The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
Tow, Gossip and Stories
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PRES BRIAN BILLBOARD
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- Sh e S6 ( MAN 5 SIllSORfO. - ; The measure of law obey . .. ed registers the standard of ' '. any community . ; Jehovah is a God of kuowl- /, ; edge. and by him actions are q y we.-ued I Samuel 2:3. : ; ,o :. {, <. . /. . q . ,:' . ' Fairbanks The Tolovana may or People may not become a good Optimistic mining camp. but just
 the same, the creeks near Fairbanks are not shutting down by any means. In some lo- calities the mining operations this yer will be far more active than tley were last year, while. of course, in other places there will be less activity than last year.
 IhCse who have been over the cree6s Gi late assert that the amount of preparation for mining this year, taking all the creeks into consideTa- tion will be about the same as last year
 In spite of the fact that the rail road appropriation this year will be small there is d general feeling ot optimism in Fairbanks and it is believed that this will be q lively year ! ere IL is declared by some that the period of railroad eonstruc- ton will be profitable one, ami that the fact that it will be prolong- ed will not interfere with the gen eral good times that the camp val be sure to enjoy.
 ls Some Some lights were made Shining to be hidden under a Light bushel. Other were not.
 while still others were made to shine through that bushel after they had been hidden under it. The latter is the case in the narrative about to be related.
 \ few days ago a teacher in one of the grades of the Fairbanks schools, WAS conducting a spelling class IL is her habit and practice 10 have the children spell the word given to them orally, and then 10 tell the meaning of it, otherwise it is the same as miss-spelled. In cluded in the list of words. at the time ,:,ove deferred to. were such as "gramnarian," electrician his torian." 'politician,' etc.
 To the pupils of the grade, the work was srllling on account of the fact that while they could spell tn" word and give the meaning. most of them could not tell the name of any persons holding prominent places along the special lines of endeayO1 named. The teacher again explain ed what was wanted, giving Edison as an example of great electrician; Ridpath as an example of a great historian, etc.
 The word politician was finally reached. One young chap arose from his seat to spell, and he spelled the word correctly, but was demerited because he could not give the mean ing of the word and name a prom nent politician The teacher then called for hands" and several went up. She naturally thought that after havin. explained the matter to the pupils, they would illustrate with no lesser parsonage than William Jennings Bryan. However, a sur prise awaited her for when she questioned one of the boys as to who his politician was, he answered in clear and convincing tone, Tom McGowan."
 Teachers outside when politics in May Get a community begins to More Pay get attention the coun
 try newspapers are al with the lnent that The political pot has begun to boil" Using this same slereotyped expression, it may be said that politics has begun to boil in Fairbanks.
 In few weeks more, there will be new school director to elect and an entirely new council. There is not much talk about the council al present. but there is already some talk about who will be the new school director This is a matter of considerable interest, because the school board is about the most i'm portant political body in this city.
 Directors who will hold over will have the controlling vote in the board, and therefore the newly elect ed member will not be in position 10 revolutionize things, unless the other two are willing.
 It is understood that the two hold over directors will vote for an in crease in the salaries of any of the teachers who may agree to remain here for next year, partially as reward for continued service lt is also reported that the matter ot offering new teachers higher wages than those paid to the teachers this year will be seriously considered. She Was One of the many inter Only esting children of Fair "Lacinq" banks is little Lyle, the
 small son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Peterson. He is a very ob- serving child, and in spite of his limited years, frequently says things that are worth repeating.
 One day recently he was permit ted to go to the house of friends of the family for visit. When he returned, his mother asked him what the lady at the place where he had been visiting was doing. and much to her surprise he said:
 She's just lacing,"
 This puzzled and amused Mrs. Peterson, who found out upon furth- CT inquiry that what Lyle meant