Harry Brandt Named
Head of Sitka College
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Harry A. Brandt, formerly dean
of men at the University of Alas
ka, assumed his new duty of ad
ministrative executive of Sheldon
Jackson Junior College at Sitka
on Sept. 1 of this year. Mr.
Brandt is an Alaskan of nine
yeai’s standing, and had been at
the University of Alaska since
Jan. 1, 1948.
The new college administrator’s
background includes many years
of YMCA work, a tour of duty
with USO during World War II
which brought him first to Sew
ard, then to Skagway and finally
to Fairbanks, and his college ex
perience at the University.
Valley Young Folk Go
To Washington Colleges
Still more Valley college stu
dents were exchanging summer
jobs for college textbooks this
week. Leaving for Washington
State College at Pullman were
Gayle Eckert and Allan Linn.
Transferring from the Univer
sity of Alaska at College this
semester is Esther Kertulla.
Esther will eni'oll. in a pre-med
course at the University of Wash
ington in Seattle this fall.
Superintendent's Father Leaves
For B. C. and California
WASILLA—Fred Jones, father
of school superintendent Frank
Jones, left Wasilla this week to
visit in British Columbia and
California. Mr. Jones has been
the guest of his son since last
April.
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FARM DOINGS
IN THE VALLEY
By Lew Hanks
Your correspondent has beei
taking a vacation the last coupl
of weeks. I have been conduct
ing a survey on ways to hun
moose. From the 47 people o
whom I asked advice I receivec
47 sets of instruction on moos<
hunting and also directions on 4'
places to hunt. I tried them all—
no moose. If anyone has a fev
old rabbit feet that work lyinj
around I’ll be in the market foi
them next fall. Now, since I die
my part to conserve the moose
we might touch on another phase
of conservation.
You all have seen the clouds o:
dust over the Knik River in the
last few weeks. That is an ex
ample of our soil-forming process
in action. This dust slowly filters
down into the forest cover anc
builds up soil at an extremely
rapid rate, geologically speaking
Wind also can take it away
We had a “Matanuska” last win
ter, as perhaps you remember. 1
have photographic evidence oi
two to four inches of soil having
been stripped clear from some
fields during that blow. Now is
the time to protect against that.
Don’t fall plow. Leave all crop
residues on the surface. Leave as
good a grass-residue on pastures
as possible. Use these late fall and
winter days to cover those open
fields with a good top dressing oi
manure. You will be surprised
University Offers
Six-Day Course
For Housewives
1 Another short course for home
5 makers, successful housewifery
' taught in six easy lessons, is
j; planned at the University of Alas
ka this year, it was announced
| this week by Miss Marylou Lash
• brook, Rome demonstration agent.
The course is planned to begin on
‘ Oct. 21 and will continue through I
Oct. 27. Latecomers may enroll
; at the University on Oct. 23.
’ Palmer’s six-day students have
1 a registration deadline of Oct. 10
; in the local Extension Service of
! fice. Pre-registration is necessary
. in order to be assured of accom
modations at Fairbanks.
Cost of the trip will include
Palmer to Fairbanks railfare,
; available at the student rate of
' half-price, dormitory lodging at a
dollar a night (everyone must
how well a good cover of manure
will stake down fields during the
winter winds.
Now' also is the time to think
about rearranging fields and con
structing windbreaks for wind
protection. A windrow of brush
laid out on the future site of a
planted windbreak will keep lots
of snow on a field; also, a wind
row of brush parallel to, and i
about 100 feet to windward from, i
a driveway or road might save a j
lot of walking and shoveling next
winter. ’Nuf sed.
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GOWANS HAVE SON
A sizeable nine-pound, 12-ounce"
baby boy was born to Mr. and
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at Valley Hospital this week. The
baby, second child for the couple,
was born on Sept. 19. The Gow
ans own a poultry f^rm in the
Valley.
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