Asks Federal Fund
Increase for^lfSH#
School Construction
nit' Mate ot Alaska presently
spends more per capita on educa
tion than any other state. Sen. E.
L. Bartlett informed members of
the Senate Education Subcommit
tee in supporting the pending
measure authorizing f e d e ral
funds for school construction and
t r teachers salaries.
The Alaska per capita expendi
ture of S118.H5 for education is
twice the national per capita ex
penditure. “Our state.” he said,
“is f ii st in the per capita expend
Banquet Honors
Tustumena’s
Class of 1963
Members of the graduating
class of Tustumena School, their
parents and other guests were en
tertained at an elaborate banquet
held at Parker’s Cafe in Ridgeway
on the evening of May 10. Tables
were arranged in a “U” shape
with the graduating students
seated at the U.
Dick Griff ing, Tustumena
teacher, acted as master of cere
monies, and Charles M. Prescott,
school superintendent, asked the
blessing. After the dinner of roast
turkey and all the trimmings,
the party was entertained with
musical numbers by Betty Jo Ray
mond of Tustumena School and
“Chuck” Hawkins of Xinilchik
School.
As things began to quiet down
and a little boredom was showing,
Griffing brought much laughter
and surprise to the group by an
nouncing that "Now we will be
entertained by Herman Herman
sen and Fred Huebsch in a duet
accompanied by Rupe Cramer on
the harmonica.”
The joke was that neither Fred
nor Herman can carry a tune and
Hupe had never been introduced
to a harmonica.
Grfifing briefly introduced the
class. The farewell to the gradu
ates was by Superintendent Pres
cott. .John Martin, president of the
Student Council, gave the re
sponse.
GO TO DETROIT
COHOE — Ray and Florence
Burton went to Detroit. Mich, by
plane but plan to drive back in a
new pickup truck.
Classifieds are news.
Whenever you leave
town, carry money only you
can spend: Bank of America
Travelers Cheques. Loss
proof, theft-proof, cashed only
by your signature. Buy them
here —cash them anywhere•
NATIONAL BANK
OF ALASKA
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Phone 262-4435
lture oi state and local govern
ments on local schools and Alaska
is second only to New York in the
amount it spends per pupil.”
Senator Bartlett expressed gra
tification that the amendment he
proposed for a similar bill consid
ered in the 87th Congress was in
cluded by the administration in
the new measure. The provision
would recognize Alaska’s high
costs of construction and permit
an increased ratio in the appor
tionment of funds.
"Education, is expensive in Al
aska but we pay for it,” he said.
“Wo do so because it is important
to our future. Alaska now has a
higher percentage of technical
and professional trained persons
than any other state. In the sci
entific age in which w-e live — an
age of Complexities and automa
tion •— a man must be educated to
find- work and a state must pro
vide this education if it is to grow
and prosper.”
Bartlett pointed out that Alas
ka has a higher percentage of
young people and a lower percent
age of senior citizens than any
other state. “Young married
couples mean babies, and we have
babies; 15.1 per cent of the Alas
ka population was under five
years in 1960.”
In I960 the median of school
years completed by Alaskans 25
years or older was second highest
in the nation — 12.1 years. Fifty
four per cent of Alaska's popula
tion among those 25 years or over
had completed at least four years
of high school.
“As the subcommittee knows,”
Senator Bartlett pointed out, “the
mental examination given Selec
tive Service registrants is often
used as an indication of the effec
tiveness of state school systems.
Only 8.6 per cent of Alaskans tak
ing this exam in 1961 failed as
compared with a national 23 per
cent failure rate.”
f
Flooded Wells .
Endanger Health
Of Families'
Ha‘d wafer Ts one of the great-*
est dangers of flooding. Accord
ing to specialists with the Coop
erative Extension Service of the
University of Alaska, all wells
that have been flooded should he
considered dangerous until proved
safe.
After the flood water has reced
ed, the well should be cleaned and
flushed until the water is clear.
The well and pump should be dis
infected by flushing and rinsing
with chlorinated water. This can
be made by adding one tablespoon
of household bleach such as Glor
ox, Furex, or other sodium hypo
chlorite solution per gallon of wa
ter.
Use at least 25 gallons of this
rinse. Let stand in the well for at
least an hour, then pump until all
traces of chlorine odor are gone.
If the house is equipped with wa
ter lines, while the well is being
pumped, open all drinking faucets
to insure that they will be disin
fected, advise the specialists.
NEW LOUNGE HAS OPENING
MOOSE PASS — Beginning at
(j p.m. on May 18 and extending
to 5 a.m. the following day,
friends and patrons of the Sun
rise Inn gathered for the grand
opening of the cocktail lounge.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim McMillion and
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moorcroft were
hosts and hostesses on the gala
occasion.
There were about 200 people in
and out during the evening to en
joy the smorgasbord and dancing.
Visitors came from Anchorage,
Moose Pass, Seward, Cooper
Landing, Soldotna, and adjacent
areas. The Inn is located at Mile
8, Sterling Highway.
Harvey Reinholz, biology teach
er and department head at East
Anchorage High School, has been
named as Alaska’s outstanding
high school biology teacher by a
selection committee representing
the National Association of Biol
ogy Teachers.
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