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Let all the. ends thou aims’t at be
thy country’s, thy Gods, and truth’s.
■—Shakespeare.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED
Municipal elections are but a lit
tle ways off so that it behooves ev
ery citizens interestol in civic af
fairs to get out and register for the
election and later to vote.
It is of no immediate concern to
the Alaskan for whom you vote. The
important thing with the Alaskan is
that it is of vital importance to the
town that a heavy vote be shown. It
is VOTES that secure for towns the
favors requirer and as Petersburg is
in line for future favors it behooves
us citizens to show the powers that
be that we have the votes necessary
to elect. Scratch our back proposi
tion.
“SIVY ASH”
The Empire has taken consider
able space in its controversy with
ihe Verstovian of Sitka over the
meaning of the word “Siwash.”
Comes now the Alaskan and en
ters the controversy with practical
in-junuity. _
The word Siwash -without argue
ment is a part of the old Chinook
jargon and a corruption of the word
“savage” in the French. When used
by the old traders and trappers it
was not an approbrium as it has be
come since “modern civilization”
and “southern gentlemen” came into
our midst.
The Indian today uj'es the expres
sion rtcha-ga shu-wash” meaning “a
real Siwash and it is a part of the
common tanguage used. But
we would advise Mr. J. W. Troy,
that he should take the advice of The
Virginian and smile and use the right
infiecton should he feel likes apply
ing what is generally accepted in all
quarters as an epithet.
What the word was, and what the
word is NOW depends upon how it
is said and by whom. The same is
true of “nigger”, “dago” and a lot
of other names set forth by the Em
pire.
WANTS MORE FISH TRAPS
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There was published in the Sitka
Progress, dated February 25th, an (
article relative to the fish trap ques- .
lion which we quote in part: (
“The think we need in Alaska is ,
more fish traps. Traps could be put c
at the mouth of every stream and A
block the streams so that the fish
could not get up to them. Then take
so many choice fish from each trap.
put them in the streams and see
that they are protected.
“Incubators were what made the
chicken industry such a profitable f
business***why can’t the fish be .
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hatched in a more scientific way?” n
POOR CLARENCE! Expose your
ignorance and it will soon evaporate.
We might suggest that Clarence
get a copy of the March issue of the ..
Alaska Fisherman and there learn
e
what practical cannerymen in Bri
iish Columbia have to say about his
a
“un-’-’scientific idea.
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Commissioner O’Malley made con- :
siderable effort before the last Con- a
tress to get an appropriation of t.
$30,000 with which “to educate r
fishermen to use fish waste at a pro- p
fit instead of permitting it to pol- n
Hite the waters.” He stated that f<
“the money will be available next a
winter.”
O’Malley said, “The problem of is
pollution is becoming a serious t(
question in Alaska. About 60,000,- pi
000 pounds 'of waste come from gi
the salmon industry every year, a is
large part of which is thrown back
into the water with resultant effects
and would cost but very little to
teach the FISHERMEN how to
utilize the waste, etc.
Why waste . $30,000 on fisher
men? ‘Twould be far better Czar
of Alaska’s fisheries did you spend
this appropriation for the education
cf canners of salmon and wasters
I of herring. To say that FISHER
MEN WILL BE EDUCATED is to
insult good citizens of Alaska.
Thirty-thousand dollars to fol
low the pernicious waste through
the hatchery system. Talk about
subsidies and rebates—we will be
paying these prostitutors of Alas
ka’s greater natural resource to
come in and rob us the faster if
O’Malley and Hoover have their
full sway.
ALASKANS OFFERED SCHOLAR
SHIP ALAKSA COLLEGE
Margaret Phipps, wife of United
States Senator Lawrence C. Phipps
of Colorado, who in company with
Senator Phipps paid the College a
visit last summer, expresses her in
terest in Alaska and its education-.
al institution for higher learning
by giving to the College during the
next four years a scholarship of six
hundred ($600.00) for each year
to be paid to the high school gradu
ating in 1927 who by competitive
examination proves himself entitled
to the award.
All boys graduating this year in
the Territory high schools having a
four year course are entitled to be
come candidates for this scholar
ship.
The subjects to be covered and the
rating for each subject are as fol
lows:
First year algebra
Pane geometry
English
20 points!
20 points I
20 points
United States history 20 points
The first three subjects, first year
ilgebra, plane geometry, and En
glish are required. The ' candidate
vill be permitted to select any four
>f the other eight subjects.
The examinations will be conduct
’d by the Superintendents of the
everal high schools who will re
eive sealed envelopes from Presi
lent Bunnel of the College. The
chedule of examinations is for the
/eek bginning Monday, May 2.
SIDELIGHTS ON LEGISLATURE
(Continued From Page One)
esentative William L. Paul creates
our classes of incorporated school
istricts based upon population,
'he first class embraces a district
aving more than 2500 people, the
econd class, 2000 to 2500, the
bird class 1500 to 2000, the fourth
500 and under. The aid provid
d beginning with the first class
uns as follows; 75%, 80%, 85%
nd 90%.
The largest districts will get the
mallest amount of aid, while the
-nallest districts will get the largest
id. The theory -of the author is
iis; taxable property has a direct
dation to ability to pay all ex
enses—population has a direct
dation to taxable property; there
>re the larger the town, the better
ble it is to get along without help.
The problem of the small towns
very difficult, particularly a
>wn like Douglas that has just
issed thru a catastrophy. Wran
dl is also in great need, and so
Petersburg and other towns In
Biology
Botany
10 points
10 points
10 poln^
10 points
10 points
10 points
10
Chemistry
Civil government
Physics
Physical geography
Zoology
their class. Towns of this class
will get 15% additional help thru
this bill.
Amount Of Aid
The increased aid which various
cities would get will amount to
figures like these (based on last
years expense); Anchorage $5000;
Fordova $2600; Douglas $3000;
Fairbanks $5500; Haines $750;
Juneau $10,000; Ketchikan $15,
000; Nenana $1100; Nome $2000;
Petersburg $2400; Seward $2000;
Skagway $2000; Tenana $260;
Valdez $1500; Wrangell $3100;
Ragle $300; Sitka $1800.
Argument Against the Bill
There is no real argument against
that bill. At first the corporation
lawyers were inclined to be against
the bill on the ground that it w'ould
enormously increase the school ex
pense and thus increase taxes. It
is suspected that the real reason
for their opposition is that the bill
is sponsored by William L. Paul
and they hate to admit that he
over does anything that merits {
support.
The Commissioner of Education |
at this time thinks that territorial.
aid based on average school at-1
tendance is a better plan. This is.
the California practice. It must be |
conceded that such a plan is more'
simple because the average at
tendance is . easier to get. But
such a proposal does not meet the
problm of Douglas for instance.
Under this plan, Douglas, Wrangell,'
Petersburg and Cordova would all
get 5% less help. Douglas would J
be badly hurt on this basis for i
Douglas is a town of small popula-1
lion with a big school attendance.
Then too such a plan would put
a premium on a small school at
tendance where it approaches the
dividing line. For example, a town
having 99 kids in school-"would be
penalized 5% if they accepted two
kids merely because that would
change their classification.
Maximum Territorial Aid
No maximum is provided for. The j
argument is this;-the Tevitory pays
the entire school burden in the
unincorporated districts; it pays
(under the present system) 75% in
the small districts and penalizes
the big towns merely because they
are big and are trying to maintain
first class schools. The school
boards can be trusted to use the
money wisely for Alaska has been
fortunate in having a high class
of public spirited citizens in charge
of her schools.
COL. RIPINSKI DEAD
Word was received at Juneau re
cently of the death of Col. Sol. Ri
pinski, well-known citizen of South
eastern Alaska. Death followed an
illness of only two days.
Sol. Ripinski came to Alaska over
forty years ago, teaching school at
Fnalaska and later entered the cus
toms service. He operated a store
at Haines for many years and was
a hezfvy of Haines real estate.
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