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THE WEATHER
High: 68? on August 24 and 25.
Low: 39 on August 23.
Average: 54°. 1 ■ above normal.
Precipitation: .15 inches.
Weekend Outlook: Mostly cloudy
with some periods of showers
or light rain. Temperatures
near or slightly below normal.
Sunrise today: 4:25 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:16 p.m.
THIS ISSUE CONTAINS
28 PAGES
2 SECTIONS
"Caught in
the Riffles”
By V. Maurice Smith
The realistic solution to the prob
lem o1 the Alaska Native people is
to leave them alone, said William
L. Paul, president of the Alaska
Native Brotherhood who is visit
ing Fairbanks this week with his
lister, Mrs. George Sheppard.
These people, Paul said, should
be left to live the life for which
they are trained. The idea that a
!>eople can be transplanted is ri-!
iiculous, he believes.
Since, at the present time, the
principal income in many of the
Tillages is the relief check, the
problem of economics rears its head.
Paul would establish registered
iraplines, something that has been
licked around for many years and
s in actual use in the Canadian
Sfukon.
He would avoid reservations but!
urges natives to take allotments of
land before the most desirable
places are taken. Paul used a dif
ferent word, pre-empted, which is
understandable since he has been
fighting for Indian rights most of
his life.
There still would be a need for
federal aid but this should be kept
to a minimum. He adds that this
would be possible if agents were
appointed who would devote enough
time and energy to get a job done
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Monroe School
Dedication
At 1 PM Sunday
The new Monroe high school,
named in memory of Father Fran
cis Monroe, S.J., founder of the
Immaculate Conception parish here
in 1804, will be officially dedicated
Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. with a
Mass of the Holy Spirit.
The Mass will be celebrated by
His Excellency, Francis D. Gleeson,
S.J., Vicar Apostolic of Alaska. Mu
sic for the ceremonies will be pro
vided by the Sister’s choir, under
the direction of Sister Stanislaus, j
Following the blessing of the cor-:
nerstone, members of the building
board will be hosts at an open
house, which will continue until
6 p.m.
The new school building, with
ultra-modern facilities throughout,
will house 150 high school students
and three grade school classes. The
$420,000, 13-classroom building,
completed less than two weeks ago,
is the result of a four-year building
program.
The imposing structure was de
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Jessen’s Will
Enjoy Holiday
Jessen's Weekly will be closed
on Labor Day, next Monday in
order that employees may enjoy
the long weekend.
The plant in Graehl will be
closed except for the night
watchman who will forego his
holiday in order to catch up on
some janitor work. The down
town office will be open until
5 p.m. Saturday but closed all
day on Monday.
Toastmistress
Club Holds
First Meeting
The Icebreakers Toastmistress
Club held their first business and
social meeting of the fall season
Tuesday night at the Smorgasbord,
recently opened at 110 Second ave
nue by Viola Flomer.
Members of the group present for
the dinner meeting included Edith
Egtey, Dorothy Taylor, Lidie Dyer,
Kay Pedersen, Cleo Hill, Kathy
Genzman. Madeline Healy, Geanne
Yeager and Margaret Ofstad.
Members of the group named
their new committee heads for the
coming year, and chairmen include
Madeline Healy, hospitality; Geanne
Yeager, program; Lidie Dyer, edu
cation; Margaret Ofstad, lexicolo
gist; Lucille Conway, historian;
June Tlone, parliamentarian; and
Margaret Evans, publicity.
The group is planning a member
ship drive in the near future. Any
one interested in contacting the
group should call Mrs. Genzman.
Rendezvous
Razed By Fire
This Morning
At about 3:30 a.m. today the Ren
dezvous night club was burned to
the ground after all efforts to save
it proved fruitless. The 30 guests
still in the club all escaped withoul
injury. Loss was estimated at $125,
000.
Fire fighters from Ladd’s Army
and Air Force units joined the Fair
banks Fire department to fight the
conflagration but lack of water sty
mied efforts to bring the blaze un
der control.
This is the second time that the
club has been totally destroyed.
The owners, Frank Caruso. “Satch”
Bianchi and Jack Tiemeyer, had
only about 30 per cent insurance
coverage.
The Fairbanks Fire department
said that as yet the cause of the
fire was undetermined, but that it
was possible a short in the wiring
was the origin since the blaze be
gan in the roof.
An advertisement for the club
appears in the back section of to
day’s paper due to the fact that
this part of the edition came off the
press before the fire.
Stores Close
If the weather is good this com
ing week end it is expected that a
mass exodus from Fairbanks will
take place as most business houses
and all offices shut down Saturday
for the Labor Day holiday.
Virtually everything will be at
a stand-still Sunday and Monday as
Fairbanksans Observe Labor Day.
All city, federal and territorial of
fices will be closed as well as
banks.
School To Open Tuesday;
Details Of Split Shift And
Bus Schedules Outlined
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Nordale School
Addition To Be
Ready Tuesday
Nordale school's new $250,000
i multi-purpose addition will be all
ready for the coming year's influx
of students when classes begin on
Tuesday.
Designed by Alaska Architectural
and Engineering company and con
structed by Burgess Construction
company, the large addition will
provide recreational facilities for
the children after school hours, in
addition to auditorium space for the
public.
The addition is built with a com
bination brick and masonry and re
inforced concrete walls. Accoustical
tile was put on the ceiling and the
arches are of glue laminated wood.
A natural finish on all sides adds
a very attractive touch to the in
terior decor. Diffusion drapes, fas
tened at both top and bottom, have
been put at all the windows.
The room has also been designed
for audio-visual purposes, with fa
j cilities for a screen built in. A port
| able stage is also a feature of the
I new addition. The seating capacity.
1 with the stage, is about 450, but 500
j can be accommodated if necessary.
TEACHERS
—Jessen’s Staff Photo
Pictured here are three teachers who will be conducting classes in
the new Monroe high school being dedicated Sunday. From left to
right they are Sister Dorothy of Providence, high school teacher;
Sister Mary Agnes, fifth grade, and Sister Mary Maurice, principal
of the grade school.
* After mulling over pre-registra
tion figures for the past eight days,
Dr. James C. Ryan, superintendent
of Fairbanks schools, today made
known the complete details of the
opening of school September 4.
“We are painfully aware of the
inconveniences, difficulties, and dis
advantages of the double shift,”
Dr. Ryan stated. “Under the pres
ent circumstances, however, there
seems to be no alternative. We are
trying to work out a schedule that
will work best for the greatest
! number of pupils and parents, and
to avoid as many inconveniences
and disadvantages as possible. Par
ents have been as., d to express
a preference for the morning or
afternoon shift, and, as far as pos
sible, we will honor the preferences
expressed.” Probably a few classes
in several schools will be on shift,
i The schools will open Tuesday,
September 4, the day after Labor
Day. In last week’s pre-registration,
2,493 elementary pupils and 561 high
: school pupils, a total of 3,054 stu
dents, enrolled, setting an all time
high registration record.
Stated Dr. Ryan in a report to
the press, “Approximately 10 per
cent more pupils have registered
than have ever attended the Fair
banks Public schools before, afd
; we estimate that pre-registration
figures are only about 90 per cent
complete.”
The Lathrop high school will ac
commodate the 600 high school pu
pils expected reasonably well, but
the elementary grades are faced
with a different problem: With only
87 classrooms for the entire ele
mentary school, a double shift for
some cannot be avoided.
High School
The high school will open in the
Lathrop high school building on
Airport road at 9 a m. Tuesday on
a single shift basis. All high school
students should report to the gym
nasium at that time.
All eighth grade pupils will at
tend the Main elementary school
on Cushman street. Whether or not
the eighth grade will be on a doub
le shift will be determined by the
enrollment. Students will be ad
vised of the program at 9 a.m. Tues
day.
Main Elementary School
Pupils in grades kindergarten to
seven inclusive who live in the^fol
lowing areas will attend the Main
Elementary school on Cushman
street:
1. Chena river to 13th street,
from Clay to Cowles street.
2. Brandt and Garden Island.
3. South Fairbanks from 13th to
15th avenues.
4. Aurora. Eskimo Village, and
the railroad housing area.
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