School Notes
The University of Hard Knocks
The greatest school is the Univer
sity of Hard Knocks. Its playground
is the universe; its president is the
Almighty; Its books are bumps. Here
we learn all we ever know, and write
it in the only book we ever own—
The Book of Our Experiences.
Every bump we get is a lesson. If
we learn the lesson with one bump;
we get promoted to the next bump.
But if we are “naturally bright” or
there is something else the matter
with us (and really about the worst
thing that can be the matter with
us is to be “naturally bright” and
know it) so that we don’t learn that
lesson with one bump, then that same
bump has to come back and bump us
again, and again, until we do learn it.
After a while we realize in the lan
guage of Shakespeare or somebody
else, “Every little bumplet has a
meaning all its own.” As we get wiser
and sort out our bumps we discover
we had two kinds of bumps—bumps
that we needed, and buftps that we
did not need; bumps that we bumped
into and bomps that bumped into us.
That is, we discover that the Univer
sity of Hard Knocks has two colleges
—The College of Needless Knocks and
The College of Needful Knocks.—
Ralph Parlette.
Efficiency of the Public School
System
The prevailing criticism of the
public school is at variance with the
results of an investigation recently
conducted at Harvard. The tribute of
praise given public high schools of
the country need make no parent re
gret her inability to send his son to
a private school for college prepara
tion.
While boys from private schools
passed entrance exams more credit
ably, because that kind of preparation
is stressed in those schools, once they
were in college, the students from the
public high schools displayed a higher
percentage of scholarship, won a
larger proportion of degrees with
honor, and had a much lower per
centage of damonitions and discipli
nary punishment. The conclusion is
that, everything else being equal, a
boy of fair intelligence trained with
his fellows in a democratic public
school will not suffer by comparison
of his record in scholarship and de
portment with that of his more fortu
nate classmates, carefully tutored at
the most expensive private school. The
New York World adds this comment:
“In the light of this tribute, winch
is sustained by carefully-compiled
statistics, what becomes of the sweep
ing criticisms of public school meth
ods of education? A school system
that fits boys for the highest rank
in scholarship at Harvard must be a
pretty satisfactory system. Perhaps
the public schools'have suffered from
the fact that they are too near home
to permit a view of their real merits
in the proper perspective. Their ad
vocates have reason to be gratified
by this testimony to their thorough
ness, from the country’s leading edu
cational institution.”
(Edna Thawley)
Where and how some of the Cor
dova high school pupils will spend
their vacation:
Kathrine Boyce—Roaming around
the oil fields of Katalla.
Dorris Adams—At her home in
Marysville, Cal.
John Rosswog—Working in his dad’s
store.
Elizabeth O’Loughlen—Hunting for
a job?
Margaret Foster—Taking care of
^Cordova.
Leona Churchill—Lady of leisure.
William McGowan—Delivering milk.
Brooke Lamprey—Watching the Em
press doors.
Pauline DeVille—Will help Kath
rine discover a new oil well at Ka
talla.
Almira McGowan—Visiting some
friends at Katalla and some on Fox
island.
Edna Thawley—Attending Hall’s
Business College, Seattle, Wash.
Barth O’Loughlen—Delivering news
papers.
(Margaret Foster)
Miss Kolbenson, teacher of the pri
mary room, intends to visit her folks
in Bellingham, Wash., during the sum
mer months.
Miss Wright is very fond of Alaska,
and has decided to spend her vacation
traveling through the Interior,
Miss Edelbrock is going to the west
ward for a while, and then she in
tends to go by way of the Interior to
her home in San Diego, Cal,
Miss Keever expects to be in Seat
tle most of her summer, but intends
j to go to Salt Lake City to attend the
National Educational Association in
July.
(Elizabeth O’Loughlen)
Their most prominent features:
Harry O’Neill—Perpetual grin.
Dorothy Dooley—“Ear muffs.”
John Rosswog—Long pants.
Elizabeth O’Loughlen—Freckles.
Anne Thornstenson—Jaz^y feet.
Pauline DeVille—Dreamy eyes.
Leona Churchill—Curls.
Almira McGowan—Dimples.
Their occupations:
Kathrine Boyce—Doing the nymph
dance.
Edna Thawley—Tickling the keys
of an L. C. Smith.
Eugene Tibbs—Knocking the founder
of penmanship.
Brooke Lamprey—Showing off.
| Louise Tibbs—Mourning the fact
that boys were created.
Barth O’Loughlen—Getting into
trouble and out again.
“No story is the same after the
lapse of time; or, ratheifc we who read
it are not the same interpreters.”—
George Eliot.
j Pupils have been so busy with final
tests and preparations for the coming
entertainment that there has been
little time for writing School Notes
this week.
Tickets are selling well for the en
tertainment to be given by the school
for the purpose of buying slides for
use in our moving picture machine.
I In reading class, Woodrow Hile
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came to the sentence, “Go away, dogs,
! go, go!” Being a true Alaskan, Wood
row read it, “Mush, mush!”
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BOY, 14, SAVES GIBL'S LIFE
j Grasps Her by Hair and Pulls Her
Out of Sewer Into Which She
Had Fallen.
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Philadelphia.—Walking toward the
corner of Wright street, at the Penn
sylvania railroad crossing in Mana
yunk, at dusk, Howard Clampher, four
teen years old, saw a little girl just
ahead of him suddenly disappear. He
stood for a moment in astonishment
As there has been considerable talk
about spirits of late, he at first was
disposed to believe the little girl had
vanished in some mysterious way.
But a cry made him run to the cor
ner. There he found the lid off a
j sewer inlet. Peering down into the
hole he saw the head of a child. She
was struggling in four feet of water.
The boy reached down and * was
able to grasp the little girl by the
hair. In this way he was able to lift
her until he could catch hold of her
! arms and raise her to the street. By
j that time she was half drowned,
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ARE DELICATE IN COLORING
| New Voile Dresses Contrast With
Those of Handkerchief Linen
Which Are Very Gay.
While the new voile dresses are
| delicate in coloring, those of handker
; chief linen are very gay. The pale
I blues and pinks of past summers are
eclipsed by the bright orange and
even deep mahogany tints of this year.
Organdies are introduced in these
same bright shades. An orange color
ed organdie dress is made very much
like the straight line voile dresses
with the exception of a highly gath
, ered waistline, the gathers being held
I in place by an inch-wide black velvet
; ribbon which ties as a sash. The de
! signer has cleverly added a touch that
makes this model becoming to any
woman. It is the addition of a deep
collar of white organdie that is much
. like a little cape fastening with one
i button in the front at a low neckline.
Linens and voiles, however, will not
have the fashion field entirely to them
i selves this summer, although they are
j very important. There are beautiful
i cross-barred dimities of the sheerest
I sort—much more sheer than any that
I we have ever had before.
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Draperies in Vogue.
A glance at the pretty dresses in
the windows of the shops indicates
that one may make use of any old
thing to furbish up one’s spring gown
this season. An old silk dress may
have draped over it an old lace dress
and short sleeves may he lengthened
by adding wide lace to them. But not
only is black used over bright colors,
like green and blue, but contrasting
shades are used, a blue over mahog
any, for instance, or an amethyst over
green. They all look very pretty and
fresh, but experience has shown that
it is not fair to judge the fashions of
the early summer and spring by the
first displays. %
Boys Sold Cannons as Junk.
Asheville. N. C.—Two government
brass cannon, given to Asheville, N.
C., by the federal government, were
sold to a junk dealer by Conrad Gil
lespie and Pat Moody, two youths,
who took the money and started for
Cuba. Officers apprehended them.
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I THE HANDLING OF
I MONEY
B EVERY TRANSACTION THAT INVOLVES THE
Jj HANDLING OF MONEY SHOWS THE NEED OF A
P CHECKING ACCOUNT. J
gj , BY THE USE OF A CHECK BOOK, MUCH NEED
LESS AND WASTEFUL SPENDING IS AVOIDED, AND
1^ THE SAVING OF MONEY IS GREATLY AIDED. jj
IT IS NOT THROUGH IGNORANCE OF ITS USE- |j
FULNESS AND DESIRABILITY THAT MANY PEO- M{
PLE ARE WITHOUT A CHECKING ACCOUNT. IT IS
SIMPLY LACK OF DECISION TO ACT. jj
Bank of Alaska I
CAPITAL $170,000.00 jj
Branches at Skagway, Wrangell and Anchorage jj
are not a monopoly. Every woman should
learn and utilize them. They are contained in
our Toilet Goods section, where will be found
the best Cleansers, Hair Tonics, Complexion
Creams, Powders, etc. Come and examine
our stock. They teach a lesson in beauty cul
ture.
NORTHERN DRUG CO.
“THE DRUG STORE OF ALASKA"
“SERVICE” is our motto
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STEAM HEAT ELECTRIC LIGHTS
Overland! otel
MRS. J. W. KENNEDY
Ghitina, Alaska
POOL TABLE IN CONNECTION
8GST BRANDS OF CIGARS KEPT
FRESH FROM OUTSIDE
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton and Poultry
Wholesale and Retail
All Orders Given Prompt Attention
NORTHERN MEAT MARKET
TRAPPERS TRADERS I
SHIP TO
GEORGE R. GOSHAW k
DEALER IN
RAW FURS
SEATTLE NEW YORK
Alaska Buildlnc 127 W. 27th St.
Ship direct to New York for highest prices paid for Raw
Furs. Your shipments are handled by expert graders and New York
market prices are paid on correct grading the day received. If de
, sired, your shipments will be kept separate, in order that our prices
may be approved by you. Providing that our valuation does not prove
satisfactory, the Furs will be returned to you, transportation charges
prepaid. Ship by Insured Parcel Post or Express. Ship in a dry
condition. Always inclose an itemized list of contents with name and
address. All payments are made by check on the Seattle National
Bank, or in any other manner desired. Special instructions, if any, to
^company shipment.
SHIP NOW
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Alaska
Steamship Company
Regular Sailings Between Seattle,
Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova, Valdez,
Ellamar, Liscum, Latouche, Seward
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FROM SEATTLE— SAILS SOUTH—
. ALAMEDA .MAY 8
MAY 6... NORTHWESTERN .., MAY..15
MAY 13. ALASKKA ..MAY 21
MAY 20. ALAMEDA .MAY 30
MAY 27. NORTHWESTERN ..JUNE 4
Frequent sailings of freighters carrying explosives. *
This schedule subject to change without notice.
F. B. TRACY, Agent
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Alaska—Washington—California ALASKA ROUTE
Safety Courtesy Service 8peed
OFFICE EMPRESS BUILDING * '
WEST BOUND SOUTH BOUND
LEAVE CORDOVA LEAVE CORDOVA
EVANS MAY 16 WATSON MAY 11
WATSON MAY 25 EVANS MAY 21
L. A. COUNTS, AGENT Res. Lathrop Apts.
Phone 132—2
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Trains leave Cordova for Chitina Monday and Thursday.
Trains leave Chitina for Kennecott Tuesday and Friday.
Trains leave Kennecott for Chitina Sunday and Thursday.
Trains leave Chitina for Cordova Tuesday and Friday.
Diming Car in Connection with all Regular
Passenger Trains between Cordova and Chitina.
Freight received and delivered at Cordova
i Wharf from 9 a. m. to 5 p- m., except Sundays.
Tickets on sale at Second Street Depot office
oho hour before departure of trains.
CALEB CORSER Superintendent
MARK M’ALLEN, TICKET AGENT
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OUR SUITS FIT
or we don't want your money... They are made in the best shop on this
coast... Cut in snappy styles, and at p rices that anyone can afford. Large
assortment of woolens in stock, at $55 to 80.
Our Cleaning, Dyeing and Hat Work is the Best
T. N. HUBBERT, MERCHANT TAILOR
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