The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 31, 1940, Page 33

PUPILS HAVE WIDE CHOICE HERE OF EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AROUND SCHOOLS ot only activities but extra curricular as wel The Grade its part in this.as well igh* School al days and dates are in the grades, usually two or more rooms going togeth for the occasion. Alaska Day, October 18, each year is ob- served by all grads above the kin- dergarten. On Hallowe'en most rooms have parties or entertain- ments and in the lower grades cos- tumes are usually worn. Thanks- giving, Christmas, Lincoln’s and Washington's birthdays, Valentine Day appropriately observed The upper’ grade boys and girls have various types of activitics, Volley ball, basketball, indoor base- ball, and various other types of in- door athletics are engaged in by the girls. or with Seward'’s Day and others are | The grade school boys have | touch football in addition to bas- | teacher and baseball. | through high school. rifle shooting, archery, skiing, etc. One of the outstanding activities is tumbling. Study Comes First No student is allowed to partici- pate in athletics who is not passing in at least three subjects. Each par- ticipant must have a doctor’s cer- tificate at the beginning of each activity, granting pemission to com- pete. | The High School each year pro- duces two plays and one vaudeville. | These are open to all students of | any class but the same rules apply | for participation as apply for ath- letics. No failipg student can take | part | The Juneau Schools are most for-| | tunate in the amount of music of- | | fered. Studenfs as low as fourth| graders may, by purchasing an in- strument, get free instruction on everything except piano or organ violin or other stringed instruments. | Vocal music is taught by a special from the kindergarten | Glee clubs| o THE BAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, SUNDAY,; MARCH 31, Juneauw’s Modern Educational Plant Centrally located; the Juneau High School (foregreund) an Gradc Scheol (background) 1940 Midwest Sends Us By A. B. PHILLIPS Five Members of Juneau supcintenicni, Juncan Schoots - Fa(u"y Have Taugm | A city that takes no pride in its schools usually takes no pride in Here Ten Years [anything. Juneau does, and always |has. The citizens have watched the grow a small, one- The teachers of the Juneau s.(hcol.x ey [m"_] 3 s room, cne-teacher school to the Schools come from all sections of the | . ¢ present system consisting of two United States, particularly from the 3 Al large buildings and 33 teachers. Not Middle West States. lonly have the people of There is no particular reason for|{atched the scheols g but they this except, perhaps, that coming have démanded always that they here from Seattle is nota great thrill, | pe kept modern and up-to-date whereas teachers coming from the| The Juneau schools are divided | Middle West often ride a steamer into two buildings — one for the +for the first time when they come | first eight grades called the Grade to Juneau. Not used to tide flats,|gchool building and the other for | canneries, boats and mountains,ithe next four grades, ninth to these teachers find in Alaska an|twelfth inclusive, known as the High Juneau sides teaching regular subject mat- ter as is usually taught in the var- Alice Armstrong, Kind—R. L Velma Bloom, Second—Neb. | appeal lacking to Pacific Coast|gchool building. ‘t(‘nchr‘l's. The Grade School consists of two | The teachers in the Juneau Schools | kindergarters, each operating half and their home states are as fol- a day, two first grades, three sce- low: ond grades, two third grades, two Margaret Abrahamson, Third — fourth, two fifth, two sixth, two N. D. eventh and two eighth grades. Be- PROGRESS AND DEVELOPMENT EDITION JUNEAU PARDONABLY PROUD OF HER FINE PUBLIC SCHOOLS; Teachers ENROLLMENT IS NEARLY 1,000 Physical education is also taught |in ‘all grades and by a special in- structor in the upper grades. Mcdern High School The High School, consisting of four grades, offers all the usua courses offered in any high scl Some subjects are required and ot ers are elective in each school year. Requirements for graduation are 32 credits which must contain eight credits of English, four credits of mathematics, two of a major science (Physics or Chemistry), one of U. 8. History and one of U. 8. Civil Government. Thus, in.a four-year course, only half of the credits are required and the student may select the other half All High School student re urged to take two years of a foreign lan- guage though none is required for graduation. The Juneau Schools offer a choice of three languages, Latin, Prench and Spanish. Books Free Text books are furnished to all pupils in the Juneau sck Each student, upon enrolling, i free hools. re- ketball, volley ball The only inter-school activity for;exist in the upper grades for boys' are arranged in a convenient unit group. Lu Li.ion photo. ¥ 245 i i s ‘fhe i uired to ma 3 £ ho o LR oo S oF | ohd girls. In High School. there is| — 4 gediin. i p e ol John Caswell, Hist.—Ore. |ious grades, the seventh and eighth 9,. oy make a deposit which is , a2 ) z 2 Boys' Giee Club, a Glrls' Glee Club, ’ S AT T T Margaret Colwell, Fourth—Neb. |grades also have sewing and cook- | I¢Ilne ed to him at the end of the which they play St. Ann’s Parochia] | & OV ead RE A G "HB‘HERE S wHERE S(tlt‘)ol Bo(lrll 1 Ilr(;() 1"1‘)" T. F. Dryden, Princ, Eighth—Ida.|ing for the girls and manual train- [School year when his books are School and also play the Douglas| Mixed Chorus, and an P IC > g § i E . o | turned in to the teachers A 3 Eogh 3 b A S. Dunham, H. S. Princ. algebra |ing for the boys. One teacher de- | the teachers. The pupil School. There are no inter-school B":;‘P- T’:‘"" hdab cxzumcr.s ”an P ° . —Neb. |yotes her entire time to teaching purchase his own paper, peri- activities for Grade School .. |and an advanced band as well as JUNE 0l II 48 ) . 14 : e ; 28 i : : 2 K aF -SRbbttio e e s |4 beginners' and an-advanced or- ave 48 Years’ Experience swon sivarcs, soutnwasn an avd vol music in sl grades |05 11 20 0 G paper, 1 £ s as rap- » alma Hans st—N. D. - e - - " a g paper, In High School there are mnny';’:;f‘":_' 3(;:;.191‘:;0[?5;2‘:3~ p;rml":\ DollAR GOES St Henry Harmon, Shop—Wis. e — all ink, paste, and paint, etc., in activities for boys and girls. Rough- | ¢ B )lm R Juneau Public’ Sghocls are frammend, W. W. Casey Edna Harpole, Science—Wash AN"UA[ A" !;“‘” Grade School are furnished frec ly, they are divided into athletics, ;fi"‘ Ane i&v‘]:”“mvidua] i ot it the property of the Jumeau public — 1903-1908—H. R. Shepherd, F. C.| Helen Harrell, Home Ec—Ind. |1 D {| The janitor system increases with dramatics and music. i z”edgu:- ) gr‘ou s T v s and as such are administered by 4 pammond, W. W. Casey W. P. Hautala, Seventh and H. S. pER ( «i,uu» size of the school. As more and Girls' athletics are strictly intra- | fifst 800 - R el R ihiets Tea(hers Salanes Account srouwn of taxpayers elected by the jopg-1609—F. J. Wettrick, Charles Coach—Minn. { APITA || more rooms are utilized for class mural as N games or contests are sn‘:“:i e °’da:,“:l‘:d“"'“ St ‘;n'_ . ; people. This group is known,as the Goldstein, Henry State Theodore Hodwalker, Eng.—Neb. |1 (o“s | | rooms, more janitor service is need- arranged with other schools. They M;er‘ "Eam- T e \iAusataL fOl' Blggesi ltem in J"'n"n(n ,r;":}!'” ~school “BU“.:..‘» A 1909-1510—F. J. Wettrick, Charles| Alice Johnson, Seventh-—Minn I HERE j|ed. Hence, today there are three play volley ball, basketball, badmin- AE R R L I consists e men, all local resi- Geldstein, W. F. Gilmore Margaret McFadden, fifth—Wash. || S j|men and three women, (full and ton, tennis, archery, rifle shooting, [ DUS!® bnp’“o;‘ i e i 0(a Budgef dents and taxpayers, 1910-1911—F. J. Wettrick, Charles| Gerald McLaughlin, Eighth—Colo. || Ending Costs Per Child | rr 5 ping pong, push ball, tumbling, ete. | &1 B0 PO i contests ana The members of the §¢hool Board. Goldstein, John Mitchell Myrtle Moe, Languages—Wash. 1926 $5036341 $10827 | PRAEARAND e ) Teams are selected in each sport | (2% & SR M L0 ior permitting, | The following figures as whoever they may be, must give = 1g1j-1e12—F. J. Wettrick, H. J.| Ruth McVay, History—8. i 1027 5272619 10613 || fremommomem oo e o o o 0 and letters are awarded upon a point|nge 1o while, wea down. show the amount of each unsparingly of their time and thelr er, John Mitchell Mary Monagle, Nurse—Wash 1928 7240736 10001 | H basis. Hiking and skiing are also :"“‘ '%P::r an the sireets tn dofm- | SA0% L8 AR e affairs of the |OT)Y Teward is seciag thelr schools o T Tripp, H. J. Fish-| Pauiine Monroe, English—Wash o e ANy | part of the girls’ activities. i O music department|School for the school year 1036-39 "‘.‘“‘ff“' f”“’!k""l’ f!‘bf"‘ 50 0f modern er. W, . Nowell. Mabel Monson, Second—Minn. 1930 o v 0’0 llllSlllIlg ! Boys start the season with touch | o ogucec two big concerts each year The present school year will not ‘:l(:vx:”’f” ‘“-‘Mn”l filicational | 15141815 — B, T. Tripp, W. W.| Mrs. J. E. Neate, Com'cl—Wash. 1531 10690 1|1 : | football but mo contests with other ne at Christmas time and anoth- |VAIy Breatly in any department or mALnoes reir job is to see thal casey, W. E. Nowell Elma Olson, Sixth—Wis. | 1932 o196 1|10 ] schools afe played. The major acti- | or iater in the spring, These af-|item: Juneaws children are educationally 1915-1916—Grover Winn, W. W.| A. B. Phillips, Supt —Wash. | 1933 ; w0 || § AS YOU WANT IT H vity, basketball, is the only inter-| oy have mvolv'eé as many as 400| The trend of a school budget i ""‘,‘r“l’li"" to “]‘”\I‘W“ Dl Casey, W. E. Nowell (Continued on Page Seven) 1934 75.868.93 FA L school activity of the Juneau High| piidren in a single concert though always upward in a growing com \[\"Lq ‘;;Nm;»: 1>0'1 Bf;dm Col 1916-1920 — Grover Winn, W. W. — 1935 66.515.19 9156 | ‘ ® fflms | School. The winner in the northern | ycuany the number does not exceed munity and downward in a cor (’_“ i w”g;_ - ~‘~"_f-‘ “fi“\"‘ i Casey, Guy McNaughton 0 ARIER (E“IURY 1936 72,668.40 o7 || 4 | balf of Southeast Alaska (JUneaw,|jos or 150, All musical concerts MURItY that has ceased to grow or Rt L :(1 x Va.\mkxiuav_m Val- | 1920-21—Dr. H. C. DeVighne, W., U 1937 5 10124 || § ] Douglas, Haines, Skagway and Sit-| e free and open to the public. |is declining. Juneau is growing and : M‘”'.- Clerk. - ‘ohgminon 18 |y, Casey, Guy McNaughton. | 1938 79,644.90 10445 || § ° Knda’ks o e e T AR N o now serving his 16th wconsecutive _Dr. H. C. DeVighne, W. 3 1 ] plays the winner of the south- Many Clubs | its schools are reflecting this growth. | o o o " emper of the Juneau Ok i S S i ' | ern half (Ketchikdn, Wrangell and ¢ extre, Hence. the budget increases each Y OPTMEIE 2 g arac sey, Grover Winn | 1540 98,000.00 * 110.00 ;| ? Petersburg) for-the mythical cham- cu:;‘:\f‘zr“‘;xfiz ';Vri:s,‘;'h”,; e year and continue to do so as| "-;’V‘\‘ r;:;'l““ W“’“H’; Hmering M. B. Summers, M. L SUPERIN““DE"“ *Estimate for 1039-40. Effective || | ® Postcards | pionship. 3 I long as more and more pupils en- s e 4ocrvis Grover Winn —_ last September 1st, teacher Other activities are open to boys :;:Z;Eb‘: ;‘fimr:x;ov‘;:;:f:: m?;:;:g roll. When the schools cease to ‘l:';'u'_‘:;""“;“m i cr‘\‘:;u ‘3:“ ar W. W. Casey, Grover| gince 1915, eight men have serv-|| salaries Iw,,n, Saleeany ,I,(“"":fi.\ ! | Th | —volley ball, badminton, ping pong, 'y ™ 410 interests of the students:| ekease in sroliment, oF actually | oS Het > 1, M. L. Merritt. ; {ed as Superintendent of Schools in i as teachers’ salaries take about ! | e llap Dp | = | L AP Tor & speda}ocoune.. thep. the JPUCRRE(ARY be 4 ; R. E. Robertson, GIover | juneau, The Superintendent is elec- | 75 per cent of the budget, the || | | RS i o A Ry When a demand arises for a $pecial|;oquced. The proportionate part of Juneau's School Board -history i wirn, M. L. Merritt el g I T viaat S batnd & | ¥ Home of Eastman Kodak i 7| club, one is organized. When the ¥ 1001 ollar changes but littie| &1, Interesting onc The fol 1039-1040—-R. E. Robertson, Wal- 4 i ’ iget was ratscd and 11 Supplies ! 1 Gkowul m || Somand falls off or interest lags, M| ooy CONAL SnABEES Uk EWVE | schedule,, listing -President, e N < Lester D. Henderson, who served | the per capita.costs will prob- || g 1 il | | s sén {from year to year : it AR ter P. Scott, Grover Winn. in the year 1915-16, is now Super- i ably go quite high. T SK. : |lclub is discontinued. At presdnt!™ 5 oo T ool dollar spent | 121V and Clerk in order, g : o | . g JUNEAU ALASKA H it of each school dollar spent | ! 4 ! i intendent of Schools at Burlingame, ] !;Lhere is a Photo Clyb, Mummers st vear six mills were spent for| Y Of the board members from California, - B i o b ARSI D . | | Club, (dramatics), _Science Olub, | general control 1900 to date. NAVY EN[ARGES | b 0 L A iad - = i FS(HOOI_S i | Prench Club, Quill and Scroll (jour- 1900-1902—H. R 3 A. M. Matthews served in 1916-17 | h J The tables are as follows: il F. Robinson, F. © ragg 1 { | | nalism), J Club (athletics), Rifle PR pes S"KA RESERVE and Ethel J. Cragg in 1917-19. i | P 4 ut of Each | Edgar A. Stanton, Superintendent §| i Grades HB. ' Total |G (Two-one or boys and.ane Dollar Librars 005 | e S J J | 1018 276 - al il for girls), Ski Club, Boys' Club,|®genera) control 006 Health ; 5 Althcugh the Navy’s main base is|in 1919-20, is now a Grade School i 72 348 Honor Soclety and others. Students oy $ .006 fealih 008 ated on Japonski Island, near | Principal in Seattle. ; | 1919 260 66 326 Ijoin the STiks. docosaing Tto LRI Teachers’ Salaries New equipment 012 ka, the Government recently took | J. E. Lanz, 1920-23, is teaching in % | 1920 304 83 387 ||indi ey ¥ | Text books Interest on bonds 062 teps to reserve a considerably larger | Los Angeles. ! 1921 29 A | | individual interests. All clubs &re| General suppli % il 7 PR = : : teral supplies ——— |area which will permit expansion W. K. Keller, 1923-30, is attending : | 1922 an | | supervised by at least one teacher.| ganitor: 4 Total 5 2 % | i U 89 460 1| \rost of the glubs have no soolall Wégfl- b ota $1.00 President Roosevelt issued an exe- | Columbia University. | | 1923 355 Lid 432 ! A 00 ) Fgm_l PN The above figures could be read cutive order setting aside 195 acres R. S. Raven, 1930-34, is Super- }! 1024 332 , i|activities at all, though some Of [iont and power | e . | { | ! 9 80 412 || Eher ave: “ogdis®. piomtes for pars) g| n ‘p_o er {In percentages. Hence, six-tenths on other islands adjacent to Japon- |intendent of Marysville, Washing- | i 1925 341 89 430 1] Giea trom ticdMB*time. Ja)nltf)rs supplies percent went for general control, 66 ski. They include Charcoal, Aleut-|ton schools. [ :| 1926 386 87 473 I‘ g i R<.pa§ra: to building percent went r_or teachers' salaries, ski, Harbor, Alice, Love, Fruit Is-| A. B. Phillips, the present Super- | 1927 410 112 522 | 7 Rgpa;r; to equipment one and two-tenths percent went lands and a number of smaller, un- | intendent, is serving his fifth school ‘ 1928 449 124 573 Insurarce for texts, ete. hamed is |y bl s am o ||NEW TOPOGRAPHIC : : i o0 T ' \ 5 | s e — i Lk 5 it il 2 1930 446 145 591 . ‘ iy E - o s 3 | 1931 412 155 MAP Of (Hl(HAGQF vA ! 627 i | 1932 505 182 687 | | , jum lsie | ISSUED BY SURVEY ‘ i 1934 571 201 772 | ’ H ;gg‘z 606 236 842 % A new tpopographic map of Chi- ° = - | | : | 1936 593 229 822 ||chagof and vicinity, Alaska, has been Y ll ” D pl ' ti ll At I | 1937 599 223 822 ||issued by the Geological Survey and ‘,u ."e ( ’g . u y : | 3 i 1938 610 231 841 copies have been received here. L | 1039 645 260 905 Based on & survey made in 1938, | | 1940 626* 289* | ‘Figures at the close of the first semester, January 22, 1940. 915* ! All other figures are given for { | % the map shows the area from Gould- ing Harbor on the north to Slocum Arm, at a scale of approximately one inch to the mile. The new map is designated as “Alaska Map 52" | IN | SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND the close of the year in June. An estimate of the total for the year 1939-40 (next June) is 700 for the grades-and 320 for the Hfth School or a total of bet- ———————— | Most distinctive flora in Alaska |is the ubiquitous carpeting of moss- | es, varylng in color from the pure | ter than a thousand students |'| white and cream of the reindeer moss | for this school year. “| to"the deep green and brown of the | , PSS G S S e AN YRR e sl - 0 PERCY'’S VISITORS TO JUNEAU — You will find that PERCY'S is Junean's favorite eating spot, whether for a quick “snack,” a luncheon, a formal banquet or a fisherman's breakfast. | H.B.Foss Company Soft Drinks :-: VanDuynCandies Il JUNE A u : r APRIL 1 ,, ARCHITECTS IF YOU CARE TO DRINK — You'll find a rare assortment of favorite domestic and imported liquors and beverages next | door at the JUNEAU LIQUOR CO. PERCY REYNOLDS POOL CLOSES IN NENANA APRIL 6 Change in Closing Due to Cooper Building, Juneau, Alaska ' Telephone—94 Juneau, Alaska ‘Transportation.Days.