THE FRONTIERSMAN
Entered as second class matter on Oct. 21, 1947, at the post office at
Palmer. Alaska, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
A. J. DeJulio --- Owner-Manager
Editor _ _Virginia Gallanl
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BROTHERHOOD WEEK
(Courtesy of the Christian Science Monitor)
This is published in the interest of Brotherhood
Week, February 20-27, sponsored by the Nation
al Conference of Christians and Jews.
American is celebrating Brotherhood Week. Community leaders
are speaking on radio and TV. Meanwhile in Moscow the Soviet
radio beams its year-round hourly appeals into the world to unite
as brothers, comrades. ...
Listening in are millions in Asia, Africa, Europe—listening in
and wondering what it is all about. Multitudes are committed in
their hearts to neither side, only to the hope for peace and
happiness.
How can we help them to see the brotherhood slogans of false
ideologies for what they are: attempts to popularize and enforce
a system in which a million “brothers” are ruled despotically by a
handful of self-appointed “superbrothers”?
By acting like brothers among ourselves, for one thing.
By showing that democracy is brotherhood applied politically;
that Christianity is brotherhood applied universally.
By replacing extreme partisanship with an awareness of the
common good, smear with constructive criticism, and suppression
of our fellow* citizens with as vigorous a defense of their rights
as of our own.
Every time we help a member of a racial or religious minority
among us to maintain his integrity and dignity we win a battle.
The idea of brotherhood is spreading. More and more, men co
operate to solve communal, national, and international problems.
This awakening is based on more than mere recognition of the
need for adjustment in a shrinking world. Its core and force is the
growing comprehension of why men are brothers—because of having
one Father.
Right actions can infuse our words with power and make them
heard over and through the din of the big lie, which—whatever its
form—is essentially a denial of man’s spiritual nature.
Dear Editor:
Many of your subscribers might
be interested in the following:
Teachers’ Salary Increment—
What is it? Let’s take a second
look at Alaska Education Asso
ciations’ House Bill No. 92 re
garding teachers’ salary incre
ment. You may have read or
!heard about this bill. It is a good
one. The Palmer Education Asso
ciation with its 38 members has
endorsed it. The 1,039 mmebers of
the Alaska Education Association
have given it their support. The
Superintendents’ Advisory Coun
cil, Association of Alaska School
boards, and the Territorial EOard
Of Education are promoting this
i conservative increment bill.
Why? It offers a future to teach
ers in Alaska. The starting salary
in Alaska compares favorably
with .that in the States but with
la .Bachelor’s degree the peak is
novr reached with only an. eight
hundred dollar raise regardless of
how long one might teach. At
present a teacher who would
want to earn his Master’s degree
would take a year’s leave with
out income and if he were care
ful could put himself through the
year in college for about $2,000.
For his effort and expense he
would receive under the present
scale $120 more the first year
with an additional $100 a year in
crease for the next four years.
Not much incentive is it,
Alaska Education Bill No. 92 as
introduced in the House by Pater
J. Kalmerides February 15 would
add another $100 for each year of
experience up to eight years for
teachers with a Bachelor’s degree
and three years experience. Too
often the peak of the territorial
scale is quoted. Only a few teach
ers ever receive the peak so this
is rot a true picture.
Under the proposed law the
great majority of teachers would
receive about $4,890 or about $405
per month. If a teacher with a
Bachelor’s degree in Third Divi
sion would continue to teach for
eight years his salary would be
$6,220 or $518.33 a month. Not
too much is it: From this he must
save enough to advance his train
ing (required in Palmer every five
years).
Members of Palmer Education
Association sincerely believe in
creased increment would lessen
the number of tourist teachers
and increase the number of years
a teacher would spend in our
classrooms. Our boys and girls
deserve teachers interested in
each individual child. Alaska's
youth must develop leadership
and skills. Teachers remaining in
your schools a greater number of
years will help. Increment Bill
No. 92 will give a future to your
teachers.
Write to your legislators. Let
them know you approve the bill.
Sincerely yours,
Alma J. Blunck
Legislative Chairman
Palmer Education Association
With other towns and cities re
porting their moose population,
Palmer may also mention their
steady visitors. A number of
moose have been wandering
around town the past few weeks,
browsing on willows and digging
in snow-covered gardens for cab
bages and the like. Photograph
rs are having a hay-day.
Sez Willie Wineharud:
“MORE POWER
TO YOU!”
A powerful handshake is fine up to a point,
but no one enjoys a "bone-crusher". When it
comes to power you can use lots of it when it
is working for you That is the thing that
electric power does for you and electricity does
it faster, safer and more economically. There
is no limit to the amount of power available to
you ... so we sa^ "take it easy with more
power to you."
Matanuska Electric Assn.
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ARC Program to Assist
Civil Engineer Students
A program to assist Alaska high
school students to obtain a college
education in civil engineering was
announced last week by A. F.
Ghiglione, commissioner of roads
for Alaska.
The Student Engineer In
Training Program, inaugurated
this year by the Alaska Road
Commission, is designed to pro
vide regular summer employment
through the student’s college
years. The program provides for
periodic promotions and assures,
because of the experience which
supplements his academic train
:ng, a position upon graduation,
at a higher grade than usually
offered graduate engineers.
The plan is available to Alaska
students who are high school seni
ors or college freshmen enrolled
in Civil Engineering courses. Ap
plicants will be selected annual
ly on the basis of scholastic
standing, recommendations of
school faculty, and local refer
ences. No written, examination
will be required. Those students
will receive permanent appoint
ments as Engineering Aides, and
will enter on duty with the Alas
ka Road Commission, immediately
upon graduation from high school.
They will be assigned to a field
survey party or field engineering
office where they will enjoy prac
tical experience in their chosen
profession. When the college term
begins in the fall, the traineers
will be placed on furlough for
the school years and will retain
their permanent appointments. At
the close of the school year they
again will enter on active duty
with the Alaska Road Commis
sion.
Under the Student Engineer In
Training Program, the trainee
will receive periodic promotions
if his on-the-job performance is
satisfactory. He will also bene
fit by the variety of experience,
including survey work in both
location and construction pro
jects, inspection of construction
materials and contractors’ work
manship. He will gain experience
in office engineering, including
computations and preparation of
engineering reports and records.
Thus, the plan offers an oppor
tunity for the engineering stu
dent to earn during the summer
months a substantial portion of
his college expenses, and at the
same time receive excellent ex
perience in highway engineer
ing
“The Alaska Road Commission,
is adopting this progr am in order
to establish a source of trained
enginering personnel who are per
manent residents of Alaska with
a sincere interest in the develop
ment of the Territory. The Stu
dent Engineer In-Training Prog
ram is designed to encourage in
creased enrollment in engineer
ing courses by Alaska high school
graduates. Many young men who
otherwise might find it impos
sible to attend college because of
insufficint funds can obtaien. an
engineering education by partic
ipation in this plan,” says Ghig
lior.e.
Students interested in obtain
ing further information are advis
ed to contact W. C. Sharpies, Per
sonnel Officer, Room 304, Federal
Building, Juneau, for details and
application forms. -
TEMPERANCE UNION
TO MEET FEB. 25
The Palmer unit of the Wom
ens’ Christian Temperance Union
will hold its regular monthly
meeting at 8 p.m. February 25 at
the Church of God on Matanuska
Street.
Devotions will be in charge of
Wesley Lancaster, pastor of the
church.
A book review will be present
ed by Mrs. I. M. Sandvik
Those attending are asked to
take a clipping or short poem
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POSTPONED DINNER
TO BE HELD
AFTER EASTER
Due to inclement weather the
Lutheran Ladies’ Aid postponed
their annual ham dinner which
was to be held on Thursday,
February 17. The dinner will now
be held sometime after Easter,
although no definite date has
been set.
j Those who are holding tickets
may get their money refunded
| from the person who sold the tick
!et, it was announced this week.
I In making the announcement,
members of the Lutheran Aid ex
tended their thanks to those who
| bought tickets and to those who
had intended to attend the dinner,
for their support.
concerning intoxicating liquor or
its effects.
There will be the regular busi
ness meeting following the pro
gram. The public is invited.
FRONTIERSMAN CLASSIFIEDS
ALWAYS BRING RESULTS
HOME NURSING AND
/FIRST AID CLASSES
BEING PLANNED
Valley women interested in a
Home Nursing Course are re
quested to register with Mrs.
Dexter Bacon of Bailey Hill, or
Mrs. Florence Sandel at the Val
ley Presbyterian Hospital.
Following several requests the
current Home Nursing course will
be repeated, beginning March 21,
if a large enough class is register
ed before that date. Classes for
the six-week course are held once
a week from 81OO to 10.00 p.m.
at the home of Mrs. Bacon, regis
tered nurse instructor. The cur
rent class will complete their
course on March 7.
First Aid
Another 18-hour American Red
Cross standard first aid course
will begin in Palmer on March 15.
The two-hour classes are held
once a week for nine weeks, in
the basement of the United Pro
testant Church, with Mrs. Flor
ence Sandel, RN, as instructor
Those interested in taking the
course are requested to contact
Mrs. Sandel prioer to March 15.
A BASIC PRINCIPLE OF OUR SERVIGE:
A member of our firm personally arranges and conducts
every funeral when we are called on to serve the families
of our community.
Upon request, a booklet entitled:
'FUNERAL FACTS EVERY FAMILY SHOULD KNOW
ABOUT FUNERALS AND INTERMENTS"
is available.
Anchorage Funeral Chapel
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