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30 per cent increase instead* T!-*in is due
to the expected increase in the population
of the V.' ley according to all infornation
concerning the influii into the Territory
this season.
This would mean that there night be in the
neighborhood of 550 pupils for the Palmer
School by September.
Since A-:t'.1 SO there have been four addi
tional enrollees and residents of the Llat
anuslca Valley and Palmer are again remin
ded to soe that their children are enrol
led at once-so that they will be assured
of a seat th'is' next school year. Hr:1,
Snelling said that the school was doing
everything r.ossible to take care of all
present Valley residents first.
The Palmer School Board has been trying to
employ an Agricultural teacher this next
year. Hr. Robert h. Smith has been con- ;
tectcd for the position. Re is qualified i
to toach ysics and Chemistry as well.
Ke is married and has one child. Hr.
Smelling stated it is doubtful if he will
come to the Valley unless he can be assured
of living quarters. If anyone can help in
any way, it will be greatly appreciated.
ECUCATICNAL bill PASSE' BY SENATE
On A >ril 1 the U. S. Senate pasrod the fed
oral-aid-for-education bill rhich was sup
ported by-the national Education Association.
This bill, which provides "300,000,000 schoo]
aid, passed by an overwhelming vote of 58 to
22, The passage of this bill culminates a 25
year fight for the passage of such legislatir
Senator Taft said of the bill in the course
of >the debate: ”1 think there is nothing
more important to the welfare of the people
of the United States. Today we have spent
and are spending billions-to protect our
international position."
It is now up to Congress to pass on the bill.
Under this bill each state would receive a
nininum of )5 for each child between the age:
of five and seventeen. Half of the states
would receive higher per-child quotas runninf
up to approximately )25.
A story in the Washington Post carried this •
information--"House Speakor Joseph Ilartin,
Jr., (P.Hass.) said there is more "Ublic in
terest in the foderal-aid-to-education bill,
which passed the Senate, than in any other
neasure now before congress."
A successful meeting- is the product of mul
tiplying the knowledge, of an individual by
the number in attendance,
dake each meeting a'stepping stonp-.&o the
next and better one. •
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