fit and able to
i survive and we claim, by our system
i of education for him, we are making I
him not only more fit to survive, but
j that he will be a vital factor in .the
j development of northern Alaska.
“The Eskimo is not dependent. On
the contrary, he is, even in his present
condition, a real and vital factor in
the wealth of the country. He has
never received a ration from the gov
ernment. He can support himself,
not always according to our stand
ards, it is true, but it is better for
him to eat strictly native food than
for him to learn to expect, the gov
eminent to support him. The wail so
often hi uni from ignorant but pre
sumably ib iniabk people, ‘Why don\
you give the poor people some food?’ i
if needed, v on: I make pao-jer? out of i
a .• 1 f-suppr ■■ lag and noble vnee. We i
arc proud of the fact that wo have j
not fed tlie Eskimo. We are proud '
of him as a man because he feeds i
himself.
"The keynote of our school system j
for the Eskimo is its direct relation i
to the village life. Thus the school re
public becomes the village council, the j
school garden soon becoipes the vil- j
lage garden, the cooking class be- |
comes the bread-baking class for the 1:
village, the cleanup of the school I j
ground becomes the village clean-up,! I
the bench work for the boys’ class he- 11
comes the boat and sled-building con- i;
ter for the village. And most strik- j
ing'of all, the school boy who is sent | i
to the reindeer herd as an apprentice, j j
in four years becomes the trained j ■
herder, the supporter of his family, ; j
and a future leader of his people.” i!
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THE THANKSGIVING EVE. BALL
Everything is in readiness for the *
big Thanksgiving Eve ball to be given
under the auspices of the local Order
of Moose at Kobarts’ Hall next Wed
nesday evening.
The committees that have the af
fair in charge have been working
night and day to perfect all the plans,
and they are now rounding out the
last little details that will go to make
the whole affair the supreme social
event of the season.
One of the events of the evening
that has hitherto been given little pub
licity, is the banquet that will be given
at 11:50 p. m. This is not to be con
fused with a lunch with just soffee
and sandwiches, but is going to be a
real on the square banquet, with Tur
key and all the trimmings, after-din-'
ner stories and speaking and with a:
good live toastmaster in charge. So
don’t fail to be on the job.
Now just a word about the price of
admission so that no confusion will re
sult. The price of the tickets are two ,
dollars each, for the gentlemen. No (
charge for ladies. Each gentleman (
holding one of these ticket will be en- >
titled to take one lady to the banquet; (
if accompanied by more than one lady* (
additional tickets will have to be se- j
cured. S
Tickets.are on sale at Loussac’s, Ho- G
harts and every Moose in the city can 2
supply you with one or more.
The dance will be given in Hobarts s
Hall and the banquet in the Moose f,
Hall, both places are being appropri-jj!
ately decorated for the occasion. 70! 3
EDW. T. McNALLY
WM. MAITLAND i
M’Nally a Maitland
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We carry a complete stock of common dimension. Fin
ish that is CLEAR and properly kiln-dried.
Should you want something nice for panel work, we have
a stock of genuine wood veneer, beautifully grained
and especially selected for this purpose.
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