TERRITORY’S SCHOOLS MUST DROP BUDGETS
BECAUSE PALMER INCORPORATED LATE
Because Palmer waited until
the legislature adjourned, two
years ago, before deciding to be
come an incorporated school dis
trict, the territory’s schools are
going to be short about five per
cent of their refundable expenses
this year, James Ryan, commis
sioner of education, said in Ju
neau last week. Dr. Ryan stated
that Palmer’s unexpected switch
from rural to incorporated status,
which cannot be balanced by a
similar switch in school funds, is
the greatest single factor in the
expected shortage.
Other factors in bringing about
the short school funds are the
sharply rising costs and the al
most universal increases in en
rollment in schools throughout
the territory.
Dr. Ryan will ask the legisla
ture for a deficiency appropria
tion of a plus $104,000 to make
up the school fund’s shortage. If
that appropriation is not granted,
he said schools either would have
to pare down their budgets by
five percent, or make up the dif
ference in funds themselves.
The school transportation fund
also is expected to be short about
$58,000 this year. Dr. Ryan ex
plained that by pointing to the
large numbers of families who
have settled on the outskirts of
towns. .If the deficiency appro
priation for transportation is not
granted, districts must shorten
routes or cancel certain ones in
order to make costs fall within
the budget. This probably would
mean that many children would
not get to school this year.
The anticipated five percent
shortage in school budgets will
mean that Palmer School will lose
about $3,000 of refundable funds
this year. If the deficiency ap
propriation is not granted, the
Palmer budget will be trimmed
to meet the cut, superintendent
William T. Zahradnicek said.
Rural Schools Benefit
By Palmer Status Change
James Hurley, member of the
Palmer school board, conceded
this week that the territory’s in
corporated school funds might
have been caught short because
of Palmer’s switch from a rural
to a territorial school. He re
minded, however, that the Alaska
rural schools fund benefitted by
some $98,000 as a result of the
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Educators and board members
alike feel it unfortunate that
there is no provision for a trans
fer of funds, when a school makes
a change in status after budget
appropriations have been ap
proved.
Elementary Pupils Must
Pre-Register Next Week
Superintendent William T. Zah
radnicek of Palmer School again
reminded elementary school stu
dents of next week’s pre-registra
tion sessions on Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday. The school of
fice will be open from nine a.m.
until noon, and from one until
four p.m. to register grade school
pupils.
All beginning first - graders
must be six years of age on or
before Nov. 1, 1950, to be ad
mitted to school. Parents are
asked to bring certificates as
proof of age.
High school pupils will pre-reg
ister the following week, on Mon
day and Tuesday.
ALASKAN TOURIST—
torial government handed over an
equal sum.
The Honolulu businessman ad
vocated the organization of a
similar tourist body in Alaska,
and establishing its finances in a
like manner of subscription. The
visitors had received endorse
ments of the plan in nine cities
before they reached Palmer.
Ketchikan was first to head the
subscription list, with an offer of
$5,000 annually as its share of
support to an Alaskan tourist as
sociation. • t
Mr. Armitage said the first
problem of any tourist-seeking
locality is to get satisfied visitors
to come back. “The word of
mouth advertising you get from a
satisfied tourist, is the best ad
vertising you can get,” he stated.
“Therefore it’s your job to keep
them happy and to see to it that
they get what they want in a visit
to your community.”
The visitor particularly praised
Palmer’s tourist attractions. He
also commented on the visible im
provements in the town, since his
last visit here two years ago.
Mr. Armitage also suggested the
need for a closer union between
the territories of Alaska and Ha
waii. He suggested that Alaskans
organize an air tour to Hawaii, in
the very near future, and in turn
invite Hawaiian businessmen to
visit Alaska. He said publicity
resulting from such an exchange
of visits would turn eyes of po
tential state-side travellers north.
In conclusion the visitor em
phasized the fact that all busi
nesses benefit from the tourist
dollar. “It’s a rolling dollar,” he
asserted. “It rolls around to ev
eryone’s doorstep and we all share *
in the benefits it brings.”
He also pointed out that a co
operative effort, such as an Alas
kan tourists organization would
be, would have far greater au
thority and would carry farther
than the efforts of any individual
community.
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