INVITATION To m
Sealed bids will be recieved by
the Matanuska Valley * armors Coop
erating Association, to be opened
at two P.M. Saturday November 6,
1943, in the general offices of th<
above named Association, Palmer,
Alaska, for the following machinery
and oquiptment;
1, Contientnl Power Unit,# 14cl472<
as is.
FORD PICKUPS.'
1 Ford Pickup,less engine and bat
ery, as . is.
1 Ford. Pickup, less wheels and
battery •''7,as is.
1 Ford Pickup, less engine as' is
No. 00.
CD CO Cj»
1 Forge, less blower
1 Feed Chopp v
HATCHERY EQUIPTMENT '
IS, 5-unit section Incubators
2 5-sect ion, Battery Brooders •
end assorted parts.
4- Host traps nests.
5- Gn-l, Boater Iountains, chick
Wash Hoppers
1, Lr.n0 .Range, r.s.is.
1. All bids must give description
of <■ qulntment,\vith identification#
2. All offers must be accompanied
by 10 of the bid, which will be
applied on the puichrsb price of'
the successful bidder, or returned
to the unsuccessful bidder.
3. Terms ore cash, or on approved
credit of one third down,balance
in twelve equal payments with
interest.
4. The Mr.tnnuskc Valley Farmers
Cooperating Asso. reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
5. All oquiptment offered > s is.
Matanuska Valley * armors Coop rat
ing Association.
By order of the Board of Directors
L.C. St«ck
General luanager.
"There is no vfilid excuse for l ing
abs.ent from school, except illness"
said Dr. James C. Ryan,Territorial
Commissioner of Education, at the
: Monthly meeting of the Parent-Teacher
Association, Tuesday evening. The
r Statement of Dr.Kyan was made follow
ing a panel discussion on the s\.ibject’
> of Truancy.
Dr. Er.fcl Gravies, Chairman of th *: a
panel, introduced the subject, with
i a few pertinent remarks on U e time
. liness of the subject for discussion.
Mrs*Thelma Cope speaking on- the
effect of truancy on the comPiunSty,
! pleaded for more interest on the
I part of all, even people not immed
! ietly affected* since truant child
ren will become a part of the corn
unity. Uneducated or poorly educat
ed. children make poor citizens.
Mrs. Margaret Cope, discussing the
i roll tion of absenteeism and school
i efficiency, pointed out that it is
I practicaly imp os sable to flan'an
i efficient course of study or complete
the years work, since the entire
class is necessarily retarded by
,j repeated absentees.
! Mrs. Draper mentioned particulary
I the cost of educating the child,
\ and the financial loss to the Terr
itory, caused by truancy. For each
child in the Palmer school the’daily
cost to the Territory is epproximat
j eiy $ 1.45.
In offering a solution to the problen
Miss' Rose Guralnick suggested that a
cowihinity appeal to the ch3 Ids nat
ural desire for approval could be
made,- if truancy became universally
disapproved in the comunity. r.very
interested adult should reprove the
" loafing” child.
Iri summarizing, Mrs. D.E. Payne
offered these suggestions. Much
progress cotild be made if excuses
were far more1 limited. Parents
should not ask children to run erran
ds during school hours, and teachers
should not be 'authorised to permit
children to leave the school.
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