RYAN TELLS P-TA
OF U.S. EDUCATORS
WASH. CONFERENCE|
In comparison with schools all
through the nation Alaska has
nothing to apologize for in its
schools system, Dr, James C. Ryan
Director of the Territorial Depart
ment of Education, told his au
dience at the regular monthly meet
ing of the Parent-Teacher Associa
tin last evening in the Juneau High
School assembly room. Dr. Ryan
returned yesterday afternoon from
Washington, D. C., where he at
tended the annual conference of
educators from all the 48 states
and the territories and the White
House Welfare Conference, as a
delegate from Alaska.
Dr. Ryan said he found that in
some instances Alaska's schools are
lagging but generally the standards
are equally high and in a number
of factors much higher than in the
schools of the states. Particularly
and surprisingly, he said, Alaska
is lagging in the scale of salaries
to teachers.
Same Problems
The main problems that confront
Alaska in the development of its
educational program are the same
over the nation, Dr. Ryan said.
Number one problem is lack of
adequate school buildings and the
second chief problem Is a scarcity
of teachers.
In Washington Dr. Ryan said he
found that while the interested de
partments and agencies gave lip
service to the value of developing
the program of education through
out the United States and recogniz
ed the needs no definite action had
been taken.
“It seems that action to provide
for the needs to* develop and main
tain our high standard of education
can always be put off until tomor
row,” Ryan declared.
Back to Three “R’s”
The trend in the education of the
nation’s youth is turning back from
the more recent spectacular forms
of teaching with its frills and “new
thought methods to the stressing
of fundamental back to earth facts
that children can more easily and
readily grasp, Dr. Ryan said.
Dr. Ryan was enthusiastic in
emphasizing the worth of the
White House Child Conference and
said it was a marvelous experience
to him to be one of the 5,000 dele
gates attending and participating
in its program.
The conference, he said, is mak
ing a study of the development of
children from infancy until they
reach thfe period of adulthood.
Guiding Principles
One fact clearly defined, he said,
wgs that parents and teachers
must realize that the child cannot
be guided step by step through his
early life, nor should such a method
be used, rather he should be given
only guiding principles to which
he can cling in times of stress and
which he must work out for him
sen.
After a thorough study, Dr. Ryan
said, it was the consensus of op
inion at the Conference that the
economics in a child's life is not
so much a deterrent to a well
baalnced development as has been
so stressed in recent years. Rather,
he said, it is recognized that the
important factor is the need in a
child for a general sense of "be
longing,” bf finding a proper place
where he may fit in, and the know
ledge and assurance that he is of
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Ruling, Child Bride, Starts Riots
Maria Bertha Ilertogh, 13-year-old Dutch bride of a Moslem school
teacher, weeps in a Singapore court (Dec. 2), as she is turned over to
Sister Maria of the Catholic convent after court invalidated her mar
riage and ordered her returned to her Dutch Catholic mother.
Fanatiral mobs, stirred to a frenzy by the ruling, battled British
troops in the streets of Singapore (Dec. 11). Maria was turned over
to a Malayan nurse by her mother for safe-keeping when the Ilertoghs ,
weer taken to a Japanese prison camp in 1942. Maria was raised as
a Moslem by the nurse and married the teaeher. (If) Wirephoto via
radio from Singapore to London.
worth to a group or at the least
to an individual.
“The child,” he said, “must have
something to which he can aspire
with pride and confidence in his
own value to the world.”
Dr. Ryan’s interesting talk was
preceded by an entertaining half
hour of music. Christmas carols
were sung by a mixed chorus and
a girls’ chorus of Juneau High
School students under the direction
of Miss Marjorie Iverson, and three
numbers were played by a trio con
sisting of Carol Davis, piano; Cor
rine Jenne Kenway, violin and Pat
ricia Davis Bidwell, cello.
Picture Award
The roll call of parents present
gave the picture, prize for the at
tendance record, to Miss Ethel
Murphy’s second grade room. This
room also won the record for the
last meeting.
While it was understandable that
coming in the week before Christ
mas the attendance might not be
a record breaker, still it was point
ed out by the P-T.A. officers that
the 45 members attending last
night’s meeting was not nearly so
large as had been expected and
should attend. It is urged that
hereafter members make an effort
to be present at the meetings which
occur only once each month. In
teresting and varied programs are
planned for the year.
Following last evening's meeting
refreshments were- served in the
Home Economic rooms. The third
grade mothers provided the refresh
ments' which were served by Mrs.
H. I. Lucas, Jr„ and Mrs. D. C.
Langdon.
ORGANIZED CONFUSION
AND FUN REIGN AT
ROTARY KIDDIE PARTY
Organized confusion was the key
note of the Rotary Club meeting to
day at the Baranof Hotel when 53
children and grandchildren of
members were entertained.
Anxious mothers peered through
the half-open doors, efficient fath
ers met small crises with aplomb.
Elton Engstrom, as Santa Claus, was
the star of the show and got an
earful of requests as he delivered
candy-filled stockings. Other enter
tainment was furnished by the
children. The four Sundborg kiddies,
George Jr., Rosemary, Stephen and
Sarah sang, “I Put On My Prayers
and Said My Pajamas.” Three piano
duets were played by Suellen White
head and Laura Langdon. Jimmy
Daniels, 3, stood on the head table
and sang one of his original com
positions.
T. S. Bachelder, contractor from
Fairbanks, was a visiting Rotarian.
President Ellis Reynolds an
nounced that the Rotarian-spon
sored Native Indian dances were
well attended and received last
Saturday night. He reminded Ro
tarians that tomorrow was the day
members assist the Salvation Army
Christmas fund drive.
MARRIAGE' APPLICATION
Norval H. Nelson, 24, Juneau fish
erman and Virginia Kochergin, 20,
of Juneau made application for a
marriage license yesterday after
noon in the office of the U.S. Com
missioner.
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PAUL SAYS ALASKA
NATIVES OPPOSED
TO RESERVATIONS
Sentiment among the Native peo
ple is aaginst reservations, accord
ing to William L. Paul, Sr., who re
turned the last of the week from
a trip to Angoon, Hoonah and
Tenakee.
/‘From 80 to 90 percent," is the
way Paul judged the opposition to
reservations in the towns he visited.
“However, I understand that
sentiment among the Native people i
of Sitka may be in favor of re
servations,” Paul observed.
In Kake a vote showed 97 against i
reservations, 9 in favor of reser-1
vations and 7 neutral, according1
to Mr Paul.
At the recent convention of the j
Alaska Native Broherhood and Sis- I
terhood at Craig, a resolution was
passed endorsing the extinguishing
of Indian titles by negotiaion with
the Secretary of the Interior, Mr.
Paul said.
The resolution passed against
statehood at the convention was
based on the anti-reservation res
triction in the present statehodd
bill, Paul explained, "that is,” he
said, “from the standpoint that a
restriction of any kind ascribed
to the pendency of the statehood
action is not adequate.”
Paul made the trip to the villages
with the Salvation Army on their
motor ship, the William Booth.
FROM SEATTLE
John Bratset of Seattle is at the
Baranof Hotel.
MARY DAVISON AND
GROVER LITTLE ARE
MARRIED HERE MONDAY
At a ceremony performed in the
office of the U.S. Commissioner at
4 o’clock yesterday afternoon Mary
Lucille Davison and Grover Michael
Little were married by Judge Gor
don Gray. Their attendants were
Arnold L. Francis and Janet J.
Francis.
Mr. Little Is a mechanic with the
CAA and the bride arrived in Ju
neau from Seattle Sunday on the
Pan American plane.
CAROLING AT BARANOF
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Plans are afoot for a Santa Claus
quartet of "about 15 members” to
sing carols in the Baranof Bubble
Room from 4 o’clock on Christmas
afternoon, Edward J. O’Brien an
nounced today. Songsheets will be
available for anyone who wishes to
join and the public is cordially in
vited, "especially the whiskey tenors
and the beer baritones,” O’Brien
said.
Fred Dunn and Pat Carroll will
be song leaders.
IS FINED S100 ON
CAR DRIVING CHARGE
Arraigned yesterday afternoon in
the U.S. Commissioner’s Court,
Frank Olson, Jr., entered a plea of
guilty to a charge of driving an
automobile without the owner’s
consent on December 17. He was
fined $100 by Judge Gordon Gray.
The government was represented by
U.S. District Attorney P. J. Gilmore
Jr.
Olson was arrested yesterday on
a complaint signed by Jack Davis,
Highway Patrolman.
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