THE NENANA DAILY NEWS
Application made April 1, 1918, at the postoffice at Nenana, Alaska, j
for en-ry as second class mail matter, under the Act of March 3, 1879.
“WHERE RAIL AND RIVER MEET”j
Published every afternoon except Sunday, by the Nenana Printing
Company, at First and B Streets, Nenana, Alaska.
R. G. Southworth. Editor and Manager
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ALASKA'S HIGH RATING
There are some 700,000 public;
school teachers in the United States, j
And statistics show, it is pointed
out by Territorial Superintendent
of Education Lester D. Henderson,
in a recent edition of the Alaska
School Bulletin, shows that approxi
mately 300,000 of this number have !
had no education beyond a high
school and that between 50,000 and j
100,000 have had no schooling be-j
yond the eighth grade. The aver-:
age American teacher gets her ex-:
perience at eighteen or nineteen1
years of age and remains in the pro-,
fession four years. Statistics fur
ther show that city school systems ;
suffer much less from untrained
uneducated and immature teachers
than is the case with country school.
districts. This latter fact is proof j
conclusive that there is not equality
of educational opportunity in the
United States although, be it said
to their credit, many children in
rural districts rise above the level
which circumstances place around
them and surpass their more for- j
tunate brothers and sisters in the
struggle to achieve.
»> *cn“ muse ui me nation, says ivir. i
Henderson, we find that both in
education and experience they have
a long lead. During the school
year of 1017-11118 there were 145
teachers employed in the public
high and elementary schools of the
territory. These teachers were dis
tributed among ii4 school districts
both inside and . outside incorporated
tow-ns as follows:
One teacher schools .44
Two teacher schools. 4
Three teacher schools . 3
Four teacher schools .... a
Five teacher schools 2
Six teacher schools 1
Eight teacher schools 2
Nine teacher schools . 2
Fourteen teacher schools 1
Of the 145 teachers, 140 have
attended schools of a higher rank
than a high school and all have
had education equivalent to that
represented by graduation from a
four year high school. Two-thirds
of the Alaska teachers are either
normal or college graduates- Ap
proximately 80 per cent of the 87
teachers in incorporated towns and
districts are either college or normal
graduates and, in addition, more
than two-thirds of this number have
taken post-graduate work. Approxi
mately 53 per cent of the 58
teachers in districts outside incor
porated towns are either normal or
college graduates and in addition
nearly one-half of this number have
taken post-graduate work.
The average experience of Alaska
teachers is seven and one-half years
exclusive of the year for which the
statistics are compiled. Approxi
mately 60 per cent have had pre
vious teaching experience in Alaska,
while 50 per cent have had ex
perience both inside and outside
Alaska. But 12 out of the 145
teachers had no previous experience.
The figures given apply to those
schools under the direction of this
department and do not include
swb«‘Js.„fn>\..A'aska.,. •VUAYP3. Avhjfife
federal government thru the Bureau
of Education. While information
on the subjete is not at hand, we
very much doubt if any state in the
Union can equal the record set
forth above. Training is an es
sential part of any teacher’s equip
ment and when to this we add the
right kind of experience, the result
ing combination should make for
larger growth in the children who
are priviliged to receive instruction
in the schools of Alaska.
The principal reason why Alaska
has been able to attract and hold
teachers so well qualified to give
instruction is that, in addition to ,
the general interest which attaches
to such a country as this, its people
have recognized the fact that a
COLISEUM
SUNDAY’S PROGRAM
STRONG TRIANGLE FEATURE AND LATE PATHE NEWS
FOR PROGRAM SUNDAY NIGHT.
!
WAR SLIDES
Our Boys in France
\V ith Lecture on each slide. The slides will be shown at the
starting of the show.
Hearst Pathe News
Pictorial News
THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR EYES
Shown# Resta, DePalma, famous “autoettes” kings; thrills galore
when women rule the Ascot speedway. Y. M. C. A. Study
First Aid Methods; Official war pictures of the front.
Triangle Play* Presents the Noted Screen Star
CHARLES RAY. SUPPORTED BY AN ALL STAR CAST. IN
The Pinch Hitter
Bubbling -Over With College Spirit, Love and Baseball.
IN FIVE GRIPPING ACTS.
The storys is one that will remind you of the good old days down
on the farm when you was a boy, and then off to college
Overture—"Yanlusnt" March—By E. E. Loftis. Arr., W. H. Mackie
ADMISSION 50c RESERVED SEATS 75c
THE SHOW STARTS AT 8:30 O’CLOCK TONIGHT
Mr. Geo. W. Pennington, one of the able Four-Minute speakers,
will address the audience t might on topics of the war.
The following people arrived at
the quarantine camp yesterday and
will be held in quarantine for five
days: William Rodigkeit, of the Tav
ern; Perry Warning, A. E. C. line
man; Tom Dickinson; Mrs. R. W.
Calderhead and Si Calderhead.
They will probably be released
and allowed to come into town next
Wednesday.
Mr. Rodigkeit is returning from
a business trip to Fairbanks and
arrived at the camp on Billy But
lers’s dog team. Perry Warner was
out repairing the line for the
A. E. C. Tom Dickinson is return
ing from Fairbanks, where he went
recently, and Mrs. Calderhead and
her son Si are coming to make their
home in Nenana, where Mr. Calder
head and their other son Wallace
have already located.
TANANA NOTES
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George F. Bemis has been ap
pointed administrator for the estate
o fthe late Charles Chanquist, who
with his son was drowned when the
Sophia went down.
All of the Tanana natives have
gathered at the mission. Dr. Forbes
stated that he counted 87 of them.
This number does not include the
men, most of whom are out hunt
ing.
The Tanana authorities are about
to establish two quarantine sta
tions. One will be placed below
town and the other at the twenty
four mile cabin on the Koyukuk
i
mail trail.
;
Tananaites who went down on the
Princess Sophia are Gibbs, Swartz,
Tom Talbot. Chas. Chanquist and
Sam Chanquist.
GRAfiP fProchvfpriaiA P.HIIRRH
REV. ROBT.
JOSEPH DIVEN
D. D.
MINISTER
Sunday School .at 12:00
Evening Lecture—“The Angels’
Message.” .7:30 m.
Special Music
Duet: Miss Shaffer and Mrs. Gould
Instrumental: Prof. Berggren and
Mrs. Sholseth.
Solo: “Holy Night” by Kenneth
Diven.
Music begins at 7:15 Lecture 7:30
Everybody Welcome
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
Sunday school will be held in the
j office building opposite the post
office, Sunday at 1 p. m.
The regular service will be held
, at the same place at 2 p. m., the
■subject will be: “Is the Universe,
; Including Man, Evolved by Atomic
Force?”
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teacher should receive a salary com
mensurate with the importance of j
i the work which she accomplishes, i
■ There is at present a shortage of
teachers throughout the nation due
,to the demands which the war is!
making upon professions of all kinds.
It is to be hoped, however, that the
: cause of education in this territory
. will not suffer more than necessary
and that the past educational stand
ards will be maintained, “to the
end that no boy or girl shall have
less opportunity for education be-'
cause of the war and that the nation i
t may be strengthened as it can only
i be through the right education of I
jail of its people.”
Sheldon-6ibson Stage Line
Carrying U. S. Mails
For CHITINA and WAV POINTS
Every Tuesday Morning
Special Auto for parties of four
or more any time.
C. Harry Woodward, agent
Fai-. banks
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CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
FOR THE SCHOOL KIDS j
The Franklin K. Lane school'
closed yesterday for the Christmas [
vacation and will reopen on the
first Monday after New Year.
Appropriate closing exercisesj
marked the closing day and the
pupils also took the opportunity to |
make a presentation to their popular
principal The presentation was1
made by the pupils of the fith, sixth,
seventh, eighth and ninth grades,1
who study in Miss Shaffer's room, j
The school janitor was also re- j
membered by the children, and a1
suitable presentation was made to
his vast delight.
U. S. FEEDING MILLIONS
A chart showing the average
number of men who could be sup
ported for a pediod of one year on
the food exported to the Western
Allies before the war as compared
with that exported since America
entered the war has been received
by the food administration, and
shows that before the war with
l Germany the United States sent to
i the United Kingdom of England,
: Ireland, Scotland and Wales, suffi
cient food to keep 5,250,955 men.
She was sending previous to the
signing of the armistice, sufficient
to feed 11,918,490. She sent to
France food for 5,811,792, against
463,464 before the war. To Italy
is sent sustenance for 2,616,327 men
j in the year, while before the strug
gle but 313716 were fed by the
United States.
CHOP SUEY
Chicken Noodles
at the
Northern Cafe
Wood Sawed
On Short Notice By
JOHNSON
Leave Orders at The Portland
Don’t Leave
ALASKA
Men wanting employment can
obtain work at good wages at
Juneau, Kennecott and Latouche.
If you go out you will only
come back “Busted" in the spring
TAKE EMPLOYMENT FOR THE j
WINTER.
Two hundred men wanted at
Juneau and vicinity; one hundred
and fifty at Latouche and
Kennecott.
ALASKA PUBLICITY
BUREAU
Juneau Alaska.
RUST HOUSE
Mri. Ed. Williams, Prop.
A and FIFTH STREETS
ROOMS AND BOARD
ROOMS 75c and $1.00
Coffee and Doughnuts 25c
DOG KENNELS
r.s. McDonald
CONVEYANCING
GENERAL BROKERAGE
NOTARIAL WORK
LIFE INSURANCE
Local Agent of
Whitely* Woodward Company
Home Insurance Co., New York
National Fire, of Hartford
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Co.
Law Union and Rock, London
Look Them Up In Best’s
Union Insurance Society, London
NIGHI SCHOOL IS
TAKINGJACAIION
Nenana Citizenship night school,
voted last night to take vacation |
during Christmas week. There are i
now twenty-three pupils in at-1
tendance, the class work being con-1
ducted in two groups; the different
members of each group receiving i
individual attention and assistance.
The average attendance during the
second month was eleven, which, re
membering that all the pupils are
busily engaged during the daytime
and that the employment of some
is alternate day and night work,
is a most excellent record. A fine
interest is manifest and excellent
work is being done.
The women who work for the
Red Cross at home are doing as
much for the cause of humanity
as those who work abroad in field
and hospital; for without the efforts
of those at home here, gathering
the income and the materials to
support those in the field, they could
not remain there. When your
jwomen-folk ask you to give to the
Red Cross work, don’t argue-—dig
up!
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WANT ADS
FOR SALE—New lineoleum- ma
hogany phonograph, child’s bed,
and Persian cat. Inquire of Mrs.
Mellish.
; LOST—Bunch of Keys; five flat
Yale keys and two round keys
Finder please return to News
Office. Reward.
BUSINESS^OPPORTUNITY—North *
Star—Mike’s Place. For rent,
ready for business—on most reas
onable terms. Apply R. S. Mc
Donald.
FOR RENT.—Small one room cabin
on First and B streets. Apply
at News office.
LOST—A Grey Husky Dog, about
Nov. 27th; has collar on neck
Finder return to Coghill’s store.
Dr. R. R. MYERS
DENTIST
ARCTIC HOTEL
$ We Carry the Best Grade of
? MACKINAW SHIRTS COATS and PANTS
5
£ Finest assortment of Men’s Socks, Daniel
5 Green Felt Shoes and Slippers, Moccasins,
Wool Blankets and Comforters
A Full Line of Miner’s and Trapper’s Supples
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Cigars =- Tobaccos =- Candies
Soft Drinks — Pool
Furnished Rooms For Rent
HARRY DAVIS
FRANK TAYLOR
A Thoroughly Modern Hotel
Tom Smith, Prop.
COLBS AIR TIGHT
HEATERS
RANGES
OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS
Yukon Stoves and Drums
Air Tight Heaters
Any Thing in the Sheet Metal, Plumb
ing or Heating Line
Tanana Sheet Metal Works