SAYS SCHOOLS
IN EXCELLENT
CONDITION
“Business conditions in the Interior
and to the westward, while still suf- j
fering to some extent from the de-'
pressing effects of the war,” said L.
D. Henderson, superintendent of the
Alaska schools, after returning to Ju
neau from a tour of the territory, “are
by no means discouraging. Many
communities, while temporarily some
what depleted in population, still dis
play evidence that they have a solid't
backing and that they will again forge
to the front when industry throughout j
the nation again becomes stabilized.
The Tanana valley has a school enroll
ment of approximately 300 pupils. The
enrollment of the Fairbanks schools
was 175 at the close of the first week
of school, a greater number than were
enrolled on the same date last year.
“While in Fairbanks I had the
pleasure of a visit to the site of the
Alaska Agriculture College and
School of Mines. The college building
is a well-constructed, carefully-planned I
structure, and reflects credit upon the |
board of trustees of that institution, j
It is to be hoped that in the near fu
ture a flourishing school may be in
operation.
School in Good Condition
“The schools visited are, With a very
few exceptions, in an excellent condi
tion. The teachers are competent and
progressive, school boards and resi
dents of the various communities gen
erally are vitally interested in the ad
vancement of the public school, and
are firm in their belief that the schools
not only ‘make the nation,’ but also
the individual community. The gen
eral spirit of harmony which exists
in every community is worthy of espe
cial mention. The public school is the
biggest and most vital institution in
any city. It also pays higher divi
dends on the money invested than can
be secured from any other source.
These dividends take not only the
form of money but also of life big
ger, freer and fuller. There is no one
thing which can so interfere with the
school output as lack of harmony on
the school faculty the school board,
or in the community. Alaska is, there
fore, to be congratulated on the fact
that her people are united in their ef
forts to make the public school an ef
fective agent in the advancement of
those for whose interests and for
whose interests alone, the school ex
ists, namely, the children of the ter
ritory.
“Never before in the history of the
nation or of the territory has the edu
cational outlook been so bright. There
is now before congress what is known
as the Smith-Towner education bill,
which provides for a secretary of edu
cation in the President’s cabinet, and
carries an annual appropriation of
$100,000,000 for co-operation with the
states in carrying out an educational
program which includes the removal
of illiteracy, an Americanization cam
paign, better preparation of teachers,
more adequate physical and health ed
ucation, and the equalization of edu- ,
cational opportunities regardless of
whether a child lives in a poor or a
wealthy community. Alaska is not
yet included in the benefits of the bill,
although an effort is being made to
bring this about. This piece of na
tional legislation is backed by prac
tically the entire nation with the ex
ception of those who do not believe
in public education.
Territory Liberal
“In so far as the territory is con
cerned, there is an interest in edu
cation manifested by the people in all
walks of life which is exceedingly en
couraging. The territorial legislature
at its last session was most liberal in
its appropriations for the support of
education. Various communities are
also launching movements looking to
ward the material betterment of the
schools. Petersburg and Ketchikan
are planning to erect new school build
ings during the coming summer, per
mission having been secured from con
gress to issue bonds for this purpose.
Fairbanks is now in the midst of a
campaign to secure funds for the erec
tion of a gymnasium. The Cordova
school board and the business men of
the city are laying plans to meet the '
increased expansion of the school.
Schools throughout the territory are
devoting more attention to physical
education and to the inculcation of
real ideals of Americanism and of the
obligations of citizenship. Vocational
training courses are being added to
the curriculum of a number of schools
that have not up to this time been
so situated as to provide these lines
of work. All the schools of the ter
ritory are provided with a full quota
of well-trained teachers, whereas the
record for the nation shows a shortage
of 40,000 teachers, and 60,000 positions
filled with teachers who are below the .
standard usually demanded. The time |
is now here when no parent need feel ■
that his or her child can secure better
educational opportunities on the Out
side than in Alaska.”
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