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H. G. STEEL
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WEEP FOR THEM
As a disinterested bystander, we
weep for the Republicans of Douglas
Island. The candidate that the ma
jority of them voted for for Repub
lican national committeeman was de
feated by the rest of Alaska. We
weep again to think that they were
Bueh poor judges of human nature as
to vote for the one they did.
The primary election just past was
perhaps the bitterest contest ever
waged in the territory. All the bit
terness was injected into the campaign
by one faction. That faction was
headed by a man who may be an
Alaskan, but wTho is what we would
call a seasonal one. He comes to
Alaska to try to reap a harvest and
then goes back to Seattle to enjoy
the fruits of that harvest.
One thing that was brought vividly
to our minds during this primary was
the fact that more than 50 per cent
of Alaskans have not yet fathomed
the direct primary law. For the past
several weeks we have in person and
through the columns of this paper
been trying to explain that the elec
tion was not a real election in most
instances, but just simply a nomina
tion.
Election day and election evening
we met men, and women too, who were
wild-eyed with excitement over the
race being made by friends for posi
tions where there was absolutely no
contest, as there were just enough can
didates nominated for the positions.
They insisted that it was a real elec
tion and that the Republicans were
winning hands down just because the
Democrats did not find it necessary
to vote.
Left to themselves, Alaskans rarely
make mistakes, whether their politics
are Democratic or Republican, and we
are of the opinion that in this in
stance the best interests of Alaska
were served in their choice of national
committeeman.—Douglas News.
GOOD TEACHERS ARE A
NECESSITY
Alaska should keep her good teach
ers. The boys and girls in our schools
are entitled to the best that the vari
ous communities and the territory can
provide for them, not only in educa
tional but also along recreational, so
cial and other lines. Money invested
in making boys and girls physically
strong, mentally alert, morally clean
and spiritually sound, will produce
real dividends for centuries.
Horace Mann, one of the greatest of
America’s educational leaders, has
well said “One formatory is worth ten
thousand reformatories.” The most,
important formatory which civiliza
tion has produced is the American
public school, and no other member
of society outside the home exerts so
potent an influence in moulding the
desires, ideals and thoughts of the
men and women of tomorrow as the
present American public school
teacher. Since this is true, no com
munity can afford to offer less than
the best to its boys and girls either
ia the line of a school plant or corps
©f teachers.
None but teachers with education,
training and high ideals are good
©Bough for the boys and girls of
Alaska. We are justly proud of the
•haracter of teacher who has been at
tracted to our schools. However, an
educational crisis now confronts the
nation. Many highly competent teach
ers have left the profession to take up
• more lucrative positions. Thousands
ef teaching positions throughout the
United States are being filled by men
and women who are poorly equipped
aft regards education, training and
•e - t » * r
ideals. This scarcity of competent
teachers, together with advanced liv
ing costs, has resulted in materially
increased salaries. Reports from sev
eral Alaska school boards indicate
that the people of the territory are
being advanced to the point that will
make it posible to retain our teach
ers or to replace those who are leav
ing with teachers of equal grade.
If the matter is thoroughly under
stood by the taxpayers there is no
doubt as to the action which they will
wish taken. No small property owner
will object to paying an additional tax
of $5 per year where the payment of
such a sum means a highly competent
corps of teachers instead of those who
are poorly equipped. The same thing
can be said of the business man
whose annual tax would be increased
$25, or the large property owner to
whom an increased tax rate or in
creased property valuation would mean
$100 -additional taxes.
So writes L. D. Henderson, commis
sioner of education, in the Alaska
School Bulletin.
It’s pretty hard for a man to be a
popular favorite and be anything else.
It’s about time for somebody to start
a movement to organize a searching
party for Colonel House.
Now Mexico faces a secession move
ment. Life in the cactus republic is
just one darned revolution after an
other.
The water doesn’t look so fine in
Europe just at present as to tempt
Uncle Sam to abandon the old swim
ming hole at this time.
There’s one thing Mr. Wilson can’t
keep us out of, anyway, and that’s a
chance to swat the administration at
the polls on November 2.
Most people would be willing for
once to let the clock be moved ahead
ten months, in view of what is going
to happen on March 4, 1921.
II there is anything the administra
tion tries to handle which it does not
succeed in muddling it will be worthy
of a place in a dime museum after the
4th of next March.
If the children of the neighborhood
annoy you, it’s the best sign in the
world that you deserve it. Children
can pick out worth-while and not
wcrth-while people every shot.
Chairman Hays’ advice to the boys
not to “put stones in the snowballs”
during the skirmish over the presi
dential nomination is mighty good.
Save the rocks for the proceedings
subsequent to the Chicago conven
tion.
Milk shakes like mother used to
make at The Club Billiard Hall. 23-tf
Don’t argue. The Club billiard hall
carries fresh tobacco. 27-tf
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Double this number.
Add eight.
Divide by two.
Subtract the number you
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Multiply by three.
Add one.
Subtract six.
Come into the Horseshoe, and
if the man at the counter can i
not tell you the correct answer
he will treat you to a cigar.
We are as certain of the su
perior quality of our cigars and
tobacco as we are of solving
this problem.
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