Oops! Reptile
In College Dorm
By NANCY PLOTTS
Times Staff Writer
A young man at the University
of Alaska, Mark Bartholomew, is
causing quite an uproar with his
iguana, the only reptile found on
the farthest north campus in the
United States.
The iguana, Nebbie, (short for
Nebudchadnezzar) doesn’t seem to
mind the climate too much, except
around Christmas when the ther
mometer sometimes registers in the
minus 60s.
Last winter when the temperature
reached these depths, Mark found
Nebbie curled up in the middle of
the floor and looking far more
miserable than an iguana from sun
ny New Mexico should have to
look.
Nebby has a short body with a
2-foot long, light green and beige
banded tail with a very light blue
neck pouch. She eats salads, cheese,
mealworms, peanut butter cookies!
and, occasionally, tries to add a
finger to her dish.
Mark acquired her from a dime
store in Oregon, instead of the alli
gator he had in mind. She seems
very devoted to her master, and
sometimes gives him a peck on the
lips.
On the other hand, University of
Alaska students find her quite
shocking at times.
Once, an Eskimo student came to
Mark’s room to see Nebbie because
he had never seen a reptile before.
Mark held her in his hand and the
visitor began satisfying his curiosi
ty about iguanas until Nebbie de
cided to jump onto the Eskimo boy.
The boy nearly fainted.
Another time, Mark’s roommate
unknowingly slept on top of Neb
bie. When he woke up, Nebbie was
on his arms. The roommate shot
out of bed as though he had a
9 a.m. class and the alarm clock
said 9:30.
Another boy came to Mark’s
room, not knowing that he had
Nebbie. Nebbie was standing per
fectly still on top of the desk.
The boy saw it and said jokingly.
“Oh, what a cute little toy you
have there.” He bent over to reach
for Nebbie. She moved. That stu
dent still has the heebie-jeebies.
Another night, Mark brought Neb
bie to Wickersham Hall, one of the
girls’ dormitories. The girls re
coiled in horror.
They screamed and made fast
tracks down the hall when she
jumped. Somehow, she just doesn’t
niake a hit with the girls in particu
lar.
Another time, Mark took her to
the Snack Bar on campus for a
coffee break. She whipped her pow
erful tail at a passing girl, and she
nearly had a minor heart attack.
Everywhere Nebbie goes, she caus
es quite an uproar.
This summer when Mark goes to
ivork, Nebbie is going to stay with
Mark’s girlfriend, Carole. True,
Mark can’t take the iguana into the
‘boondocks” with him. But some
persons suspect a more ulterior mo
tive. Maybe Nebbie will keep the
eoys away from Carole during
Mark’s absence.
FINE DRINKING WATER
In the Arctic, glacial ice, when
een on fields of ocean ice, creates
nildly exciting news. It is easy to
pot because it is blue against the
vhite ocean ice.
Men drive their dogteams to it,
ut chunks of it and drive back
lome.
Glacial ice makes fine drinking
vater.
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January 7, 1963
Dear Editor:
I have been reading a reprint of
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Village
eacher
Bureau of Indian Affairs officials '
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for Canyon Village.
Frank Brady went to the remote
village'in Howling Dog Canyon on
January 2 to become the teacher
there but returned to Fairbanks on
January 12. reporting that the
school building was not complete
and could not be heated.
BIA maintenance personnel are
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Kotzebue Gets
New Teacher
On the 25th of January, Kotzebue
is acquiring a new teacher, an Atha
bascan Indian young lady, by the
name of Louise Tansy.
Miss Tansy has been attending
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recently received her BA degree in
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Projects development officers will
be working at the “grass roots”
level with natives, both individually
and in groups, in developing pro*
jects that will furnish employment,
improve facilities, and stimulate
economic health.
In addition to the four men just
employed, Ross Miller was ap
pointed last May as an area indus
trial development officer; Neil Jen
sen was employed last July as an
industrial field representative and
has now been reassigned as a hous
ing development officer; and H. P,
Prent Gazaway was employed last
August by the BIA as a staff econ
omist. i
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Kotzebue Legend..
(Continued from Page 5)
the seal when the alarm is given.
As they escape toward the sea you
can snare them. The hunter who
found this place will lead you to
the new hunting grounds tomorrow
morning,” the spokesman advised
them before he dismissed the meet
ing.
(To be continued.)
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A LINE OF TRUTH
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