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Seward
Record
Seward’s All-Weather Port is Alaska's Greatest Asset.
The Gateway City of Interior Alaska Since 1903.
Only newspaper in the
world that gives a hoot
about Seward, Alaska.
Vol. X. No. 10
SEWARD, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1953
Price 10 Cents
Tribute To Pioneers On The
50th Anniversary Of Seward
The Golden Anniversary story
•of Seward in song and story was
given by Doris Smith at the
B&PW Charter dinner August
28. written by Mrs. Smith and
Onnalce O'Brien.
Fifty years ago. in 11)03, the
glitter of that magical word
“gold1’ had worn off a bit, the
hectic stampede of thousands
during the still echoing Gold
Fusli days had thinned out, yet
there were still those who fil
tered through Seattle bound for
the north in search of the illu
sive yellow dust, and though
the word 'gold' still had the
magnetic force to draw a good
portion, a shining new word was
now drawing countless thou
sands of its own—that word
‘frontier.'
What a romantic era it was—
gas lamps and one horse shays,
women with pompadours and
bustles gliding gracefully across
the floor to the strains of the
hesitation waltz. M e n wore
derby hats and handlebar mus
taches and gathered in barber
^^^.shops to sing. Do you remember
^^^thc songs of their day?—Dear
Old Girl. Daisy Daisy, East Side
West Side.
These were the pioneers, the
reckless, the daring, the adven
turous, the men who opened the
way for others to follow, the
men who began the epic chron
ical we call ‘Alaska.’
The Whitepass and Yukon
railroad under the joint juris
diction of the United States and
Canada connecting the Lynn
Canal with the Yukon, was al
ready in operation. But the
‘shriek and roar’ of railroad
planning was most active Tn
South Central Alaska. The only
serious problem was the harbor
terminus. There were few pos
sible harbors on the Gulf of
Alaska. The b"st of these was
on Resurrection Bay. And so it
was that just fifty years ago
this day the first landing party
arrived on these shores and the
beginning chapter in the story
of Seward was underway.
Landing was made by boats
on the beach a few feet south
of the shore end of the present
dock from the SS Santa Ana.
The name of the new town
was taken from the man whose
foresight and judgment had re
sulted in the purchase of the
Territory of Alaska and indeed
no greater tribute could be paid
William H. Seward, Secretary
of State under Presidents Lin
coln and Johnson.
What was it like then, fifty
years ago, in the infancy of this
town of Seward?
They were exciting days,
stormy and turbulent, filled with
the growing pains of a new
country. New landings brought
new arrivals and through the
fervor of progress one word
could always silence the ham
mers and saws and send every
one—man. woman and child—
^ running for the beach. That
) word was ‘steamboat’ and it
heralded the arrival of a ship
in port.
A story is told of an old timer
during that era who passed on
and was refused admittance at
the pearly gates because, as St.
Peter told him, the Heavenly
Seward Quota for that month
was already filled and no room
was available. The old tinier
| scratched his head for a moment
I and then said to St. Peter. "Well,
i I can fix that,” and he stepped
back a few feet and called out,
'Steamboat.” The entire Seward
population came running out
and the old timer smilingly en
tered the gates of Heaven.
There was always time for
laughter and dancing in the
little city and out of the whirl
wind came permanence—Brown
& Hawkins, the depot, the old
Overland Hotel, the federal
building. Streets were named
and houses went up rapidly.
In 1912 the district of Alaska
became an organized Territory
and Seward grew with the new
land. Work on the railroad con
tinued and inch by inch the shin
ing new rails of the Alaska Cen
tral fanned out across the wil
derness.
World War I left its inevitable
mark upon Seward and then at
,. last in 1923 a dream that men
had dared to dream and see it
through, name true. The Alaska
Central had climbed mountains,
skirted glaciers, bridged can
yons and defeated its strongest
enemy, the elements, to reach
its destination!
*• President Harding came to the
Territory to drive the golden
spike at Nenana and it was a
proud day for Seward when the
first steam engine chugged and
puffed over the rails to the Sew
ard Depot.
And now all those who had
been working toward the com
pletion of the railroad were ju
bilantly singing. ‘I’ve Been
Working on the Railroad.’
Alaska Nellie’s famous mu
seum at Lowing was then a well
known Alaskan roadhouse and
a stopping place for train men
and gandy dancers alike. In
tribute to Alaska Nellie, a true
sourdough and landmark of
Seward and the Kenai Penin
sula let's sing—“Nellie Won't
You Blow” (to ‘Dinah Blow Your
Horn.’)
But let’s not forget another
Seward personality — Gabe at
Mile 2. who in h’s time also
worked on the railroad and to
whom the hungry railroaders
heading for home now sing—
‘Gabe Won't You Blink?’
Seward had its share of mod
ern luxuries—the drug store was
advertising the latest in wind
up victrolas, the Empress The
atre was packing them in with
a star attraction of Charlie
Chaplin in ‘Shanghied’ and the
Seward Trading Co., a new gro
cery concern, was selling l'i
pound jars of Alta coffee for
50 cents a pound and choice
hams at 35 cents a pound with
a money back guarantee if not
completely satisfied.
Tlie years sped by marked
by events that no one can for
get—Charles Lindberg made his
non-stop flight to Paris: and then
the most staggering news of all,
the stock market crash of ’29
resulting in a depression that
soon became world-wide, but
which never deterred the pro
gressive people of Seward who
went on building for the future
and out of the depression and
the W.P.A. came the tunnel
which diverts the water from
Lowell Creek through the moun
tain and forms the beautiful
waterfall which is now one of
Seward's leading tourist attrac
tions.
During the depression years
the Matanuska Settlers came
through Seward on their way to
the Matanuska Valley as did
hundreds of other farsighted
and adventurous people who
were steadily filtering north to
further the building of Alaska.
And then, in 1939. supplies be
gan to pour across the Seward
docks, as the gigantic task of
arming and defending Alaska
began. Thousands of construc
tion workers and military men
poured in and military installa
tions went up in a hurry and
when the war ended in 1945 the
many wonders of Alaska were
the favorite topic of conversa
tion among the hundreds of
G.I.'s and construction workers
who had seen it for themselves
and couldn't wait to get back
to the Golden North and settle
down for life.
So they came over the Alaska
highway, by giant swift planes
and by sea. just as the new set
tlers came 50 years ago.
And now in closing this brief
tribute to the Golden Anni
versary of Seward I want to
sing you a song:
Thanks for the memory
Of Seward of the past,
The railroad built at last,
Of men and dreams and hopes
and schemes
And how the die was cast—
Oh, thank you so much.
Thanks for the memory
Of sailing ships and masts,
Winter's chilling blast,
Docks and trains and mushing
teams
And then the aeroplanes—
How lovely it was.
Many’s the time that we loathed
it,
The snow and the ice and the
slush.
We dreamed of the winters we'd
spend Outside
But put it off for a later time.
And thanks for the memory
Of snow up to our knees.
Toes and feet that freeze,
Dust that chokes and stoves
that smoke
And busted water mains—
How lovely it was.
DEL. BARTLETT SPENDS
WEEKEND IN SEWARD
Delegate E. L. (Bob) Bartlett
spent the last weekend in Sew
ard. He visited his many friends
here and rested preparatory to
his return to Washington.
Before going on to Washing
ton, Delegate Bartlett planned
to spend two days in Cordova
and several days in Fairbanks.
While here he was entertained
by Mayor Russell Painter, Tom
Bie, Irwin Metcalf and others.
B&PW Charter Dinner
Celebrates Seward's
Golden Anniversary
The dale for the Charter Din
ner of Seward’s Business & Pro
fessional Women’s Club cele
brated the Golden Anniversary
of the founding of Seward last
Friday, August 28.
All new clubs are sponsored
by an older one. Anchorage
B&PW being Seward's sponsor.
Mrs. Mildred Mantle, in making
the presentation speech, remark
ed that the Seward club already
after less than one year has
half as many members as the
Anchorage club.
Club president Juanita Ever
itt was mistress of ceremonies
of the dinner which was held at
the Legion Club, catered by
Englebert. Tables were set with
green china. Gold tapers and
painted daisies set off the gold
and green color scheme with
club colors. Hand painted pro
grams continued the golden an
niversary theme, being done in
gold and green. The programs
were done by Beryl Wagner,
Blanche Gray and Evelyn Blair.
Mayor Russell Painter and
Mr. T-ormod Bie were guest
speakers for Seward.
Anchorage guests were Mil
dred Mantle, secretary Anchor
age Chamber of Commerce:
Leona Bentson, president An
chorage B&PW. who presented
the charter: Gladys Grady. Ha
zelle M. Bnily and Agnes Beyle.
Doris Smith, chairman of the
entertainment committee, paid
a tribute to Seward on its fif
tieth birthday in song and story.
She was accompanied on the
piano by May Foster.
Standard's Hxraarsi^i
Proa ram Contistyes
To tune of 5400 000
A S4C0.000 expansion of the
Standard Oil Company of Cal
ifornia's Seward terminal is now
underway with improvements
scheduled to be made to vir
tually all major installations,
the company has announced.
Scheduled to b con plet d
by the middle of 1051. th build
ing program is the most ambi
tious undertaken in the thirty
year history < 1 the terminal.
Construction of new dock facili
ties has already been finished.
Among principal features arc
a modern steel warehouse, 90
by 190 feet, replacing the pres
ent wood frame structure. It
will have a concrete floor to
permit forklift trucking and will
be equipped with a barrel re
conditioning unit.
A concrete seawall is to be
constructed to provide more use
able space. Boiler facilities are
to be replaced with new equip
ment with a capacity of 200
horsepower, double that of the
existing plant New employee
facilities are also provided in
the plans.
The Seward terminal, geo
graphically the hub of Stan
dard’s Alaskan o p c r a t i o n s,
serves a dozen bulk plants as
well as Government projects
and major contractors through
out the interior.
An Open Letter
September 1. l'J53
Mr. D. E. Skinner
General Manager
Alaska Steamship Company
Pier 42
Seattle, Washington
Dear Mr. Skinner:
The officers and directors of
the Alaska Visitors Association
want you to know that they
stand ready to lend their sup
port in your fight to keep year
around passenger traffic operat
ing between Seattle and the Ter
ritory.
The tourist industry in Alaska
cannot afford to lose steamship
service on the Inside Passage.
Our interest in continuation of
this service is sincere and we
are ready to support any prac
tical plan which will enable you
to keep the ships running.
We are aiming at the exten
sion of the tourist season in our
current advertising campaign.
We are stressing September and
October as ideal months to tour
Alaska. The month of May will
receive special attention in our
spring campaign. This advertis
ing is being placed in coopera
tion with the carriers serving
the Territory. I know this cam
paign will help ease the burden
in the future.
In the meantime, please keep
us informed of developments
and call on us at any time for
additional support.
Sincerely,
ALASKA VISITORS ASSN.
James W. Chadwick
Executive Director
Tampering Hinders
Ambulance Service
Drivers of the Seward Vol
unteer Ambulance Corps report
that twice within the last few
days, and several times in the
past, the vehicle could not be
used because someone had tam
pered with the lights, causing
the battery to run down com
pletely.
Thursday, upon replying to an
emergency call for a person who
was on the point of death, the
machine would not start. It was
discovered that children had
turned on the lights in the rear
and the battery was dead. This
had been clone since the night
before when the ambulance had
been put away after just having
the battery recharged from the
same cause.
“How do you know when you,
your husband, wife or child may
be the next emergency,” Corps
officers ask. "When you need
the ambulance, you need it right
now.” They ask parents in the
neighborhood of the City garage
to make sure the children do not
play in or interfere with the
ambulance.
"Next time it might be you.”
Ambulance Called
11 Times in August
Busy volunteers left their
work 11 times during August to
carry patients on emergency
calls from the scenes of accident
or illness to Seward General
Hospital.
The first four runs were re
ported early in the month. On
August 11, Ed Stevens was hurt
on the Army dock one night. He
was taken to the hospital.
August 14, Jim Toloff became
ill. The ambulance carried him
to the hospital.
August 16 seaman A1 Evans
was taken from a Standard Oil
tanker by ambulance to the hos
pital.
August 17, Jim Sullivan was
hurt at the Army dock—ambu
lance to hospital.
August 20, Ben Holstune was
removed from his home to the
hospital by ambulance.
August 20, Mrs. Carl Empey,
suffering from a heart attack,
was taken from her home in the
Bank Building to the hospital.
August 31, a call was made
to the San Juan dock to take an
engineer off the ship Iliamna to
the hospital.
The men and women of the
Ambulance Corps, like firemen,
leave their work any time of
the day, or their beds any time
of night to give service to the
people of Seward.
They will hold their regular
monthly meeting Tuesday at 8
p.m., in the Eire Station.
WINTER CONCERT SERIES
REDUCED IN COST
Because of the larger number
ol communities interested in the
winter concert series as arrang
ed by Maxim Shapiro, the cost
to each community has been re
duced, a member of the Seward
group announced today. The re
duction to Seward amounts to
WOO for the season. This per
mits music lovers here to enjoy
four concerts by world renown
ed musicians for the total cost
of §7.50.
Cost of the series is raised by
ticket sales only. Sales have
been a little slow to date, it is
reported, but it is hoped that
with the first concert, to be
heard this month, sales will pick
up and reach the peak attained
last year.
The Seward committee is in
corporated as a non-profit or
ganization under Alaska laws as
the “Seward Concert Associa
tion, Inc.” Officers are: Miss
Delia Gabriel, chairman; Mrs.
Clarence Larsen, vice chairman;
Mrs. W. C. Erwin, secretary; and
Mr. Claude Berg, treasurer.
The board of directors are
Miss Gabriel, Mrs. Larsen, Mrs.
Erwin, Mrs. Grace Campen and
Mrs. Juanita Everitt. To fill va
cancies. Mrs. Everitt is chairman
of arrangements; Mrs. Campen,
chairman of the usher commit
tee.
ANCIENT HABITATIONS
FOUND ON KNIGHT ISLAND
The site of Eskimo or pre
Eskimo habitations on Knight
Island in Prince William Sound
lias been carefully uncovered
this summer by a party of sci
entists working under the gen
eral direction of Frederica Dela
guna, famous anthropologist.
Eskimos have not lived so far
west in Alaska as Knight Island,
which is only 75 miles from Cor
dova, in the several centuries
white men have been acquainted
with this part of the world.
Fire Causes $25,000 Damage
To Trawler Seldovia Bound
Reporter's
Notebook
Two local bowling teams from
the City League will play ten
games in Anchorage Sunday.
The two teams have been chal
lenged for return games by two
different Anchorage teams, who
played here last month. The ten
Sewarditcs will drive up Sun
day morning, returning that
night after bowling ten games.
Nothing like a hard day's work
to pass the time!
Mrs. Frank Spadero is a pa
tient at Seward General Hos
pital this week.
Friends of Mrs. Carl Garrison
have received word that she
broke her leg and is laid up for
a while. Garrisons were with
ACS here and are now living in
Seattle.
Miss Ruth Murrell was per
suaded to go to bed and nurse
her very bad cold. She has been
absent from her desk in the hos
pital this week.
Kay and Carl Ling are on
their way home. Kay has left the
hospital in Akron, Ohio and they
are visiting relatives on the
way home. They are expected
any day now.
Arlee Hayne will conduct
worship service at Seward Lu
theran Church this Sunday. Lay
men of the church are conduct
ing services until the new pastor
arrives.
Kathryn Galen and Lillie Ste
phens returned from a motor
trip to Valdez Monday. Miss Ste
phens is the home economics
and biology teacher in the high
school. Mrs. Galen lived in Val
dez in 1911, but now lives in
Seward. The two drove in Miss
Stephens’ car and report the
road and scenery ‘'just gor
geous.”
CARD OF THANKS
I take this means to express
m.v heartfelt thanks to the many
friends for their sympathy and
help at the time of my recent
great bereavement, and for the
beautiful flowers.
Charles G. Barrett
McKINLEY PARK HOTEL
OFFERS NEW FALL RATES
A new fall rate schedule for
McKinley Park Hotel, popular
Alaskan resort, has been an
nounced by E. W. Lauesen, pres
ident of McKinley Park Serv
ices, Inc.
Lauesen said that a schedule
of rates, offering either Ameri
can or European plan to Alas
kans, is designed to encourage
Alaskans to visit McKinley Na
tional Park and the hotel during
the fall months.
McKinley Park Services, Inc.,
took over the operation of the
hotel from The Alaska Railroad
on June 15.
The new schedule brings the
resort hotel within the reach of
the average Alaskan, according
to Lauesen, and offers an op
portunity for visitors to see the
park in its spectacular fall
colors.
Under the American plan,
which includes meals, Lauesen
said a room with a bath will
cost $12.50 per day. A rcom
without a bath, meals included,
is listed at $11. Special weekly
rates of $75 is also being offered.
The European plan rates,
which excludes meals, is as fol
lows: Single room with bath, $6:
double room with bath, $10; sin
gle without bath, $5; double
without bath, $3; and a triple
with bath, $13.
A number of new facilities
have been added to the hotel
including a miniature golf
course and an outdoor barbecue
patio.
FIRST SHIPMENT FELDOVIA
CHROME ORE DUE OCT. 1
Drilling commenced August 1
by the Kenai Chrome Comoany
on Red Mountain near Seldovia,
according to the second bulletin
issued by the Territorial Depart
ment of Mines. The first ship
ment of ore is scheduled for Oc
tober 1 or earlier.
Coastwise Lines has the ship
ping contract for the chromite,
and it is planned to transport
the ore from shore bunker to
dock by belt conveyor. An aerial
tram will be built next year.
An estimated loss of $25,000
by fire was suffered by A. Alex
ander of Seldovia when his 50
foot trawler “Winabob” was
destroyed by fire in Resurrec
tion Bay last Monday.
Alexander left town early
Monday morning with the in
tention of returning to Seldovia
“unless he saw some fish in the
bay.” After fueling at the Stan
dard Oil dock, the Winabob
headed out. Seeing fish between
Caine's Head and Lowell Point,
Alexander put about and ap
proached the school. At that
time he smelled smoke. Think
ing it might be coming from
the galley he investigated but
found nothing.
He then started below, and
upon opening the hatch, he says
that a cloud of dense black
smoke rolled up, preventing him
from getting into the hold of the
vessel.
At first, Alexander thought to
abandon the boat since he was
alone, but thought better of it,
and tried to raise help by radio.
Either no one was listening
ashore or his equipment was al
ready damaged because he could
get no reply to .his distress calls.
By this time, however, the
burning boat was seen from the
dock in town and the Army dock
was notified. Denny Thompson,
local flier, took his plane over
the scene to verify the word
from town. An Army tug equip
ped with fire fighting equipment
was dispatched by the Army and
three J-boats by the Recreation
Center.
Alexander had left the boat
and was standing by in the dory
when the fire fighting tug ar
rived. The heavy stream of
water soon extinguished the
blaze, but the entire little ship
was gutted. It was towed in to
the small boat harbor where it
later sank. The boat was re
covered and beached, however,
awaiting word from the insur
ance adjusters. The trawler, val
ued at S25,000, was partly cov
ered by insurance. A large
amount of gear and furnishings
aboard were not insured. Alex
ander himself was not seriously
injured, although he suffered
minor burns about the face.
Alexander and his wife have
made their home on the trawler
for the past two years. Original
ly from Seattle, they have fished
in Western Alaska for two years,
but this was his first fishing
in Resurrection Bay. His wife
was not with him on the Seward
trip but had awaited him in Sel
dovia.
The flash fire, watched by
many people in town, happened
so fast that little could be done
to help except the assistance
given by the Army.
Juneau News
Governor B. Frank Hcinlzlc
man announced this week the
appointment of Brigadier Gen
eral John R. Noyes as acting
Adjutant General of the Alaska
National Guard. General Noyes
signed the oath of office before
the governor at Juneau Septem
ber 1.
He had retired from active
service as a colonel, regular
Army, at Fort Belvoir, Virginia
on July 31, after a military ca
reer closely linked with Alaska’s
development. He first came to
Alaska as a second lieutenant in
1926 and has served on many
engineering projects in the Ter
ritory since that date. For three
years he had charge of the Al
aska Road Commission.
As Adjutant General of the
Alaska National Guard, subject
to confirmation by the White
House, General Noyes will be
in charge of the colorful Eskimo
scout battalions and infantry
. battalions located at more than
seventy points throughout Al
aska. He will have supervision
over the Alaska Air National
Guard units at Juneau and An
chorage.
General Noyes served as in
structor of the National Guard
of New Mexico for four years
commencing in 1934.
Attending the ceremony in the
Governor’s office were Col. Lars
Larry Johnson, chief of staff of
the Alaska Air National Guard;
Richard Noyes, brother of the
general: A. F. Ghiglione, com
missioner of roads and associate
of the general when as Colonel
Noyes he was head of the Alaska
Road Commission from 1948
until 1951: Lt. Lee L. Lucas of
Air Guard headquarters in Ju
neau; and Lachlan MacDonald,
information officer of the Alas
ka National Guard.
School Opens Tuesday
With Staff of 29
The Seward Public Schools
will open for the 1953-1954
school year on Tuesday, Sep
tember 8. This year will show a
few changes in the system.
Since the Bayview School will
be operated as part of the city
schools, some of the pressure of
having too many pupils at *'xe
main school building will be re
lieved. One unit of each of
grades 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 will be
housed at Bayview. At the main
school building all first graders,
one unit each of grades 2, 5 and
6, and all 7th and 8th graders
will be housed. One unit of
each of grades 3 and 4 will be
housed in rented space in town.
The high school will be housed
at the main school building.
The grade school teaching
staff for the school year will
consist of the following:
First Grade, Mrs. Virginia
Ground and Mrs. Marie Elbe;
Second Grade, Mrs. Margaret
Frampton (Bayview) and Mrs.
Dorothy Frost; Third Grade,
Mrs. Helen Carpenter and Miss
Alice Franson (Bayview); Fourth
Grade, Mrs. Nancy Tousley (Bay
view) and Miss Lurline Wilkins;
Fifth Grade, Mrs. Leone Cook
(Bayview) and Mrs. Sue Hol
lenbeck; Sixth Grade, Mr. O. C.
Connelly (Bayview) and Mrs.
Hilda Moore; Seventh Grade,
Mr. James Watts; Seventh Grade
and P.E., Mr. Donald Dalberg;
Seventh Grade and Art, Mrs.
Ruth Connelly; Eighth Grade,
Mrs. Julia Johnson and Mrs.
Ivis Whitbeck. Special, Mrs.
Blanche Miller; Grade School
Principal, Mr. Ben Frampton.
The high school teaching staff
will be made up of the follow
ing:
Mr. Claude Berg, Music; Mr.
Walter B. Blue, Social Science
and Spanish; Mrs. Grace Cam
pen, Principal, Math and Chem
istry; Mr. Lee Johnson, Shop
and General Science.
Miss Joanne Lind, Library,
Typing and General Math.; Mr.
Frank Milliken, English and
Latin; Mrs. Hazel Muir, Com
mercial; Miss Eleanor Tobey,
English and P.E.; Miss Lillie
Stephens, Home Economics and
Biology.
SIX NEW TEACHERS
Mrs. Helen Carpenter—Mrs.
Carpenter comes to Seward
from the Ketchikan schools
where she taught during the
last four years. Prior to that
she had taught in the schools
of Louisiana and New Mexico.
Her training has been at the
Southwestern Louisiana Teach
ers College, the New Orleans
Theological Seminary and the
University of New Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Johnson—
Mr. and Mrs. Johnson come to
Seward from Westcliffe, Colo
rado, where Mr. Johnson has
been Superintendent and Man
uel Arts teacher for the past
four years. The Johnsons have
also had experience in the Ok
lahoma schools. Mr. Johnson
has his degree from Southeast
ern State College at Durant,
Oklahoma. Mrs. Johnson had her
training at Southeastern College
and also at Colorado State Col
lege at Greeley.
Miss Alice F r a n s o n—Miss
Franson is a former Alaskan,
having taught three years at
South Naknek and one year at
Ladd Field. She comes to Sew
ard from Lebanon, Oregon,
where she has taught for the
past two years. Miss Franson
has also taught in the Nebraska
schools. She has her Bachelor's
degree from Nebraska Wesleyan
University and has done grad
uate work at the University of
Nebraska. During the summer
of 1951 Miss Franson attended
summer session at Gothenburg,
Sweden.
Mr. Frank R. Milliken—Mr.
Milliken comes to Seward di
rectly from the University of
Illinois, where he completed his
work for the Master’s degree a
few weeks ago. He has also at
tended the Montana State Uni
versity, and also Miami Uni
versity at Oxford, Ohio. Mr.
Milliken has taught in the Sal
mon, Idaho, schools.
Miss Eleanor Tobey—h ails
from the State of Maine, where
she attended college at Gorham
State Teachers College. She has
also attended the Colorado State
College of Education at Greeley.
Last year Miss Tobey taught at
Granby, Colorado, “the top of
the Rockies.”
Mrs. Ivis Whitbeck—has been
in Alaska since February. Her
experience has been in the
schools of the State of Wiscon
sin. Her training also has been
in Wisconsin, where she has
attended Central Teachers Col
lege at Stevens Point and Wis
consin State College at La
Crosse.