SCHOOL NEWS
SECOND GRADE (2B)—
The month of October ended
with a surprise Hallowe’en party
featuring refreshments and the
cat with the missing tail. It was
amazing to see how many children
(3 out of 22) could pin pussy’s tail
in its proper place.
Both reading groups are almost
ready to begin a new reader in the
Dick and Jane series. Some num
ber workbooks have arrived
which the children claim are quite
easy.
The children continue to play
outdoors at recess and will as
long as the weather is favorable.
The metal playground equipment
is cold and the children need pro
tection for their hands if they ex
pect to grasp the wings or merry
go-round. Parents would be mak
ing a wise move if they could see
that their children are equipped
with mittens.
SECOND GRADE (2A)—
The following second graders
had perfect attendance for the
first six weeks: Judy Ahkolik,
Gerald Beltz, Laura Bourdon, Roy
Carlson, Teresa Gerard. Dianna
Leise ,Evelyn Lewis, Dale Motron,
Dorothy Russell, Sig Savok, and
Karl Tvetcr.
In health class the children are
learning how to help prevent
colds. They have learned that
twelve hours sleep every night is
one erf the best preventives.
SIXTH GRADE—
The sixth grade now has an en
rollment of thirty pupils. They
have been studying Africa, Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark, and the
Era of Christianity in History. And
they have been studying the His
tory of Alaska. In English reading
class they are studying adventures
on the High Sea.
In Science the students have
been experimenting with electric
ity.
The Honor Roll students for the
first six weeks were Sandra Den
berger, Sadie Bell, Mary Jeanne
Boucher, Bruce Russell, Arlene
Muller, and Helen Sahlin.
HIGH SCHOOL—
With a single stroke oi the pen,
Thomas Jefferson doubled the or
iginal territory of the United
States. The purchase of the Louis
iana territory was made in 1803
from France for $15,000,000.
Jefferson encouraged the settle
ment of the west by sending
Lewis and Clark on their expedi
tion to explore it. They were tor
, LESLIE'S MARKET
OPENED FOR BUSINESS
Mr and Mrs. Walter Leslie are
I now open for business in their;
■ new Cash and Carry Market next!
1 door to ’ the Bering Sea Club. j
The building which was for- j
merly occupied by the Peggy's
Cafe, has been completely rencrv
, ated and new refrigerated meat I
cases installed, with fresh unfroz
en mea well displayed.
In addition to meat the new
market is handling produce ar
riving on every plane, as well as
butter, eggs and fresh milk.
Walter and Ann Leslie who are
the sole owners in the new ven
! ture, plan to serve the public from
j ten o’clock in the morning until
7:30 in the evening.
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discover its resources and lay out
: an overland route through the
, Missouri Valley, across the Great
1 Divide to the Pacific. The story of
, this mighty exploit began in the
; spring of 1804 and ended in 1806.
The events are all recorded in the
records of Lewis and Clark.
An Idian girl, Sakajawea, was
a guide to the exploring party
which reached the Pacific in the
early days of November.
General science students are
now studying how man has gain
ed control over the energy re
sources of the earth.
The aquariums are teeming
with new life. A recent shipment
i by air brought in one dozen
newts, twenty-five pond snails,
j twenty-five various other snails,
: three clams and a variety of
! plants. The shipment came from
a scientific company in Chicago.
The mechanical drawing class
completed the drawings of the
j city map for school census pur
! poses. Interesting changes have
been made in Nome since the
early maps were drawn.
Six of the girls in music are
specializing on a new song. The
others are harmonizing on several
old time favorites.
Lods Swanberg has returned
from a successful eye operation
and has joined the Senior class.
Ten new desks have been added
to the assembly to take care of
| the increased enrollment in High
I School.
In 1904-1905, Perrine of the i
| Lick Observatory discovered by
means of photography a sixth
outer satellite erf Jupiter revolv
! ing around him in a period of 251
i days, also a seventh moon in a
period of 260 days
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Typhoid Fever
In Bethel Area
JUNEAU. *(/P) — Two persons
have died and 35 others are ill
with symptoms of typhoid fever
in the Bethel area, the Alaska
Health Department reported to
day.
Health department and Alaska
Native Service officers are giving
aid with immunizations.
Travel to the area is at a mini
mum, however, as ice is too thin
for ski planes and the mud on the
air strips is too thick for wheel
planes.
FAIRBANKS (/P)—Residents of
Fairbanks will have a rehearsal
this month of the roles they will
be expected to play in the event
on an enemy attack on interior
Alaska.
Plans are being prepared for
series of maneuvers to coordinate
civilian defense measures with
those of Big Delta, and the Ladd
and Eielson Air Force bases. De
tails have not«.been disclosed.
Alaska Winners
Of Scholarship
Are Announced
Mrs. Patricia O’Keefe Skoog,
senior, and Helen L. Oswalt, junior
students at the University of
Alaska, for the second consecu
tive year have received $500 scho
larships from the Standard Oil
Company of California, accord
ing to M. B. Vincent, Fairbanks
manager of Standard Oil Com
pany, who has given Dr. Terris
Moore of the University .a $2,000
check for these and two other
scholarships.
The other two Alaska winners
are Anna Mueller of Nenana,
freshman, and Ruth Blankenship
1 of Kiana, senior.
These awards are part of the
1 program announced last year by
I the Standard Oil Company of Cal
| ifornia when it established 36 an
j nual $500 general scholarships at
! nine major universities on the Pa
! cific Coast. These awards have
l been granted by University offi
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Catholic Priests
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in North Korea.
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Michigan, says the priest told hin
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Each time a new father superio:
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communists would take him off t<
prison and ultimate execution
United Nations forces previously
have received reports of system
atic persecution of Roman Catho
lies in North Korea.
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ing outstanding citizens and po
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