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SINBY S. PHILLIPS---EDITOR AND MANAGER
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EQUALITY OF EDUCATIONAL
OPPORTUNITY
Equality of opportunity in the
educational system in tiLis country
is not afforded the mass of the
children, especially the large group
that iinds it necessary to leave
school for economic reasons before
completing the entire course.
Out of every hundred children
entering the first elementary
grades, sixty-three reach the eighth
grade and only thirteen of the or
iginal graduate from high school.
Seven of the original number
enter college and 2.3 really gradu
ate from college. This is declared
to be 6.8 per cent of those entering
high school and 32.2 per cent of
those entering college.
Yet the major objective of the
elementary grades has been to meet
the entrance demands to high
school, and that of the high schools
to meet the entrance demands to
colleges and universities.
An educational system which pro
vides the same course of study and
the same objectives for a group
of 100 children, of which 2.3 car
ry through to the end is unfair to
the other 97.7 pupils.
100 PER CENT AMERICANISM
During the World War a young
Norwegian was drafted into service..
Being a bright and capable young
fellow he was soon marked for pro
motion. WThen his name was brot
before the Commandant of the ves
sel, statement das made, “What,
promote that ‘Swede?” The pro
motion was not forthcoming but it
left a bitter rancor in the mind and
heart of this fellow.
But when it came to being gun
fodder the lines were not drawn in
the front ranks so that Chinee, Ne
gro, English, French, Italian and
what not stood where they stopped
bullets to make the world “safe for
democracy.”
The war has passed almost ten
years. The world has been made
safe (?) for democracy and those
who helped stop enemy bullets are
back to the old racial enmities, ani
mosities and hatreds.
"Sweet Land of Liberty.” The
pay-triots still yell Americanism
and on the side preach the doctrine
jealosy and hate on the other.
BUSTED BUBBLE
On another column the General
Manager of the Alaska Steamship
Line gives clear cut reasons for
not giving better boat service to
Petersburg. The closing paragraph
ot the letter from the General Man
ager of the Company reminds us
of the efiorts to get the Yukon to
stop at this port. One business
man ordered 20 tons of freight to
come on that boat. A committee
was gathered together to call on
the Captain, purser and freight
elerk. They should have included
the engineers, firemen, mates, deck
hands, Quartermasters and the en
tire stewards department. The Yu
kon did not call again.
BREVITY IN JOURNALISM
Chinese Journals are adopt'ng
brevity. Take this for example,
from a Shanghai newspaper:
BOMB DOES ITS STUFF.
- ..... WHEN TREATED ROUGH
A carpenter picked up a bj-nb In
Chapet (adjoining the Concession)
yesterday.
He showed it to some curio col
lectors. I
He threw, the bomb on the ground.
He won't pick up any more
bombs.
They won't collect any more cur
ios.—New York Word.
| CHANGE OF SCHOOLING VALUED
An example of the realization on
the part of the natives of Alaska of
the value of education is embodied
in a recent report from the field,
stated recently by the U. S. Bureau
of Education.
Two native girls from the village
of Koyuk, at the head of Norton
Sound, it is stated, had been sent
to a government school in a neigh
boring village for three years.
When they returned to Koyuk, they
found that thenatives had built a
small log house during their absence
to be used as a school house.
These sixteen-year-old girls, who
were only in the third grade, took
charge of the teaching. According
to the report, they had 30 pupils,
children and adults, none of whom
could read or write. The girls held
the school for eight months without
pay.
A United States Public School is
to be established in this village
during the present summer.
SEINING EXPERIMENT FALLS;
REGULATION GEAR INSTALLED
The new Prince Rupert halibut
boat, Helen II, returned to port re
cently, her attempt at seining for
halibut having proven unsuccess
ful!.
The vessel tried the scheme out for
about a week on the Hecate Sraits
grounds but the results were un
satisfactory, little if any of the de
sired fish being taken. On return
ing to port, a gurdy and long lin
ing gear were installed on the
Helen II and she returned to the
banka to operate in the conven
tional and approved manner. She
has a crew of six men aboard. Capt.
Hovmuller is reported to have some
hope yet for this pet scheme of his
and he may give it another try-out
in the fall It was with consider
able expense that he installed the
seining gear on the Helen II.—Can
adian Fisherman.
STATE INDIANS MAKE PLEA
Pleas for good citizenship, co-op
eration and organization among the
Indians of the Northwest, mingled
with criticisms of the federal gov
ernment and of white Americans
for failing in their duties to the In
dians, were heard at the annual
convention of the Northwestern Fed
eration of American Indians in Bel-1
lingham.
The Indian speakers, Jerry Kan
om of Tolt, George Charley of the
Columbia River and Paul Wapato
of Spokane, president of the North
west Indian Congress, agreed that
their people cannot hope to achieve
their ambitions or secure all their
rights without organization. Mr.
Wapato described as a sad com
mentary on the commonwealth the
refusal of Ferndale and other school
districts of Washington to admit
Indian children to their schools. He
charged unjust discrimination.
Pleading for a common ground of
understanding, he declared that the
government schools are doing their
part to establish such a basis of un
derstanding.—THE TIMES.
The plea of Wapoto and others
here reported have a strangely
familiar sound. With the case of
Sing vs Sitka School Board in the
offing, settlement of this question
may be settled for all time for In
dians in Washington as well as in
Alaska. ,
Sgt. McNeil of the British Co
lumbia Provincial Police is in
Wrangell enroute from. Teelgraph
Creek tq his headquarters in Prince
Rupert, after convoying a consign
ment pf liquor through Alaskan
territory.—Sentinel.
(How about the convoy back?)
. ■ < ' '-'.J, —— -
MEXICO TO ABOLISH
ILLITERACY
The Federal Government of Mex
ico plans to establish a thousand
new rural schools during the com
ing year according to a recent* an
nouncement by the secretary of pub
lic education.
In addition, 10 normal schools
will be opened for the training of
rural school teachers, and 10 “cui
tural missions” will travel through
certain sections to hold institutes.
It was explained by the Bureau
that each mission compises a di
rector, a teacher of agriculture, a
social worker, and a teacher of
physical education, all of whom
have completed a period of special
training in prepartion for their
work. They remain four weeks at
each location.
COMPLIMENTS FOR CHIEF
JUSTICE TAFT
In discussing a recent opinion by
Judge Reed, John Walker Troy
wrote, “There the matter stood with
Chief Justice Taft, President Wil
son, The Empire, etc., on one side,”
from which we gather that Chief
Justice Taft must feel highly honor
ed and encouraged at being num
bered among those present.
“Me und Gott”—
ONE RESULT'
A letter from one of our readers
says in part: “Mr. E—., our local
banker, says that this (pounding
of cannerymen for not patronizing
Alaskan institutions) was already
doing the banks good as they were
getting deposits they had not had
before.”
“JOIN ’EM
“This calls to mind the fact that
the Sitka Commercial Club recently
made a ruling which prohibited any
member of the staff of the Sitka
Progress, or representative thereof,
from reporting at their meeting.”—
Sitka Progrss.
THIRD JUDICIAL DIVISION
DELEGATE SENATOR
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What does the cook-book soy
about making gravyT
After the flour is browned add
liquid a little at a time so you can
stir up a smooth mixture. Nothing
more than control I Hills Bras,
similarly control the roasting at
their coffee by roasting a few pounds
at a time, uniform flavor is always
Controlled
Roasting is Hills Bros’
guarantee of
excellence
No MATTER when or where you buy
Hills Bros. Coffee you can always
count on getting the utmost in real
coffee goodness. For the standards
of Controlled Roasting never vary*
Just open a tin of Hills Bros. What
an aroma! Drink a cup—the flavor
reaches the heights of perfection!
Ask for Hills Bros, by name and
look for the Arab on the can. A copy
of “The Art of Entertaining” will
be mailed you free. Address Hills
Bros., 2 Harrison Street, San Fran
cisco, Calif,
HILLS BROS COFFEE
Fresh from the
original vacuum
pack. Easily *1
opened voith a key.
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We give full .value for your
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Sanitary Market
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Rate $3.00 per
day and up
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