ARNDT APPOINTED TO PALMER
SCHOOL BOARD; SUCCEEDS IRWIN
A fractured leg and ankle has kept
Laurence Arndt, now in the Matan
ueka Valley Hospital, from taking
up his new position on the Palmer
School Bpard. Mr. Arndt was ad
vised of his appointment in a
letter dated January 7 from Anthony'
E. Karnes, Commissioner of Educa
tion, who together'with Mr. H.L.
Faulkner, President of the Territor
ial Board of Education, made the
appointment.
This move became necessary when Mr.
Don Irwin resigned from the posi
tion. The other members of this
Board are A.A.Johnson and Robert
Higgenbotyham, both of Palmer.
MORE ABOUT ALBRECHTS - - -
Having received a Junior Membership
in the American College of Surgeons
just previous to his departure from
Palmer, he was able to attend the
Congress of that group held in
Chicago early in November. There
he attended lectures and clini'cs.
And, in Chicago, as well as in
other cities he visited later, he
had interviews with many people
interested in the work of the Mat
anus ka Colony and the Matanuska
Valley Hospital.
Dr. Albrecht went to school in New
York for a week. He spent some
time in Washington, D. C., where he
had been a3ked to make a report.
In New York he arranged for the
funds which are being used now in
the construction of the United
Protestant manse.
Nearly everywhere he went, there
was work he wanted to do. The only
real visiting was with Dr.Albrecht's
relatives and friends near Water
town and Madison, Wisconsin, and
with Mrs. Albrecht's family near
Bethlehem and Philadelphia, Pfcnn.
"But," says Dr. Albrecht,’ "the
really beautiful part of the trip
was when we drove back through the
Southern States. I had never seen
Texas and Arizona or the many places
we had an opportunity to go through.
We didn't have time to do justice to
it as we should have. We had to
hurry and for eight days averaged
PI.AYS ANNOUNCED FOR
THEATER GUILD PROGRAM
It has been announced recently that ^
the Theater Guild will present two ^
one-act plays at their entertainment
on February 5 in the Community Hall,
Rehearsals have already begun. Miss
Lorinda Ward will direct one play—
Neighbors” by Zona Gale and featured
players will be Tess Dorsh, Mrs,
Harry DeLand, Norma Brown, Jane
Mills, Helen Barry, Gaye Bjornsen,
Leonard Capp and Harry DeLand, The
second play, a farce, entitled "If
Man played Cards as Women Do,"by
George S, Kauffman, will be directed
by Miss Loi3 Spencer.
There was much discussion at a recent
meeting as to the advisability of bu.c
service. However, it was agreed tha’
this would be financially impossible.
"However, I understand," says Miss
Ruth DeArmond, President of the
Guild, "that several of the busses
do arrange to come in far a charge
of 25^ a round trip providing they
can get a full load. Maybe some
thing like that could be worked out ^
in the different districts.". W
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550 miles a day.
"All in all it was a wonderful trip, *
but we are glad to be back. Alaska
seems a wonderful place to live. '
I’ve come back with an even greater
faith in the future of this Colony
and knowledge of just how well off
the people of this Valley are.
"The Business Recession as it is
termed has'had a tremendous effect,
on the condition of the United States
Business has been set back, people
aro uncertain and many are discour
aged. There is-much unemployment.
There is a strong feeling throughout
the nation that direct relief is not
wanted, but there is beginning to be
some uncertainty with regard to what
will provide funds for relief work
projects. The many and frequent
Labor strikes are having a decidedly A
disturbing effect on business. In ™
spite of all this, -there is beginning
n*w to Tie a more general feeling that
a new low has been reached and there
is every indication that "big busi
ness" and Government are compromising
somewhat to improve a bad siruatinn.”