VOL. 7 PALMER, ALASKA ' SEPTEMBER 29,1944 NO. 38
PALMER SCHOOL \TEWS
Two events of unusual importance
occupied Palmer school teachers ane
pupils during the current week,the
visit Thursday end Friday of Dr.
James C. Ryan, Territorial Com
missioner of Education, and Miss
Violet S. Hoar, Territorial Super
visor of Health Education, and a
series o’f student activities which
included election of class officers
organization of the high school
Student Council and initiation of
Freshmen and our new high school
teachers by the Sophomore Class.
Dr. Ryan and Miss Hoar spent
two busy school days inspecting the
physical school plant, conferring
with Supt. F.E. Shaw, advising with
classroom teachers and talking with
local A.R.R.C, and M.V.F.C.A.
personnel. Dr. Ryan gave a talk
before the high school student as
sembly and another to-the teaching
staff, while Miss- Hoar made many
valuable suggestions in discussing
health teaching problems before the
entire group of teachers.
uxpss oii icers i or 1^44-40 were
chosen ps‘follows: Freshmen--Don
Irwin, President; Sophia Vanderpool
Vice President; Evelyn Foster, Sec
retary-Treasurer; Miss Virginia
Wear, Faculty Sponsor. Sophomores—
Herbert Ising, Fresid.ent; Kittle
Kepler, Secretary-Treasurer•
Juniors--Donald Hanson, President;
Jim Rermon, Vice President; Jean
Emory, Secretary; Peggy Hansen and
Donald DeLsnd, Representatives on.
Student Council, and Harry L.Wimmer
Faculty Sponsor. Seniors —Harry
Rust, President; Dorothy Huntley,
Vice President; B'onnie Moore, Sec
retary-Treasurer; Rosemary. Kepler
and Peter Snndvik, Student Council
Representatives, and" Miss Susan
Baker, Faculty Sponsor.,
Friday we!s annual .Initiation Day
with Freshmen boys dressed as girls
and Freshmen girls Specially cos
tumed. vew teachers appeared * •• .
adbrned with dunce caps, and at
1/40 F.M. all Freshmen and new
teachers were formally initiated
into Palmer High School, Following
this ceremony, the Sophojnores
entertained ther erstwhile victims
at a party on the basement floor
of the school building.
Reminding you—that packages sent i
to-sprviee men and women must be
wrapped ih heavy pjsiper and tied.
with heavy string; _. . ..
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DR. RYAN VISITS PALMTSR
Dr. Janes C. Ryan, Territorial
Commissioner of Education for
Alaska, is spending three days in
the Vulley on has annual visitat’on
of Alaskan Schools.
Dr, Ryan says that all schools
in Alaska have been staffed with
teachers* The most urgent need at
the present is to find janitors and
janitor's helpers.
Dr. Ryan also says that Palmer
and Was ilia will soon outgrow their
buildings, Wasllla sooner than .
Palmer.* . ,
'Ae are very fortunat£*~i‘n being
•able to secure a man of Mr. Shaw's
training and experience as our new
Superintendent according to Dr.Ryan,
and we have an-excellent teaching
staff.
The Territory has purchased two
additional lots of land for the
V/asilla School from Mr. Homing.
This will give the Wasilla School
more playground space which has
been sorely needed from some time. .
It Is now being leveled and prepared
’for use.
LITTLE CAROL STEPHAN CALLED
. ' ' BY .'DEATH
Carol Stephan, age 5, passed
away at the Matahuskn Valley Ho? ,>1-.
tal Wednesday Morning, Carol Lucille
Stephan was born in Palmer May fc,
1939 to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stephan.
She leaves besides her parents, four
sisters. Carol was ill for only a
short time and it was a great shock
to everyone to hear of her 3udden
death. Funeral Services were held.at
the Valley Chapel, Rev*—Herman B^yer
officiating, Thursday evening at
6:30 ?.M. Mrs. Alfsen played the
piano nad Mrs. Pearl Harder sang
ESafe in the Arms, of Jesus" and
"Blessdd 'Jesus" The Fall Bearers
were Margaret Jane Cope,Nona Wineck,
Barbara and Joyce Hecker. Many
friends of the bereaved parents,
attended the service. The Community
extends its deepest sympathy.
NOTICE ..
Gifts' sent overseas to Service
men and women must be in the Mail
by October 15, or it will be nec
essary to secure a special requf st
in writing from the one in Service
before a package can be sent*